08/09/2026
🥒 Darnell Farms Pickle Fest 🥒
📆 SEPTEMBER 5-6 📆
Join us at Darnell Farms for a one-of-a-kind festival celebrating everything pickles! Whether you’re a pickle fanatic or just looking for a fun family day on the farm, Pickle Fest has something for everyone.
🌎 Pickles Around the World
Take your taste buds on an adventure with our Pickles Around the World Tasting Experience! Sample 15–20 unique pickle varieties from around the globe for one price and discover your new favorite.
🎡 The Big Dill Challenge Competition
Step up to our giant Big Dill Wheel, spin to see what pickle fate has in store, and eat whatever the wheel lands on! From sweet to spicy, sour to surprising, every spin is a new challenge.
🏆Homemade Pickle Competition
Enter your homemade pickles or favorite pickled creation into our competition! The Darnell Family will conduct blind judging, and winners will be announced during the festival.
🥒 Pickle-Inspired Food
-Fried Pickles
-Pickle Subs
-Kool-Aid Pickles
-Dill Pickle Roasted Corn
-NEW! Pickle-Flavored DreamWhip
-Delicious offerings from local food trucks
🛒 Shop Pickle Fest
-Stamey’s Pickles
-Home Pickle Making Kits
-Darnell Farms Pickle Fest T-Shirts
-Stickers
-Pickle-themed gifts and merchandise
🚜 Shop the Farm Market
-Fresh homegrown fruits and vegetables
-Tomatoes, sweet corn, melons, peppers, and seasonal produce
-Local jams, jellies, honey, baked goods, and specialty foods
🎉Festival Fun
Giant Inflatable Pickle Photo Opportunity
Local Vendors
Family-Friendly Atmosphere
Great Food
Shopping
Farm Fun
🥒 Come Celebrate Pickle Fest at Darnell Farms! 🥒
Bring your family, bring your friends, and come spend the day celebrating one of America’s favorite foods in the beautiful Smoky Mountains.
Darnell Farms Pickle Fest—it’s kind of a Big Dill! 😉
📍 Darnell Farms, 2300 Governor's Island Rd, Bryson City NC
👉 www.darnellfarms.com/pickle-fest
