The Big Dill World's Largest Pickle Party®
The World’s Largest Pickle Party® returns to Power Plant Live! on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Baltimore started this party in 2019. What began as a one-day pickle event at Power Plant Live! has grown into a national touring festival, but Baltimore is still home. Six straight years, six straight sellouts, and in 2026, The Big Dill® returns for year seven with its biggest Baltimore event yet.
This year brings everything pickle lovers show up for: unlimited pickle sampling, pickle-themed food, pickle cocktails, live country music, games, costumes, The Brine Chug Challenge, The Pickle Rave, and the debut of The Big Brine, a massive 25-foot inflatable pickle jar built to tower over the festival as the ultimate photo moment.
The main stage will feature live country music from Southpaw and Jackson Perkins. Southpaw is a New Jersey-based country band fronted by vocalist Christine Radlmann, with national radio play and award recognition, including the 2023 Josie Music Award for Country Group of the Year. Jackson Perkins is a U.S. Marine First Lieutenant and Naval Academy graduate who went viral in 2025 after joining Riley Green on stage at Windy City Smokeout for a duet of Jamey Johnson’s “In Color.”
The food lineup is built for Baltimore. Guests can expect local flavor from Jimmy’s Seafood, Crossroads Bistro, JD’s House of Bacon, Underground Pizza, Frank’s Pizza and Pasta, Dina Colada’s Cafe, Bacon on a Stick and That’s It!, Pickle Me Pete, and more, serving everything from pickle corn dogs and fried pickles to pickle pizza, pickle eggrolls, pickle-glazed bacon, pickle mac and cheese, pickle ice cream, pickle fudge, pickle donuts, pickle popcorn, burgers, fries, and festival-only creations.
At the center of the event is Pickle Row, featuring more than 100 varieties of artisan pickles from producers across the country. Guests can sample classic dills, spicy pickles, garlic pickles, sweet heat, pickle lemonade, and more, with producers including Tommy Pickles, Jersey Pickles, Kevin’s Crazy Kitchen Pickles, The Pickled Guy, Pickle Culture, Two Acre Farm, Grasshoppers Wicked Pickles, Epic Pickles, Doc Pickle, Atlanta Pickles, The Mad Pickle Company, Kilhaney’s, Penny Pickles, Giovanni’s Pickles, Bad Ass Pickles, BlueRidge Pickle Company, Picklelicious, SuckerPunch Pickles, Smithville Pickle Company, Mr. Pickles Industries, and more.
The drink program brings the pickle party to the bar, too. Jameson Irish Whiskey will be pouring Pickle Backs all day, alongside the full pickle-themed cocktail bar featuring festival favorites like the Pickle Bloody Mary, Pickle Margarita, and Pickle Crush.
Beyond the food and drinks, Baltimore gets the full Big Dill® experience: The Brine Chug Challenge, interactive games, live music, costumes, photo moments, and The Pickle Rave. When the sun drops at Power Plant Live!, the festival flips into night mode with lasers, CO2 cannons, LED-suited performers, and national touring DJ PICKLE on the decks.
Costumes are encouraged. Green outfits are encouraged. Full pickle commitment is encouraged. Every year, thousands of guests show up in pickle dresses, pickle slice headbands, full pickle costumes, and friend-group looks that turn the audience into part of the show.
