The Great PICKLE-JAM-boree! 21 Nov 2026
Description
Celebrate sustainability, local food, and community spirit at The Great Pickle Jam-boree! Whether you're a seasoned preserver or just love great food, there is something for everyone.
🏆 Enter the Community Preserve Competition
Step up to the challenge! We're inviting Plymouth's home cooks, allotment holders, and fermenters to enter our community-judged competition - submission closing date on the 19th November.
Pre-registration required for competition entries via our online form - tinyurl.com/PickleJam
Categories include: Jams, Jellies, Marmalades, Chutneys, Sauces, Pickles, Relishes, Ferments, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, and even Pickle Poetry & Art!
🥄 Be a Judge!
Filling jars isn't your thing? No problem! Join us on the day to taste competition entries, vote for your favorites, and help crown Plymouth's top preservers.
🎨 Fun for the Whole Family
Beyond the competition, enjoy:
Lots of yummy FREE preserve tasters
Hands-on arts & crafts activities for all ages
Live preservation demonstrations & tips
Local music & cozy autumn vibes
Drop in anytime between 11-3pm on Saturday, 21st November at C103 Union Street. Winners will be announced around 2pm.
Admission is free but your registration will be key for us to estimate numbers. We'd warmly welcome donations for refillable beverages - please BYO reuseable mugs. We will have disposable ones for 50p on the day.
Pre-booking a meal ticket will guarantee you a ploughman's (cheese and chutney) sandwich with a garnish of crisps. To prevent food waste, we will only have a very limited number of meal tickets for purchase on the day, so pre-book to avoid disappointment.
Attendees are also welcome to bring their own packed lunches.
Want to help sustain JarSquad? Consider making a larger donation to keep us going.
What your donation can do
Not sure how much to give? Here's what different contributions make possible:
£6 — covers material and equipment cost
£16 — covers the cost of one seat at a workshop (including facilitation and materials)
£50 — covers the small material costs of running JarSquad for a month
£100 — covers a week of a non-material overheads, such as insurance, rent, utilities.
£250+ — supports us to care for the needs of our team, helps us stick around, and increases our reach!
ANY QUESTIONS not covered in our FAQ below? GET IN TOUCH! Email: hello@jarsquad.com
FAQs
- Do I have to bring anything?
We ask attendees to bring their own mugs or cups if they have opted for a refillable drink.
- I don't know how to make online payments. Can I bring a cash contribution instead?
Yes, we have an option for a "I'll bring a cash donation" ticket where you bring a cash contribution if you are unable to make online card payments.
- What is solidarity economy?
We understand 'solidarity economy' to mean actions such as 'mutual aid', or arrangements that prioritize social benefits over financial profits, often involving the active participation of people involved to shape these actions/arrangements.
We'd love if you'd like to be part of our 'squad' in this more involved way! We warmly welcome chats (whilst chopping!) about what it means to co-create a gift economy, and how we already participate in alternative and diverse economies here in Plymouth.
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
