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This porktacular, two-day festival celebrates all things bacon and features cook-off competitions, pig-themed activities for the entire family, live music, merchandise from local artists, and much more!

Bacon lovers will be in hog heaven while sampling over 30 different bacon-inspired dishes from the region's best local restaurants, food vendors and trucks.

Young and old will squeal with delight over the variety of pig-themed contests including a Pet Costume Parade, Kid's Eating, Pig Wing Eating, Pig

Calling/Impersonation Contests and more! Piggle(s) of all ages will go hog wild for the quirky official Pig Pardon, "When Pigs Fly" as plush pigs are flung from the rooftops, and "When Pigs Float" as plastic pigs float down the Kinnickinnic River.

Bring your piggy bank and browse the marketplace with a bacon-licious twist as over 50 different merchandise vendors share their unique products such as homemade jams, specialty dips and sauces, bacon novelties, gifts, and apparel for all ages! Bacon lovers will go oinkers over the selection of local microbrews and wines while enjoying hours of musical entertainment.

September 15-16, 2018

Heritage Park • 232 W. Maple St. • River Falls, WI

The nation's largest FREE bacon festival!

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Join us at the 6th Annual Bacon Bash

September 15-16, 2018

as we continue to celebrate all things bacon!

Check back soon for a detailed Schedule of Events!

Thousands of bacon lovers converged on River Falls from the upper Midwest for the
5th Annual Bacon Bash!
"Porktacular" events included cook-off competitions, pig themed activities for the entire family,
arts & crafts fair, live music, microbrews and more!

Pig Pardoning

Bacon lover in costume

Bacon Bash volunteers

FFA Corn Box

Bacon-centric food vendors including Croix Valley Foods (pictured)

Bacon Bash crowds enjoying

40+ bacon-themed dishes

Great American Cook-Out Demonstration

Bacon Bash Kid's Bacon Cook-Off

Grand Champion

Bacon Bash Kid’s Eating Competition

Bacon Bash Merchant vendors

Bacon Bash 2017 People’s Choice Award Winner and defending 2016 winner:

Croix Valley Foods

Bacon lovers in costumes

Bacon Bash Pig Impersonation Contest

Bacon Bash Pig Wing

Eating Contest Winners

Bacon Bash musical entertainment from the Roe Family Singers

UW-River Falls Falcon Foods

sweet bacon treat

Riverwalk Square When Pigs Fly event

Bacon Bash 2017 World Food Championship Qualifier and Golden Ticket Winner from Smokey Treats BBQ

Bacon Bash Car Cruze In

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Food Vendor Application CLOSED

The 2018 Bacon Bash will feature bacon-licious dishes from a variety of the region’s best local restaurants and food vendors. Check out the vendors and their featured dishes below!