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First Fridays

First Fridays of Month

1 Fridays LogoVisit Downtown Franklin on the first Friday of every month!  Dozens of locations will have special open-late hours and live musicians will play throughout town. 

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Festival Country Indiana       Franklin Development Corporation

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Holiday Lighting and Winter Market

Saturday, December 7

Holiday-Lighting-2024Enjoy the all-day holiday festivities, including the Winter Market, a lighted parade along Jefferson Street at 5:30 p.m., Santa Shack and the lighting at the courthouse square at 7 p.m. Downtown Franklin will have so much to see and do - for the whole family!

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 Fletcher

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Love Local

February 7 - 16, 2025

Logo-Love-LocalJoin us for a fun shopping experience in beautiful Downtown Franklin where you can not only buy unique gifts for those you love, but you can also be entered to win cool prizes just for playing along! Keep an eye out here and on our social media for more information.

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Spring Vintage & Handmade Fest

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Spring-Vintage-FestBrowse amazing antique, vintage, and handcrafted goods in two convenient locations in beautiful Downtown Franklin. Visit the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater at Young's Creek Park and the public parking lot on East Jefferson Street (just west of the Franklin College entrance) for all the great finds.

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Strawberries on the Square

Friday, May 23, 2025 (Rain Date Saturday, May 24)

Logo-Strawberries-on-the-SquareJoin us for strawberries piled on shortcakes with ice cream and whipped topping. The price is $6 per serving.

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Fletcher

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Farmers Market

Saturdays, May 31 through September 13, 2025

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Discover local produce, handcrafted goods made in Indiana and live music from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday morning at the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater at Young’s Creek Park. Follow the Franklin, Indiana Farmer's Market Facebook page for more information.

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Duke Energy

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Canvas Clash

Friday, June 20, 2025

Logo Canvas ClashThis Discover Downtown Franklin fundraiser is a madcap race to the finish line as local artists create a masterpiece in multiple 20-minute rounds while the crowd cheers them on (and votes for their favorites)! With live music and crazy fun, this event gets patrons primed and ready for the next day's Ethos Celebration of the Arts art fair!

 

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Ethos Celebration of the Arts

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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Enjoy a day-long art extravaganza on North Main Street in Downtown Franklin, IN including tons of artists, live music, and a beer and wine garden. This event will be preceded by the high-energy "Canvas Clash" event the night before.

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Franklin Jewelers

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Hops &Vines Festival

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Hops and Vines Festival Franklin IndianaTaste samples of Indiana craft beers and wines while enjoying live music from 4 to 10 p.m.

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Crossroads Engineering

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Fall Vintage & Handmade Fest

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Fall-Vintage-FestBrowse amazing antique, vintage, and handcrafted goods in two convenient locations in beautiful Downtown Franklin. Visit the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater at Young's Creek Park and the public parking lot on East Jefferson Street (just west of the Franklin College entrance) for all the great finds.

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Holiday Open House

November 7-9, 2025

The Holiday Open House is an annual three-day shopping extravaganza that kicks off the holiday season with dozens of businesses in Historic Downtown Franklin. Shoppers can enter to win gift cards to dozens of our amazing downtown shops.

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Whether you are planning a date night, a play day with the kids or a girls weekend getaway, there are lots of great events in and around Historic Franklin, Indiana. 
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The Franklin Community Calendar is a partnership with the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, the City of Franklin and the Franklin Community School Corporation and Discover Downtown Franklin, Inc.

 

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