St. Augustine’s San Marco neighborhood is about to get a little extra tangy when The Pickle Factory rolls in for a weekend pop-up March 6–8, 2026. The temporary shop is set to open inside the city’s old Coca‑Cola bottling plant and promises a tasting bar, pickles on a stick and plenty of pickle-themed merch. Organizers are pitching it as a playful stop for locals and visitors hunting for offbeat snacks and souvenirs. The launch weekend is slated to feature free samples and other small events spread across all three days.
Opening weekend details
The Pickle Factory will hold its opening weekend March 6–8, 2026, with hours listed as 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Sunday, according to a Feb. 25, 2026 Facebook reel. The video promotes a tasting bar with free samples, novelty bites such as pickles on a stick and a small lineup of merch for the three-day run. Quick clips in the post show off the San Marco storefront and several of the decorative murals inside.
Who’s behind it
Company filings state that The Pickle Factory St. Augustine LLC was formed Jan. 15, 2026, and list Shai and Charlotte Tzabari as managers, according to bisprofiles. The Tzabaris founded Olive My Pickle and later developed The Pickle Factory concept in Jacksonville, a growth story followed by local business outlets and industry press, including the Jax Daily Record.
Historic setting and murals
The St. Augustine pop-up occupies a corner of the former Coca‑Cola bottling facility at 239 San Marco Avenue, according to Florida’s Historic Coast, and the space’s murals are credited to design studio Future Friends. The setup fits into a broader local wave of adaptive reuse in which historic buildings are reimagined as homes for niche food and retail concepts.
What to know before you go
Visitors can expect a boutique-style retail environment rather than a full restaurant. The Pickle Factory brand still runs its flagship retail and production operation out of Jacksonville, and earlier grand opening coverage there offers a preview of how product drops and events may look at this smaller outpost, as reported by News4Jax. If you are planning to swing by opening weekend, it may pay to show up on the early side, since small-batch ferments and limited-run merch often disappear quickly at launches like this.
