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Franklin’s annual festitivies leading up to the Fourth of July will kick off Saturday with the Liberty Fest parade and wrap up July 4 with the Thunder Over Allegheny fireworks. In between is a lot of community-centered activities and entertainment.
The annual parade will start at 11 a.m. June 24 running along Liberty Street from 13th Street to Washington Crossing. Following the parade, the Franklin Fine Arts County will hold an ice cream social on 12th Street near the Franklin Public Library. Kids will get a treat for free and there will be clowns and other special guests.
Things will get going right before the parade with the semi-weekly Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 12th Street Island. It will also be the first Artisan Market of the season.
The annual Venango County Humane Society pet show will be held on June 26 in Bandstand Park. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., with juding starting at 6 p.m.
The annual parade will start at 11 a.m. June 24 running along Liberty Street from 13th Street to Washington Crossing. Following the parade, the Franklin Fine Arts County will hold an ice cream social on 12th Street near the Franklin Public Library. Kids will get a treat for free and there will be clowns and other special guests.
Things will get going right before the parade with the semi-weekly Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 12th Street Island. It will also be the first Artisan Market of the season.
The annual Venango County Humane Society pet show will be held on June 26 in Bandstand Park. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., with juding starting at 6 p.m.
On June 28, the farmers market will be set up again from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 12th Street Island. That evening, the Taste of Talent vocal competition will begin at 7 p.m. in Bandstand Park.
The Franklin Silver Cornet Band, which has performed in the city for more than 160 years, will showcase its musical skills at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in Bandstand Park.
The annual children’s Penny Carnival will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 30 in Fountain Park. It will feature games, Penny’s Candyland, entertainment, face painting, a petting zoo, touch-a-truck and food vendors. The Performing Arts Academy with Darin will perform at the bandstand and the Barrow-Civic Theatre will have a princess photo shoot near their booth in Fountain Park.
Al Fresco Friday on June 30 will feature Pine Valley Boys at Benjamin’s Roadhouse from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and musicians Kevin Downey and Brianna Erdman at Bella Cucina from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Franklin Silver Cornet Band, which has performed in the city for more than 160 years, will showcase its musical skills at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in Bandstand Park.
The annual children’s Penny Carnival will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 30 in Fountain Park. It will feature games, Penny’s Candyland, entertainment, face painting, a petting zoo, touch-a-truck and food vendors. The Performing Arts Academy with Darin will perform at the bandstand and the Barrow-Civic Theatre will have a princess photo shoot near their booth in Fountain Park.
Al Fresco Friday on June 30 will feature Pine Valley Boys at Benjamin’s Roadhouse from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and musicians Kevin Downey and Brianna Erdman at Bella Cucina from 6 to 8 p.m.
| Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “Cinderella” will open at 7:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Barrow-Civic Theatre. Additional performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on July 1, 7 and 8, and at 2 p.m. on July 2, and 9 |  Order tickets at barrowtheatre.org. |
Also slated for July 1, is the farmers market from 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the 12th Street Island. The Sip and Shop event will return from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. after a one-week hiatus. And a concert by 2B40 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bandstand Park.
| The festivities will close out with a evening gathering at Riverfront Park on July 4. The Route 8 Band will play at 7 p.m. and Thunder Over Franklin fireworks display will happen at dusk.  |  |
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