Pickles, Pigs & Swigs, presented by Smithfield Foods, returns to downtown Mount Olive
Pig Cook-Off, 6 pm Friday
2025 Applications are open!
Only 20 teams will have the chance to compete in this Whole Hog Barbecue Series event, which gets underway Friday, November 7, 2025 at 6 pm.
Judging Saturday morning, November 8, 2025 will be based on Product Quality, with awards going to the top three teams:
1st Place $1,200
2nd Place $600
3rd Place $300
Rules
Register Online
Schedule
Friday
Join us at R&R Brewing at 6:30 pm for introductions of the cook teams. Afterwards, make it an evening among three downtown establishments: R&R Brewing, Ribeyes Steakhouse, and Up North Pizzeria. All will be open and serving up food and spirits. Before you leave downtown, take a walk through the cook-off area as teams fire up their grills in the parking lot of the Arlene G. Talton Municipal Center, 114 E. James Street. The teams receive their pigs at 8 pm.
Friday, November 7: 6 pm Cook Team Check-In, with the team meeting set for 6:30 pm at R&R Brewing.
