This site serves residents, visitors and guests of Franklin, North Carolina. The information here will be updated on a regular basis with announcements and other events happening in and around Franklin. Town hall meeting agendas & minutes, town sign & zoning ordinances, the GIS and other useful information can also be found here.

Franklin is a small mountain town surrounded by beautiful streams, waterfalls, mountains, hills and valleys. The people are friendly and organize lots of activities, including festivals and arts & crafts shows. There are plenty of trails for hiking and the views are breathtaking. There is also plenty of fishing, hunting, rafting and kayaking available. The Franklin area is the Gem Capitol of the World, try your hand at mining and you are bound to find many beautiful and sometimes very valuable stones.

Franklin is home to approximately 3,600 citizens, but the population nearly doubles during the spring, summer and fall seasons due to our temperate climate and beautiful scenery. Our geographical position enables us to enjoy cool summer nights and mild winters. With a healthy tourism industry and lots of local people taking an active roll in the community, there is always exciting activities and places to go. Visit the Franklin Main Street Program for more information.
 

2007 Annual Drinking Water quality Report, Town of Franklin

We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is a snapshot of last year’s water quality. Included are details about from where your water comes, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water and to providing you with this information, because informed customers are our best allies. Read More...

 

Downtown Franklin to Host Two Major Festivals

Historic Downtown Franklin will see two major street festivals this year. The Franklin Folk Festival and a Taste of Scotland will both showcase the heritage of the area through music, demonstrations of mountain living and food.


5th Annual Franklin Folk Festival

The Fifth Annual “Franklin Folk Festival”, sponsored by the Folk Heritage Association of Macon County, will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 in downtown Franklin, North Carolina. Theme for this year’s event is ‘Readin’, ‘Ritin’ and ‘Remberin’.

The theme was chosen to emphasize education in Macon County pioneer days. In addition, visitors will have the opportunity to experience what mountain life was like through many live demonstrations from milking cows to shingle splitting and quilting.

On Friday evening, beginning at 5:30pm at the Gazebo on the Square, folks can enjoy an ole’ timey pinto beans and cornbread supper; and from 6 o’clock until, they can kick up their heels and join in the fun of great mountain music and square dancing.

A full day of Folk Festival activities will officially begin on Saturday morning at 9:00am with the streets of downtown Franklin packed with live demonstrations by people who grew up in these mountains. These folks learned at their parents’ knee woodcarving, moon shining, basket making, weaving and spinning, and all the many other things they’ll be demonstrating.

At 11:00am on Saturday, there will be a parade down Main Street, featuring Civil War Re-enactors and their Fife & Drum Corps, antique cars and early farm tractors, the Scottish Tartans and their bagpipes, and local cloggers. Retired teachers and senior residents of Macon County will be honored in the parade and will be the festival’s featured guests.

Following the parade will be tours of an Old Schoolhouse, a Civil War re-enactment of the Last Surrender at Dixie Hall, a corn-shucking contest, and gem mining. Folks with a Scottish heritage will be able to research their ancestry at the Scottish Tartan’s booth. Also, constructed downtown will be an ole’ fashioned front porch where oral history video-taping will take place; and, local authors will have book signings.

The Civil War Re-enactors will be encamped just two blocks below Main Street. There will also be an antique car show just up the hill on Main Street in the Burrell Building parking lot.

In conjunction with the Folk Festival another exciting heritage event will be taking place at the Macon County Fairgrounds on Hwy. 441 South. The Early Farm Equipment Show will feature old tractors and farm equipment as well as demonstrations of their uses. A small admission charge will apply at this show.

Visitors to this year’s Franklin Folk Festival will be in for a fantastic time. There will be a full schedule of outstanding mountain music at the Gazebo and on Saturday plenty of “heritage” food, including Shane Corbin’s bar-b-que. Admission and parking downtown will be FREE.

For additional information contact the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce at 828-524-3161 or 800-932-5294 or visit http://www.mcncfha.org/.