Mark your calendar for the Franklin Downtown Partnership Events coming along in 2023

Franklin Downtown Partnership Events SAVE THE DATES   Networking Breakfast MARCH 17   FDP Networking Party MARCH 22, 5 - 7 PM   April General Meeting APRIL 6   Ladybug Trail Spring Walk APRIL 15   Beautification Day MAY 20   June General Meeting JUNE 1   Strawberry Stroll JUNE 9   September General Meeting SEPT. 7   Harvest Festival SEPT. 30   November General Meeting NOV. 2   Winter Decorating Day NOV. 18   More Information to Come...Stay Tuned

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Franklin Downtown Partnership Announces 2023 Events and Meeting Dates

The dates for Franklin Downtown Partnership events and meetings during 2023 have been set.

The Strawberry Stroll is scheduled for Fri., June 9, with a rain date of Sat., June 10. Join us for delicious strawberry shortcake in an old-fashioned block party in downtown Franklin!

Our largest event of the year, the Harvest Festival, is set for Sat., Sept. 30, with a rain date of Sun., Oct. 1. Celebrate the fall on the closed-off streets of downtown Franklin with all your neighbors.

Franklin Downtown Partnership

“We are so happy to present our signature events and welcome all our Franklin residents to celebrate our community,” said Franklin Downtown Partnership Executive Director Lisa Piana. “We are so thankful to our Franklin businesses, volunteers and sponsors who make these events possible.”

General meetings of the Partnership are scheduled on April 6, June 1, Sept. 7 and Nov. 2. Meetings begin at 8:30 AM at Dean College, Dr. Paula Rooney Student Center on the second floor in the Golder Room.

The Partnership works with the Franklin Garden Club to deck out the downtown with seasonal decorations. The 2023 Spring/Summer Beautification Day is scheduled for  Sat., May 20. The Autumn/Winter Beautification Day is Sat., Nov. 18. Groups are encouraged to volunteer and high school community service hours are available.

Sponsors are needed for the Partnership’s 2023 events. Please contact the Partnership office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com if you’re interested in sponsorship.

The Partnership reminds residents to shop local to support our Franklin businesses. The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a nonprofit, 501©3 organization made up of more than 360 business owners, community leaders and residents working to stimulate economic development downtown and create a positive impact throughout the area.  

Visit the Franklin Downtown Partnership for more info or to join ->

https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

Franklin Downtown Partnership shares schedule of major events for 2023

Mark your calendar for the following Franklin Downtown Partnership activities...

• Strawberry Stroll - Friday, June 9, rain date Saturday, June 10
• Harvest Festival - Saturday, Sep 30, rain date Sunday, Oct 1
• FDP Partnership General Meetings - April 6, June 1, Sep 7 and Nov 2
• Spring/Summer Beautification Day -  Saturday, May 20
• Autumn/Winter Beautification Day - Saturday, Nov 18

Residents can become members of the Downtown Partnership for only $25/yr, students & seniors for only $15/yr. Business members pay on a scale according to the size of their business. Check out the membership details ->

https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/p/membership-info.html

Disclosure: I have been an individual member since 2010.

Franklin Downtown Partnership shares schedule of major events for 2023

Franklin TV: Harvest Fest - We Were Blown Away

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 10/09/2022 

Whoops – there’s goes another one.

A few moments earlier the mangled tent above stood at the other end of this scene. 

Up it went – sailing past the post office in a mere second before being wrangled back to terra firma. A few more were mangled and wrangled. Our own tent, held down by ninety pounds of weights, was shimmying. We packed it up before the gusts could steal away with it. 

Breeze notwithstanding, the crowds turned out.

And – as always –

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching.

 

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf    

What does Sunday's schedule look like with the rescheduled events?

