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Franklin Downtown Partnership’s 24th Annual Harvest Festival is set for Sat., Sept. 26, 12 noon to 5 pm. Raindate is Sun., Sept. 27 12-4. Like last year’s festival, it will extend up Main Street with more vendors and
activities at Dean College and Franklin Library.
Main Street will be busy with more than 140 booths and thousands of visitors from Franklin and beyond. Come
and enjoy live music and dance performers, lots of food, children’s activities, unique artwork and crafts, merch
and services from local businesses, and meet local community groups. Celebrate the golden end of summer
and get ready for the vibrant colors of autumn.
“The Harvest Festival is the ideal time to socialize, relax, and enjoy the community spirit,” said Kevin Johnson,
Harvest Festival Chair. “Each year we try to add something different and recently we have expanded further
north on Main Street. It is a special day.”
Here are some highlights:
Live music performances by Jamie Barrett, the Padula Family Band and Critical Mass. Dance
performances by Feet in Motion and Desi Swag Queens. Franklin School of Performing Arts (FSPA)
will perform a medley of songs and dances on Main Street.
Touch-a-Truck, courtesy of Franklin Fire.
Radio station MyFM 101.3 will broadcast on Main Street near the center island/bridge.
In partnership with the FDP, Franklin TV and WFPR 102.9 FM will be located near the library, filming
booth activities and interviewing event participants for later broadcasts.
Franklin Library will have children’s activities on the lawn.
Dean College will have a trackless train on their quad area at Awpie Way.
The Cultural Hub will have a pumpkin-themed art project and other activities. The Cultural Hub includes
the Public Library; Cultural District Committee; Cultural Council; Arts, Culture and the Creative
Economy; the Historical Museum; and the Franklin Art Association.
Enjoy great food all along Main Street. Dean Bank will be selling apple cider, donuts, popcorn, and
water. Proceeds from their sales support FDP and the festival. Take a few extra steps to downtown and
you can dine at more restaurants and cafes.
Downtown activities: the Children’s Museum of Franklin will have kid-friendly fun at their home at 157
Cottage Street.
The Harvest Festival is made possible because of generous local business sponsors. Franklin Downtown
Partnership is very grateful to this year’s sponsors:
Platinum – Dean Bank; G&C Plumbing & Heating, Local Town Pages
Gold – Dean College; Glen Meadow Apartments; Middlesex Savings Bank; Sunrise Montessori School
Silver – Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C.; Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Inc.;
Hockomock YMCA; Notturno Home Services; Rockland Trust Bank; The Enclave of Franklin
Bronze – ABI New England; Camford Property Group; Connell Roofing; DCU; DG Ranieri; Fenton Financial
Group; Franklin Kitchen Center; Keefe Insurance; LeafFilter; MyFM; Simon’s Furniture
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