mint of mass lovebacon , but the residents of Brattleboro , Vermont , take their appreciation for the breakfast staple to a whole new level . Each September , the municipality hosts its one-year Baconfest — a solar day - long festivity filled with craft beer tastings , live music , a 5 K run shout the “ Hog Jog , ” and plenty of sizzle cure porc . This year , WCAX - TV theme , PDA hope to add a little mavin power to the minor town issue : They ’re campaigning for Kevin Bacon to show up .
The third one-year Baconfest will be held on Saturday , September 17 . The day ’s final activity is a movie star the actor , screened at Brattleboro ’s Latchis Theatre — and keeping with the wordplay , locals require to fulfil him in mortal , too . “ Who better to issue forth to Baconfest than Kevin Bacon ? ” Kate O’Connor , executive director of Brattleboro ’s chamber of commerce , said in an interview with WCAX .
Organizers have planted life - size cutouts of Bacon throughout the Ithiel Town and drawn-out festival invitations to the actor through social medium . Vermont ’s current regulator , Peter Shumlin ( who was bear in Brattleboro ) , and state senator Patrick Leahyeven get together the effortto bring theFootloose(1984 ) role player to town .
The actor has reportedly interpret the Baconfest tweets , but O’Connor told WCAX that she consider there ’s a “ pretty much zero ” chance he ’ll in reality land home the Baron Verulam and make an appearance . Still , she stay hopeful : “ We thought it ’s worth a try , and it ’s sort of kooky enough that perhaps there ’s a chance . " And if he does n’t show , she says , the town will reach out to the actor again next year .
For more information on Baconfest , visit the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce’swebsite , or check out the event’sFacebook page .
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