The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mount Olive Pickle Festival
April 20-21 and April 26-28, Mount Olive, N.C.
After you’re done with barbecue and grits you can take a brief break to gear up for the 26th Annual Mount Olive Pickle Festival. On April 20 at 6 p.m. officials will crown a winner in the North Carolina Pickle Princess Pageant, to be held at the historic Mount Olive Assembly Hall. The winner will make appearances the following day at 3 p.m. at the Pickle Me Pink Tea Party (location to be announced) and again throughout the official festival the following weekend April 26-27. The schedule of events for April 26 boasts multiple vendors, carnival rides, entertainers and games for children. April 26 is geared slightly more toward an adult (but familyfriendly) audience, with a 5k race, Tour de Pickle Bike Ride, motorcycle, antique car and tractor shows and live entertainment on three stages. The trip to Mount Olive from Atlanta is approximately six hours and 15 minutes (425 miles), with most of the driving on I-20 East and I-95 North. More information on the Mount Olive Pickle Festival can be found at www.ncpicklefest.org or by calling 919-658-3113.
Food and lodging
(In Mount Olive)
Sleep Inn and Suites, 203 N.C. Highway. 55., 919-658-1002
Nino’s Italian Restaurant, 1130 N. Breazeale Ave., 919-658-1051 (In Goldsboro about 15 minutes away)
Hampton Inn, 905 N. Spence Ave., 877-4999745
Wilber’s Barbecue, 4172 U.S.Hwy. 70., 919-778-5218