Pittsburgh is Picklesburgh!

Name: Picklesburgh 2026
Start: 2026-07-16
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Downtown Pittsburgh

Celebrate all things pickled at Picklesburgh July 16-19, 2026

Experience a culinary and cultural celebration of all things pickled during Picklesburgh, named USA Today's #1 Specialty Food Festival in the country for four consecutive years!

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Picklesburgh 2026

The free four-day festival takes place July 16-19, 2026. Picklesburgh returns to two of Pittsburgh's Sister Bridges, as well as both Market Square and Arts Landing - making this the biggest Picklesburgh ever!

Mark your calendar for the next Picklesburgh festival and relish the energy of this unique and dill-icious event.

A person holds a bottle of pickled iced tea at the Pittsburgh Pickle Festival

What is Picklesburgh?

Picklesburgh is a dill-icious weekend in Downtown Pittsburgh dedicated to the humble pickle. Headlined by a giant flying Heinz pickle balloon, the Picklesburgh festival is a true culinary celebration.

Why pickles? Well, you may be surprised to know that Pittsburgh has a wonderful pickle history and enjoys celebrating the current pickle nostalgia!

A girl eats a pickle during the Pittsburgh pickle festival

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So, What's the Big Dill?

Pickles are, obviously, the highlight of the event, but the celebration goes beyond our vinegar-bathed friends. Try some dill-ightfully prepared food and drinks, and be sure to check out a variety of themed souvenirs and gifts, which have included:

Pickles and assorted pickled veggies
Pickled peppers and hot sauces
Pickle cocktails
Pickle beer
Chocolate-covered pickles
Pickle ice cream and gelato
Pickled wings
Pickle pizza
Fried pickles
Pickle grilled cheese
Pickled cheddar popcorn
Kimchi
Recipe Books
Dill pickle cotton candy
Pickle fudge
Picked iced tea
Pickle-themed merchandise
Pickle-centric jewelry

Let your imagination run wild, and you'll soon find out everything can be pickled!

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Musicians perform during Picklesburgh festivities

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Live Entertainment

A proper Picklesburgh weekend wouldn't be complete without entertainment! Live music, pickling and cooking demos, children's activities, and of course the fan favorite Pickle Juice Drinking Contest!

We're sure you'll have a dill-lightful time and fall in love with Pittsburgh when you come to Picklesburgh!

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Pittsburgh Businesses Present Pickle-Themed Items!

Countless restaurants throughout the city are getting in on the Picklesburgh hype, offering up some limited edition items that are simply dill-icious. Here are some of the highlights:

Cork and Crust | 5130 Bigelow Blvd.
Cork and Crust, located inside The Oaklander Hotel, is partnering with Bellview Foods for a Picklesburgh Special that features a white sauce base topped with Bell-View Hoagie Spread, our house cheese blend, crispy bacon, pickled onions, Bell-View Hot & Sweet Pickles, and finished with a pickle ranch drizzle.

Olive or Twist | 140 6th St.
Olive or Twist in Pittsburgh's Cultural District is serving up a pickle & pork sandwich, gherkin martini, and cajun pickle chips during Picklesburgh.

The Original Oyster House | 20 Market Sq.
This Market Square staple, which has been around for decades, is offering oyster po'boy with fried pickle chips, a bloody Mary with original pickle shot, and a pickleback shot during Picklesburgh.

Pizzaiolo Primo | 8 Market Sq.
Pizzaiolo Primo in Market Square has fried pickle spears, pickle pizza, and a cucumbersome cocktail available during Picklesburgh.

Primanti Bros. | 2 Market Sq.
Like usual, this Pittsburgh staple is going hard for Picklesburgh, offering a Heinz Steel City Pitts-Burger, spicy batter dipped pub pickles, and a pickle on a stick.

Redbeard's Sports Bar & Grill | 144 6th St.
Redbeard's in the Cultural District is serving up deep fried pickles, a spicy pickle margarita, and pickled sorbet during Pickleslburgh.

Space Bar | 22 Market Sq.
Space Bar in Market Square is offering several specialty drinks during Picklesburgh, including The Brine Detective, pickle beer on draft, a pickleback shot, and Houston, We Have Watermelon.

Spritzery | 960 Penn Ave.
Spritzery, a pop-up bar near the Westin and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, has a pickle spritz, Giardiniera "dirty" martini, pickled veggies & charcuterie cup, and pickle beer on draft.

The Yard | 100 Fifth Ave.
The Yard in Market Square has bacon wrapped pickle spears, a spicy mango pickle mule, and the pied pickler on sale during Picklesburgh.

Revel | 242 Forbes Ave.
Revel, which is right off of Market Square, is serving up pickle chicken wings, fried pickles, a pickle margarita, and a pickleback shot during the duration of Picklesburgh.

Heinz Healey's Gentlemen's Apparel | 160 Fifth Ave.
Restaurants aren't the only businesses getting in on the briny bash. Heinz Healey's has a pickle bucket hat, "Whatever Tickles Your Pickle" t-shirt, "These Are My Pickle Eating" socks, and "Dill With It" baseball cap up for grabs.

Alta Via | PPG Place, 2, #150
This Market Square establishment has pickle fried chicken, a dirty pickle martini, pickle lemonade, pickled veggies, and cheesecake with pickled blueberries on the menu during Picklesburgh.

City Works | 2 PPG Place
This restaurant in Market Square is serving up a pickle ball cocktail, a spicy pickle rita, fried pickles, pickle lemonade, a Cuban sandwich, and has pickle beer on draft.

Cocky's Coop | 5 Market Sq.
Cocky's Coop in Market Square has Cocky's Big Dill Chicken Sandwich, chicken wings with house-made dill pickle ranch, and fried pickles on the menu during Picklesburgh.

Howl at the Moon | 125 7th St.
This bar in the Cultural District has a Dill-icious Pickle Martini, a Poppin' Pickleback Shot, and pickle stickers during Picklesburgh.

Las Velas | 21 Market Sq.
This lofted restaurant in Market Square is offering a pickle taco, margarita dill, and pickleback shot during Picklesburgh.