First NJ Pickle Palooza To Be Held In NJ With Pickle Parade, 'Pickle King'

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — The first-ever Pickle Palooza is coming to New Jersey, and organizers say it's a "big dill."

The celebration will include "pickles, food, music, and family fun," said organizers in their announcement Monday afternoon. Pickle games, a coronation of a Pickle King and Queen, and a pickle beer garden will also be featured.

The event will be held at the Teaneck Armory in Bergen County.

Organizers say it'll be the state's first and largest festival dedicated entirely to pickles and pickle-inspired creations.

The event, produced by Mega Bite Events, will be held April 25.

The festival will coincide with Pickle Time Week, a national observance established in 1949 by the Pickle Packers Association to celebrate the country’s long-standing pickle tradition, organizers said.

Attendees are encouraged to dress up as a pickle character.

"Pickles have deep cultural roots in the Northeast, and New Jersey consistently ranks among the top states in pickle consumption per capita," they said in the Monday afternoon announcement. "The U.S. now consumes more than 5.2 million pounds of pickles annually, and the state’s agricultural sector contributes thousands of tons of cucumbers each year to the pickle production pipeline

There will be a Pickle Parade, which will lead to the main stage for the crowning of New Jersey’s first Pickle King and Pickle Queen, a spin-off of the tradition started in 1949 during Pickle Time Week, they said.

They event will feature vendors and a pickle beer garden.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with separate ticket pricing for adults, kids, and VIPs.

For more information, see MegaBiteEvents.com.