Come Celebrate All Things Bacon!
September 18th & 19th 2021
Heritage Park, River Falls WI
Welcome to Bacon Bash!
Bacon Bash celebrates all things bacon, complete with a variety of activities where young and old are invited to taste bacon-inspired dishes and partake in pig-themed activities including the popular pet parade, a variety of contests, arts and crafts fair, live music, and much more! “Foodies” who attend enjoy purchasing, tasting, and sharing bacon inspired dishes from as many vendors as possible to fully experience the event.
All Day Events
Food Vendors & Beer Garden
Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
Craft Vendor Fair
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
Kids Activities
Corn box, yard games, scavenger hunt, coloring pages & educational materials provided by the River Falls FFA & FFA Alumni
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
Piggies on the Kinni
Purchase a toy pig and watch it race down the Kinni with winners receiving prizes! All proceeds go to the River Falls FFA & FFA Alumni
Saturday 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Sunday 11:30am, 2:30pm
Pigs in the Park
Search for pigs hidden in River Falls public parks, and return to the Bacon Bash Information Tent or Chamber Office for a prize! Sponsored by Royal Credit Union.
The 2021 Bacon Bash will feature bacon-licious dishes from a variety of the region’s best local restaurants and food vendors! Click on the vendor below to view their website/Facebook page!
Smokey Treats BBQ
Babushka's Polish Foods
Agave Kitchen
Pocket Delights, LLC
Royal Concessions, LLC
Saturday
10am Bacon Bash Kick Off
Official Welcome & Pig Pardon
10:30am When Pigs Fly
Sponsored by Steiner Plumbing & Electric
Toy pigs flung from the rooftop
10:30am-12pm Live Music by Howard "Guitar" Leudtke
12-3pm Meat Raffle
Sponsored by Family Fresh Market
1-2:30pm Live Music by Miss Myra & the Moonshiners
1:30pm Kids Eating Contest
Sponsored by 3 Schweet Sisters
To participate, sign up at the Information Tent one hour prior to the event
2pm Adults Eating Contest
To participate, sign up at the Information Tent one hour prior to the event
2-4pm Beer & Wine Tasting Event
3:30-5pm Live Music by Jack Knife & the Sharps
6:30pm When Pigs Fly
Sponsored by Steiner Plumbing & Electric
7-10pm Live Music by Tim Sigler Band
Sunday
10am-4pm Car Cruze
10:30am When Pigs Fly
Sponsored by Steiner Plumbing & Electric
11-12:45pm Live Music by Tommy Bentz Band
12:00pm Kids Bacon Eating Contest
To participate, sign up at the Information Tent one hour prior to the event
12:30pm Adults Bacon Eating Contest
To participate, sign up at the Information Tent one hour prior to the event
1-3pm Beer & Wine Tasting Event
1:00pm Harmonica Lessons
2-4pm Live Music by Everett Smithson Band
2:00pm Pet Costume Contest
3:30pm When Pigs Fly
Sponsored by Steiner Plumbing & Electric
Do you want to be a part of Bacon Bash? Join our team of volunteers and have a front row seat to all the fun and festivities.
Please email your t-shirt size to info@rfchamber.com.
Click here to view shifts and sign up!
In addition to the bacon-inspired dishes, the 2021 Bacon Bash will feature unique craft vendors providing items from creative confections and fashionable finds to paintings and garden art.
Click here for the craft vendor application.
Thank You Sponsors!
Kristo Orthodontics - River Falls FFA & Alumni - Royal Credit Union - Smokey Treats BBQ
Steiner Plumbing & Electric - UWRF College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
3 Schweet Sisters - Angel's Pet World Too! - Belle Vinez - City of River Falls - Cracked Barrel Winery - Hudson Ford - Forestville Vines
Kwik Trip - River City Disposal - River City Stitch - River Falls Tire Co. - Rush River Brewing - Steele Towne RF
Swinging Bridge Brewing - The Nutty Squirrel - The Table on Main - UWRF College of Business and Economics