There's A Bacon Festival Happening In Iowa And It's As Amazing As It Sounds
By Kim Magaraci|Published January 14, 2019
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Kim Magaraci graduated Rutgers University with a degree in Geography and has spent the last seven years as a freelance travel writer. Contact: kmagaraci@onlyinyourstate.com
Iowans get a little bored in the winter, when the weather tempts us all to stay inside and watch the days roll by. Luckily, several Iowa entrepreneurs have found a solution to winter blues – at least for one day in February! If you’ve never attended the Iowa Bacon Festival, you’re really in for a treat. Read about it below.
On February 16th, 2019, the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines will be overtaken by four floors of Bacon.
This gigantic festival is an event for anyone 21 years of age or older, and right now, early bird tickets are on sale. Ticket packages range in price from $22.25 to $63.75, and you can see all the options right here
This is the festival's 11th year, and the theme is "East Meats West."
The 2019 festival celebrates the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Pig, as well as the strange, meat-based relationships Iowans have built with the people of Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan, since we sent them 36 Iowa pigs nearly six decades ago.
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For the past decade, the Iowa Bacon Board has worked tirelessly to create a festival dedicated to one of the most popular foods around - BACON!
The Iowa Bacon Board really goes all-out to ensure participants have the best time possible. Bacon samples, gourmet foods, live entertainment, and more are available to attendees.
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By the time you leave the Iowa Events Center, you'll be so full of bacon-topped foods that you might feel like a pig yourself.
Pictured is Doug Tonn's famous "Coffee Sriracha Bacon" made from Berkwood Farms pork, and it's just one example of the mouthwatering meats that you'll want to snack on again and again.
Don't forget to try one of the oddest treats at the festival each year: chocolate covered bacon.
It's one thing that sells out quickly, so make the chocolate booth one of your first stops. The combination of sweet chocolate and savory, flavorful bacon is certainly something you'll love.
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Mark your calendar and grab your tickets now, because this is one festival you won't want to miss.
Iowa has the BEST winter festivals. If you can’t make to Des Moines for this giant Iowa Bacon Festival, maybe you’ll find fun in Clear Lake, where there’s Incredible Kite Festival In Iowa That’s A Must-See. Who says winter has to keep us all cooped up?!
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