November 8, 2014 | 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$20; $40 (VIP)
The DeltaPlex
2500 Turner Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 United States
Contact:
Phone
6164471500

Additional Information

The second annual BaCon: A Bacon & Beer Celebration is a foodie festival featuring bacon-inspired dishes and drinks on Nov. 8 at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center.

Think bacon-stuffed peppers, bacon-and-maple-glazed donuts, bacon vodka and bloody mary bar, Greek yogurt cheesecake with candied bacon, bacon Cracker Jack popcorn, bacon peanut butter and jelly and peanut butter and maple bacon milk stout. And that was just last year's dishes for the inaugural event.

Ravenna-based Creswick Farms is the corporate sponsor, and restaurants and breweries will be on hand at BaCon.

The participating restaurants compete for awards for best, most creative and most popular dishes.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 10, with $20 buying four drink tickets and six food tickets; and $40 purchasing a VIP package with eight drink tickets, 12 food tickets and a souvenir BaCon apron. They can be purchase at The DeltaPlex box office, 2500 Turner Avenue NW in Grand Rapids, or online.

A $3 discount is given to ticket buyers bringing a Kids' Food Basket donation item to The DeltaPlex box office.