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The Trigg County Country Ham Festival will kick off Friday with a full slate of activities through Saturday night.
Opening ceremonies are set for 10 a.m. Friday in downtown Cadiz, with Mark Comley magic to commence at 11:30 a.m.
There will be a hog calling contest at 5 p.m. Friday and the featured entertainment will be Dangerous Dan and the Funktown Horns at 6:10 p.m. on the main stage.
Saturday’s activities begin with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m., followed by Bluegrass Revival at 11, Ryan Kinder at noon and Trigg County’s best country ham biscuit at 1 o’clock.
The Dry Creek Band will perform at 1:30 and the 4-H Country Ham Auction is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The festival’s featured act will take the stage at 6:30—Shenandoah—the country music group with hits in the 80’s and 90’s such as Sunday in the South, Two Dozen Roses and The Church on Cumberland Road.
The festival concludes Saturday night with a fireworks display after Shenandoah finishes their performance.
Various vendor and food booths will be set up downtown throughout the festival and the weather forecast looks like it will be cool in the mornings and pleasant in the afternoon.
A complete schedule of events and additional information can be found on the Ham Festival Facebook page and website.