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Week ahead: world’s largest skillet at London chicken festival, Bruno Mars and more

In 1999, a new world's largest skillet was constucted for London's World Chicken Festival. It is 10 feet, 6 inches in diameter, 8 inches deep and weighs 700 pounds. It requires 300 gallons of cooking oil to fill. Can cook 600 quarters of chicken at one time.
In 1999, a new world's largest skillet was constucted for London's World Chicken Festival. It is 10 feet, 6 inches in diameter, 8 inches deep and weighs 700 pounds. It requires 300 gallons of cooking oil to fill. Can cook 600 quarters of chicken at one time. 1999 staff file photo

Tuesday

Bruno Mars visits Louisville

The Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling star brings his 24K Magic world tour to the KFC Yum Center. (8 p.m.; $45-$175; KFCyumcenter.com)

 

TGIFriday

Time to rake it in

It’s officially autumn. Start raking those leaves into the biggest pile you can, then let the kids go wild.

 

Who wants chicken?

The World Chicken Festival has a lot to cluck about, including a parade, rides and games, live music and the world’s largest skillet — it takes 300 gallons of cooking oil to fill it, and it can cook 600 quarters of chicken at a time. The festival runs through Sunday in downtown London. (Chickenfestival.com)

 

Saturday

Next generation of NASCAR stars at Sparta

Racing returns to Kentucky Speedway with the NASCAR XFINITY Series’ VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (8 p.m., NBCSN).

This story was originally published September 17, 2017 at 5:51 PM with the headline "Week ahead: world’s largest skillet at London chicken festival, Bruno Mars and more."

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