Pigs in the City

[2] It includes a near annual event[3] held in the fall in the uptown business district of Lexington, North Carolina, U.S., the self-proclaimed Barbecue Capital of the World.

[4] It is part of a larger downtown revitalization effort[5] which has gained significant media attention due its unusual artistic display of full-size ornamental pigs and draws visitors from all over North Carolina.

There was some controversy as the "Root for the Troops" pig was stolen from its perch in front of the Army & Navy Store on Main Street.

The pigs were also on display during the 25th Anniversary Lexington Barbecue Festival and during the Official Food Festival of the Piedmont Triad Region of the State of North Carolina,[10] a one-day event that usually draws up to 150,000 visitors from all over the nation to Lexington, a town of about 20,000 residents.

[12] A number of artistic pigs are on display throughout the walkway of uptown Lexington, around the entire city square.

Pigs in the City – "Singing" pigs
Pigs on Parade displayed after the official event during the Barbecue festival. During the actual event, they are spread throughout the district instead of shown together like this.