Plan Your Visit

What to Expect at the Festival

Insiders’ Guide for PA Bacon Fest

Parking/Traffic – Don’t wait until the day of the festival to figure out where you’re going to park. You’ll waste valuable festival time trying to find a parking spot! Park in our shuttle lot and we’ll get you right to the festival. Learn more.
Planning to bike here? We’ve got some handy details to make your trip easier. Visit our parking page for more information.
Dress for the weather – November in PA can be a mixed bag for weather – some years our festival is sunny and hot, other years we’re in cozy hoodies and gloves. Check the weather before you come and dress in layers so you don’t have to run back to your car. Need some hoodies or beanies while you’re here? Visit our Merch Stands in the festival grounds.

Families

Our festival is stroller-friendly, but please be aware that if you’re parking in our shuttle lot, you’ll need to collapse it to get on the bus.
If you’re bringing kiddos, we recommend throwing in wipes and water bottles in addition to the usual traveling essentials. Diaper changing stations are available at Easton Public Market, 325 Northampton St. Additionally, Sigal Museum will provide a quiet space for mothers to nurse and for parents to take a break.
Both Zone A and Zone B will have plenty of kid friendly activities and vendors, including the School of Rock performing music on the Montage Mountain stage across both days of PA Bacon Fest.

Both of the City of Easton parking garages are ADA accessible. Those garages are within walking distance of the festival, therefore do not have shuttle access. There is limited handicapped accessible parking available in our offsite shuttle lots on a first-come, first-served basis to vehicles displaying a state-issued handicapped plate or placard. Parking fees will apply. Shuttle buses do not have ramps/lifts etc. Please visit our parking page for more information.

Parking & Directions

Ride the BACON Shuttle. CASH ONLY.

Don’t get caught in festival traffic and waste valuable bacon-eating time! Festival goers are highly encouraged to avoid driving into the city and use our convenient Shuttle Lots that provide shuttle service to and from the festival.

A shuttle will take you to/from within two blocks of the festival. Shuttle drop off and pick up location is located at Northampton and Fifth St.
CASH ONLY! $20 per car, $100 per small shuttle bus, $200 per large bus, exact change is always appreciated.
All riders will be given a colored wristband that matches your shuttle. At shuttle pick up location from festival look for the appropriate colored shuttle (as indicated in each bus window) to return to your lot.
Shuttles will run approximately every 15 – 45 minutes through the height of the festival
Parking proceeds will benefit FAA Chapter 70 and the Civil Air Patrol. These volunteers are there to assist you, and work long hours so please be patient.
Shuttles have no lift ramps, anyone needing a chair lift should utilize downtown parking. Wheelchairs are welcome if they can be collapsed and loaded for transport and individual is able to manage the steps of the bus. Shuttles are not equipped with lifts.

Shuttle Locations

Shuttle Location #1: $20 per car, $100 per small shuttle bus, $200 per large bus

Parking: Braden Airpark, Forks Township, PA 18045
Times: Shuttle Service from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Festival Shuttle Stop: Northampton and Fifth Streets

Directions: PA-33 to PA-191 Exit North, East on Main Street, continue on Sullivan Trail South * follow signs to lot on right. (For GPS, the lot is NEAR Two T’s Mini Golf, 3521 Sullivan Trail, Easton, PA. Click here to view GoogleMaps to Bradens Airpark.

Shuttle Location #2 [CARS ONLY]: $20 per car

Parking: Northampton County Courthouse, Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042
Times: Shuttle Service from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Festival Shuttle Stop: Northampton & Fifth Streets

Directions: I-78 Easton Exit #75 to Morgan Hill Road North, North on Philadelphia Road, North on St. Johns Street, West on Washington Street * follow signs to lots on right and left. Click here to view GoogleMaps to nearby 669 Washington St., Easton, PA

There is limited handicapped accessible parking available in these lots on a first-come, first-served basis to vehicles displaying a state-issued handicapped plate or placard.

Shuttle Location #3: $20 per car, $100 per small shuttle bus, $200 per large bus

Parking: William Penn Park & Ride, Emrick Blvd., Easton, PA 18045
Times: Shuttle Service from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Festival Shuttle Stop: Northampton and Fifth Streets

Directions: From 78 West take exit 71 PA-33 N toward US-22/Stroudsburg, continue on PA-33 N, take William Penn Highway exit and continue to destination.

Click here for GoogleMaps to Park & Ride

Shuttles Provided By Easton Coach Palmeri Transportation

We encourage you to carpool as that not only reduces your overall parking costs, but it is the most efficient way to utilize the limited parking spots available.

City Parking Options

Larry Holmes Plaza Parking Lot off of Larry Holmes Drive ($30 per car, CASH ONLY)
City of Easton Fourth Street Parking Garage, South Fourth Street, Easton, PA 18042 ($20 per car, CASH ONLY)
City of Easton Intermodal Parking Garage, South Third Street, Easton, PA 18042, ($20 per car, CASH ONLY)
- BOTH of these garages are within walking distance to the festival, shuttle service is NOT available.
- Both garages are ADA Accessible.

Pedal Power

Skip the traffic and burn some calories by biking to PA Bacon Fest. Our festival and many Easton businesses are bike-friendly.

Here are some tips for cyclists:

Artist-designed bike racks are available throughout Downtown Easton – remember to bring your own lock. Learn more.
Downtown Easton is a 1/4-mile ride from the D&L Trail. Start your day at your favorite spot along the trail and stop at PA Bacon Fest to refuel with your favorite bacon snacks before heading back home. Check out the D&L’s Trip Planner to help plan your route. Please note: Once you leave the trail you’ll need to dismount, loop back on Route 611 West, then head north on Third Street to the festival grounds.
Need some air? The Easton Public Market, 325 Northampton St., has an air pump out front near its bike rack. There’s also a bike repair station, with a bike wash coming soon. Inside you’ll find restrooms, a refillable water bottle station and healthy snacks at the Highmark Farmstand.
Visit Trek Bicycle Easton while you’re in town. They’ve got everything you’ll need for your trip back.

Dine, Shop, & Explore

Easton is home to 80+ restaurants and eateries, museums, attractions and dozens of specialty boutiques. Explore what the city has to offer after the festival ends.

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Stay Awhile

Book your stay now to make it a bacon weekend! Please be advised, hotels will fill up fast for PA Bacon Fest weekend.

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