The Village of Berrien Springs, the Berrien County Historical Association (BCHA), and the Berrien Springs Community Library invite you to join them for the 2nd Annual Pickle Festival on Monday, July 4th and its auxiliary events in June.
This year’s Festival kicks off the weekend of June 18th with the inaugural Pickle Fest Preview Weekend. The Pickle Festival Pageant will be held at the Mars Community Center on Saturday, June 18 at 6:00 p.m., where they will crown a Miss, Jr. Miss, Princess, and a Prince. Registration for the pageant will open on May 1st and will be available on the BCHA’s website. The fee is $15.00 for Princess and Prince contestants and free for Jr. Miss and Miss contestants. For more information about the pageant, please email Rhiannon Cizon at rcizon@berrienhistory.org.
On Sunday, June 19, runners, walkers, and joggers will enjoy the beauty of the Andrews University campus as they head to the finish line for the inaugural In a Pickle 5K Run and Walk. Early bird registration is now open and can be accessed via the Festival Facebook page or runsignup.com. All registrations receive a t-shirt and top three finishers receive medals. Questions regarding the 5K should be directed to Kelly Ewalt at the Berrien Springs Village Hall. Early bird pricing ends on May 15th and pre-registration ends on June 16th. Day of registration will be available. Registration can be found at: www.runsignup.com/Race/MI/BerrienSprings/InaPickle5K
Leading up to the 2nd Annual Festival will be the Pickle Fest Scavenger Hunt June 26 – July 1st. All week, pickle fans are invited to visit participating businesses to search for a series of hidden pickle logos. Participants can pick up their scavenger hunt sheet at the Berrien Springs Village Hall, the History Center at Courthouse Square, and the Berrien Springs Community Library. Completed forms must be returned to any of those three locations by 4pm Friday, July 1st. All completed and correct forms will be entered to win a special Pickle Festival prize and will be announced at the Pickle Festival.
The 2nd Annual Pickle Festival will once again be held at the History Center at Courthouse Square and the Berrien Springs Community Library in Berrien Springs on July 4th beginning at 11:00 a.m. This year’s event will see the return of Vendor Alley, the Pickle Fling, the Big Wheel races, old fashioned pickle games, the pickle decorating contest, and the Pickled Piper Tasting Room. New this year will be the Pickle Recipe Contest. The schedule of events and further details will be made available in the beginning of June. Information will be available on the BCHA website (berrienhistory.org) and the Festival’s Facebook page.
This year’s Festival is made possible by its sponsors: Friends for Berrien Springs, Allred Funeral Home, Andrews University, the American Electric Power Foundation, Honor Credit Union, Berrien Dental, SS Website Solutions, Greenstone Farm Credit Services, Berrien Springs Public Schools, Jake and Amos, United Federal Credit Union, Deerpath Excavating, and Flamm Pickle & Packing. For information on being a sponsor, contact Kelly Ewalt.
