Fancy Farm Picnic

Fancy Farm Picnic organizers announced Thursday the emcee for the 143rd edition of the western Kentucky political tradition that draws around 10,000 people annually to hear political jabs and enjoy barbeque every August.

It’s Fancy Farm time in western Kentucky – when Graves County becomes the center of the state’s political sphere. And Kentucky Public Radio will be tracking all of the political happenings around the Purchase Area this weekend through this live blog.

Every year, thousands flood into the small Graves County community to talk politics and partake in pulled pork at the event put on by St. Jerome Catholic Church in Fancy Farm, setting the table for November’s election and other high profile state races, including next spring’s gubernatorial primary.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman have declined an invitation to this year’s Fancy Farm picnic in western Kentucky, leaving the annual political speaking event with only Republican speakers.

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