For the fourth year, the Oakland Bacon & Beer Festival will provide savory bites, plus microbrews to complement them — and all for a good cause.

The event, which runs from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Market Building at Jack London Square, is the major annual fundraiser for Oakland Grown, an organization that supports the city’s indie businesses and artists.

Providing the bacon bites will be an array of chefs, caterers and bakers, including those from alaMar, CHICA, Chop Bar, Cynthia Bloebaum, Fist of Flour Pizza Co., Flip N Soul, Grease Box, Grilled Cheese Guy, Miss Arepita, Pacific Coast Brewing, Parlour, Plank, Sunny Side Up Food Truck, Tart Bakery, Tay Ho and Thirsty Bear

Breweries scheduled to participate Alameda Island Brewing, Ale Industries, Almanac, Altamont Beer Works, Bison Organic Beer, Calicraft, Cleophus Quealy, Crooked City Cider, Drake’s Brewing, Eel River, EJ Phair Brewing Co, Faction Brewing, Firestone Walker, HenHouse Brewing Co., Hermitage Brewing, Iron Springs, Mendocino Brewing Co., North Coast Brewing Co., Oldkan, Speakeasy Ales and Lagers, Sudwerks, Thirsty Bear and Uncommon Brewers.

Tickets for entry and beer, bacon samples cost $47; click here to buy online. Heads up: Last year’s event sold out in advance.