Happy Halloween & don't forget to turn back the clocks tonight !!!

"Don’t Forget to Fall Back!

Happy Halloween, Franklin! 

As you enjoy the festivities this weekend, remember that daylight saving time ends this Sunday, November 1. Turn your clocks back one hour before heading to bed Saturday night and enjoy an extra hour of sleep!

⏰ While you’re at it, take a moment to check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to help keep your home and family safe.

Have a fun and safe Halloween, Franklin!"

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, October 24, 2026 ???

Saturday, October 24

Get your spot for the FHS Theatre Company Boosters November Calendar Raffle

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/10/get-your-spot-for-fhs-theatre-company.html

8:00am Early voting (Town Clerk's Office)

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

10:00am 7th Annual Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Drug Takeback Events (31 Hayward St)

10:00am    Steps & Strides group walk/run    (SNETT Trail)

10:30am Trunk or Treat! (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm Disney’s Frozen (THE BLACK BOX)

2:00pm Halloween Party (Franklin Police)

4:00pm Lions - Trunk or Treat (Franklin High School)

4:00pm Trunk or Treat / Community Cookout (Franklin United Methodist)

7:30pm Disney’s Frozen (THE BLACK BOX)

7:30pm Richard Shindell (live music) (262 Chestnut St)

8:00pm Karaoke at The Raillery (Raillery Public House)

8:00pm Kendo (live music) (The Tavern on Central)

For additional details on Library events -> https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

*** NO Town Meetings today ***

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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

Downtown Franklin parking options for Halloween weekend

Heading downtown this weekend? Know before you go! 

With the Franklin Public Library's Trunk or Treat and the Franklin Police Department’s Halloween Party happening tomorrow, it’s a great time to brush up on parking options around town!

📍 The Town of Franklin’s Downtown Parking Map highlights public parking options, including the Library, Depot Street, Davis Thayer Building and Ferrara parking lots.

🗺️ Did you know? The Town also offers interactive maps and other mapping resources through its GIS website to help residents explore local information and resources.

🔗 Downtown Parking Map: https://buff.ly/3DrqgVE

🔗 Explore the Town’s GIS Maps: https://buff.ly/ofBMFWw 

Please remember to follow all posted parking signs and restrictions, and enjoy this weekend’s Halloween festivities!

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LGBTQ Alliance Annual Halloween Party - Satruday, Oct 24 from 2:30 to 4 PM

Join the LGBTQ Alliance At Their Annual Halloween Party! 

 

When: This Saturday October 24 from 2:30-4pm

 

Where: Franklin Public Library Meeting Room (118 Main St in Franklin)

What: Join us for some Halloween snacks, pumpkin painting, making a witch's brew sensory jar, and (non-professional) tarot readings!

 

No cost necessary to join and all ages are welcome!  Please email franklinlgbtqalliance@gmail.com with any questions          

Franklin Lions Club Halloween House Contest — It’s Time To Vote! Voting closes Monday, Oct 26

The decorations are up, the spooky spirit is alive, and now it’s YOUR turn to help choose a favorite!

Have you checked out the amazing Halloween displays around Franklin? Now’s your chance to show some love to the house you think deserves the title of Halloween House Contest Favorite!

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE! https://forms.gle/kdEzQkrreuYwj4Sx8

Voting closes Monday, October 26, 2026, at NOON! Don’t wait until the witching hour — make sure your vote counts!

A Friendly Reminder: This is a FREE, fun event for our Franklin community, organized by the Franklin MA Lions Club to bring neighbors together and celebrate the Halloween spirit. Please remember the unwritten rules of fairness, kindness, and good sportsmanship. Let’s keep it fun, positive, and spooky for everyone!

A huge THANK YOU to all the participating families who put their time, creativity, and Halloween magic into making Franklin a little more festive!

Happy voting, Franklin! May the best haunt win!

Franklin, MA Halloween House Contest Map is Here !!!

The wait is over! 

The Franklin MA Lions Club Halloween House Contest map is officially COMPLETE! 🧡🖤

Looking for some Halloween fun? Grab your family, gather your friends, hop in the car, and come explore the amazing Halloween-decorated homes throughout Franklin, MA! From spooky scenes to creative displays, there’s plenty of Halloween magic to discover. 🎃💀

📍 Want to see all the participating houses?

🗺️ https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1TAJTdzsQxsa-aJ-4JFVERZSHDysjUjI&ehbc=2E312F

Everyone is welcome! Come visit Franklin, enjoy the displays, and celebrate the Halloween spirit with us!

A big THANK YOU to all the participating homeowners for helping make Franklin a little spookier this Halloween! 🧡

🦁 Sponsored by the Franklin MA Lions Club

#FranklinMA #HalloweenHouseContest #HalloweenInFranklin #FranklinLionsClub #HalloweenFun #SupportLocalCommunity

Halloween Bash at the Children’s Museum of Franklin October 29!

So excited for this one!!

Franklin Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) is hosting a Halloween Bash at the Children’s Museum of Franklin, October 29! Pizza, trick-or-treating, games, pumpkin decorating, a dance party, and lots of Halloween fun. 

Space is limited, so make sure to RSVP! 

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zXdKtiiwkJEbDhW5A

Hope to see lots of Franklin families there! 

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Registration Deadline - Monday, October 12 - 7th Annual Halloween House Decorating Contest!

FRANKLIN, IT’S TIME TO GET SPOOKY! 👻

The Franklin MA Lions Club is excited to announce the 7th Annual Halloween House Decorating Contest! 

It’s time to pull out the pumpkins, ghosts, skeletons, witches, lights, and all your Halloween creativity! Whether your house is spooky, creepy, silly, spectacular, or completely over-the-top — we want to see it!

TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE!

• IN IT TO WIN IT

Think your Halloween display has what it takes? Enter to have your home judged and compete for Halloween decorating bragging rights!

• SHARING IS SCARING

Love decorating but don't want to compete? You can still register your home and share your Halloween display with the Franklin community!

AND THE BEST PART… PARTICIPATION IS FREE! 

Open to all Franklin, MA residents

Registration Deadline:

Monday, October 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Noon)

So start planning, start decorating, and start getting SPOOKY! 

Let's make Franklin SCARY GOOD this Halloween! 

Register your house here:  https://forms.gle/iADp17C6hota9ArF6

Presented by the Franklin MA Lions Club 

#FranklinMA #FranklinMAEvents #HalloweenInFranklin #HalloweenHouseContest #Halloween2026 #FranklinLions #SpookySeason #HalloweenDecorating

The Halloween Cemetery Tour is back! Wednesday, Oct 28 at 5 PM

Via Rob Lawson

I want to let everyone know our annual tradition—the Halloween Cemetery Tour—is back! We’ll hold the tour on Wednesday, October 28 from 5-6 PM at the Union St. Cemetery (Union St. & W. Central). Admission is free. 

This year, I’ll be joined by two student co-hosts from our HIS 430: Public History course at Dean College: Sophie and Jackson. 

We’ll walk the cemetery, learning about Franklin’s religious history (and tombstone iconography as always), gruesome “true crime” stories, and major Franklin personas such as Rev. Emmons and Oliver Dean. 

Thanks for helping to spread the word!

Watch Frankenweenie at Franklin TV, Oct 1 at 6:30 PM

Come welcome the Spooky Season with the LGBTQ Alliance by watching Frankenweenie at Franklin TV. 

Family friendly event, snacks provided. 

6:30pm Thursday, 10/1

Halloween Bash scheduled by Franklin SEPAC at the Children’s Museum October 29

So excited for this one!!

Franklin Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) is hosting a Halloween Bash at the Children’s Museum of Franklin October 29! 

Pizza, trick-or-treating, games, pumpkin decorating, a dance party, and lots of Halloween fun. 

Space is limited, so make sure to RSVP! 

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zXdKtiiwkJEbDhW5A

Hope to see lots of Franklin families there! 

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It’s BACKKKKKKKK!!! - Celebrate Halloween at the Franklin Police Station - Saturday October 24

via Officer Frankie

"It’s BACKKKKKKKK!!! 

Come on down to the Franklin Police Station on Saturday October 24th from 2 PM - 5 PM and celebrate Halloween with your favorite spooky Officers. 

Come one come all, everyone is welcome and it’s FREE to the public.  

And make sure you say hello to Ben and I as we make our way around. 

Hope to see you all there!"

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Halloween Cemetery Tour – with Dean College Professor Rob Lawson -Thursday, October 30

Halloween Cemetery Tour – with Dean College
Professor Rob Lawson -Thursday, October 30

Join local historian Dr. R. A. Lawson for an annual Franklin tradition—the Halloween Cemetery Tour. Weaving the history of gravestone symbolism with local and broader New England history, Dr. Lawson brings to life the stories of our predecessors with tales of tragic death, love lost, murder, and even treason! Who needs spooky ghost stories when the real history is truly sensational? 

All are welcome. There is no cost though donations to the Franklin Historical Commission are encouraged and gratuities are accepted. 

Meet at the cemetery at 5 PM.

Franklin Lions 2025 Halloween decorating map and award winners

Thank you to everyone who entered the 6th Annual Halloween House Decorating Contest! All of the displays were amazing and such a joy to observe. 👻

Thank you to all of our judges as this was not an easy task! Score sheets are in, calculated, and we have the winners!

I will announce the top displays here. First, second, and a tie for third place winners will receive an email outlining the award presentation.  Top winners will receive a yard sign to display with pride and a declaration from State Representative Jeffrey Roy! 🏆

1. 🥇404 Martello Rd: Raven's Hallow Cemetery and The Poison Garden

2. 🥈35 Meadowlark Lane: Pumpkin Patch of the Dead

3. 🥉11 Walnut Ave: The Clown Carnival

3. 🥉2 Overlook Dr.: The Haunted Eras

If you haven’t done so already, please go out and see all of the creative and fun displays the Franklin Community has to offer!

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Franklin Lions 2025 Halloween decorating map and award winners

FPS Police Station Halloween Event not happening this year

FPS Police Station Halloween Event not happening this year

FPD HALLOWEEN PARTY

We’ve received several inquiries regarding our annual Halloween Party at the station. Unfortunately, this will be the first time in over two decades that we will not be able to host this party.

Following the results of the proposition 2.5% override the Franklin Police Department lost $250,000 out of our operational budget. This resulted in the elimination of 2 full-time patrol officer positions. With the two openings, two officers from the Community Service Unit/School Resource Officers were reassigned to the patrol division to fill the open vacancies and low staffing. The Community Service Unit was responsible for coordinating this large yearly party. With the reduced CSU staffing, events like this are simply not possible due to staffing restrictions. CSU Officers serve as School Resource Officers and their primary responsibilities are with the Franklin Public Schools. We hope that if staffing levels increase we will be able to throw this party and other community events again.

If you are looking for some festive Halloween activities this weekend. Make sure to check out the Franklin Lions Trunk or Treat this Saturday 4 PM - 6 PM at the Franklin High School.

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, October 2, 2025 ??

Thursday, October 2

Library & Senior Center events

4:00pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

6:30pm LGBTQ Alliance Halloween Party (Franklin TV Studio)

7:00pm 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting (FUSF)

For additional details on Library events ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->        

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

**   Town Meetings today   **

Franklin Commission of Disability

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10022025-1931 

Conservation Commission Meeting

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/506?fileID=6550 

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

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

Join the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance for their Halloween Party October 2 at 6:30 PM

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We are meeting at Franklin TV

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved.   Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here! You Are Invited To Our October Monthly Meeting and Halloween Party!   When: October 2nd  at 6:30 PM   Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St in Franklin   What: Join us to munch on some candy and watch the Addams Family movie! You are welcome to come in costume or not :) Want to donate to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance?  Click HERE to find our Givebutter! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  This newsletter was edited for publication here. To view the complete set of content ->   View this email in your browser

Registration opens for the 6th annual Franklin Community Halloween House Decorating Contest

Community Announcement!

The Franklin MA Lions are excited to announce the 6th annual Franklin Community Halloween House Decorating Contest!

• This contest is free and open to ALL residents of Franklin, MA.
• All applications must be received by 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, Oct 10th.
• All participants will be included in a community map for everyone to enjoy.
• There will be 2 levels of participation; "In It to Win It" and "Sharing is Scaring."

For more information and to register, click here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOZ4kVrCjKZqv5B_F4uwhUGgP7qloz-WAsefFEJdxXcq3HjQ/viewform

Message Franklin MA Lions with any questions! We can’t wait to see all the amazing houses this year.