Bacon Festivals 2014

It looks like 2014 is going to be another big year for bacon! Bacon’s popularity shows no sign of dying down, a fact that is reflected by the huge number of bacon festivals already slated for 2014. The biggest bacon festival of them all, the Blue Ribbon Baconfest in Des Moines, Iowa, increased its capacity from 8,000 attendees in 2013 to 12,000 attendees in 2014. From small towns to big cities, baconfests are springing up everywhere across the USA. Check the list below to see if one is coming to a town near you. If not, don’t despair! This list will be updated throughout 2014 as new festivals are announced, so check back often. Bacon on, bacon fans!

2/22/14 – Austin Bacon and Beer Festival – Austin, TX
2/22/14 – Denver Beer Co.’s Beer, Bacon & Coffee Fest – Denver, CO
3/8/14 – Bacon & Beer Festival – Fargo, ND
3/9/14 – Bacon and Beer Festival – Oakland, CA
3/16/14 – 2nd Annual Bacon Fest – Juneau, AK
3/22/14 – Bacon Chase – Hampton, GA
3/22/14 – Beer, Bourbon, BBQ and Bacon Festival – New Haven, CT
3/28 – 3/29 – Hogs for the Cause – New Orleans, LA
3/29/14 – Beer & Bacon Fest – Cary, NC
3/29/14 – Beer, Bourbon and Bacon Fest – Fort Wayne, IN
3/29/14 – Bacon Fest – Atlanta, GA
3/29/14 – Cedar Valley Baconfest – Waterloo, IA
4/12/14 – DC Bacon and Beer Festival – Washington, DC
4/25 – 4/26/14 – Baconfest Chicago – Chicago, IL
4/26/14 – Maryland Bacon Festival – Baltimore, MD
4/26/14 – Dewey Beach Bacon Fest – Dewey Beach, DE
4/26/14 – Northshore Bacon Fest – Glenview, IL
4/26/14 – Bacon Nation Food Festival – St. Augustine, FL
5/3/14 – Cave Spring Bacon Fest – Cave Spring, GA
5/17/14 – Bacon and Beer Classic – Seattle, WA
5/17 – 5/18/14 – Beer Bacon Music – Frederick, MD
5/17/14 – Stanley’s Beer & Bacon Fest – Minneapolis, MN
5/29 – 6/1 – Zingerman’s Camp Bacon – Ann Arbor, MI
5/31/14 – Bacon & Barrels – San Diego
6/7/14 – Great Saskatchewan Bacon Festival – Kipling, Saskatchewan
6/7/14 – Arizona Bacon Fest – Tucson, AZ
6/7/14 – Big Bacon Bonanza – Davenport, IA
6/14/14 – BLT Bowl – Warren, AR
6/21 – 6/22/14 – Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour – Keystone, CO
6/28/14 – Bacon Brew Fest – Kempton, PA
7/5/14 – Big Bite Bacon Fest – Del Mar, CA
7/12/14 – Bacon, Brew & BBQ Fest – Sun Prairie, WI
7/18 – 7/20 – Bacon & Barrels – Los Olivos, CA
8/2/14 – Baconfest VA – Roanoke, VA
8/2/14 – Omaha Beer & Bacon Fest – Omaha, NE
8/2/14 – Big Bite Bacon Fest – Long Beach, CA
8/16/14 – Central City Bacon Tour – Central City, CO
8/16/14 – Indiana Bacon Festival – Delphi, IN
8/23/14 – Bacon-Fest – Kansas City, MO
8/23/14 – Bacon, Sports & Beer Celebration 2.0 – Chicago, IL
8/30/14 – Hormel Black Label Bacon Fest – San Diego, CA
8/30/14 – Tri-Cities Bacon Fest – Johnson City, TN
9/1/14 – Bacon Labor Day – Simpsonville, SC
9/5 – 9/6/14 – Beer Wine Food: Bacon Edition – Glendale, OH
9/6/14 – Great American Bacon Festival – Chicago, IL
9/13/14 – 2014 Bacon Bowl – Bentonville, AR
9/13 – 9/14 – River Falls Bacon Bash – River Falls, WI
9/27/14 – Baconfest St. Joe – St. Joe MO
9/27/14 – Kirksville Baconfest – Kirksville, MO
10/4/14 – QC Bacon Bash – Davenport, IA
10/18/14 – Southwest Bacon Fest – Albuquerque, NM
10/18/14 – Bacon Bash Texas – Cranfills Gap, TX
10/11/14 – Ozarks Bacon Fest – Springfield, MO
11/8 – 11/9 – PA Bacon Fest – Easton, PA

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