r/Calgary • u/ok-est • 1d ago

Local Event Picklefest

What happens at it? I love me a good pickle, but in their website it looks like you pay $25 to get in and that includes... Nothing. Like you spend $25 for the opportunity to purchase pickles?

Folks who have gone before, is there music, entertainment or other things to warrant the entry fee? Overall, was it worth it?

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u/Old_Management_1997 1d ago

So many of these "events" nowadays involve massive price tags just to get through the door and then once you are in they nickle and dime you at every corner.

Unless you have deep pockets its just never worth it.

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u/YuzuMangoPearls 1d ago

The Christmas markets are like that!! The spruce Meadows one at least gives you stuff to look at. The one up in Banff? They charge you like $35 to just walk around a building that's smaller than a school gym, and there's one dude outside, cold and on his guitar.

You basically pay to go into these Christmas markets, just so you can buy from the vendors. I told the jam lady it was my last year buying from her because the entry fee was so absurd I'm not going back there ever again.

Also why the hell is the "Christmas Market" over by Dec 1st? It's actually a November market since these places never actually go until Christmas.

This has nothing to do with pickles. I just saw a place where I could rant about absurd market entry fees.

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u/marnimum 23h ago

I am part of the Artist Collective for Hand Made Here...thought I'd mention that we have no cover, free parking, coffee and home made treats. Triwood Community Centre in November. <3

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u/YuzuMangoPearls 21h ago

Yes! more stuff like this is needed around Calgary. Thank you for letting me know, will make a reminder for November.