Pittsburgh Has a 3-day Pickle Festival—and You Can Ride a Mechanical Pickle, Eat Pickled Cannoli, and Enter a Pickle Juice Drinking Contest

"An annual, city-center pickle festival launched in 2015 to activate downtown that has grown into a major, playful celebration drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors; its tenth anniversary expanded across downtown and onto two Sister Bridges. The event leans into the city's Heinz heritage and Eastern European roots, offering tongue-in-cheek contests (pickle brine drinking, eating, bobbing), novelty attractions like a mechanical pickle ride, a large vendor and food-truck scene, and a generally goofy, high-energy vibe that attendees—many traveling from out of town—embrace." - Angela Lian Angela Lian Angela Lian was the editorial intern at Travel + Leisure. She studies English at Brown University, where she edits and writes for The College Hill Independent. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines