Philadelphia’s First Pickle Festival Is Going To Be A Big Dill!!!
Digital Force Agency and The Piazza at Schmidt’s Commons welcomes passionate pickle fans from Philadelphia and beyond for the inaugural Pickledelphia Pickle Festival on Sunday, September 9, 2018 from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (Early Entrance for VIPs starts at 12:00pm). Philadelphia’s first ever pickle festival announces over 25 food trucks, vendors, bars and restaurants that will takeover the Piazza at Schmidt’s Commons to serve up pickle-inspired treats and merchandise. Regular Admission is $10 and VIP tickets are $25. Pickle fans that choose to upgrade to a VIP ticket will get 1-hour early festival admission, exclusive samples, VIP line access, a deluxe-sized bag of Herr’s Pickle-flavored Potato Chips and a limited edition Commemorative Pickledelphia Rubber Bracelet. To purchase tickets, visit https://phillypicklefest.com
FOOD AND DRINK
Pickledelphia will take over The Piazza at The Schmidt’s Commons and transform it into a pickle lover’s dream. Enjoy unique pickle eats and pickle-inspired treats from more than 50 bars, food trucks, and other vendors. Pricing will vary by vendor and ranges from free samples to pay-as-you-go. The list of vendors include:
PICKLE VENDORS:
18-Hampton Farms
Brine Street Picklery
The Philadelphia Pickle Co
Kilahney’s Pickles
Backyard Brine
Conover Organic Farm
Epic Pickles!*
Sucker Punch Gourmet
Zayda’s Pickles
Brine Brothers
Fishtown Pickle Project
FOOD VENDORS
Hikori (Asian-fried Pickles and Pickle Fries)
Chocomo Cookie Cups
Scoop De’ville (Dill Pickle Ice Cream)
The Milk House (Pickle Bacon grilled cheese, Pretzel-wrapped Hot Dog, Pretzel Pickle Kabob)
Fuel (Pickle Inspired Smoothies)
Gunners Run (Fried Pickles)
Urban Village Brewing Company (Pickle Pizza)
FOOD TRUCKS
Hawker Inspired Eats (variety of pickle inspired street food, bao, bunch mi)
Rock N Rolls (Pickle Egg Rolls)
Brilliant Beverages (Pickle Slushy)
Creme Brolee (pickle Creme Brulee)
Philly Fry Truck (Pickle-brined French Fries)
Everything We Eat (Fried Jerk Pickles, Cider-brined Chicken Tenders, Salt Cod Fritters and Pickles, Honey-pickled Carrots, Pickled Green Mango Salad)
Roasted Liberty (Pickle Fries and Pickle Brine Fried Chicken Sandwich)
Munchie Machine (Bacon Cheeseburger and Pickle Egg Roll, Dill Pickle Popcorn, Pork Bahn Mi, Potachos/Potato Nachos, Chicken in a Waffle Cone, PB&J Brownies)
URBAN VILLAGE BEER GARDEN
Dilladelphia (A Pickledelphia Exclusive) – Pickled Gose served with Herr’s Beer Pretzels
ACES – Hazy IPA
Oktoberfest – Marzen
Wildey – Belgian Wheat
JAMESON PICKLEBACK SHOT BAR featuring Brine Brothers Brine
Brine choices include:
Darn Good Dill
Chilli Cherry Fire
BLOODY MARY BAR
featuring Pickle Bloody Marys with Smithworks Vodka and Brine Street Picklery
PICKLERITA
Tequila with hot pepper infused pickle brine, garnished with a house-made hot sour pickle
ORIGINAL 13 CIDERWORKS CIDER TENT
Wet Hopped American Cider – Dry Hard Apple Cider Wet Hopped with Citra Hops – 7% ABV
Blood Orange Dreamsicle – Hard Apple Cider Flavored with Blood Orange and Orange – 6.9% ABV
Strawberry Valkyrie – Hard Apple Cider Flavored with Strawberries – 6.4%
Deep Blueberry Sea – Hard Apple Cider Flavored with Blueberries – 6.5%
PINK SPIKED LEMONADE
*Hand-Crafted Pink Lemonade with Smithworks Vodka
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
No Philadelphia festival would be complete without live music and the musical lineup for Pickledelphia is sure to not disappoint. The Philadelphia 76ers’ resident DJ, DJ Mike Stampone kicks things off and will keep festival goers grooving all day long. For the pop fans, Penn State favorite, My Hero Zero is what happens acoustic pop meets indie punk. Put on your cowboy boots and jam out with Shot of Southern’s modern country sound. Plus MC’s Jay Roy and Chris Bruce will keep pickle fans informed and amused. And we can’t forget pop-up pickle parody songs throughout the festival. Performances take place on the Sucker Punch Gourmet Stage. Showtimes are as follows:
1:00 pm till 5:00 pm Sixers DJ Mike Stampone
1:00 pm till 3:00 pm Shot of Southern
3:00 pm till 5:00 pm My Hero Zero
PICKLE EATING CONTEST PRESENTED BY SUCKER PUNCH GOURMET PICKLES**
The contest will be on the Sucker Punch Pickle stage. Contest begins around 5pm, interested participants can sign up at www.phillypicklefest.com, contestants will have a chance to win the first ever Pickle Plaque.
OTHER FUN!
In addition to delicious food and drinks, guests can enjoy Corn Hole and Ring Toss in the Urban Village Beer Garden. There will also be face painting for pint-sized pickle lovers.
