| Celebrate Independence!
Well it's now July. How has your summer been so far? As you read
this I know you are making plans for your weekend. Whether you're
leaving town or staying near home please celebrate safely.
I will be heading to Florida with my family. We are headed to Daytona
and then Cocoa Beach for a little over a week.
This puts me out of town for Franklin's BIG Independence Celebration.
A full day that always entertains young and old. So much happening
in one jam packed day of patriotism in our mountain town of Franklin.
If you get photos of the different events over the next couple
of weekends submit some of them to me digitally and I will post
them on the community gallery when I return. You can email them
to me at submit@mytownfranklin.com.
And if you like, you can write me up a brief article I can publish
for you. Don't forget to include a website address I can link a
banner ad to as my thank you to you for the article.
Veterans Memorial
Dedication
Make sure you pencil in the time to be down at the Veterans Memorial
at 11:30 PM on Saturday, July 4th. Located next to the community
building this dedication is scheduled to have a flyer over by the
U.S. Air Force. It's a beautiful memorial. We can always use donations
so
go visit the website, get the mailing address, and get a check
out to support other features that still need completing.
Fireworks, parades and so... much... more!
*Franklin celebrates Independence Day the old-fashioned way with
plenty of great activities for the entire family. The event begins
with a Patriotic Parade through the streets of Downtown beginning
at 10:00 a.m. All visitors to the event are welcome to march along
in their Red, White, & Blue. Patriotic Pets are even welcome
and one will be awarded a prize basket for Most Patriotic Dress!
Afterwards enjoy free watermelon, kid's games, meet Uncle Sam and
have a free photo taken by Tom Tomlinson.
Come early and shop with downtown merchants from 9:30 a.m. until
1:00 P.M.
It's a slice of small town America you don't want to miss as Downtown
Franklin, NC celebrates the Fourth of July! Don't miss it! Contact
June Hernandez at 828-524-9258.
*Above content from Celebrate Franklin
website
*Annual 4th of July Fun Day & Fireworks - Macon County
Recreation Park US 441S. Contact 800-336-7829. Activities begin
at 11:00am and conclude at dark with the largest fireworks display
in Western North Carolina! Contact 800-336-7829 for additional information.
Live Entertainment:
10am am - Drumming Circle
11:30
am - Veterans Memorial Dedication
1:00 pm - Frog Town 4
2:00 pm - Rye Holler Boys
3:00 pm - Dave Stewart
3:30 pm - Brian Sanders
4:00 pm - Touch of Class Band
4:45 pm - Eric Haggart
5:15 pm - C-Square
6:00 pm - Children's Choir
7:00 pm - Sundown
8:00 pm - Raffle/Awards/Announcements/Bulls Eye Bingo
8:15 pm - Presentation of Colors & Salue to Veterans; National
Anthem by Nikki Corbin
8:30 pm - Loose Cannons - Army Ground Forces Rock Band
9:30 pm - Fireworks Display
*Above content from Franklin Chamber website
July 11, 18, & 25: Pickin' on the Square.
Downtown Franklin at the Gazebo on Main Street. 6:30pm til ? Free
Admission. Live music and dancing. Bring your own chair. Sponsored
by the Town of Franklin, Donnie Clay, Coordinator. 828-524-2516.
July 11: Bras For The Cause Walkathon
- sponsored by Foundation for Angel Medical Center. Registration
10am . The walk begins at 11am. Early registration available now
through July 9 with a reduced registration fee. Single and Family
registrations available. Registration includes visor and snacks.
For more information call 349-6684 or 349-6887. All proceeds benefit
The Breast Health Center at Angel Medical Center.
July 11: 14th Annual Sweet Corn Festival
- Enjoy the hot dogs served with all the trimmings and the
sweetest corn in the mountains. The festival features great food,
wonderful music, fun and games for children. The fun starts Saturday
morning at 11:00 at 216 Roller Mill Road in Franklin. Just follow
the signs: Highway 64W, first exit past K-Mart or call (828) 524-4910
for more information.
July 17 -18: 5th Annual Folk Festival
- A celebration of Appalachian heritage in Downtown Franklin. Over
40 living exhibits of authentic mountain living, food, entertainment
and more. Kick-off Celebration on Friday night at 7pm at the Downtown
Gazebo sponsored by the Arts Council. Patton String Band and the
Rye Holler Boys will entertain. Arts Council contact is Bobbie Contino
at 524-7683 or arts4all@dnet.net. Folk Festival contact 828-369-7411.
Sponsored by Folk Heritage Association of Franklin.
What a jam packed July in Franklin, NC. Want to see more events?
Visit
our community calendar here. |
