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Dolly Parton (aka Madison Hebbard from Toowoomba) was “bacon” people’s hearts at Kingaroy BaconFest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 23, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy sizzled at the weekend … and it’s not just the temperature we’re talking about.<\/p>\n

The annual Kingaroy BaconFest took over Glendon Street, part of Alford Street and inside and outside Kingaroy’s Town Hall.<\/p>\n

There were bacon (and pork) treats galore to enjoy plus pig-themed balloons, badges and shirts.<\/p>\n

Everywhere you looked there was an explosion of pink …<\/p>\n

This year’s event featured three stages: the Main Stage in the forecourt which hosted non-stop music plus traditional dancing, the Town Hall stage which featured celebrity chefs and producer talks, and the Sunpork Bacon Barn (at the rear of the Town Hall) held the Pinup Pageant, bacon-eating heats, dancing displays, kids’ activities, PIGJAM and the Beard of BaconFest competition.<\/p>\n

Competitors in the SunPork Smoke-Off BBQ competition lined Alford Street.<\/p>\n

This competition, an official round of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance national competition, was won by Grillas In The Mist with Dusty Que just one point behind (full results are online<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the fifth time that pork trotters have pounded the festival pavements of Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

BaconFest was launched in 2018 but the pandemic stopped it from going ahead in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n

The 2024 weekend kicked off in traditional fashion with the ticketed Wine And Swine cocktail party in the Town Hall Forecourt on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The area was turned into a glittering party zone for the evening.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s events outside the festival zone included the Rashers Rush on the South Burnett Rail Trail and regional bus tours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new attraction inside the festival area this year was Chiggy’s Skateboarding which was running skating displays and lessons at the rear of the Town Hall.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s Long Table Breakfast shifted into the Commercial Hotel this year and was accompanied by a “Pig’s Breakfast” in the Forecourt.<\/p>\n

Committee secretary Kylie van Schyndel said overall she was very happy with the way the weekend had worked out although the final attendance figures – and the breakdown of where people came from – will not be known for some time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although volunteers had been slow to come forward initially, there had been a surge as the weekend drew closer with almost 250 people – including children – helping out in different roles across the two days.<\/p>\n

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