Picklesburgh To Return At New Downtown Pittsburgh Location

PITTSBURGH, PA — The coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of last year's Picklesburgh, which USA Today readers in 2019 voted the top specialty food festival in the country. But Allegheny County council paved the way Tuesday night for the popular food festival to return.

Council agreed to let the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership stage the event on the county-owned Andy Warhol Bridge Aug. 18-23. Picklesburgh previously was held on the Roberto Clemente Bridge spanning Downtown and the North Shore at PNC Park.

Presented by Heinz, Picklesburgh is a free culinary event that includes international dishes and handcrafted foods from local chefs featuring house-cured pickled vegetables; how-to demonstrations highlighting the farm-to-table movement and canning; fun pickle-themed
merchandise, live music, a kids area and a competitive pickle juice drinking contest.

Launched in 2015, the festival has received national attention with coverage that has included the Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, The Washington Post, Boston Globe,
Travel+Leisure and Thrillist. The event also been recognized as a ‘signature event’ of the
Commonwealth by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office.

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