A Big Dill! Picklepalooza Takes Over Capital Region This Weekend

Kind of a Big Dill

If you relish the thought of spending an entire afternoon eating, drinking, and celebrating pickles, this weekend could be kind of a big dill.
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And they aren't just throwing a couple of pickle spears on a table and calling it a festival.

Picklepalooza is happening Saturday and Sunday, August 29th and 30th, from noon until 5 PM in the Pizza Garden at Indian Ladder Farms.

They're Literally Pickling Everything

Here are some of the more noteworthy food and beverages as well as the entertainment for the weekend.

Mr. Pickle is a 4% ABV Gose co-fermented with pickles, while Mrs. Pickle is a 6.9% cider made with fresh New York State cucumbers and dill.
Pickleback Shots: Choose bourbon or cucumber vodka from Albany Distilling Company and take the shot from an actual hollowed-out pickle.
DeFazio's is also getting in on the action with a specialty Pickle Pizza topped with sliced pickles, mozzarella, fontina, garlic, onions and dill sauce.
There will also be live music both days, plus vendors selling everything from jarred pickles and pickle-themed goodies to cotton candy, popcorn, hot sauce and more.
One Wing Duck performs Saturday, while Flying Rob & Friends take over Sunday.

So grab your fellow pickle people and get ready to dill with it.

Picklepalooza is Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 PM, and according to the press release, some specialty foods and drinks are available only while supplies last; you may want to get there early. Don't get yourself into a pickle.