Bursting with flavour
Kingaroy BaconFest is a three-day sizzling food festival that will tantalise your taste buds!
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SunPork Virtual SmokeOff
Sadly, the SunPork Smoke Off could not go ahead this year 😥
In order to keep the Smoke Off ALIVE for 2020, and to celebrate Kingaroy BaconFest from home, SunPork Fresh Foods got their favourite chefs and BBQ teams to put together a series of masterclasses featuring your favourite cuts of PORK! -
BaconFest Big Breakfast at Home
Leading up to BaconFest weekend, prepare and create a breakfast experience in your own home. A creative big breakfast recipe by Chef Roberta from the Saucy Fork Functions: Cooking Classes:Catering.
Participants are encouraged to utilise local produce and share where you have sourced your ingredients from. Capture your experience with a photo and send via private message to the Kingaroy BaconFest Facebook page by Sunday 23 August.
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Welcome to Kingaroy BaconFest
We want to capture Australia’s imagination by hosting a Festival that celebrates one of our nation’s favourite foods and highlights the importance of buying 100 percent Australian pork product.
Kingaroy BaconFest 2018 was our inaugural event. Kingaroy has been home to one of the country’s largest pork processing plants, Swickers, for more than 50 years. During that time it has grown to become one of the town’s biggest employers. The region also borders two of the state’s largest pig producing regions, the Darling Downs (where 56% of the state’s total pig herd are grown) and Wide Bay (30%).
While pork prices have taken a hit in recent times, consumer’s love for pork meat is growing faster than for any other protein and it was recently announced as the second most consumed meat in Australia. Bacon has an enormous following in the United States of America with countless websites, events, interest groups and product lines devoted to the food. Based on the experience of other Bacon-themed festivals in Australia (Freemantle WA and Newtown, Sydney NSW) we’re confident BaconFest in Kingaroy has the potential to attract thousands of visitors to town.
Unfortunately due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, the BaconFest Committee have cancelled the event for 2020. Please read our Media Release for more information. We look forward to seeing you in 2021.


Kingaroy / South Burnett
What to do, places to see, accommodation and more. Kingaroy is part of the South Burnett region and why not stay a while longer.... Discover the South Burnett
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Event Program
The majority of the events will be held in the centre of Kingaroy, Glendon St and the Town Hall forecourt.
2021 Program TBA
Sponsorship
Without our sponsors, this event would not take place. To view the Sponsorship Prospectus.
Learn More

No Pets
Kingaroy BaconFest does not allow dogs or any other pets to enter the Festival Precinct. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we are working on ways to minimise the inconvenience this may cause to your BaconFest celebrations. It is our recommendation that you leave your pets at home or with loved ones or to arrange a pet sitter from one of our local providers.


Welcome to Kingaroy BaconFest
We want to capture Australia’s imagination by hosting a Festival that celebrates one of our nation’s favourite foods and highlights the importance of buying 100 percent Australian pork product.
Kingaroy BaconFest 2018 was our inaugural event. Kingaroy has been home to one of the country’s largest pork processing plants, Swickers, for more than 50 years. During that time it has grown to become one of the town’s biggest employers. The region also borders two of the state’s largest pig producing regions, the Darling Downs (where 56% of the state’s total pig herd are grown) and Wide Bay (30%).
While pork prices have taken a hit in recent times, consumer’s love for pork meat is growing faster than for any other protein and it was recently announced as the second most consumed meat in Australia. Bacon has an enormous following in the United States of America with countless websites, events, interest groups and product lines devoted to the food. Based on the experience of other Bacon-themed festivals in Australia (Freemantle WA and Newtown, Sydney NSW) we’re confident BaconFest in Kingaroy has the potential to attract thousands of visitors to town.
Unfortunately due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, the BaconFest Committee have cancelled the event for 2020. Please read our Media Release for more information. We look forward to seeing you in 2021.
Kingaroy / South Burnett
What to do, places to see, accommodation and more. Kingaroy is part of the South Burnett region and why not stay a while longer.... Discover the South Burnett
Learn More
No Pets
Kingaroy BaconFest does not allow dogs or any other pets to enter the Festival Precinct. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we are working on ways to minimise the inconvenience this may cause to your BaconFest celebrations. It is our recommendation that you leave your pets at home or with loved ones or to arrange a pet sitter from one of our local providers.
Sponsorship
Without our sponsors, this event would not take place. To view the Sponsorship Prospectus.
Learn More
Event Program
The majority of the events will be held in the centre of Kingaroy, Glendon St and the Town Hall forecourt.
2021 Program TBA
Welcome to Kingaroy BaconFest
We want to capture Australia’s imagination by hosting a Festival that celebrates one of our nation’s favourite foods and highlights the importance of buying 100 percent Australian pork product.
Kingaroy BaconFest 2018 was our inaugural event. Kingaroy has been home to one of the country’s largest pork processing plants, Swickers, for more than 50 years. During that time it has grown to become one of the town’s biggest employers. The region also borders two of the state’s largest pig producing regions, the Darling Downs (where 56% of the state’s total pig herd are grown) and Wide Bay (30%).
While pork prices have taken a hit in recent times, consumer’s love for pork meat is growing faster than for any other protein and it was recently announced as the second most consumed meat in Australia. Bacon has an enormous following in the United States of America with countless websites, events, interest groups and product lines devoted to the food. Based on the experience of other Bacon-themed festivals in Australia (Freemantle WA and Newtown, Sydney NSW) we’re confident BaconFest in Kingaroy has the potential to attract thousands of visitors to town.
Unfortunately due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, the BaconFest Committee have cancelled the event for 2020. Please read our Media Release for more information. We look forward to seeing you in 2021.
Kingaroy / South Burnett
What to do, places to see, accommodation and more. Kingaroy is part of the South Burnett region and why not stay a while longer.... Discover the South Burnett
Learn More
Sponsorship
Without our sponsors, this event would not take place. To view the Sponsorship Prospectus.
Learn More
Event Program
The majority of the events will be held in the centre of Kingaroy, Glendon St and the Town Hall forecourt.
2021 Program TBA
No Pets
Kingaroy BaconFest does not allow dogs or any other pets to enter the Festival Precinct. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we are working on ways to minimise the inconvenience this may cause to your BaconFest celebrations. It is our recommendation that you leave your pets at home or with loved ones or to arrange a pet sitter from one of our local providers.