Pickle Festival

Pickle Festival

Third weekend in AugustThe small town of Linwood, Michigan, is a center for pickle growing and processing. Since 1977 it has hosted a three-day festival in honor of its native product. Because so many local residents grow their own cucumbers and develop their own pickling recipes, there is a pickle-canning contest. Another popular event is the pickle-eating contest. Competitors are timed to see how long it takes them to unwrap and eat a pickle. The first one who is able to whistle afterward wins.
CONTACTS:
Bay City Convention & Visitors Bureau
901 Saginaw St.
Bay City, MI 48708
888-229-8696 or 989-893-1222; fax: 989-893-7016
www.tourbaycitymi.org