Posted on 6/18/2018 by Alyssa Hubbard
Weekend Forecast: Blue Skies and Bacon
If you are still looking to make plans for the upcoming weekend, look no further! Head to the hills at Keystone Resort for the Bacon & Bourbon festival, happening this Saturday and Sunday, June 23 & 24, 2018.
If you've never been to this festival, you are in for a real treat. Thousands of pounds of bacon will be on hand for tasting, prepared in a multitude of ways. Some of the country's best bacon purveyors will be sizzling up classic strip-style bacon for tasting. You'll also see Keystone & Summit County restaurant vendors getting creative, creating all sorts of bacon flavored dishes to try. Bacon in pasta. Bacon on pizza. Bacon on top of bacon. Gourmet bacon dishes. Bacon street food. Bacon desserts. Bacon beverages and more! You'll find some of the most unique and interesting dishes, all incorporating bacon in unexpected ways at this festival, truly a bacon lovers dream!
There are 3 types of tickets available for the festival - a kids 'Piglet' ticket package, the 'Swamplin' Swine' mid-level ticket package and the 'Hungry Hog' ticket package- for those serious bacon lovers or anyone (21+) who wants in on the bourbon tasting. All ticket packages are good for a single day and include UNLIMITED bacon strip samples, varying numbers of the bacon 'cuisine' types of dishes, as well as a beverage or two and a commemorative event trucker hat. Book your tickets and lodging together with SummitCove to save up to 20% on the weekend. SummitCove has vacation condos located right in the heart of River Run Village, so you can walk to and from the festival.
Not a bacon lover? Have no fear! Skip the bacon tickets and just come to enjoy a beverage and the free live music. You can also head to any one of the village restaurants to enjoy a meal of your choice, bacon or not, at any time! Ticket & lodging packages will be on sale until 1 pm on Friday! Book now! Be sure to stop by the SummitCove tent once you are at the festival to pick up your free pair of pig-nose sunglasses!