Serving Bacon

As a competitive bacon team, you will be expected to staff your booth with at least (2) people to serve bacon creation, speak with bacon enthusiasts and have a bacon-tastic time.  Your staff is encouraged to wear and distribute branded items to promote your bacon and team.  Banners and themed décor are encouraged as well.  PLEASE NOTE:  Bacon teams are expected to observe the strictest compliance with state and county food safety codes. You will not be able to cook bacon at your booth location.

Bacon Competition

A people’s choice judged bacon tasting competition will take place during each session of the Bacon and Barrels event.  Teams will be competing for “Best taste” each session as well as “most creatively themed booth” and “most enthusiastic team”.  Prizes are:

Insurance:

All Teams are required to carry liability insurance.  Please attach a copy of your current Certificate of Insurance.  Minimum insurance coverage is $1 million per occurrence and $2 million per aggregate.  Upon approval of this application, all participating bacon teams will be required to have Jackson County Fair Board, Jackson County Elected officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers added as additionally insured for general liability for this event.

Certification:

All bacon and meat products provided must be USDA approved for the consumption and sale in the united states.

Confirmation:

Please sign and date below where indicated to confirm the validity of the information you have provided within this application and your intent to participate.

Submitting the application does not indicate acceptance into the event. 
Deadline to apply: February 1, 2022 or when 16 teams have qualified for competition