Franklin Downtown Partnership: Harvest Festival WOWs Downtown Franklin

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Harvest Festival WOWs Downtown Franklin - Thank You!

Saturday, October 14, dawned grey and a little damp but gradually dried and cleared, setting the stage for a fantastic 15th annual Harvest Festival!

Thank you to the Franklin community for coming out in droves to celebrate one of our favorite seasons here in New England! Kids and pets in costumes, Franklinites and friends from other towns - they were all here! Organizers estimate nearly 6,000 people enjoyed the Harvest Festival on Saturday, making it the largest one-day event the Franklin Downtown Partnership has ever run.

We have so many businesses and people to thank for helping the Partnership pull off such a feat. Our Harvest Festival Committee was made up of Scott Martin, Lisa Piana, Beth Wierling, Beth Simon, Jared Simon and Jen Hurst. Thank you for all the hours dedicated to this effort.

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped plan, organize, set up, run and clean up this Festival. The Franklin High School girls volleyball team helped us set up, and the FHS boys soccer team helped the Franklin DPW on clean up duty. Thank you, Beth Simon, for organizing all of our wonderful volunteers.

Thanks to the Franklin Police Department for directing traffic and keeping our visitors safe in the crosswalks.

And thank you to all of our generous sponsors who supported this year's Festival. We couldn't put on an event like this without you!

Silver Sponsors
Dean Bank - Thanks for running the Franklin Downtown Partnership food tent!

Middlesex Savings Bank

Rockland Trust

Bronze Sponsors
Chestnut Dental

DCU

Franklin Cultural Council (a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency) -- entertainment provided in part by a grant by the FCC!

Franklin Ford

Keefe Insurance

Real Living Realty

Friends Sponsors
Atria-Franklin

Beaux Regards Photographic Art

Boston Solar

D.G. Ranieri Real Estate
Fenton Financial Group
Flynn/Wirkus/Young, PC
Franklin Central Pizza
Franklin Cultural District
Franklin Health and Rehabilitation Center

Franklin Historical Museum