Craft beer and bacon lovers rejoice—there are entire festivals dedicated to this beloved combination. If you want nothing more than a day spent tasting local brews and stuffing your face with sizzling bacon, these events are for you.
Bacon and Beer Classic
The folks behind this multi-city festival aren’t messin’ around. The Bacon and Beer Classic includes more than fifty bacon dishes and more than 100 craft beers, as well as games and contests. This fest takes place in iconic sports stadiums in Denver, Seattle, New York City, Chicago, Santa Clara, Indianapolis, and the Twin Cities. Get the skinny at baconandbeerclassic.com.
Bacon & Beer
Almost every major city in the United States is lucky enough to get its own Bacon & Beer Festival. From Austin to Philadelphia to Oakland and San Francisco, this traveling festival is put on by Eat Boston, a group that produces creative food-sampling events around the country as non-profit fundraisers. To find the Bacon & Beer festival closest to you or to learn more about Eat Boston, visit wheretoeat.in.