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Fancy Farm picnic underway with barbecue, music and politics

The 146th annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic is underway with tons of food, plenty of music and an infamous afternoon of political stump speeches.

Friday night kicked off with a fish fry and 5K run.

Saturday started early with barbecue pork and mutton on sale by the pound. At 10, barbecue sandwiches go on sale along with hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza and ice cream. Or you can enjoy the home-cooked meal at the parish hall. All-day bingo starts at 10.

Fancy Farm's famous political stump speeches happen at 2 p.m. As of earlier this week, fifteen candidates for national and state offices said that they would be in attendance.

For the third straight year, Governor Andy Beshear declined an invitation to the event. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Monday that he would not be attending the picnic for health reasons.

The food and fun continues all day. along with music from Seeing Red from 7 til 10.

See the full schedule and other details at the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in KY Facebook page .


(AP file photo)
 
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