Applefest

Best three days of the year plus some – arts, crafts, food, historic tours, live entertainment, car show, book sales & apple delights.

-- 300+ Arts & Crafts Vendors
-- Food Extravaganza
-- Live Entertainment All Weekend Long
-- Historic District Tours
-- 5K Race for Any Pace
-- Antique & Classic Car Cruise
-- Apple Pancake Breakfast
-- Apple Pie Baking Contest
-- And so much more!

Some of the fun begins before the 3-day event that runs

Schedule:

Friday, October 4
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Arts/Crafts/Entertainment — 10AM-6PM, Fountain and Bandstand parks.
Sponsored by Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce.

Apple Pie and Dumpling Tent — 10AM6PM, Fountain Park.
Sponsored by Franklin Precision Castings

Apple Pancake Breakfast — 7-11AM (Takeouts available starting at 6AM) at St. Patrick School, 10th & Buffalo streets. Handicap Accessible.
Sponsored by Sponsored by Edward Jones (Christopher Rakow, Brian Mong, Shelly Hartzell)

Additional Restrooms — First Presbyterian Church offers additional porta-pots at Elk & West Park streets, including a handicap station and a hand-washing station. Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church

Farmer’s Market — 10AM-5PM, Stop by to purchase produce from some of our local farmers set up on 12th Street.

Franklin Public Library/Friends of the Library Used Book Sale — 10AM-3PM at 421 12th Street.

Apple tattoos — HOLeY Jeans will be doing apple tattoos from 10AM-4:30PM at the West Park Street Gazebo.

In-Store Antique Estate Jewelry Sale — Feldman Jewelers, 1260 Liberty St. For more info, call 814-432-5925 or 800-748-1895.

Gigantic Book Fair/Open House — 10AM5PM, Venango County Historical Society, 307 S. Park Street. Used books of all types. Open house tours for $5.

DeBence Antique Music World — 10AM5PM, Free guided tours, 1261 Liberty Street.

Victorian Residential Architecture Walking Tour — 2PM, meet in front of the Quality Inn & Conference Center. Sponsored and led by Franklin Rotary Club.

St. John’s Episcopal Church/Grace Luncheon/Basket Raffle — 11AM-3PM, 1145 Buffalo Street. (basement level). Soup & Sandwich Luncheon, free ages 2 and under; $5 ages 3 to 12; $10 all others.

Tiffany Window Tours — 10AM, Noon, and 2PM, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1145 Buffalo Street.

Church Tour — 1 PM, Franklin Preservation church at 11th and Buffalo streets (across from the playground).

Music at the Bandstand
10-11:30AM - Elizabeth Joy
Noon-1PM - HOLeY Jeans
1:15-2PM - FHS Madrigal, Enjoy the sounds of local high school talent
4-5:30PM - Max Schang

Annie (Musical) — 7:30PM, Franklin Civic Operetta Association presents “Annie,” Barrow-Civic Theatre, 1223 Liberty Street. For tickets, call 814-437-3440 at barrowtheatre.org.

Applefest BINGO — VFW Jesse G. Greer Post 1835, Liberty and 9th streets. $4,000 payout. Doors open at 5PM. Bingo begins at 7PM. For more information call 814-432-7744 or 814-437-5516.

Vendor booths will be open from 10AM to 6PM, Friday & Saturday, October 4 & 5, 10AM to 5PM Sunday, October 6.