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Interested in becoming a sponsor, vendor, or entering the pickled and fermented competition? Email Us.

CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS

AARON
RIVER & RAIL

DAVID CRABTREE-LOGAN
SARIANN LEHRER
BROKEN TULIP

ERIK CHRISTENSEN
LOKAL FOOD

CHEF COACO
FAVOUR COOKIE COMPANY

JAY METZLER
IDLE HANDS BAKERY

JAWSH KIDDRIDGE
UNMOO

LIZ RUBERG
THE WATER DOG

DARRYL BOYD
COMFORT

LESLIE BOBB
CULTURAL REVIVALISTS

KEVA MILLER
FEEDSHINE

VICTORIA LYNN
COME BUCHA

2016-2017 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

VENDORS

Crazy Train
Cultural Revivalist
Dayum This Is My Jam
Eat Smart
Ep!c Pickles
Farmstead Ferments
Grandpa Eddy's BBQ
Kaitlin Ware Art and Design
Matt's Dirty Pickles
Ninja Kombucha
Pipe it Up RVA
The Carrot Top Farm
The Olive Oil Taproom
UnMoo
Village Garden
Wild Earth Farms

Meet Our Competition Judges

KELLI LEMON

Urban Hang Suite

STEPHEN DASH BROWN

Former Y101 DJ; Former Blockbuster Video CSR; Former Circuit City Audio Specialist

EILEEN MELLON

Richmond Magazine

ROBEY MARTIN

Lunch Break with Robey Martin, CBS

TRAKAYA RANSOM

EAT RVA

AJAY BREWER

Brewer's Café

MICHAEL SPARKS

Underground Kitchen

AMY TUCKER

RVA Magazine

PICKLE COWBOY

Pickle Wrangler

Ready for a day filled with all things

Pickled & Fermented?

pickles, sourdough bread, beer, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, vegan cheese, kids activities, pickle jewelry, fermentation crocks, chef demonstrations, pickle juice drinking competition, live music and so much more!

Pickle Passport + VIP Access

$50.00

Tasting Passport-General Admission

$10.00

Little Gherkins 18 & Under Tasting Passport

$0.00

VIP Pickle Passport

The VIP Pickle Area is in partnership with our Chef Partner, Soul N' Vinegar. Guests in this area will get to experience:

The culinary delights of Michelle Parrish and her team at Soul 'N Vinegar
Have access to exclusive pickles only available to VIP passport holders
Receive (2) Complimentary beer tokens
Skip the beer line with a private beverage service access line for VIP passholders only
Mingle with chefs, judges, sponsors and fellow VIP Passport holders