THE BIG DILL HOMEMADE PICKLE COMPETITION
Think your pickles are kind of a big dill? Enter our homemade pickle competition!
Categories: Dill, Sweet & Specialty/Wild Card
Entries Due: 2 PM
Judging: 3 PM
Winners Announced: Around 4 PM
Cash Prizes: $100 / $50 / $25
THE PICKLE LAB
Presented by the Rooted Hands Project
Get hands-on with the art and science of pickling. Learn the difference between vinegar pickling and fermentation, then make your own refrigerator pickles to take home — choose dill or sweet.
The Pickle Lab connects farming, harvest, food preservation, and the journey from seed to jar.
MECHANICAL PICKLE
Yes, you read that correctly.
Climb aboard our mechanical-bull-style pickle and see how long you can hang on. Complete with an inflatable arena and operator, the Mechanical Pickle will be open for rides throughout the festival.
FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS & ACTIVITIES
• Pickle relay races
• Downhill pickle car race
• Cider donut eating contest
• Games and family activities
• Vendor costume contest with public voting
FOOD & DRINK
Come hungry for pickle-themed creations and Apple Barn fall favorites.
• Pickle pizza
• Pickle slush
• Pickle-inspired ice cream & creemees
• Pickles on a stick
• Fresh Apple Barn cider donuts
• Bakery treats
• Cider & coffee
• Seasonal fall favorites
AROUND THE FESTIVAL
Spend the day with local vendors, makers, growers, agricultural partners, and community organizations — plus live music, family-friendly activities, and fall at the Apple Barn.
The Big Dill is a celebration of harvest season, agriculture, local food, and the tradition of preserving what we grow — with an absurd amount of fun involving pickles.
It’s kind of a Big Dill.
THE BIG DILL HOMEMADE PICKLE COMPETITION
Think your pickles are kind of a big dill? Enter our homemade pickle competition!
Categories: Dill, Sweet & Specialty/Wild Card
Entries Due: 2 PM
Judging: 3 PM
Winners Announced: Around 4 PM
Cash Prizes: $100 / $50 / $25
THE PICKLE LAB
Presented by the Rooted Hands Project
Get hands-on with the art and science of pickling. Learn the difference between vinegar pickling and fermentation, then make your own refrigerator pickles to take home — choose dill or sweet.
The Pickle Lab connects farming, harvest, food preservation, and the journey from seed to jar.
MECHANICAL PICKLE
Yes, you read that correctly.
Climb aboard our mechanical-bull-style pickle and see how long you can hang on. Complete with an inflatable arena and operator, the Mechanical Pickle will be open for rides throughout the festival.
FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS & ACTIVITIES
• Pickle relay races
• Downhill pickle car race
• Cider donut eating contest
• Games and family activities
• Vendor costume contest with public voting
FOOD & DRINK
Come hungry for pickle-themed creations and Apple Barn fall favorites.
• Pickle pizza
• Pickle slush
• Pickle-inspired ice cream & creemees
• Pickles on a stick
• Fresh Apple Barn cider donuts
• Bakery treats
• Cider & coffee
• Seasonal fall favorites
AROUND THE FESTIVAL
Spend the day with local vendors, makers, growers, agricultural partners, and community organizations — plus live music, family-friendly activities, and fall at the Apple Barn.
The Big Dill is a celebration of harvest season, agriculture, local food, and the tradition of preserving what we grow — with an absurd amount of fun involving pickles.
It’s kind of a Big Dill.
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