Double the dill: Picklesburgh food festival to expand
Fresh off national accolades, organizers of Pittsburgh’s award-winning Picklesburgh announced Tuesday the festival will double in size this summer.
The festival used to pack the the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Now, there’s more: In addition to the bridge, the pickle celebration festival will extend to the riverside lanes of Fort Duquesne Blvd., between Stanwix and 7th Streets.
”The festival expansion is intended to allow for larger vendor spaces, easier access to the diverse range of products and many free samples,” the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership said in a news release.
Picklesburgh runs from July 26-28.
JUST ANNOUNCED: #Picklesburgh returns July 26-28, and this year is bigger (and more pickled) than ever! ??
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— Downtown Pittsburgh (@DowntownPitt) April 16, 2019
“We are looking forward to welcoming Pittsburghers and visitors from far and wide as we transform Downtown Pittsburgh into Picklesburgh,” said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the organization that produces Picklesburgh. “We have been hard at work on the design of the new festival footprint to ensure the event continues to be a success and an enjoyable experience for all who attend.”
Last month, Picklesburgh was chosen as the No. 1 best specialty food festival in America in a USA Today reader poll.
Pittsburghers played a significant role by voting daily to ensure that the event beat out competition from cities such as Miami, Houston, Louisville and Baltimore.
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.
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