Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025: A Big Dill Celebration in Downtown Arkansas

Downtown Texarkana turned into a true pickle paradise this weekend as thousands packed Front Street Festival Plaza for the inaugural Pickle Fest Texarkana 2025. From fried pickles and pickle cotton candy to live music, kids’ activities, and offbeat contests, the day was full of flavor, laughter, and community spirit. With tons of vendors, fun pickle photo ops, and plenty of quirky competitions, the first-ever Pickle Fest proved that Texarkana knows how to throw a big dill.

Check out a few snapshots from Pickle Fest Texarkana 2025!

Large green Pickle Fest Texarkana 2025 sign at Front Street Festival Plaza in Texarkana, Arkansas
History in the making—Texarkana’s very first Pickle Fest turned Front Street into a big dill celebration.
Bright green sunglasses decorated with cartoon pickle characters on display at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Pickle shades on, worries off. Festival merch was just as fun as the food at Texarkana Pickle Fest.
Black Lost Pizza Company car parked at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 with vendor tents and festival crowds in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas.
Even the rides had character—Lost Pizza Company rolled up in style for Texarkana Pickle Fest.
Two loaded hot dogs topped with pickles, peppers, onions, and mustard served in paper trays at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Hot dogs, but make them pickle-powered. 🌭🥒 Festival food didn’t disappoint.
Green pickle-shaped metal ornament with a smiling face hanging on a vendor display rack at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Pickle bling spotted at Texarkana Pickle Fest.
Basket of quirky pickle-themed stickers with playful sayings like “I’m here to eat all the pickles” at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Sticker heaven: ‘I’m here to eat all the pickles’ pretty much summed up the day.
Hand holding a soft, crocheted plush pickle toy with a smiling face at Texarkana Pickle Fest 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Meet the cuddliest pickle in Texarkana. 🥒💚
Smiling woman at Texarkana, Arkansas Pickle Fest 2025 holding a bright yellow pickle-flavored drink in a clear plastic cup with festival tents in the background.
When life gives you pickles… make a slushie! 🥒✨ Pickle Fest brought the flavor to downtown Texarkana.

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Two States.
One Iconic Line.

Stand in two states at once at one of America’s most photographed courthouses in Downtown Texarkana—half in Arkansas, half in Texas.

Iconic Texarkana State Line sign with bold red and blue cutouts of Arkansas and Texas, divided by a white post labeled “State Line,” celebrating the city's one-of-a-kind location on the border between two states.

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