Celebrating everything bacon: Kingaroy BaconFest 2023

BaconFest brought together food enthusiasts from across the state this weekend, celebrating everything bacon with epic eating and cooking competitions. PHOTO GALLERY.

BaconFest brought together food enthusiasts from across the state this weekend, celebrating everything bacon with epic eating and cooking competitions.

SunPork‘s BaconFest is renowned for its smoke-off contests, masterclasses, and a variety of uniquely crafted bacon delicacies.

This year, the spotlight was on an intense bacon eating competition, pitting passionate pork enthusiasts against each other in a sizzling competition.

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The two-day event attracted visitors from across Queensland who enjoyed the live music, cooking demos, an assortment of food trucks, and other festivities, all in honour of the Kingaroy pork industry.

Enthusiastic onlookers came together to witness the thrilling bacon eating contest, where fearless contestants eagerly accepted the challenge.

See all the photos from the day below:

Darren, Robert and Thomas at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Mr Bacon at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Alexis and Christian at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Rici at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Jeremy Davies at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Dolly Bacon Parton at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Damien and Lisa Beasley at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Jamie and children at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Bacon volunteers at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

A St Mary’s Catholic College music student at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Andrew and Mia Schloss at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Paul Scabachete at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Cheryl and Stuart at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Guests enjoying slushies at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Music students from St Mary’s Catholic College playing at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Stix and Sonia Cattel at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Ian and Sharon Gassman at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Cath, Bev, Dave, Neil and Mel from the Kingaroy Rotary Club at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Cedric Lopez and staff at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Daren Frob at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Lawson and Candy Braithwaite at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Nick from Carolina Smoke at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Daniel from Best of the Bratwurst at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Ruby Matt at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Ben and Kerrie from Queensland Ambulance Service at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Florence and Matt at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Jaimen Tunstall, Kieren Carney and Steve Ashcroft at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

FG’s Smokehouse at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Senior police liaison officer Roneece Cupitt and Nancy Furmstone at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Mark and Darryl at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Leoni, Dave and Julie from the Lions Club at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Ross and Christy Pointer at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Sherwin and Josef Scabachete at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Nat and Trent Gassman at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Jeff Ruffithis at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Bill and Helen Gassman at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Mitch Barnes and Justin Cardwell at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Terry, Pip, Darren and Mark from the Sunshine Coast, at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Crowds at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Tristan and Brendon Degen at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Musician at the Kingaroy BaconFest 2023.

Originally published as Celebrating everything bacon: Kingaroy BaconFest 2023