Picklesburgh reveals dates for 2026 festival in Downtown Pittsburgh
MAKES IT SUCH A BIG DEAL. WHAT STARTED AS A QUIRKY IDEA HAS TURNED INTO A PITTSBURGH PHENOMENON. ON THIS YEAR’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PICKLESBURGH, WE’RE TAKING YOU BACK TO THE BEGINNING, SHOWING YOU HOW THIS NICHE EVENT CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER. BRINIER AND YUMMIER EACH AND EVERY YEAR. I DON’T THINK THAT H.J. HEINZ COULD HAVE EVER ENVISIONED THIS IN HIS WILDEST DREAMS. FROM 2015. TELL EVERYBODY TO JUST TRY IT. TRY SOMETHING NEW. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. TO NOW TO SEE IT TRANSFORM INTO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN REALLY CELEBRATE AND GRAB ON TO IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY IS REALLY FUN. PICKLESBURGH HAS BEEN BRINGING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TOGETHER FOR TEN YEARS. ITS FIRST YEAR, THERE ARE ABOUT 20,000 VISITORS. LAST YEAR IT HAD ROUGHLY 250,000. THE FESTIVAL NOW EXPANDING TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE’VE CLOSED TWO BRIDGES, SO THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE, SIXTH STREET INTO MARKET SQUARE AND RIGHT IN HERE TO PPG PLAZA. SO THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST FOOTPRINT YOU’VE EVER SEEN. HOPING TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE CROWDS, VISITORS HAVE A PLETHORA TO CHOOSE FROM. YOU CAN TRY OUT SOME DELICIOUS TREATS, PARTICIPATE IN THE DECATHLON OR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, PUT ON YOUR COWBOY HAT AND GET READY TO RIDE THE PICKLE. WE FOUND A COMPANY IN CENTRAL PA THAT ACTUALLY MAKES MECHANICAL BULLS. WE REACHED OUT AND SAID, CAN YOU DO THIS? I THINK ONCE THEY REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT SPAM, THEY WERE ALL IN. AND IF YOU NEED A BREAK FROM THE CROWDS, DON’T WORRY. FROM NOW TILL SUNDAY, 23 DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE PARTICIPATING IN TASTE OF PICKLESBURGH. EACH BUSINESS OFFERING PICKLE THEMED FOOD, DRINKS AND MERCHANDISE. WE’RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER FOR A LARGE PICKLE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING YOU’D PROBABLY HEAR ABOUT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. AT RED BEARDS ON SIX, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PICTURE WITH A PICKLE FOUNTAIN, TRY OUT SOME PICKLED NACHOS OR SOME PICKLED MANGO SORBET. THEY EVEN HAVE SOME PICKLE DRINKS WITH A PITTSBURGH FLAIR. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I’D BE MAKING PICKLE COCKTAILS, NOR PICKLE FOUNTAIN FOR THAT MATTER. EVEN LOCAL GIFT STORES LIKE LOVE AND MARKET SQUARE ARE GETTING IN ON THE FUN. AND SO THERE’S JUST ALL KINDS OF REALLY, LIKE, CUTE AND INTERESTING PICKLE THINGS WHERE LOCAL ARTISTS CAN BECOME CREATIVE AND MAKE SOMETHING THAT HONORS THE PICKLE. THEY HAVE PICKLE THEMED CARDS, ORNAMENTS, AND SO MUCH MORE. THESE ARE ACTUALLY DOG TOYS THAT ARE PICKLE SHAPED, AND WE EVEN HAVE A LITTLE CAT TOY, A LITTLE PICKLE CAT TOY WITH ORGANIC CATNIP. AND CATS REALLY DO JUST GO WILD FOR THEM. AND THIS THREE DAY FESTIVAL RUNS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR NOW. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY ON THE SEVE
Picklesburgh reveals dates for 2026 festival in Downtown Pittsburgh
Updated: 11:52 AM EST Feb 16, 2026
Picklesburgh will be returning to Downtown Pittsburgh this July with “four days of fermented fun.”VIDEO ABOVE: See all the fun from last year’s PicklesburghThe Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced this year’s pickle festivities will run from Thursday, July 16 and go through Sunday, July 19.The full schedule for the festival has not been released. Organizers say those details will be available in the coming weeks. People who are interested in becoming a vendor can apply by heading to Picklesburgh.comThis is the 11th year for the pickle-themed festival. On the 10th season, organizers set their largest footprint ever, spanning over the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, Allegheny Landing, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, PPG Plaza, Market Square, Sixth Street and Heinz Hall Garden. This year’s map will be revealed at a later time.
PITTSBURGH —
Picklesburgh will be returning to Downtown Pittsburgh this July with “four days of fermented fun.”
VIDEO ABOVE: See all the fun from last year’s Picklesburgh
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced this year’s pickle festivities will run from Thursday, July 16 and go through Sunday, July 19.
The full schedule for the festival has not been released. Organizers say those details will be available in the coming weeks.
People who are interested in becoming a vendor can apply by heading to Picklesburgh.com
This is the 11th year for the pickle-themed festival.
On the 10th season, organizers set their largest footprint ever, spanning over the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, Allegheny Landing, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, PPG Plaza, Market Square, Sixth Street and Heinz Hall Garden.
This year’s map will be revealed at a later time.