PLUMSTED – If you like bacon, toys or nostalgia, New Egypt was the place to be recently as a number of outdoor events returned to the township.
Baconfest was held on the grounds of Laurita Winery who once again hosted the event. It featured a variety of food trucks – several of which featured servings of bacon on the menu. And of course there was a variety of wines.
Attendees paired up the delicious wines with the many delicious food offerings available from the onsite food trucks. Music was also part of the mix as diners listened to some live musical artists.
There was also face painting for children and cornhole competitions. Attendees also enjoyed fire pits, and fireworks that went off at dusk for the weekend event.
A few weeks later the Big Kids Toy Show which is coordinated by the Big Kids Toy Store was held at the New Egypt Flea Market. It featured a variety of vendors of vintage toys, models, action figures, comic books, graphic novels, T-shirts, Funko Pops and you could even have your photo taken with ET the Extraterrestrial, the popular alien of the same name from the classic 1982 motion picture.
The bicycle and space backdrop were part of a photo motif recreating a scene from the famous science fiction film. A vendor added that in front of their business to add to the fun atmosphere of the day and a number of those who attended stopped to have their photo taken in front of it.
The Big Kids Toy Show drew many families but most of the shoppers were adult collectors of vintage items such as Star Wars and super hero action figures. The show has a fall and spring event each year.
The New Egypt Flea Market was also the setting for the second Pop Culture Show at the same location the following day. That event expanded from collectible items to a wide variety of pop culture items from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Items included political buttons, vintage record albums, T-shirts, posters and other items.
