International Bacon Day

International Bacon Day
Date	Saturday before US Labor Day
Observances	Social gatherings; eating bacon

International Bacon Day or Bacon Day is an unofficial observance, Bacon Day is held on the Saturday before Labor Day U.S.A. (the first Monday of September).

Bacon day celebrations typically include social gatherings during which participants create and consume dishes containing bacon, including bacon-themed breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and drinks. Bacon Day gatherings may also include the consumption of soy bacon or turkey bacon.

Bacon Day was conceived in Massachusetts in 2000 by the residents of the Crag, and was supplemented in 2004 by a group of CU Boulder (Colorado) graduate students. Bacon Day in Manchester UK is celebrated by several students on the 14th January, prior to January examinations as a distraction from revision. Bucknell students are also known for their bacon day celebrations, calling themselves "Meatheads", and gorging on as much bacon as possible.

See also

• Bacon
• Bacon mania
• List of bacon dishes

References

• "2nd Annual Bacon Day Celebrates Bacon’s Appeal", National Pork Board Magazine, Tuesday, August 4, 2009
• September 5th: International Bacon Day, Bacon Jew Blog
• September 5th is International Bacon Day, Bacon Today
• International Bacon Day Blog
• International Bacon Day!, Gone-Ta-Pott.com
• Royal Bacon Society
• Happy Bacon Day, The Daily Pork
• Table Conversations: Evan Salim Tampa Tribune, September 3, 2009

Further reading

• "A new wave of cured-pork mania", The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, Thursday, August 27, 2009
• "International Bacon Day", the Daily Dish, Toronto Life Magazine, Thursday, August 27, 2009
• "One Slice is Never Enough: More Bacon to Feed Your Jones", New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Friday, August 14, 2009
• "Would You Like A Little Bacon In That Martini?" "All Things Considered," NPR, July 25, 2010