“Pickles really are having a moment in general. They’re really the hottest food out there right now. And all these brands are incorporating pickles and pickle flavors,” said Kevin Baxter, executive producer for the event. “And at the end of the day, let’s be honest, pickles just make people smile.”<\/p>\n
The city says over 900 hotel rooms are already booked, with an economic impact expected in the Arlington entertainment district.<\/p>\n
“And it’s a Dallas Cowboys bye weekend. So a time when Arlington might not be super busy is now going to be completely pickled out,” said Baxter. “We have people coming from all over the country, vendors that are coming. And really, Arlington, Texas, is going to be the epicenter of the pickle universe come next weekend.”<\/p>\n
Many vendors who worked the State Fair of Texas will be coming back to concessions for the pickle festival.<\/p>\n
“Stiffler’s concessions is doing a fried pickle ball that went super viral. We have fried pickles, pickled popcorn, pickle bagels, pickle cookies — anything and everything, if you can pickle it,” said Baxter.<\/p>\n
The festival includes “Pickle Row,” which features unlimited samples from 18 pickle vendors, including the long-time staple Best Maid Pickles of Mansfield. The long-time DFW pickle legacy started in 1924 and is the heart behind the city’s own Pickle Parade & Palooza every spring.<\/p>\n
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“Best Maid made Mansfield the pickle capital of the universe, and it’s one of the real reasons we’re here,” said Baxter.<\/p>\n
The pickle party will also include a pickle rodeo and a pickle rave.<\/p>\n
“There’s a game show called Pickle Up where you can win real prizes. The pickle priest, a very famous gentleman from the new york renaissance fair, is going to be blessing Kaylin and Kaylin Pickles. There’s going to be a pickle rave with DJ Pickle that’s fun for all ages. There’s balloons. It just goes on and on,” Baxter said. “So this is what we like to do when we bring the big dill in. Let’s go full pickle for the DFW area.”<\/p>\n