Due to the rain forecasted for Saturday, a number of events moved to Sunday so the full Sunday schedule now looks like:

Sunday, October 2

Fall Storywalk (Delcarte Recreation)

12:00pm - Harvest Festival (street fair with vendors, music, etc.) (Downtown Franklin)

12:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

1:00pm - Tyrolean Festival (food & music) (THE BLACK BOX)

1:00pm - Jimmy Fund Walk (fund raiser) (La Cantina Winery)

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm - Oktoberfest Celebration - Raina’s Plate (67 Degrees Brewery)

1:00pm - Oktoberfest Celebration - Scott Damgaard (67 Degrees Brewery)

3:00pm - LiveARTS: Musical Magic! (First Universalist Society - 262 Chestnut St)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

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 

Community Calendar

Harvest Festival re-scheduled for on Sunday, Oct 2 from noon to 5 PM

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is holding its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday from noon to 5 PM.

The map showing the location of vendors and activities downtown along Main St and West Central St is shared here. Page 2 is the vendor listing with where they are located by location #.

Due to the rain that is forecasted for Saturday, the FDP Harvest Festival will move to its rain date on Sunday, October 2. 

Please note that all other event logistics regarding set up times and booth locations will remain the same. 

We hope that your schedule will still allow you to participate. If you are a vendor that has a schedule conflict that will prevent you from participating in the event, please contact Harvest Festival Chair Scott Martin. 

Shared from the FDP page -> https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/p/harvest-festival.html

Franklin Harvest Festival, map and vendor listing - Saturday, Oct 1; rain date, Oct 2

You're Invited! Harvest Festival - October 2, 2022

The Franklin Downtown Partnership invites you to attend the 19th annual Harvest Festival downtown on Sunday, October 2 from 12 PM - 5 PM. There will be more than 160 vendor booths, entertainment, food, kids activities, balloon art, specials from downtown merchants, artwork and crafts! 

The event is free and open to all.

ROAD CLOSURE:  Residents can expect closures of Main Street from Rt.140 to Emmons Street, parts of Dean Ave, and parts of Depot Street from 11am - 6pm.

Please Note: The original Harvest Festival date of Saturday, October 1st, 2022 has been rescheduled to the rain date of Sunday, October 2nd, 2022.

Harvest Festival map and activities layout ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/franklin-harvest-festival-map-and.html

You're Invited! Harvest Festival - October 2, 2022

Franklin Harvest Festival, map and vendor listing - Sunday, Oct 2

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is holding its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday from noon to 5 PM.

The map showing the location of vendors and activities downtown along Main St and West Central St is shared here. Page 2 is the vendor listing with where they are located by location #.

Due to the rain that is forecasted for Saturday, the FDP Harvest Festival will move to its rain date on Sunday, October 2. 

Please note that all other event logistics regarding set up times and booth locations will remain the same. 

We hope that your schedule will still allow you to participate. If you are a vendor that has a schedule conflict that will prevent you from participating in the event, please contact Harvest Festival Chair Scott Martin. 

Shared from the FDP page -> https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/p/harvest-festival.html

Franklin Harvest Festival, map and vendor listing - Saturday, Oct 1; rain date, Oct 2

October events, parking, and Town Council agenda items discussed in this Talk Franklin episode (audio)

FM #849 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 849 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing/Communication Specialist Lily Rivera. We had our conversation via conference bridge.  

Topics for this session

• Fall Is here

• Oct 1 – Harvest Festival

• Oct 15 - Touch a truck, hydrants painting winners announced  (10 AM to 2 PM)

• Oct 19 - Heath fair – Library  (3 to 6 PM)

• Oct 22 – Del Carte Fall Gathering (9 AM to noon)

• EDC meeting recap

• Franklin For All prioritizations and timeline

• Downtown parking reviewed

• Dean neighborhood separate

• Proposals coming to Council for further discussion and possible action

• Town Council teasers

• Municipal aggregation 

• Thanks to Alan Earls and to me for spreading the word

The conversation runs about 34 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Lily. Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Fall-Festivities-and-Proposed-Changes-to-Parking-e1oel9h/a-a8jh4jc

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Franklin for All webpage 

https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/

Economic Development Subcommittee recap

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/economic-development-committee-sep-21.html 

Municipal aggregation information

https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator/pages/municipal-aggregation 

Community & Cultural District calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html 

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October events and Town Council agenda items discussed in this Talk Franklin episode (audio)