This September 6-8, 2013, Danville will be alive with the sites, sounds and smells of the third ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival. Mystical blue smoke will fill the air and Pulled Pork Shoulder, Texas Beef Brisket, Ribs and more will fill your soul. This year's festival promises to be a fun-filled and exciting time. Come on out and be a part of this very special event. The festival will feature well-known pitmasters: Moe Cason, Ponderosa Barbecue, Des Moines, IA, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist; Shelly Hunt, Desperado's Barbecue, Angola, NY; Melissa Cookston, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist, 2 time Memphis in May Champion and owner of Memphis Barbecue Co., Horn Lake, MS and Fayetteville, NC; Craig Kimmel, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist, Food Truck Challenge, DeLand, FL; Carey Bringle, Peg Leg Porker, Nashville, TN; Shane Draper, Draper's BBQ, Cunningham, KY; Brad and Cindy Simmons, Lucky Dog BBQ, Danville, KY