DES MOINES – Calling all bacon lovers! The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is this Saturday, February 15, 2019.
Frying up the bacon for it 12th year, the theme is “Hello Piggy – East Meats West.”
There will be over 50 food items on the menu.
“We’re probably going to have 10,000 people here at the world’s largest bacon festival. We take over the entire Iowa Events Center,” explains Brooks Reynolds, founder of the festival. “There are three levels with Club Sizzle, there’s a silent disco, there’s a bar, there is stuff everywhere!”
Twenty-two food vendors will bring their ‘chops’ to bacon the City of Des Moines.
Josh Holderness, a vendor and staff member at Gusto Pizza says, “There have been many years where we have sold out completely and have had to go to one of our restuarants and have them prep more.”
You must be at least 21-years-old to enjoy the crispy deliciousness of Bacon Fest!
The event is from 10am – 5pm.
You can purchase your tickets here or at the front doors of the Iowa Events Center.