Activities & Events
Activities & Events
Bungee Jump
Location: East Northampton Street
Cost: $9/5 minutes
When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Official PA Bacon Merchandise
Location: Come visit us in Centre Square!
When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Pig & Wiener Dog Races Presented by The Morning Call
Location: East Northampton Street
Race Times: 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
When: Saturday & Sunday
Pigskin Lounge Presented by Sugardale
Escape the crowd, grab a beer and watch the football game
Location: South Third Street
When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Rock Climbing Wall
Location: East Northampton Street
Cost: $5/Climb
When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Costume Contest Presented by the Law Offices of Edward P. Shaughnessy
Come dressed in your bacony best and take home a trophy!
Location: Swine Stage, North Third Street
When: 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday Adult, child and dog, register 15 minutes prior to contest
Hog Calling Contest
Come give us your best squeal and take home a trophy!
Location: Swine Stage, North Third Street
When: 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday Adult and child, register 15 minutes prior to contest
Bacon Eating Contest Presented by Sugardale
How fast can you eat a pound of bacon? Let’s find out and you can take home the trophy!
Location: Piglets Stage, 2nd & Northampton Streets
When: Noon – 12:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday Adults, 18+, register 30 minutes prior to contest
Mascot Dash
Come cheer on your favorite mascot!
Location: Piglets Stage, 2nd & Northampton Streets
When: 2:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Farm to Fest Culinary Stage
Located in Centre Square across from Merch tent
Saturday
11 a.m. – Cheek to Cheek Challenge
Chef Matthew Feeser, of Breakaway Farms, vs. Chef Ryan Lukow, of Savory Grille. These chefs will compete in this culinary contest showcasing the whole hog. But there’s a twist! Audience members will be throwing darts to determine which piggy parts the chefs use! Hit the ‘bacon bull’s eye’ and you’ll get to sample their piggylicious creations! Have some fun while also learning about snout to tail cooking.
2 p.m. – All Shook Up: The Bacon, Banana and Peanut Butter Sandwich Showdown
Presented by the Highmark Farmstand
Nobody loved a good Bacon, Banana and Peanut Butter Sandwich better than The King himself! Don’t miss this wild and crazy Sandwich Showdown with Chef Bill ‘Billyum’ Poplawski, of State Cafe and Grill, and Chef Ada Chandler. Guests will enjoy an Elvis impersonator and lots of rockin’ tunes. Selfies with Elvis, Elvis Trivia, and great prizes for the audience including jars of Cape May Peanut Butter Co. peanut butter. Plus three lucky audience members will be selected to serve as judges!
Sunday
11 a.m. – The Big Ten: 10 Sizzling Bacon-Wrapped Tailgating Snacks
Hey sport fans, watch Chef Matthew Feeser, of Breakaway Farms, and Chef Ada Chandler show you how to score big at your next game day party and bring home a tasty win! Two audience members will receive the opportunity to serve as sous chefs. And the audience will get to cheer on their favorite team and vote for the best tailgating lineup! Fun football trivia and great audience giveaways too.
2 p.m. – Bacon Battle
Presented by Easton Farmers’ Market
Three premier Lehigh Valley chefs will display their culinary chops in the Bacon Battle. Chef Brad Shive, Grille 3501 (defending champion); Shawn Doyle CEC, Savory Grille; Chef Tyler Baxter, Culinary Arts Instructor at NCC, will vie for the 2021 Baconator title. Cheer them on as they cook their way through a mystery bag of challenging ingredients from the Easton Farmers’ Market – including a pound of pasture-raised bacon from Breakaway Farms. There will be culinary trivia and prizes for the audience, and one lucky audience member will be selected to serve as a guest judge!