Earlier this year, the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce decided the annual festival was no longer in line with their mission .
“We didn’t feel that it was in the best interest of our members for us to hold a community event,” said Margaret Cannell , the executive director of the chamber.
But the Hillsborough community wasn’t ready to let the festivities go, and the Hog Day Committee was formed. The committee will be putting on the event this year instead of the chamber.
Craig Lloyd , vice chair of the committee and former executive director of the chamber, said the committee used support from the community and help from the chamber to set things in motion.
“We have put together an all-star team of volunteers,” he said.
In the past, Hog Day has drawn crowds upward of 20,000 people with visitors and businesses coming from all over North Carolina.
This year’s event will be held on June 20 and 21 with a theme of “Taking Home the Bacon.”