World's largest pickle party returns to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The world's largest pickle party is returning to Philadelphia, with organizers looking to set a world record on National Pickle Day.

Kevin Baxter threw his first pickle party in Northern Liberties eight years ago.

"We did an event in 2018 at the Piazza, and that kind of kicked everything off," Baxter said. "That was the first time I really noticed there was a pickle revolution coming, and I wanted to be a part of it."

The Big Dill has since grown into a massive celebration that Baxter takes to pickle-loving people across the country.

"It's a pickle lover's heaven for sure," he said.

The event returns to Philadelphia Saturday, Nov. 14, which is National Pickle Day.

"We had to come back to our hometown, to Philly," Baxter said. "We celebrate all things pickle with a full pickle universe. We have a pickle priest who's blessing pickles. We have great bands, great DJs, pickle-inspired cocktails, every kind of pickle thing you could imagine, and then you get unlimited sampling."

Pickle Row will feature a range of pickle-inspired foods.

"There's pickle pizza. There's pickle egg rolls. There is pickle ice cream, pickle fudge," Baxter said.

The celebration will also include a pickle rave, contests, prizes and the World Pickle Eating Championship. Attendees can ride a mechanical pickle and see what organizers call America's largest pickle jar.

"It is 25 feet by 30 feet," Baxter said. "It's as tall as a building."

Organizers are also hoping Philadelphia can set a world record for the most people dressed as pickles.

"Your ticket comes with a pickle suit," Baxter said. "We are going to have 1,200 people take an iconic shot. The headline will be: on National Pickle Day, Philadelphia breaks the world record of the most people dressed as pickles."

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The Big Dill returns to Philadelphia on Nov. 14 at Stateside Live! in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Organizers will attempt to break a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as pickles, outfitting 1,200 attendees in numbered suits.

The celebration features unlimited sampling from 20 pickle makers, more than 50 food vendors, live string band performances, a mechanical pickle and a pickle rave.

Online: BigDill.com