PICKLE JUICE DRINKING CONTEST AT A PAST PICKLESBURGH | PHOTO COURTESY DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH PARTNERSHIP

Bring your brine-soaked cowboy boots to Picklesburgh this summer and buck up on — not a mechanical bull — but a mechanical pickle instead.

It’s just one of the new attractions being introduced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to mark the festival’s 10th year on July 11-13.

This year, to give the fans more of what they want (bigger, bolder pickles obviously) they have some avant garde festivities planned for the weekend. The boldest addition is the mechanical bull-esque rideable pickle, which will be located near PPG Plaza on Fourth Avenue.

Jeremy Waldrup, PDP president and CEO, said he’s proud to debut the wacky and unconventional animatronic for this year’s Picklesburgh.

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“Ten years is a really big dill for us, and we can’t think of a better way to mark the occasion than with something as one-of-a-kind as a mechanical pickle,” Waldrup said in a statement

Tickets for the green steed can be purchased on-site for $12. Riders must be 18 or older to giddy up on the gherkin, according to the Picklesburgh website.

Along with pickle-riding, the PDP has some tamer offerings, including a special 10-year anniversary Picklesburgh commemorative T-shirt, a bigger “pickle-print” over the city and a plethora of activities, pickled treats and brined cuisine.

Pittsburgh’s pickle fascination began with the Pittsburgh synonymous figure, H.J. Heinz, who began his career not with ketchup, but with bottling pickles.

The related green pickle pins, as well as much of Heinz’s influence and business, has become a foundational piece of Pittsburgh, and now Picklesburgh, continuing to find something noteworthy, if not a little wacky, to bring eyes back to the city.

Beginning in 2015, Picklesburgh has become an annual landmark event for Western Pennsylvania. Last year’s festival drew 250,000 attendees piling into Downtown, according to a Picklesburgh press release.

The event also has become a huge boost for the summer economy and tourism of Pittsburgh.

With all the extra attention on the city, the festival has expanded over the years, with this year’s festival spanning the Sixth and Seventh Street bridges as well as various other areas across Downtown.

For more information visit Picklesburgh.com.