Pennsylvania Bacon Fest Named One Of The Country’s Best Fall Festivals
Nowadays, it seems there is a festival for just about everything. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as we have a new appreciation for getting together with like-minded people and celebrating. In that spirit, Fifty Grande released a report that details the best fall festivals in the country, and Bacon Fest in Pennsylvania made the list.
This event takes place on November 4 and 5 in Easton. “Go absolutely hog wild at this family event made for pigging out,” Fifty Grande explains. This event was initially a farmer’s market experience. Now, Bacon Fest in Easton is in its 12th year.
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Though these two days are certainly centered around crunching on some bacon strips, this festival has evolved into a multi-faceted experience. To start, there are expected to be over 150 vendors that participate. There are also four different live music stages where 35 different artists will perform over the two days. These stages are also very appropriately named; the Hog Wild stage, Piglets stage, Swine stage, and Farm to Fest stage. Then, there’s the “Racin’ Bacon” 5K race. This occurs on Sunday, November 6.
What else is there? Well, a Bacon and Brew tasting is always a fan favorite. Entry is just $2 for the general festival. This fee goes towards benefiting the Greater Easton Development Partnership.
PA Bacon Fest describes their festival which was named among the best fall events in the country as “Two days of grease, love, and happiness.”
This is a family-friendly weekend. Both days begin at 10 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Some of the bacon specialties you can expect to find here include a bacon bloody Mary, bacon sticky buns, a bacon cannoli, and bacon on a stick.
To explore all the details about Easton’s Bacon Fest, including parking information and the music lineup, you can visit PaBaconFest.com.
Places with the Best Apple Cider in the U.S.
Apple cider season is here. There’s just something special about having apple cider in the fall. You can have it any season, but it just tastes better in the fall. What’s more, if it’s chilly out, it’s extra delicious to have hot apple cider with a dash of cinnamon. So, what are some spots with the best apple cider in the U.S.?
Before we get to today’s apple cider, let’s look at some of the interesting history of apple cider. According to Washington State University, the very “first recorded references to cider date back to Roman times,” and, “in 55 BCE Julius Caesar found the Celtic Britons fermenting cider from native crabapples. The people of northern Spain were making sidra before the birth of Christ.” That’s so wild to think about.
Moreover, according to SmithsonianMag.com, “Evidence of apple trees growing along the banks to the Nile River can be found dating back to about 1300 B.C., but there’s no evidence that ancient Egyptians ever used them for cider. However, considering how much the Egyptians enjoyed beer (and that they were one of the first cultures to brew it), they did have some notion of the joys of fermenting alcoholic beverages.”
In other words, apple cider dates back a long, long time. In fact, apples are as old as time, really. Remember the Biblical story where Eve at the apple? There you have it. Even though apples are very ancient, the way that we eat them today is not. There are so many different ways to enjoy apples and apple cider in the fall. With that in mind, let’s get into the best apple cider in the U.S. What’s your favorite spot to get local apple cider? Reach out to us on social media and give us your picks.
Spots with the Best Apple Cider in the U.S.
Jeff Gorra is a Boston-based writer who has been with Beasley Media Group since the beginning of 2023. He writes about restaurants and food, as well as sports and rock music. His experience also includes show hosting and in-depth creative writing in rock and reggae dub music. Jeff’s an avid surfer, New York Giants, and Pearl Jam fan, however, if you make unforgettable pizza, he is sure to find you.