Every year in April, Mount Olive the community and Mt. Olive the company come together to celebrate a mutually dill-lightful relationship. Pickles may be the theme, but community is what the festival is all about.

Coordinated by the North Carolina Pickle Festival, Inc. in partnership with the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, the award-winning event is part street fair, part community festival, part family reunion. With pickles.

With its presenting sponsors - Mt. Olive Pickle Company, the Town of Mount Olive, and the University of Mount Olive, the festival offers an opportunity for historic downtown Mount Olive to welcome thousands of visitors in what has become a local rite of spring since 1986.

Our 3rd annual MAKRS Holiday Fest is set!

Join us on Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh between Davie and Hargett street from 11am-6pm on December 2nd, 2023!

We will have 100-150 local vendors, 8-10 food trucks, a holiday wrestling ring, a kids inflatables section ($5/kid), drinks, live music and more!

Watch Santa and the Grinch wrestle it out. Wrestling shows are on the hour, every hour!

Shop local for your loved ones this year!

From Trophy on Maywood:

“Oktrophyfest will be bigger and better than ever with music from the Little German Band AND Mozel Franzi and the JaJaJas from NYC (that’s right, two great German bands playing music all day long)! We’ll have food from the Wandering Wolf/Capital Club 16 and the guys from Mera Brothers Oysters will be on hand shucking up green gills. We’re also tapping a lineup of exclusive German-style beers including North Carolina Seasalt Gose, a brand new Kolsch, and our beloved Oak-Lagered Pils (and much, much more). To top it off, we’re asking folks to lend us a hand as we attempt to break the World Record for the Largest Underberg Toast.

This year we’re continuing our ongoing partnership with our good friends over at Capital Club 16 to throw the best Oktoberfest in Raleigh.”

Celebrate Autumn in Raleigh with a local-centric Market & Festival on the Big Field! This family friendly event is open to the public and FREE TO ATTEND! Enjoy live music from local talent and demos from local businesses all day long as well as loads of FALL FUN with hay rides, inflatables, lawn games, kids activities, photo ops, and a pumpkin patch all FREE of charge!

#ShowSomeLocalLove and support one of the many independent businesses featured at #FallingForLocal. Dine from dozens of local food trucks & food tents. Shop with over 150 local & independent vendors. Sample NC craft beer & ciders by the taste or the pint.

Falling for Local is presented in partnership by Dorothea Dix Park, Shop Local Raleigh, and the Dix Park Conservancy.

BEER + CIDER TICKETS
- Breweries will not take cash or credit card for beverage sales; tickets only
- Must be 21+ for all alcohol purchases
- Ticket Bundles are available to purchase online before or in-person at the event
- ID check and wristbands required
- For more information and to purchase tickets visit https://shoplocalraleigh.org/.../falling-for-local-dix-park/

WANT TO BE A VENDOR OR PERFORMER?
All vendors must be locally owned and independent - no franchises or MLMs will be accepted for this event. For more information, vendor criteria, and applications visit
https://shoplocalraleigh.org/.../falling-for-local.../

WEATHER
If we need to postpone or cancel due to inclement weather, we will communicate through Eventbrite (Please RSVP) and post in this Facebook Event.

DIRECTIONS + PARK ENTRANCES
- Hunt Drive off Western Boulevard
- Umstead Drive off Lake Wheeler Road

PARKING
- On-site parking lots that are more than a ¼ mile from the event area will have a shuttle option.
- For those arriving with persons with limited mobility and require accessibility drop-off, enter at Goode Street off Lake Wheeler Road. - Follow signage and parking staff to location.
- Due to the high volume of people and limited parking, please carpool if possible.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
- Bike: Ride your bike via the Rocky Branch Greenway or Centennial Bikeway Connector.
- Bus: Take GoRaleigh 21 Caraleigh - Service to the Farmer's Market along Lake Wheeler Road.
- Ride Share: Follow signs and parking staff to drop-off/pick-up location.

FOOD + WATER + RESTROOMS
- While we encourage you to enjoy the food and beverage vendors, you may also bring in your own food and non-alcoholic drinks.
- You are encouraged to bring water bottles. Refill stations will be available.
- Port-a-johns will be the only restrooms available. ADA accessible facilities will be included.

DOGS
Dogs are permitted, but please use your best judgment regarding whether your pooch will enjoy the event. We’re expecting a lot of people, so it could be crowded and loud. All dogs must be leashed, well-behaved and please clean up after them!

ACCESSIBILITY
Dorothea Dix Park continues to work to be accessible and welcoming for visitors with disabilities and limited mobility. Accessible Parking with reserved spaces is available in all lots on campus. Handicap accessible port-a-johns are located at the Big Field and Flowers Field. Portions of Dorothea Dix Park, including some areas where programs and events occur, have uneven surfaces are not ADA accessible at this time.

Planning a visit to Dix Park and have questions about accessibility? Contact Joseph Voska, Programs and Operations Supervisor, at 919-996-6688 or joseph.voska@raleighnc.gov

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall), Wake Forest Coffee Company (White Street) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Pop-Up Raleigh is downtown Raleigh’s original monthly artisan market. We offer vintage collectors and art lovers a place to shop and sip at Trophy Brewing & Taproom on Maywood Avenue. This beautiful building, near the NC State Farmer’s Market, has lots of space for an outdoor market with tents, dress racks, tables and bins of unusual finds. As we celebrate our 11th year of markets, we will be bringing all the fun to Maywood Avenue monthly, 3rd Saturday afternoons. Hungry? Our fabulous hosting partner, Trophy, curates a wonderful parade of food trucks, LIVE music, family activities and their tasty signature beers.

Does this sound amazing? It is! Join us for our next market, 12-5pm.

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall), Wake Forest Coffee Company (White Street) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall), Wake Forest Coffee Company (White Street) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Find sweet treats to start your weekend off right at Bad Cat Coffee Company (Morgan Street Food Hall) and Crema Raleigh (Fayetteville Street)!

Every year in April, Mount Olive the community and Mt. Olive the company come together to celebrate a mutually dill-lightful relationship. Pickles may be the theme, but community is what the festival is all about.

Coordinated by the North Carolina Pickle Festival, Inc. in partnership with the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, the award-winning event is part street fair, part community festival, part family reunion. With pickles.

With its presenting sponsors - Mt. Olive Pickle Company, the Town of Mount Olive, and the University of Mount Olive, the festival offers an opportunity for historic downtown Mount Olive to welcome thousands of visitors in what has become a local rite of spring since 1986.