Welcome to the largest, most comprehensive list of more than 50 of the best bacon festivals, beer and bacon events, cook-offs, dinners, conventions, educational events, tours, and even special holidays like National Bacon Lovers Day in the U.S.
This directory includes the latest information for bacon fest 2021 and 2022 events, sorted according to date.
We’re excited to see many of our favorite baconfest events returning, and look forward to safely connecting in person with bacon lovers and BENSA members in the months ahead!
We’re constantly updating this directory, so please contact us if you discover new bacon festivals or think we should check out an event.
2021 Bacon Events and Festivals
October 2021
Bacon Bash Texas – October 16, 2021, Cranfills Gap, TX
Boudin and Bacon – October 16, 2021, Lafayette, LA
Ozarks Bacon Fest – October 16, 2021, Springfield, MO
Treasure Coast Bacon Fest – October 23-24, 2021, Vero Beach, FL
November 2021
PA Bacon Fest – Nov. 6-7, 2021, Easton, PA
World Food Championships – November 5-9, 2021, Dallas, TX
December 2021
National Bacon Day – December 30, 2021
2021 Dates to be Announced
Bacon and Barrel Festival, Nashville, TN
2022 Bacon Festivals and Events
January 2022
Bacon Jam – January 15, 2022, Fort Meyers, FL
St. Pete Beer Bacon and BBQ – January 15-16, 2022, Saint Petersburg, FL
February 2022
Craft Brew and Bacon Festival – February 19, 2022, Kennewick, WA
March 2022
Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon and Chocolate Festival – March 5, 2022, Gulfport, MS
Bacon and Bourbon Fest – March 26-27, 2022, Wellington, FL
April 2022
BaCon – April 6, 2022, Cleveland, TN
Dewey / Rehoboth Bacon Fest – April 22-24, 2022, Dewey Beach, DE
May 2022
Lake Geneva Bacon Fest – date coming soon – Lake Geneva, WI
June 2022
Zingerman’s Camp Bacon – dates coming soon – Ann Arbor, MI
July 2022
Bacon and Brews – July 23, 2022, Madison, WI
August 2022
National Bacon Lover’s Day – August 20, 2022
Breckenridge Hogfest – August 26th-28th, 2022, Breckenridge, CO
September 2022
International Bacon Day – September 3, 2022
October 2022
Bacon, Bourbon and Music Fest – October 1, 2022, Smithfield, VA
December 2022
National Bacon Day – December 30, 2022
2022 Events to be Announced
Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon and Brews Festival – Wichita, KS
Bacon and Beer Classic – San Jose, CA
Bacon and Beer Classic – Seattle, WA
Bacon and Beer Classic Twin Cities – Minneapolis, MN
Bacon and Beer Classic – New York, NY
Bacon and Bourbon Bar Crawl – Columbia, SC
Bacon and Bourbon Fest – Altoona, PA
Bacon and Brews Festival – Oak Creek, WI
Bacon and Wine Pairing – Portland, OR
Bacon BBQ Cookoff – Brush Prairie, WA
Bacon, Bourbon and Blues – Oviedo, FL
Bacon Bourbon and Brews – Reno, NV
Bacon Bourbon and Brew Festival – Newport, KY
Bacon, Bourbon and Music Fest – Smithfield, VA
Baconfest – Dummerston, VT
Bacon Fest – Kelley’s Island, OH
BaconFest – Milwaukee, WI
BaconFest – Portage, IN
The Bacon Tour – Dallas, TX
Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown – Morristown, NJ
Beer Bacon and Bourbon – Crown Point, IN
Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival – Des Moines, IA and Keystone, CO
Cave Spring Bacon Fest and Car Show – Rome, GA
Denver Bacon and Beer Classic – Denver, CO
Denver Beer Co. Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest – Denver, CO
Festival of Bacon – Groveland, FL
Indiana Bacon Festival – Delphi, IN
Keystone Bacon and Bourbon Festival – Keystone, CO
Madison’s Bacon Bash – Madison, SD
Memphis Flyer Bacon and Bourbon – Memphis, TN
NH Bacon and Beer Festival – Merrimack, NH
NJ Baconfest – Medford, NJ
New Glarus Bacon Beer and Cheese – New Giarus, WI
Paul’s Bacon Ride – Baxter, MN
Sacramento Bacon Fest – Sacramento CA
Xtreme Bacon Festival – Fayville, MA
Zingerman’s Camp Bacon – Ann Arbor, MI
This page was last updated on September 27, 2021 by Eliza Cross.
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