Townshend Pickle Day

Townshend Commons, Townshend, VT 05353

August 10, 2024.  12:00AM-8:00PM

 

 

Vendor Information

Complete Vendor Information and Vendor Application (link)

We are now accepting vendor applications for the 2nd Annual Townshend Pickle Day 2024 taking place from 10AM-4PM on August 10, 2024 at the Townshend, VT Town Commons.  We had a great turnout last year and our vendors sold nearly all of their products!

This year, we are looking for three types of vendors:

1. Prepared Food and Beverage Vendors featuring at least one pickle-related menu item.  

*Note that you may NOT serve whole pickles, jarred pickles or packaged fermented cabbage products.

2. Vermont Market Farms selling raw, farm-fresh pickle and kraut ingredients and “Make-Your-Own-Pickle” and kraut packages including ingredients like pickling cucumbers, cabbage, garlic, onions, dill, mustard seeds, hot peppers, etc.

3. Non-Food Artisanal Products featuring one or more pickle-related feature items.  Items that you sell must be produced in New England or produced directly by the seller in attendance at Townshend Pick Day.   

*Note that you may NOT sell t-shirts, hats or tote bags.

Complete Vendor Information and Vendor Application (link)

 

Homemade Pickle Contest 

Do you make killer pickles or just want to see how your pickles, sauerkraut or dilly beans stacks up to the rest?  Enter your pickles and have a chance to win cash prizes!

How to enter:

Fill out this simple registration form before July 31, 2024.

All pickles must be brought by you or a representative to the West Townshend Country Store between 9:00AM-12PM on Saturday August 3rd.  

Registration form now available.  Enter Here!

Guidelines for entry:

Indicate which categories you would like to enter. Feel free to enter any or all categories.  Maximum entries per category: 1

• Lacto-fermented Cucumber Pickles
• Lacto-fermented Non-Cucumber Vegetables
• Vinegar Cucumber Pickles
• Vinegar Non-Cucumber Vegetables
• JUNIOR (18 and Under) Open Category

All pickles must be homemade by the person entering, a member of their household, or an extended family member (ie Grandma’s pickles).

In order to be eligible for prizes, pickles must be in a sealed container and labeled with the following information: 

• Pickle category
• Name of pickle maker
• Phone number
• Email

Official Pickle Judging will occur during the week before the event and winners will be announced at 12:00PM on August 10th at the Townshend Commons after the Pickle Day begins.  Your presence at the awards ceremony is encouraged but not mandatory.  

 

Kid’s Pickle Olympics

Kids are totally welcome!  All kids who come to Pickle Day will have a chance to participate in a series of pickle-themed “Olympic Games”.  

Some of the activities include:

Pickle Toss

Find-a-Pickle

Pickle Trivia

Paint a Pickle

Pickle on a String Eating Contest

Fop-Doodle Fashion Show

 

Local Music 

To Be Determined!

Food

Polish Pierogis

Pickles & Fermented Food

More delicious local food!

 

New England Artisans