Pickleberry Pie Hospital Concerts
Our vision
By sharing our love and performance of music, Pickleberry Pie strives to improve the lives of hospitalized and special needs children nationwide.
Music not only helps children feel better, it improves the whole hospital environment!
We have provided over 7,500 free concerts for kids in about 60 hospitals and special facilities nationwide.
Our Story
Once upon a time in 1986, two moms noticed a serious lack of fun, high-quality children’s music on the radio. So, they created Pickleberry Pie—a name as delightfully silly as the music they shared (don’t go looking for actual pickleberries… they don’t exist!). What started as a free radio show quickly caught on, even winning a top award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Then came a magical idea: bring live music right into hospitals, starting at Packard and Shriners in 1998. With the help of big-hearted volunteers and foundations, our concerts have spread joy to kids in hospitals all over the country. Want to hear the music that started it all? Tune in at Kids Public Radio!
We’ve brought the healing power of music to over 285,000 children, family members and hospital staff.
Win – Win – Win
- Children get free entertainment, bringing joy and laughter.
- Hospital staff enjoy the break from routine and watching their patients have a good time.
- Performers love the opportunity to make a difference, and to be treated as professionals by getting a small honorarium.
