Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum

The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum and Mississippi Ag Museum Foundation would like to thank the Brandon Garden Club for their hard work making our gardens beautiful for the 2026 Mississippi Pickle Fest. Bill O'Dill even braved the heat and "helped"! Thank you very much for all the work here throughout the year. Ya'll definitely make our "40 Acres of Fun" look great.

🥒 THANK YOU, PICKLE FEST 2026! 🥒

What a weekend!

To every guest who attended, every vendor who set up shop, every contestant who stepped up to the stage, every musician who kept the energy going, every demonstrator who shared their knowledge, every volunteer who gave their time, and every staff member who helped make the weekend possible...thank you!

Pickle Fest is more than a festival. It's a celebration of community, Mississippi agriculture, family traditions, and the mission of the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum.

A special thank you to our sponsors, whose support helped make this year's festival a huge success:

🥒 Trustmark – Official Pickle Fest 2026 Community Partner and Pickle Fest Marketplace Presenting Sponsor

🥒 WLBT 3 On Your Side – Sweet Pickle Patch Kids' Area

🥒 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation – MSU Canning and Cooking Demonstrations

🥒 Community Bank – Pickle Palooza Food Contest

🥒 Regions Bank – Pickle Eating Championship

🥒 Bullock Security and Tully Hall – Dill-Lightful Disguises Costume Contest

🥒 H3T Consulting, LLC, Silent Shade Planting Company, Southern Beverage Company, Volunteer Mississippi and Birdsong Construction – Pickle a Pickle Contest

And thank you to our Friend of the Festival sponsors:

Chick-fil-A Ridgeland, Clark Beverage Group, The Foy Family, Fratesi's, Gotta Go Site Service Rentals, Herndon Rentals LLC, Herndon's Hideout Kennels, Massey Properties, Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association, Inc., New South Radio (Mix 98.7, US 96.3 and Y101), Renasant Bank, Revell Ace Hardware, Visit Jackson and WRBJ 97.7 FM The Beat of The Capital.

Every ticket sold supports the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum, helping preserve Mississippi's agricultural story for future generations.

Thank you for making Pickle Fest 2026 a big dill. We'll see you next year. 💚🥒

What a day at Pickle Fest 2026! 🥒

Congratulations to all of today’s contest winners, competitors, vendors, musicians, demonstrators, and everyone who joined us for a day full of food, fun, and friendly competition! Missed today? Don’t worry! Pickle Fest returns tomorrow from Noon–5 p.m. with another full afternoon of pickle-filled fun, including:

🥒 Pickle Palooza People's Choice judging
🥒 Pickle Eating Championship
🥒 Dill-Lightful Disguises Costume Contest
🎶 Live music from Andrew Pates, Rachel Phelps & Nic Bernard, and Travelin' Jane
👨‍🌾 Sweet Pickle Patch Kids’ Area
📖 Story Time with Uncle Story
🥫 MSU Extension canning demonstrations

Members save $5 per ticket, and Individual and Family Memberships, new and renewals, are $20 OFF all weekend.

Every ticket supports the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum, helping preserve Mississippi’s agricultural story for future generations.

We’ll see y’all tomorrow!

Winners at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum are the big dill. Today was a huge success. Already looking forward to Sunday from noon to 5!!

Pickles are kind of a big dill around here. 🥒

The pickle-eating contestants have been fiercely chomping, crunching, and competing today, and we’ve seen some seriously impressive pickle power. We’ve still got live music, vendors, food, family activities, and plenty of fun happening across the museum grounds.

Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. on the Main Stage, so it’s not too late to grab your friends and join us at Pickle Fest!

The crowd is on fire this year for the 2026 Mississippi Pickle Fest. Still early enough to get out here this afternoon or tomorrow from noon until five at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum. Thanks all of our sponsors and vendors for a successful year. So far.