Arts & Entertainment
It's Picklesburgh Time In Pittsburgh
The annual pickle-related festival will occur this weekend. Here are the details.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Picklesburgh is occurring this weekend and its popularity has forced the annual summer festival devoted to all things pickle-related to find a new home.
This year's event is being moved from the Allegheny Riverfront to the Boulevard of the Allies
from Stanwix to Smithfield Street. The event's signature item, the 30-foot Heinz pickle balloon, will float above PPG Plaza.
“With the new location and footprint, we want to ensure we continue to DILL-iver the best Picklesburgh experience as possible for all the pickle-loving masses,” Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, said in a statement.
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Presented by Kraft Heinz (naturally) Picklesburgh is a free annual culinary event that includes international dishes and handcrafted foods from local chefs featuring house-cured pickled vegetables; how-to-demonstrations highlighting the farm-to-table movement and canning; fun
pickle-themed merchandise, live music, a kids area and a competitive pickle juice drinking contest.
This year's event will occur July 21-23. For the full schedule of events, click here.
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