From the organizer:
Akron Pickle Fest at a glance
WHAT: A preposterous preponderance of pickled provisions, provocative pleasantries, prominent peddlers, and prodigiously preposterous pastimes awaits all who venture into the realm of Akron Pickle Fest (a co-production of Stray Dog and Oddmall). Dozens of artists and crafters, vendors galore, food trucks filling your face with pickles and other delectable delights to please the most discerning of appetites… There are pickle games, pickle contests, pickle tournaments, pickle parades, and so much more.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE ALL THINGS PICKLE!
WHEN: August 11, 2024
WHEN WHEN: Sunday 11am-4pm
WHERE: Cascade Plaza - 1 West Mill St. Akron, Ohio
HOW MUCH: What kind of monster would charge an entrance fee to a goosin’ Pickle Festival? We’re all good, dawg. Don’t even trip. Of course, donations are always appreciated.
HOW: Ok, hear me out. You could drive but how cool would it be if you constructed some sort of gigantic pickle golem in your garage (or maybe your basement but then you’d have all the logistical problems associated with getting it up the stairs) and stood on its shoulder as it sauntered casually onto the scene? Yeah, do that.
WHY: Pickles are awesome. Akron is awesome. Oddmall is awesome. Strat Dog is awesome. Such a collaboration of awesomeness can only be made whole by the addition of awesome you and all your awesome friends. Make us whole, please. We have mouths to feed and all we have to put in them is a ridiculous amount of pickles.
Stuff to do at Akron Pickle Fest:
Delicious, delicious pickles and pickle accessories
Dozens of Oddmall vendors!
THE PICKLELYMPICS FEATURING:
Bobbing for Pickles
Best Pickle There Is Competition
Car Show!
Fishing for Pickles
Pickle-Eating Contest
Greased Pickle Toss
Dangling Pickle on a String No-Handed Pickle Eating Contest
Way more stuff than that!
THIS SHOW IS FREE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE TICKETS. Anybody trying to sell you tickets is a scammer.