Lots on tap in Franklin for Oct.
Events are lined up in the city over the nest few weeks.
“You want to come to Franklin this month. Franklin has so much to do and see,” Mayor Raymond Harris said. “Keep reading for all of the information you will need to plan your trip to Franklin.”
The Business after Hours Harvest Moon Festival Kick-off is Thursday, Oct. 26 at The French Door, 608 Main Street, from 6-8 p.m. Rick Lorenzo and Mark Robicheaux will perform live. For more information, contact The French Door, 337-471-7149.
Before the Harvest Moon Festival, Teche Action Clinic will host the Adeline Guienze Breast Cancer Memorial Fund 5K. Runners and walkers will begin the race at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, near the Courthouse Square. For more information and an entry form, contact Ed “Tiger” Verdin 337-828-2550 ext. 2181, Florence Beverly 337-828-2550 ext. 2145 or Diane Freeman 337-828-2550 ext. 2126.
The Harvest Moon Festival will take place on Main Street Saturday, Oct. 28. Enjoy live music, a car show, children’s games, face painting, a vintage photo booth and a sugarcane demonstration. St. Mary Landmarks will have a cemetery tour. For more information about the Harvest Moon Festival, contact Brenda Hebert 337-828-2486. For more information about the cemetery tour, follow the St. Mary Chapter Louisiana Landmarks Society on Facebook.
During the Harvest Moon Festival, there will be a Halloween Mutt-Strut Costume Contest at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $10 per dog. Registration ends Oct. 23. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded. You can pick up the entry form at Korrie’s Kozy Kennels & Pet Salon 337-578-9146, The French Door 337-471-7149 and The Lamp Lighter 337-828-3441.
Broussard-Harris Recreation Center 508 Oneal Chube Drive will have a haunted house Oct. 26, 28, 30 and 31 from 6-8 p.m. Admission is $3.
The Franklin Fire Department will have a free haunted house at Fire Station #1, 512 First Street. Saturday, Oct. 28 the haunted house will be open only to senior citizens from 3-5 p.m. From 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 31, the haunted house will be open to the general public.
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