Events

Join us on Main St. for a fun day of games, trick or treating, a dog costume contest, the annual Witches Walk, classic cars and more.

  Join with the Town of Franklin, North Carolina for this most wonderful time of year as Historic Downtown Franklin is transformed into a "Winter Wonderland" featuring: enhanced holiday decor, live sounds of the season outdoors at the downtown gazebo and inside stores, great sales from downtown merchants and much more! Plus, you can meet ... Read more

A wonderful tradition falling on the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the procession of the Franklin Christmas Parade.. The Parade floats will line up on Church Street entering Main Street through Town Hall’s parking lot.  The parade will continue down Main Street, turning left onto Porter Street at the Lazy Hiker.  Turning left again onto Palmer ... Read more

Join Friends of the Greenway, Saturday, for their Christmas Gathering. Music includes: Generations from 11 AM -12 PM Barry Roma from 12 - 1 PM Mountain Muse 1 - 2 PM

Join with the Town of Franklin as we ring in the holidays with Winter Wonderland. These annual events are held on the two Saturdays after Thanksgiving from 5:00 pm to 8:00 each evening. Plus, you'll be able to enjoy enhanced holiday decor throughout the season with many great photo opportunities. (Photos by Eric Haggart)

This year marks the 11th anniversary the Crabtree family, with help from the Town of Franklin, has sponsored the New Year’s Eve Ruby Drop.

Franklin was the first Appalachian Trail Community. At 110 miles on the AT, we are generally the first stop for thru-hikers making their way to Maine. Every year, we welcome and celebrate all those brave, intrepid souls. We feed them, repair their gear, restock them and generally show them a good time in our wonderful ... Read more

Celebrate Scottish, Irish and English heritage as only those wearing their kilts can do. There will be music, food, games...and so much more.

The Town of Franklin, North Carolina invites you to join with us for our Independence Day Parade & Celebration on Friday, July 4th beginning at 11:00 a.m. Franklin hosts one of the few July 4th parades that visitors and locals alike can actually participate in! If you would like to be part of the parade, ... Read more

Join the Town of Franklin as we, along with our citizens, honor Veterans on Tuesday, November 11th with a parade & ceremony. The parade will leave the lower level of Franklin Town Hall at 10:30 am and travel to the Gazebo on the Square for the ceremony. Special banners lead each group of Veterans along ... Read more