What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, June 7, 2025 ???

Saturday, June 7

• Fakes and Forgeries Exhibit (during Franklin Historical Museum Open Hours) (Day 1/16)
• MBTA Shuttle Bus from Forge Park to Reaville

7:00am Franklin Rod & Gun Club's 2025 Fishing Derby

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

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

12:00pm Franklin Porchfest (30+ porches around Franklin, MA) 

6:30pm Free Concert featuring the Zajac Brothers at SAFE Cafe after Dark

7:30pm FPAC: Little Women (THE BLACK BOX)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center 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

Franklin PorchFest is a GO for Saturday, June 7

We are a "GO" with the Franklin Porchfest event this Saturday!  This outdoor music event that will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Come spend the day in Franklin’s beautiful Cultural District while listening to live music. Musicians and bands of all genres will be performing on porches and patios throughout the district. This walkable event is also the perfect opportunity to check out our local shops and restaurants. 

Franklin PorchFest is made possible with investment funds granted from the Mass Cultural Council through the Franklin Cultural District Committee and the Town of Franklin. 

• Notes from the Porchfest Planning Crew The event is totally free, listen to as many bands are you like - there is no cost. The only thing we ask is that you attend as many performances as you can and bring a chair or a blanket to enjoy the performance.

• In the event the June 7 date is rained out, the Franklin PorchFest will be moved to Sunday, June 8  from 12 – 6 PM. In the event of cancellation, we will update the Porchfest website to reflect this no later than by 6:00 PM the night before the scheduled event date.

Find the schedule and map -> https://franklin.porchfest.info/

Plan your Porchfest day on Saturday, June 7 from noon to 6 PM

Plan your Porchfest day on Saturday, June 7 from noon to 6 PM

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of free, live music performed by local musicians on porches, lawns, and public spaces throughout downtown Franklin. This grassroots community music festival celebrates local talent, neighborhood spirit, and the joy of sharing art in the open air.

Whether you're a performer or a music lover, come be part of the rhythm that brings Franklin to life. 

Check out the full schedule and map at franklin.porchfest.info

Last Chance, We Need Your Help — Volunteer for PorchFest!

PorchFest is coming up on Saturday, June 7th, from 12–6 PM, and we’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make it a success!

Franklin.PorchFest.Info

Join us as a Porch Manager, where you’ll team up with porch hosts and bands to keep everything running smoothly. Or lend a hand at our information tables, where you’ll help neighbors and visitors navigate PorchFest with maps and schedules.

Be a part of this amazing community event and make a difference right on your block. Sign up today at Franklin.PorchFest.Info, then click the Volunteer Signup tab and become a PorchFest volunteer!

Volunteer for PorchFest – June 7, 2025 scheduled for 12–6 PM!

Be a part of Franklin’s biggest neighborhood music celebration!

Volunteer for PorchFest – June 7, 2025

We’re looking for volunteers to help make PorchFest amazing:

• Porch Managers – Coordinate with porch hosts and bands
• Info Table Helpers – Distribute maps & schedules to attendees

No experience needed – just bring your community spirit!

Join us and help create a day of music, connection, and fun!

Sign up today: Franklin.PorchFest.Info, then click Volunteer Signup tab

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 ???

Wednesday, April 30

Library & Senior Center events

** FHS Girls Tennis Boosters fundraiser at Sante Fe Burrito Grill

9:00am Fallen Hero: John E Pasquantonio (Veterans Walkway, Franklin Town Common)

1:00pm Scribblers Writing Group (recording session) (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm FHS Jazz Concert (Franklin High School)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**   Town Meetings today   **

 

Cultural District Committee — SUBCOMMITTEE Porchfest Meeting  

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:30pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5329/PorchFest-Sub-Committee-Agenda_Meeting_-April-30-2025docx?bidId=  

Town Council Meeting (Council Chambers)

Wednesday, April 30 Time:7:00 PM 

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04302025-1709 

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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-calendars

Deadline to sign up is April 30 -> Franklin PorchFest 2025

LAST CALL to Join the Music! 

