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Be sure to bring your kids over to see the fun activities in the pickle playground. There will be bounce houses, a petting zoo, train rides, face painting, crafts, and more. Enjoy some delicious ice cream while watching great entertainment at the community stage.

If you are interested in volunteering or participating in general, please reach out to Queen RT picklequeenrt@gmail.com

The Pickle Dude® first appeared at the 2013 World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade & Palooza®. Since then, this 6-foot-tall dancing gherkin and his signature yellow Converse high-top tennis shoes have danced, zip-lined and posed for thousands of photographs to promote his favorite festival and his hometown of Mansfield, the Pickle Capital of Texas®.

About the Mansfield Pickle Queens
The Pickle Queens® are hand-picked, well-seasoned women who love their families, their friends and their community. They have presented the Pickle Parade® annually since 2012 and have participated in events around the state, including the State Fair of Texas parade, the Fort Worth Parade of Lights, Westfest and Ennis Polkafest parades, State Fair of Texas Parade, Luling Watermelon Thump parade and the Rose Parade in Tyler, among others.

About the Pickled Mansfield Society
The all-volunteer nonprofit group organizes and stages the World’s Only St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade and Palooza®.  The organization provides college scholarships through the Mansfield ISD Scholarship Program. The group also donates to and volunteers with the Feed the Kids program. The Pickle Queens® and Pickle Posse® help raise funds every year by ringing bells for the Salvation Army, have helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity and donated to the Lucky Fund at the Mansfield Animal Shelter.

For more information or to arrange coverage, please contact media coordinator RT Hall, (817) 368-1377 or picklequeenrt@gmail.com.

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The World’s Only St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade & Palooza’s® Community Stage features performances by choirs, dancers, theater groups, bands or other groups.

All performances must be in good taste and appropriate for all ages. Performers must bring their own music on a CD/thumb drive and submit to stage crew prior to performance.

A chaperone must remain with youth groups at all times. All performances are free, but must be approved in advance by stage organizers.

Direct all questions to Queen RT picklequeenrt@gmail.com

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What happens when you turn 40 and realize you're old enough to know better, but still young enough to get away with it? You gather your girlfriends and have a parade! Pickle Queens® are the last to leave the party and the first to arrive. We have an opinion, know how to stand alone, but understand the power of an entourage. We appreciate men, love our kids, believe in our community and have to the confidence to laugh at ourselves at the end of the day.

Get ready for The World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade & Palooza®, bringing the party to Mansfield, the official Pickle Capital of Texas.

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Enjoy free admission, free parking, free shuttle service, free children's activities, and free entertainment—plus, shop the Vendor Market, savor delicious bites from our Food Vendors, and compete in the Pickle Contests. But that’s not all—we’re cranking up the fun with a crazy fun magic show at Farr Best Theater, three awesome bands rocking all day long, and even more surprises in store. It’s the ultimate pickle party you won’t want to miss!

Pickles! And barbecue, corn dogs, turkey legs and, oh yeah, more pickles! Whatever you're craving, we're bound to have it in our food court.

2025 Applications are FULL. Please check back at our website for applications to open in September and close in mid-December for the 2026 event.

Shop til you drop with the creative vendors in the downtown market. Check out the wide range of local, handcrafted goodies, or apply to sell your own.

2025 Applications are FULL. Please check back at our website for applications to open in September and close in mid-December for the 2026 event.

The Baby Parade will roll out in 2025. So bring your cameras to capture all the cuteness, and cheer for your favorites -- or all of the participants!

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Participants will be 6 - 48 months old.  Entries will be judged in three categories:
- Most Creative
- Most Pickled
- Best Theme

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1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be awarded, as will the Best Baby Overall.

Location and time, along with the application, are available below.

Our amazing sponsors are how we can keep almost everything in the World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade & Palooza® free! Want to join the party? Send us an email to picklequeenrt@gmail.com and we will help you join the Pickle Posse®!