THE BIG DILL · 2025 ARLINGTON RECAP
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We had six straight sellouts on the East Coast. But Texas kept asking us to come west.
So in 2025 we packed up the World's Largest Pickle Party® and started a new tradition in Arlington, at Texas Live! and Globe Life Field.
And boy did Texas answer.
8,200 pickle lovers. Sold out a full week before doors opened.
If you were there, you already know.
But don't take our word for it:
"Had a blast at THE BIG DILL WORLD'S LARGEST PICKLE PARTY! From pickle pierogis to the Pickle Priest the day lived up to the hype!"- @deadnside82
Even the Pickle Capital of Texas showed up, queens and all:
"We are out at the Big Dill Festival at Globe Life Field with the Pickle Queens, repping the Pickle Capital of Texas to thousands of Pickleheads! 🥒"- @visit_mansfield
Year two crowns royalty: Jersey Shore icon Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi will be crowned America's Pickle Queen in Arlington. Tickets Drop Day is Tuesday, July 28. The 2026 Waitlist gets first access and already has 10,000 pl waiting in line.
A Texas Pickle Lover Put Us to the Test
Positively Paige is a Texas creator who loved pickles long before we rolled into town. So when we made our Texas debut, she joined us VIP with her camera rolling.
Watch her verdict:
And stick around to the end of this page. The full Arlington 2025 photo gallery is live, free to browse, free to download. Most of you have never seen it. You might be in it.
MARK THE CALENDAR
The Big Dill Returns TO TEXAS Saturday, November 7, 2026
TICKETS DROP DAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 28.
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WHAT THE BIG DILL IS
The Best. Day. Ever.
Built for people who love pickles, food, fun, and community. 🥳
- 🥒 Part food festival.
- 🥒 Part costume party.
- 🥒 Part concert.
- 🥒 Part internet moment.
A whole lot of pickle people finding their people. And in Texas, the pickle people came hungry:
"There was so much good food (I didn't get pics cause we ate it all), awesome vendors, and all the pickel goodies you could find! We had Pickle lemonade, wagyu sliders with pickle fries, more lemonade with a pickel vodka shot, a churro, pickel cake pops, regular pickles, tried several flavors of pickles, and even got some spicy Pickle ketchup from @bestmaidpickles."- @xreyrey
SPOTLIGHT
The Friends Who
Crossed the Desert 🌵
For years, Tessa was one of our biggest fans on Instagram. Always in the comments, always talking about her love of pickles. One problem: she lives in Arizona, and The Big Dill® had never come west.
Then Texas happened.
Tessa grabbed her best friend Megan and made the trip to Arlington for her first Big Dill®. And they didn't just attend. They did EVERYTHING. The VIP brunch. The Pickle Rodeo. Pickle Up! on the gameshow stage. And when the sun went down, the Pickle RAVE.
Pickle shirts. Green gems on their cheeks. Best. Day. Ever.
"No thoughts, just pickles. World's Largest Pickle Party, you were everything. Thank you a million."- TESSA
That's what The Big Dill® is. The friend you bring. The outfits you plan. The day you talk about the whole flight home. A tradition you make your own, no matter how far you come from.
MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
What Made Year One
Unforgettable
01
The RAVE with PICKLE
We invented the Pickle RAVE, and Texas turned it up. PICKLE on the decks. Lasers, confetti, and thousands of pickle people dancing under the Globe Life Field lights. The kind of moment you try to explain later and realize you just have to show them the video.
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VIDEO 2 — RAVE footage embed goes here
VIDEO 2 — RAVE footage embed goes here
02
The Coors Pickle Rodeo
Forget "ride a cowboy." In Texas, we ride pickles. The Coors Pickle Rodeo was pure entertainment from the first ride to the last, and nobody has ever looked cooler falling off a giant pickle.
03
World Pickle Eating Championship + Brine Chug Challenge
Texas crowned its first champions. Guests stepped up, brine was chugged, pickles disappeared, and the belt found its first Texas home.
"Had a blast at The Big Dill and ended the night being the first pickle champions of Texas 💚🥒 #thebigdill"— @peyton.woolington
They walked in as fans. They walked out with a championship belt. Next year, that could be you.
And in 2026 it gets even bigger: Snooki is coming to Texas, and she'll be there right before we crown the next champion.
This isn't a random celebrity booking. Snooki declared "Pickles are my thing" to an MTV audience more than a decade ago, long before brine took over the internet. For years, our community tagged her because they saw the connection first. She didn't jump on the pickle trend. The trend caught up to her.
Now the crown makes it official, reviving a royal tradition that dates back to 1949.04
Pickle Up! Interactive Gameshow
Our interactive game show hit the Texas stage and the crowd treated it like The Price Is Right. Guests on stage, the crowd roaring, and six-foot stuffed pickles leaving as trophies.
05
The People Who Showed Up
But the number one reason Texas Year One worked was simple.
You.
Every outfit. Every road trip. Every friend group in matching shirts. The people who made The Big Dill® the number #1 Pickle Party in the World®, now in two time zones.
MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
What Made Year One
Unforgettable
01
The RAVE with PICKLE
We invented the Pickle RAVE, and Texas turned it up. PICKLE on the decks. Lasers, confetti, and thousands of pickle people dancing under the lights.
02
The Coors Pickle Rodeo
Forget "ride a cowboy." In Texas, we ride pickles. The Coors Pickle Rodeo was hilarious from the first ride to the last, and we have the pictures to prove it.
03
World Pickle Eating Championship + Brine Chug Challenge
Texas crowned its first champions. Guests stepped up, brine was chugged, pickles disappeared, and the belt found its first Texas home.
04
Pickle Up! Interactive Gameshow
Our interactive game show hit the Texas stage and the crowd treated it like Double Dare. There were physical challenges, pickle bobbing and six-foot stuffed pickles to win as trophies.
05
The Pickle Priest
Every congregation needs a leader. We found ours on the Renaissance Faire circuit and brought him to Texas. Together with Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles, we built him his own activation, where he spent the day doing exactly what you'd hope: blessing pickles and handing them out...
06
The People Who Showed Up
But the number one reason Texas Year One worked was simple.
You.
Every outfit. Every road trip. Every friend group in matching shirts. The people who made The Big Dill® the number #1 Pickle Party in the World®, now in two time zones.
THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY
win this week's
pickle care package
This week's giveaway is with Atlanta Pickles. One pickle lover will win an Atlanta Pickles 6 Jar gift box shipped to their house.
Already on the list? Tap once to confirm your entry. New here? Drop your email and you are in. You can also opt in to the Arlington ticket drop list while you are at it.
No purchase necessary. See Sweepstakes Terms for details.
THE ARCHIVE
THE FULL
ARLINGTON 2025
GALLERY IS LIVE
Want to see every shot from our Texas debut?
The full gallery is live. Never released until now.
Free to browse. Free to download.
Find your outfit. Find your friends. Find the photo you forgot existed.
SAVE THE DATE
Texas, We're
Doing It Again.
"Already counting down the days until next year!"— @melohmel_ok
The wait has a date. The Big Dill® returns to Texas Live! at Globe Life Field on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Year One sold out a week early. That was before America's Pickle Queen. Be ready.
And Arlington is just one stop. See the full 2026 pickle festival tour.
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