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145th annual Fancy Farm Picnic takes place Aug. 2
Saturday, August 2, marks Kentucky’s 145th Fancy Farm Picnic, but the celebration started on Friday. The “blessing of the ...
What to know about Fancy Farm, Kentucky's annual political picnic
Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic, a political event combining barbecue and speeches, will be held August 2nd. The highly anticipated day of politics and barbecue is almost here for Kentucky politicos and ...
Al Gore, blood hounds, the Terminator. Photos of Fancy Farm from over the years
In a 2015 interview with Kentucky Educational Television, Mark Wilson, the then-chairman of the political speaking for the ...
Who is the first female speaker to ever emcee at Fancy Farm?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman has made history during St. Jerome’s Fancy Farm picnic. Ashli Watts will serve as the emcee in the picnic’s 145-year history. Watts currently serves as the president and CEO ...
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Fancy Farm 2025 is shaping up to be a Republican free-for-all
This weekend, Kentucky politicians hoping to make an impression with voters will travel to far West Kentucky for the annual ...
Democrats largely a no-show at Fancy Farm. Voters say it harms their message
Republicans mocked the Kentucky Democratic Party's absence at Fancy Farm this year. Some Democratic voters saw their absence as a warranted target.