The countdown is almost over! The Mississippi Pickle Fest 2026 is set for June 13-14, 2026, at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, promising two days of delicious pickle and food vendors, pickle-inspired family-friendly fun, contests, canning and culinary demos, and live music.
Pickle Fest is presented by the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum Foundation to support the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum. “Pickle Fest” tickets are selling fast and are expected to sell out, so don’t wait! They are $10 per day for MS Agriculture and Forestry Foundation Members and $15 per day for Non-Members. Kids under 3 are free. One ticket is required for each day.
Learn more about the benefits of an annual Membership, including regular museum admission plus entry to most special events along with reciprocal benefits at over 200 museums nationwide: https://www.msagmuseumfoundation.org/membership.
Get Pickle Fest tickets: https://www.msagmuseumfoundation.org/pickle-fest.
Volunteers are still needed to join the Pickle Fest team – be part of the fun, get a free t-shirt, and a free meal! For tickets, volunteer opportunities, contest registration, the vendor list, and more visit https://www.msagmuseumfoundation.org/pickle-fest. Don’t miss the chance to experience Mississippi’s most flavorful event of the year!
Highlights of this year’s festival include:
- More than 55 Food and Craft Vendors offering everything pickle and pickled!
- Food like bacon wrapped and smoked pickles, pickle frickle stix, pickled popcorn, candied pickles, pickle funnel cake
- Drinks like pickle lemonade, pickle-flavored shaved ice, pickle juice
- Pickle spices, seasonings, rubs
- Pickle-scented candles, crocheted pickles, pickle jewelry, pickle bath salts.
- Contests: Pickle Eating, Pickle a Pickle, Pickle Palooza, and new this year is the “Dill-Lightful Disguises” Costume Contest – spots still open for all contests!
- MS State Extension Service Canning and Cooking Demos
- Live music: Andrew Pates, Bubba Wingfield, Chad Perry, Clark & Steele, Doug Hurd, Rachael Phelps and Nic Bernard, Ruth Etc., and Travelin’ Jane
- Make and sell a “pickle” at the Sweet Pickle Patch Kids’ Area “Farmers Market”
Pickle Fest welcomed more than 7,000 visitors in 2025 and this year’s event is expected to welcome even more. Jana Dear, Mississippi Pickle Fest Coordinator, credits the event’s success in large part to community support. Says Dear, “Pickle Fest would not be a success without the support of our community sponsors and volunteers as well as the visitors who turn out to enjoy this one-of-a-kind event. Their support is what helps us grow and bring new elements every year. This year, we are proud to welcome Trustmark as the Official Pickle Fest 2026 Community Partner and Pickle Fest Marketplace Presenting Sponsor. Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors that have helped us make Pickle Fest 2026 a ‘big dill'”!
OFFICIAL PICKLE FEST 2026 COMMUNITY PARTNER and PICKLE FEST MARKETPLACE PRESENTING SPONSOR
• Trustmark
SWEET PICKLE PATCH KIDS’ AREA
• WLBT
MSU CANNING AND COOKING DEMOS
• Mississippi Farm Bureau®️Federation
DILL-LIGHTFUL DISGUISES COSTUME CONTEST
• Bullock Security (Saturday)
• Tully Hall (Sunday)
PICKLE PALOOZA FOOD CONTEST
• Community Bank
PICKLE EATING CHAMPIONSHIP
• Regions Bank
PICKLE A PICKLE CONTEST
• H3T Consulting, LLC (ages 10 – 18)
• Silent Shade Planting Company (ages 10 – 18)
• Southern Beverage Company (ages 10 – 18)
• Volunteer Mississippi (ages 10 – 18)
• Birdsong Construction (ages 19 and up)
FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL
• Chick-fil-A Ridgeland
• Clark Beverage Group
• The Foy Family
• Fratesi’s
• Gotta Go Site Service Rentals
• Herndon Rentals LLC
• Herndon’s Hideout Kennels
• Massey Properties
• Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association, Inc.
• New South Radio, Inc. – Mix 98.7, US 96.3, and Y101
• Renasant Bank
• Revell Ace Hardware
• Visit Jackson
• WRBJ 97.7 FM The Beat of The Capital
About the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum Foundation: The Foundation supports both the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum in their mission to highlight the significance of Mississippi’s agricultural history. By generating financial resources, the Foundation ensures the preservation and enhancement of the museum’s exhibits and facilities. Our work fosters partnerships with those who value and support the educational presentation of our state’s agricultural and forestry heritage, safeguarding this knowledge for future generations.
About the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum: The Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich agricultural and forestry history of Mississippi. The museum provides educational and interactive experiences that help visitors learn about the past, understand the present, and look forward to a thriving future.
About the National Agricultural Aviation Museum: Covering more than 5,000 square feet, the Museum’s floor space and airspace provides a comprehensive and fascinating look at an industry that literally reshaped the history of agriculture. Located within the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum’s main building, on display are actual planes that once flew over Southern farms and plantations complimented by an informative video and a series of colorful photographs and panels. The new “Last Pass” memorial is a brick-laid walkway that provides a lasting tribute to agricultural pilots who have lost their lives during aerial application flights.