Mt Olive Pickle New Year’s Eve Dropping into 2026!

Event Details

The New Year’s Eve Pickle Drop is an outdoor event.
Food trucks start serving and live music begins at 5pm.
University of Mount Olive, 634 Henderson Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365, in front of the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena
Handicapped parking will be available
Park anywhere on the UMO Campus.
Video screens will count down the last hours of 2025, from 5-7pm
The pickle drops at 7pm sharp
Fireworks will begin immediately after the pickle lands in the jar.
Free pickles courtesy Mt. Olive Pickle
Bring canned food or financial contribution for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC and receive a ticket for a door prize drawing. The grand prize is a pickle like the one that is dropped, without the lights.
Bring your own chairs!