Picklesburgh
picklesburgh annual picklethemed festival pittsburgh pennsylvania united state taken place downtown pittsburgh every summer since excluding originally three sister bridge along allegheny riverfront relocating boulevard ally ppg place installment festival showcase thing pickled including pickleflavored beer cocktail pickle ice cream pickled food dilly bean kimchi also feature live music childrens activity annual pickle juice drinking competition winner crowned mayor picklesburgh festival centerpiece footlong heinz pickle balloon picklesburgh voted best specialty food festival america usa today reader poll inaugural picklesburgh festival took place july rachel carson bridge downtown pittsburgh pennsylvania organized pittsburgh downtown partnership nonprofit organization sponsored primarily pittsburghbased heinz kraft heinz festival inspired pittsburgh rich history pickling pittsburgh downtown partnership president jeremy waldrup explained pickle speak ethnic cultural history pittsburgh melting pot eastern european ethnic community although numerous country western culture significant diaspora united state like germany poland also employ pickling national cuisine according waldrup festival also inspired growing farmtotable movement trend urban homesteading picklesburgh second annual festival held rachel carson bridge heinz debuted first new pickle flavor year festival held nearby roberto clemente bridge also took place gradually taking abutting street space year begun twoday festival threeday schedule established expanded four day picklesburgh canceled due covid pandemic returned august additional safety precaution andy warhol bridge festival returned original locale rachel carson bridge food vendor along neighboring th street bypass picklesburgh drew attendee leading organizer periodically close rachel carson bridge prevent overcrowding pittsburgh downtown partnership director jack dougherty remarked time especially peak hour would get crowded kind become little uncomfortable everyone attendance response installment festival relocated larger venue occupying three block boulevard ally stanwix street smithfield street along market street ppg place even larger location picklesburgh still saw enormous shouldertoshoulder crowd attendance doubling visitor amid midsummer heat huge crowd attendee hospitalized due heat exhaustion ailment since founding every picklesburgh festival featured pickle juice drinking competition headline event competition contestant race drink quartsized jar pickle juice without regurgitating spilling leaving juice jar winner dubbed mayor picklesburgh receives belt cash prize champion reigning mayor picklesburgh pittsburgh native dan koba drank jar pickle juice second alltime record set picklesburgh wisconsinbased tiktok content creator jalen franko competition drinking quart juice second