By Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com

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You get 80,000 people together for a food festival weekend in Easton, and things are bound to get a little weird.

Needless to say, there were some strange things to see Saturday at PA Bacon Fest, which continues 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in Centre Square.

Here’s a collection of some of our most unusual findings on the day.

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The costumes

You don’t see a chef and bacon queen on stilts every day. And there’s something unsettling about seeing a pig cozying up to a smiling slice of bacon. And even more unsettling when he stares at you while eating it.

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"Hey girl, let me try some of your bacon!" Sooo much good bacon here! @pabaconfest is always a good time for me an… https://t.co/kuz6pOBBxp pic.twitter.com/OrQDkuqPBy — Nobel Vale (@TheNobelOne) November 4, 2017

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Bruce Parry's spontaneous decision to buy a pig mask on the way to Bacon Fest from Mount Pocono made for a rather surreal experience watching him eat bacon in Centre Square.

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The events

Pigs and weiner dogs raced before an appreciative audience. But who wouldn’t cheer for dogs dressed as … well, dogs. And who needs mechanical bulls when you have a mechanical boor? Well, maybe a beef fest somewhere.

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The food

There are more kinds of bacon than you can shake a stick at. Also, you can get bacon on a stick from at least three vendors. Do you get a side of hyperbole with the “bacon and seafood orgasm?”

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Yummy bacon s’more, freshly made by Boy Scouts at @PABaconFest. We are on the east side, near the Free Bridge and Bouncy Pig Pen. pic.twitter.com/YQ3coUclGm — Kenneth Newquist (@NukeHavoc) November 4, 2017

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You can find more over-the-top culinary options, including bacon cannoli, bacon beers and bacon sundaes, here.

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The ... well, everything really

Bacon floss? It’s real, and (apparently) it’s popular. Supplies ran out Saturday at the Freysmiles orthodontics tent but should be restocked for Sunday.

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B&PCo is so ready for @PABaconFest with some bizarre bacon-themed novelties. Yes, those are REAL Bacon&Cheese flavored #crickets pic.twitter.com/FP0FJpMHbT — Book & Puppet Co. (@bookandpuppet) November 4, 2017

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When you take a step back from Bacon Fest, you can see a haze hovers over Easton's Centre Square as bacon and other food is grilled Saturday morning.

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More strange sights surely await in Day 2. Let us know what you see.

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