Local women take advantage of the pickle cardboard cutout photo opportunity during the first ever Pickle Festival on Friday, July 3. GATESVILE MESSENGER/ Ally Hinkle
During the Gatesville America 250 multi-day celebration, one of the most popular events to emerge was the Big Dill Pickle Festival, the first of its kind in the city .
The festival, hosted and organized by the city, was held on July 3 in tandem with the city’s pickleball tournament. Both events were held at the Gatesville Civic Center, and the city had been preparing for this event for several mont…