PEORIA — If it’s true that everything is better with bacon, a jazz festival slated for September on the Peoria riverfront has gotten a lot more appetizing.

The Peoria Park District was in the process of planning the event, scheduled for Sept. 13, with help from the Central Illinois Jazz Society in booking musical acts. Event planner Annette Begner stepped forward to add a bacon element, and the festival now has a name: “An Evening of Jazz with a Side of Bacon and Kegs.”

The festival will run from noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 13 on the riverfront and feature entertainment from John Miller and The Romaniacs, Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe, David Hoffman and Friends, Central Illinois Jazz Train, JC and the Redemption and Adam Larson. Ticket prices have not yet been announced.

Begner is hoping to attract chefs, mixologists and merchants to offer bacon-related foods and products.

“We want interesting, new things, like bacon-flavored cotton candy, so people can have something they don’t normally have,” said Begner, who notes the festival is a tribute to her husband, a bacon enthusiast.

A “5keg” run/walk will feature stopping points that include bacon brownies and live entertainment. The event will also name a “Miss Bacon” and “Mr. Keg Belly.”

Vendors who are interested in participating can contact Begner at 678-8898.