The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mount Olive Pickle Festival

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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

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