A local animal activist group has set up shop outside Fremantle's Bacon Festival in a bid to turn people away from the event.
The Perth Pig Save group is a branch of the Animal Liberation WA organisation, and has staged a protest outside the Esplanade Hotel since Saturday.
The group is hoping to refute the festival's claim that 'everything's better with bacon', and educate attendees about 'standard' pig farming practices in Australia.
Advocate Jen Regan said the event organisers were aware of the group's intentions.
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"We have been assigned a member of the police force who we can contact if we encounter any problems. Our demonstrations are 100 per cent peaceful and we don't tolerate any violence or aggression from our supporters," she said.
"We use events like this to just present information without emotion. We invite people to ask the question... it's up to them to question their own choices."
The group attracted around 50 protesters over the two days, and put on a spread of vegan alternatives for punters to try before entering. Punters could also choose to watch a short piece of footage about pig farming practices in exchange for a cupcake or cookie.
Ms Regan said she believed the protest had been successful.
"We feel we have been successful if we plant the seeds in only a few minds," she said.
"Even if a handful of people start to see pigs for the intelligent sentient individuals that they truly are, many positive things can come of this. After all, most of us activists were once meat eaters ourselves."
But it seems activists aren't the only thing the festival needs to worry about, after reviews on social media expressed concern about the event's seeming inability to cater for the number of attendees it attracted.
"Better luck with the event next year guys, I think you'll manage the size of the crowds in the park over the road a bit easier, it was way too packed in that room. That and the music was way too loud, it would be nice to be able to have a conversation without shouting at each other. Hopefully this will be the first of many bacon festivals," one posted.
The Festival said it hadn't expected the sheer number of punters, and event staff was scrambling to cater for the crowd.
"We've had a massive crowd in today so far... more than some of our stalls anticipated. They've sent out for more supplies for tonight's session in the meantime most stalls are still available along with drinks and live music!"