Hold the date for the next Franklin "Celebrate with Pride" - June 27, 2026

Hold the date for the next Franklin
"Celebrate with Pride" - June 27, 2026

Yes, mark the calendar for the next "Celebrate with Pride" event in Franklin = June 27, 2026 (June 28, rain date)

T-shirts from this year are still available ->   https://givebutter.com/cwp2025tee

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Sunshine for Celebrate with Pride on Saturday, June 21

The record run of rainy Saturday's happened in time to Celebrate with Pride on the Town Common, June 21, 2025. Jamele Adams hosted the performances on the stage while the sidewalks were lined with a variety of booths. Crafts, food, organizations, you name it lined the walkways.

One of the drag queens performing

The drag queen group gathered before heading to another event in RI

A gentle breeze

Additional photos can be found in the album ->    https://photos.app.goo.gl/oT2YPxZARCAv2vuC6

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, June 21, 2025 ???

Saturday, June 21

** Fakes and Forgeries Exhibit (during Franklin Historical Museum Open Hours)

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Rise Up (Franklin United Methodist Church)

10:00am Walking Group (St John's Episcopal Church)

12:00pm Celebrate with Pride (Franklin Town Common)

12:00pm The Drummers' Studio 15th Anniversary Celebration (Bellingham High School)

1:00pm The Pantry Falmouth Road Race Team (Pour Richard's Wine & Provisions)

1:00pm Under The Sea Party (Franklin Public Library)

6:30pm Class of 1975 50th High School Reunion (THE BLACK BOX)

For additional details on Library  events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  NO Town Meetings today   **

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Evelyn and Rion talking about Franklin celebrating with Pride on June 21 (audio)

FM #1471 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1471 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Evelyn and Rion of the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance on Tuesday, June 21, 2025. We met to record in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio.

We talked of

• 4th Annual Celebrate with Pride Day June 21 (rain date June 22)

• Monthly meeting (1st Thursdays)

• Book Club (3rd Wednesdays)

• Sign up for the newsletter to keep informed on events & info

The meeting recording runs about 12 minutes.

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1471-franklin-celebrates-with-pride-june-21-06-17-25/

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Franklin celebrating with Pride on June 21

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance page -> https://franklinlgbtqalliance.com/   

Celebrate with PRide 2025 -> https://franklinlgbtqalliance.com/pride-2025 

If you have any questions or if you would like to join the mailing list, then please send an email to FranklinLGBTQAlliance@gmail.com!

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/  or www.franklin.news 

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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Franklin's Celebrate with Pride Festival returns to the Town Common Saturday, June 21 from noon to 4 PM

Franklin's Celebrate with Pride Festival
returns to the Town Common Saturday,
June 21 from noon to 4 PM

 

The Franklin Cultural Council is proud to be a financial supporter of this wonderful event again this year.  

Come celebrate Saturday, June 21 on the Franklin Town Common from 12 PM - 4 PM

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Pride flag planting moved to Monday, June 16 at 6:30 PM

Pride mini flag planting moved to Monday, June 16 at 6:30 PM

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Mini-flag planting on the Town Common has been moved to Monday at 6:30 PM due to weather

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Join us at our fourth annual Celebrate with Pride 2025 - Saturday, June 21

We're so excited to announce that over 40 vendors have already signed up to celebrate PRIDE with us! 

 

Join us at our fourth annual Celebrate with Pride 2025 - Saturday, June 21

Don't miss your chance to be a part of this exciting event. 

 

If you're interested in participating as a vendor or an event volunteer, just click and follow the link! https://franklinlgbtqalliance.com/pride-2025

 

 

 

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Celebrate with Pride 2025 - Saturday, June 21 from 12 PM to 4 PM

Celebrate with Pride 2025 - Saturday, June 21

It's almost that time of year again! Mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate PRIDE in Franklin!

Celebrate with Pride 2025 is made possible through the support of the Franklin Cultural District, the Franklin Cultural Council, the MetroWest Boston Visitors Bureau, and many generous supporters.

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Celebrate with Pride is happening June 21 on the Franklin Town Common

Get your rainbows ready!

Celebrate with Pride is happening June 21!

Come celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month on Franklin's Town Common on June 21 from noon-.4 (rain date June 22). 

We will have live music, food trucks, live painting by local artists, family activities, craft and art exhibitors, and more! 

Help us make our fourth year the best celebration yet!

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, June 23, 2024?

Sunday, June 23

12:00pm Pride Day (Town common)

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm Musical Bingo (Teddy Gallagher's Pub)

2:00pm 2nd Annual Fundraiser at the Winery to Support Steve's Pan Mass Challenge Bike Ride  (La Cantina Winery)

**  NO Town Meetings today

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events    

https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Celebrate with Pride will be on SUNDAY (6/23/24) Same time from 12 - 4 PM (due to rain on Saturday!)

Please join us Sunday on the Franklin town common.

Due to expected rain, Celebrate with Pride is now: SUNDAY, JUNE 23rd 12-4pm!! We are still looking for event volunteers!    Click here to sign-up to volunteer on the June 23rd rain date    We could use your support for event set-up, post-event breakdown, tye dye, craft tables, and lawn games. Even just an hour helps!    ______________________________   Are you an organization looking to participate in the event? Click here to request space    Any questions? Please email us at franklinlgbtqalliance@gmail.com  Want to donate to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance?  Click HERE or scan below to find our Givebutter! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  View this email in your browser Unsubscribe | Manage Subscription

First ever Pride flag raising scheduled for June 1 at 10 AM

Big news: Franklin will be having our first pride flag raising this year!

We are so excited to announce the first ever Pride flag raising for the town of Franklin! We are thrilled that the town admin and town council worked on a policy and voted ‘yes’ for making a visible show of support, solidarity and welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community.

We hope you will join us to watch as the flag is raised and celebrate with us the beginning of June and Pride month 

When: June 1 at 10 AM

Where: Franklin Town Hall - 150 Emmons Street

 

We hope to see you there!

First ever Pride flag raising scheduled for June 1 at 10 AM

From the June archives - if you missed it then, you can catch up to it now (audio)

FM #1011 - The audio of the Franklin Food Pantry Grand Opening Ceremony held outside the new facility at 341 West Central Street. The familiar Edwin’s has been renovated to house the Food Pantry operations -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/franklin-food-pantry-celebrates-grand.html

FM #1013 - The audio of Tri-County RVTHS 4th in a series of Community Updates to share information on the school building project on Thursday, June 15, 2023 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/tri-county-building-project-update.html

FM #1016 - The audio of my conversation with Amber Wilson, President of the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/preparing-to-celebrate-with-pride-in.html

 

You can find more in the Franklin Matters Radio podcast page here ->   https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/

Franklin Matters Radio podcast page