Name: Pickle Pre-Party
Start: 2026-04-24T17:00:00-04:00
Location: N.C. Pickle Festival

***The Pickle Pre-Party only features the select events listed here. For the full festival experience, come see us on Saturday!***
Friday, April 24th is a Pickle Pre-Party! 🎉🥒
Why wait until Saturday? The fun starts Friday in Downtown Mount Olive with an exciting lineup of pre-festival festivities! Get a head start at our Pickle Pre-Party featuring the select events listed below. Then, for the full festival experience, join us again on Saturday!
5-9 pm: One Price Carnival Rides next to Steele Memorial Library - Concessions available; no parking on Center Street or at the Mount Olive Train Depot
7-10 pm: Spare Change Concert on the lawn at R&R Brewing
8-9 pm: Cuke Patch 5k Glow Run at UMO Kornegay Arena
9 pm: Brightwave FX Pickle Drone Show Downtown Mount Olive - The drone show is best viewed from Breazeale Avenue and locations east, including Downtown Mount Olive.