A beautiful plate of pulled pork rests before being sold at the Kentucky State Barbecue Festival on September 7th, 2019 in Danville, KY. John Scarpa/Advocate-Messenger

The ninth annual Kentucky State BBQ Festival attracted huge crowds to Wilderness Trail Distillery on Lebanon Road in Danville over the weekend.

Though statistics weren’t immediately available from organizers, festival attendance appeared strong based on observations by The Advocate-Messenger.

Photos by John Scarpa

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