Franklin PorchFest 2025 is hitting the streets on Saturday, June 7th from 12–6 PM, and this is your last chance to be part of it!

Are you a band or solo performer ready to rock the block?
Do you have a porch and want to be a part of the biggest outdoor music celebration in Franklin?

Then don’t wait — register now at Franklin.PorchFest.Info!

Deadline to sign up is April 30th!

Be a host, be a performer, be part of the music and community that makes Franklin shine.

Let’s turn our porches into stages and our streets into a celebration!

Date set for Franklin’s 2nd Annual PorchFest - June 7, 2025

Franklin PorchFest 2025 – Call for Porches (Deadline 4/30/2025)!

PorchFest is coming back to Franklin, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

This beloved community event transforms our neighborhoods into live music stages—where local musicians perform on porches, driveways, and front lawns, and neighbors stroll from house to house enjoying the sounds of everything from folk and rock to jazz and blues.

Franklin PorchFest 2025

Whether you're a music lover, a proud porch owner, or just love bringing the community together, now’s the time to sign up to host!

 Event Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 (12 - 6pm)

 Location: All around Franklin's Cultural District – wherever porches and music meet

 Registration Deadline: April 30, 2025

 Sign up at: Franklin.PorchFest.Info

Why host a porch?
Hosting a porch means you get a front-row seat to the action—literally! You’ll be matched with talented local performers, and your home becomes part of the magic that makes PorchFest so special.

Let’s fill the town with music, community spirit, and good vibes.
   

Don’t wait—register your porch TODAY and be part of the soundtrack of Franklin

Franklin PorchFest 2025 - Call for Bands and Porches: Register NOW Thru April 30!

Porchfest is coming back to Franklin, MA!! PorchFest an outdoor music event that will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM with a rain date of June 8th. 

Franklin PorchFest 2025

Come spend the day in Franklin’s beautiful Cultural District while listening to live music. Sole performers and full bands of all genres will be performing on porches and patios throughout the district. This walkable event is also the perfect opportunity to check out our local shops and restaurants. Public bathrooms will be available. 

If you would like to host a band or performer on your Porch or if you have a band or are a performer and would be interested in performing at Franklin PorchFest, go to Franklin PorchFest and register for the event.  All the information you need to register is on our website Franklin PorchFest. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. 

Franklin PorchFest is made possible with investment funds granted from the Mass Cultural Council through the Franklin Cultural District and Town of Franklin. 

Save the date! Bands and Porches register now, we look forward to seeing you June 7th!  Web page -> https://franklin.porchfest.info/

Franklin Porchfest returns Saturday, June 7 from noon t 6 PM

We are excited to announce the return of Franklin PorchFest in 2025. PorchFest is an outdoor music event that will be held on Saturday, June 7th from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM with a rain date of Sunday, June 8th.

Musicians and bands of all genres will be performing on porches and patios throughout the district. This walkable event is also the perfect opportunity to check out our local shops and restaurants.

Franklin Porchfest returns Saturday, June

If you have a band or are a performer and would be interested in performing at Franklin PorchFest, click the tab up top “band” or “Porch” and register for the event. All the information you need to register is on our website Franklin PorchFest.

Franklin PorchFest is made possible with investment funds granted from the Mass Cultural Council through the Franklin Cultural District Committee and the Town of Franklin.

You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Franklin.PorchFest.Info

Mark the date for the return of the Franklin Porchfest on June 7, 2025

Franklin Porchfest  June 7, 2025

"We are excited to announce that Franklin PorchFest will be back in the Franklin Cultural District for 2025. 

June 7, 2025, from 12:00-6:00 PM 

Rain date will be 6/8/25. Regsitration will be held on our website: https://franklin.porchfest.info/ by March 1st for bands and porch hosts. 

Registration will end on May 1. 

Check back for more details. Can't wait to see all the bands this year!

