Beer & Bacon Festival

Sat, Jun 6, 2026 12:00 PM - Sat, Jun 6, 2026 5:00 PM
Expo Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St., Garden City, Idaho, 83714
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Description

Get ready for a full day dedicated to two of life’s greatest things: bacon and beer. This year’s event is extra special as we celebrate Sockeye Brewing’s 30th Anniversary, and we’re marking the occasion by showcasing 30 different Sockeye beers throughout the day.

Local vendors will be serving up a variety of creative bacon-focused dishes, from crispy classics to bold bacon creations. Come hungry because the food is all about the bacon.

We’ll also be welcoming some of our brewery friends as guest breweries, so stay tuned for updates as we share more on who will be joining us.

Enjoy live music the entire time, explore local vendors, and hang out with friends while playing lawn games like cornhole. Bring a chair so you can relax, grab a beer, and settle in for a fun, laid-back day.

What to expect:

  • Bacon-inspired food from local vendors
  • 30 Sockeye beers available as part of our 30th Anniversary celebration
  • Live music throughout the event
  • Local vendors and community partners
  • Lawn games, like cornhole and more
  • Bring a chair and enjoy the day

Your Ticket Includes:

• Up to 15 bacon dish tastings

• Up to 10 beer tastings

• A take-home Bacon & Beer tasting glass

• Lanyard koozie

LIVE MUSIC:

Bread & Circus Band

Rougarou Rounders

FOOD LINE-UP: 

Sockeye Grill 

Berryhill Bacon

Kanak Attack

Pel Appino Catering

Liberty Pizzeria

Wok N Roll

EVENT DETAILS:

  • 12 PM - 5 PM
  • Tickets: $45
  • 21+ only (valid ID required) - No Children Allowed
  • No pets allowed (service animals only)

Come hungry, bring your crew, and celebrate 30 years of Sockeye with a full day of bacon, beer, music, and good times.

Organizer

Venue

Expo Idaho
5610 N Glenwood St., Garden City, Idaho, 83714

Customer Reviews

4.3 35 Ratings
Tyson "Howdy" Cardon
Jun 21, 2026

Much love - great to see the event thrive the way it has and I'll miss you all :)

Jeanette Walthall
Jun 12, 2026

A large group of family and friends has been attending Beer and Bacon since its inception. The event has really found its footing since locating to the fairgrounds, and this year was great! We won’t talk about the year it was held inside. 😉

Barbara Cobb
Jun 11, 2026

We had a wonderful time. A good selection of food and beer.

John Drynan
Jun 9, 2026

My first time but it was a great event with lots of choices for beer and bacon bites. The little cup sling was too small to be useful and it would have been nice to have some Sockeye Merch for sale since it is their 30th. I hope to attend next year. My Bacon and Salmon outfit with baconsalmon fishing pole was a hit with many attendees!

Janie Tafoya
Jun 9, 2026

Great time! So many beer and food choices and the music was great!

I was a bit disappointed that the food was cold, it would be nice if it had been warm.

It was a great day!

James Herrett
Jun 9, 2026

A bit smaller crowd than previous years but it was still quite fun. Hard to go wrong with Bacon and beer. We'll be back.

ROBERT PATRAW
Jun 8, 2026

My favorite type of beer is of the Belgian variety. Two Belgian samples were displayed as options... including Sherk which I LOVE. Neither could be poured for some kind of hookup issues? That was infinitely frustrating.
Was in shock at the number of drink tickets provided - that's a lot of alcohol! Very generous, and loved seeing some of the higher end barrel-aged options available to sample. Really glad we all opted to ride our bikes to this event!
Food variety was decent, I think the bacon mac and cheese was rather spectacular, winner was probably the bacon wontons (first of the options to run out).
Everybody partaking of the event was pleasant, those pouring /serving beverages were kind - great atmosphere. For the price, this was a win and will certainly repeat. Can't give 5 stars being 0-2 on Belgian options though :)

MacDonald Hamner
Jun 8, 2026

Had a good time at Sockeye Beer and bacon. Music was good, Beer was great the amount allowed was perfect. My only negative was the food. Food was cold and extremely small portioned however with amount allowed we weren’t starving. What I would suggest is add a few food trucks with bacon forward menus.

Gary Cooper
Jun 8, 2026

We had a great time and enjoyed great beer and bacon. Hopefully next year there will be more bacon booths. Sockeye Brewery, keep up the fantastic work that you’re doing. It doesn’t go unnoticed

Christina Chamberlain
Jun 8, 2026

I always enjoy this event. I would have liked to have other beer vendors other than Sockeye and more cider options. It would also be great if we were to receive a print out of the different beers with a check box to indicate which ones we've tried. Still loved this year's event, you did a great job. The food was fabulous.

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