Bacon Fest 2026
Awaken Bacon Nation ~ Everything is Better with Bacon! It's time to get your chops wet with BaconFest!
Event details
Sat, Aug 08 2026
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Bacon Fest 2026: Everything Goes Better with Bacon
What’s cookin’ this summer at Fraze? Why? Only the greatest food item on planet Earth - BACON
Saturday, August 8 from 4pm-10pm
Under the hot summer sun, savor the flavor of breakfast’s favorite side item. The event commemorating pork’s best side is back with more food and dishes that will make you want to kick off the front door. Whether you’re in the crispy bacon or chewy bacon camp, you’ll love this summer festival.
🧨 We’re talkin’ bacon-wrapped, bacon-stuffed, bacon-drizzled EVERYTHING:
🥟 Bacon Empanadas
🍫 Chocolate-Covered Bacon
🌭 Bacon-Wrapped Corndogs
🧁 Bacon Funnel Cakes
😵 And honestly, bacon things we didn’t even know were legal.
Live Entertainment
Enjoy FREE music all festival long on the Lincoln Park stage:
TBD
Participating Restaurants & Food Trucks (last year's menus - check back soon for updates!)
Baconlicous delights available last year included everything from bacon-wrapped smoked turkey legs and glazed bacon skewers to BLT grilled cheese, bacon garlic toast, pork belly gyros, candied bacon and chocolate covered bacon pretzels.
Discover the bacon-inspired dishes from these local restaurants and food trucks:
🍔 Amber Rose Restaurant – Bacon Smashburgers + Bacon Mac & Cheese
🍩 Batter Up Funnel Cakes – Bacon Funnel Cakes + deep-fried goodness
🌭 Dawghouse – BLT Dog, Pineapple Bacon BBQ Dog, Kansas City Dog & more
🔥 Dayton Barbecue Company – Smoked Bacon + Bacon Mac & Cheese
🌽 Eddie’s Roasted Corn – Fresh corn with bacon salt (YES.)
🥟 El Meson – The legendary Bacon Empanadas are BACK
🍭 Frios Gourmet Pops – Bacon & Coffee Espresso Pop + more frozen fun
🍩 Home Cooked Vibes – BLT & Monte Crisco Egg Rolls + Cinnamon Honey Bacon Donuts
🍔 Lilia's Outside Cafe – Bacon Cheeseburgers, Chicken Bacon Tacos, Award-Winning Bacon Fries & even a Bacon Cobb Salad for the “healthy” crowd
🥢 Little Boijon Asian Cuisine – Bacon Egg Rolls and more crispy creations
🍚 Louisiana Passion Catering – Bacon Jambalaya that'll make your soul dance
🔥 Renny Henny’s Wings – Bacon Fries + their mouthwatering wings
🧇 Tasty Bacon – Millionaire Bacon Stuffed Waffles with Hot Honey + a Bacon Corn Dog that dreams are made of
🥪 1776 Grill – The OG: Bacon-Stuffed Garlic Toast Grilled Cheese (and YES, it's award-winning)
🍦 Whit’s Frozen Custard – Maple Bacon Donut & Bourbon Bacon frozen custard (cold, creamy, and unreasonably good)
🍫 Sweet-umms – Chocolate Covered Bacon, Bacon Banana Pudding, AND Bacon Sweet Potato Dream Cake – because your dessert should come with a side of bacon too
Photos: Bacon Fest 2026
Amber Rose - Bacon Fest
Amber Rose - Bacon Fest
Batter Up Funnel Cakes - Bacon Fest
1776 Grill bacon stuffed grilled cheese - Bacon Fest
Original, Award Winning, Bacon Stuffed Garlic Toast Grilled Cheese! That’s it…that’s the menu!
Lilia's Outside Cafe - Bacon Fest
Lilia's Outside Cafe - Bacon Fest
Lilia's Outside Cafe - Bacon Fest
Lilia's Outside Cafe - Bacon Fest
Bacon Fest 2025 - Lilia's Outside Cafe
Bacon Fest - Sweet-umms Pineapple & Bacon Upside Down Cake
Pineapple, Bacon, and BOURBON Upside Down Cake – bold, boozy, and baked with attitude.
Bacon Fest - Sweet-umms The Best Damn Sweet Potato & Bacon Dream Cake
It’s sweet, it’s salty, it’s basically dessert nirvana.
Crackd Potatoes - Tasty Bacon's Food Truck
Big Patty - Tasty Bacon's Food Truck
Tasty Way Corn Dog - Tasty Bacon's Food Truck
Tasty Bacon's Menu - Bacon Fest
Bacon Fest - Whit's Centerville
Bacon Fest - Whit's Centerville
Home Cooked Vibes - BLT Bacon Monte Cristo Eggrolls
Also look for our Bacon Caesar Sprouts and Bacon Cinnamon Roll Donuts!
Fraze Pavilion
Miami Valley Restaurant Association.