Shared from ->   https://www.instagram.com/p/DFqn9hzx3w1/

Date set for Franklin’s 2nd Annual PorchFest - June 7, 2025

Franklin’s PorchFest Committee is pleased to announce that Franklin’s first ever PorchFest was an enormous hit! Mark your calendars as we have secured a date for Franklin PorchFest 2025.

Please join us on Saturday, June 7, 2025 for Franklin’s 2nd Annual PorchFest. As this 2025 date approaches, use our website at Franklin.PorchFest.Info to register your Band, Porch or sign up to volunteer.

The Franklin PorchFest Committee would like to extend our sincere thanks to the porch hosts for welcoming both bands and residents to enjoy music on their porches. And to the performers whose talent is unbounded, we can’t thank you enough for sharing your talent with the residents of Franklin. And to all who helped bring PorchFest to Franklin we say THANK YOU!

We’ll see you in 2025!

Date set for Franklin’s 2nd Annual PorchFest - June 7, 2025

Franklin PorchFest sets date for Saturday, June 7, 2025

Via the Porchfest Committee: 

"Franklin PorchFest was a huge hit! 

Thank you to our porch hosts for allowing both bands and residents to enjoy the music on your porch and a special thanks to all the performers whose talent is unbounded and was shared with the residents of Franklin. 

And thank you to the PorchFest Committee who worked tirelessly to create a community event enjoyed by all. 

Save the date, Franklin PorchFest 2025 is coming, Saturday, June 7, 2025! Check our website at Franklin.PorchFest.Info as we get closer - see you all next year!

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/joSUQRhz8rWnd195/

Franklin PorchFest sets date for Saturday, June 7, 2025

The first Franklin Porchfest seeks your feedback via Survey!

We need YOUR feedback! Franklin Porchfest Survey
    
It's been one week from Franklin's inaugural PorchFest - and we'd like YOUR feedback - whether you attended the event hours, just saw clips on Instagram (or another social site); we'd love to hear your engagement in how we can make this event the best it can be.

Take a moment to take our community survey linked here. Feedback will be shared with cultural committees/council and volunteer groups to better plan music festivals throughout Franklin!

And another special SHOUT OUT to the volunteer group that made the magic happen: John LoPresti, Beth Wierling, Sue Rohrbach, Ryan Jette, Roberta Trahan, Karilyn Hammer and Karen Kearns. Thank you for coming together to create an accessible community event celebrating music in Franklin.

** You can also go directly to the long link to provide feedback ->  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF-niCAoNJbk35tBD7fXiqcQHW62YyebSWssXWmfB51LwuGA/viewform

The first Franklin Porchfest seeks your feedback via Survey!

Franklin PorchFest deemed a success (photo essay)

So what happens when more than 50 performers set up on more than 30 porches to sing and entertain all comers in Franklin, MA on Saturday, June 1?

Lots of folks had a great time!

From bagpipes to rock, folk to jazz, you name it some music was there for everyone to choose from.

Meredith McKunes and I split up to cover as many of the performances as we could. Stay tuned for the video output. There are a few hours to edit and prepare. 

In the meantime, some teaser photos as I made my rounds:

Garden of Hedon

Eli Cash Band

Bucketlist

Berkshire Valley Boys

Community performance of "God Bless America" on the Town Common

Other photos captured during the day can be found in one album

https://photos.app.goo.gl/QTkUcwMhpaLhsBRF8

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, June 1, 2024?

Saturday, June 1
7:00am Fishing Derby (Franklin Rod & Gun Club)
8:00am Early Voting for Special Election (Town Clerk's Office)
9:00am Fallen Hero: William G. Hosford (Veterans Walkway, Town Common)
10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:00am Pride Flag Raising (Municipal Building)
12:00pm Franklin PorchFest (all about the Cultural District)
12:00pm Franklin Art Association will be plein air painting (Town Common)
8:00pm Karaoke Night (Raillery Public House)

** 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

Franklin's PorchFest 2024 is happening today

It's here. Today for the first time PorchFest in Franklin. Multiple locations, time slots, and so many performers. 

