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September 9-11, 2016
Constitution Square Historic Site
Danville, Kentucky
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Big Green Egg Raffle • Door Prizes
Ole Hickory Pits CTO Raffle
Green Mountain Grill Raffle
50/50 Raffle
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It’s the Taste of America
And it’s coming to Danville, KY again!
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Legends of Barbecue
Mike Mills • Moe Cason • Peg Leg Porker
Garry Roark • Craig Kimmel • Shelly Hunt
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Kids play area and activities
Family Friendly Festival
Food and Merchandise Vendors
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5 of top 7 finishers at the
2016 Memphis in May BBQ Competition
will be in Danville, KY cooking for YOU!
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Thank You, Danville Kentucky!
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A BIG Thank You! to this year’s Pitmasters!!!
They traveled many miles to cook for you. Thank you:
Carey Bringle, Peg Leg Porker, Nashville, TN
Moe Cason, Moe Cason BBQ, Des Moines, IA
Shelly Frisch, Desperados BBQ, Angola, NY
Craig Kimmel, Firehouse BBQ, DeLand/Orlando, FL
Mike and Amy Mills, 17th Street Barbecue, Murphysboro, IL
Garry Roark and Leslie Roark Scott, Ubon’s BBQ, Yazoo City, MS
And another BIG Thank You! to Tim Mikeska, who drives 18 hours to be with you at the Festival. Tim was our Official Emcee this year and we hope you enjoyed him as much as we did.
Tim Mikeska of Mikeska Brands, and member of the First Family of Texas BBQ. Tim Mikeska – Volunteer Festival Announcer – Tim Mikeska is CEO of Mikeska’s Bar-B-Q Inc. and owns Mikeska Brands. He drives hours from Taylor, Texas to join the Festival and be our announcer for three days. READ MORE »
A huge kudo to Pat Morley of Catfish Sound for his talented and expert handling of our sound, for hiring and production for the bands and for all of the support he gives the Festival stage. And thank you to the bands Pat arranged to provide that outstanding music for you. You were all wonderful.
And a big thank you to Mike Sutherland, co-owner of Brother’s BBQ of Danville, KY for his generosity. Mike opens his doors and kitchen to the visiting Pit Masters when they may need a place to cook and prepare special parts of their meals. He also provides his restaurant as a late-night spot for the Pit Masters to chill out and enjoy the comraderie of the other Pit Masters.
And thanks to the Kentucky State BBQ Festival Committee and all of our volunteers for all of the hard work they put into making this event a success!
And to Mayor Mike Perros and the City Commission of Danville, Danville City Manager Ron Scott, Danville Police and Fire Departments, the Boyle County Fiscal Court and Judge Executive Harold McKinney, the Danville/Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Heart of Danville Main Street Program, the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce and all the other officials and local offices that supported us in making the Kentucky State BBQ Festival possible.
Thank you to all of our Sponsors who have made the commitment to helping the Festival thrive and our Vendors for their undying support.
And last, but certainly not least, thanks to all of you who come from all over the U.S. and the world to enjoy the best BBQ in America and support Heart of Kentucky United Way. Without you, there would be no Festival. We had visitors from 48 states and several foreign countries this year. We love you all. See you next year!
Whether you spell it BBQ, Barbeque or Barbecue, it’s the taste of America. The 7th Ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival will be coming back to Danville, Kentucky September 8-10, 2017!
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