Mt. Olive Pickle Company presents the 14th annual New Year's Eve Pickle Drop Monday, December 31 at the company's headquarters at the Corner of Cucumber & Vine in Mount Olive.

Enjoy live music and free refreshments (including pickles) from 6-7 p.m. At the stroke of 7 p.m., watch a glowing, three-foot pickle descend down the company flagpole and into a perfectly preserved redwood pickle tank.

Bring a donation of canned food for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina and receive a chance to win door prizes.

Get there early! - the whole thing's over at 7:05.