Are you going to try to get to many? or spend time with one or two porches? 

A couple of the Franklin TV & Radio crew will be out and about to try and cover as many as we can.

 

Porch Location	Time	Performer(s)
80 West Central Street, Historical Museum	12:00 - 1:00	Jamie Barrett
27 Marvin Ave	12:00 - 1:00	Mike Mainuli
118 Main Street, Public Library	12:00 - 1:00	Musical Memories with John & Linda
36 Main Street, Intermission Cafe	12:00 - 6:00	FSPA/FPAC Faculty, Students and Alumni
9 Lincoln Street	12:00 - 1:00	Garden Of Hedon
270 Main St.	12:00 - 1:00	Mark Legere
28 Queen Street	12:00 - 1:00	Sun Of Sound
237 Pleasant Street	12:00 - 1:00	Grey Cats Band
164 Main Street	12:30 - 1:15	Jeff Roy of Ben Gardner's Boat
17 E Central Street, Birchwood Bakery	12:30 - 1:30	Jack & Aida
148 Dean Ave	1:00 - 2:00	Railroad picker
39 Union St	1:00 - 2:00	Kaye Kelly with Innover
94 Hillside Rd.	1:00 - 2:00	Eli Cash Band
16 Fales Street	1:00 - 3:00	Matt Tremble
18 Lincoln Street	1:00 - 3:00	Dom DeBaggis
201 Main Street, Town Common Gazebo	1:00 - 3:00	Franklin PS Music
24 Pearl Street	1:00 - 3:00	The Franklin Underground
17 Park Rd	1:30 - 2:30	Ayre Time
164 Main Street	1:45 - 2:30	Great Highland Bagpipe Player
118 Main Street, Public Library	2:00 - 3:00	The Bad Apples
305 Union Street	2:00 - 3:00	DERT
80 West Central Street, Historical Museum	2:00 - 3:00	Metrowest Symphony ensemble
80 Union St	2:00 - 3:30	The KO Trio
237 Pleasant Street	2:00 - 4:00	Wild Sundays
248 Summer St	2:00 - 4:00	According to Nancy
270 Cottage st	2:00 - 4:00	The Bittas
270 Main St.	2:00 - 4:00	Bucketlist
28 Queen Street	2:00 - 4:00	Slow Train
60 Dean Ave	2:00 - 4:00	Dave Warner Band
85 Hillside Rd	2:00 - 4:00	Lincoln Street Groove Project
171 Main Street, Federated Church	2:15 - 3:00	Ben Levy
35 Marvin Ave	3:00 - 4:00	Moonshot
9 Lincoln Street	3:00 - 4:00	The Pub Kings
164 Main Street	3:00 - 4:30	Critical Mass
18 Lincoln Street	3:45 - 5:45	Joe Marino
14 Orchard Street	4:00 - 5:00	Heath Nisbett
17 Union Street	4:00 - 6:00	Dave Bauer & Diet Soda
80 West Central Street, Historical Museum	4:00 - 6:00	Late Night Idle
16 Fales Street	4:30 - 6:00	A Touch of Grey
94 Hillside Rd.	4:30 - 6:00	Orange Squeeze
171 Main Street, Federated Church	5:00 - 6:00	Average Joel
201 Main Street, Town Common Gazebo	5:00 - 6:00	South Street Six
248 Summer St	5:00 - 6:00	Alfred Be Loud
270 Cottage st	5:00 - 6:00	W.M.D
35 Marvin Ave	5:00 - 6:00	LIZ's KID
85 Hillside Rd	5:00 - 6:00	Berkshire Valley Boys
9 Lincoln Street	5:00 - 6:00	The Zajac Brothers Band
14 Orchard Street	5:15 - 6:00	Rayna Nisbett

 

Check the official PorchFest schedule for any changes or updates  

https://franklin.porchfest.info/map/#schedule

 

Franklin's PorchFest 2024 is happening today