Townshend Pickle Day

Townshend Commons, Townshend, VT 05353

August 9, 2025.  12:00AM-5:00PM

Vendor Information

Complete Vendor Information and Vendor Application (link)

We are now accepting vendor applications for the 4th Annual Townshend Pickle Day 2024 taking place from 10AM-4PM on August 9, 2025 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.  

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.   

Complete Vendor Information and Vendor Application (link)

Homemade Pickle Contest 

Do you make killer pickles? sauerkraut or dilly beans? Do you want to honor your neighbors or grandmas ancent recipe!  Enter your pickles and have a chance to win cash prizes! and hand made glass pickle awards blown my Glass Artist Allie Dercoli herself!

How to enter:

Fill out this simple registration form before July 1st, 2025.

All pickle entries must be brought to the West Townshend Country Store between 9:00AM-12PM July20th-August 1st there will be a clearly marked cooler on the porch

OR

Pickle entrees can be delivered to Retreat Farm Market Store in Brattleboro and placed in the FinAllie Ferments refrigerator during business hours July20th-August 1st.  

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 Pickles
• Lacto-fermented Non-Cucumber Vegetables
• Vinegar Pickles
• 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

Pickle Rope Battle

Disco pickle making

Paint a Pickle

Pickle Sissors Rocks

Fop-Doodle Pickle Fashion Show/Parade

Local Music 

EverWhat Brass Band And More to come

Food

Polish Pierogis

Pickles & Fermented Food

Hangry Hogg
Pecan smoked BBQ! And More!

 

New England Artisans and Wizard Bounce House!