July 4, 2024
10:00 am / 2:00 pm
July 4th – Parade and Celebration – Downtown 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE & CELEBRATION!
Independence Day Parade & Celebration
Thursday, July 4th • 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Downtown Franklin, NC
The Town of Franklin, North Carolina invites you to join with us for our Independence Day Parade & Celebration on Thursday, July 4th beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Franklin hosts one of the few July 4th parades that visitors and locals alike can actually participate in!
If you would like to be part of the parade, be in the lower parking lot of Town Hall at 10:30am for lineup. Entrants can walk, drive or ride and are encouraged to don red, white, and blue. The same applies for pets. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE! Just come join in the fun!
The Parade will travel down Main Street and disband at First Citizens Bank.
Following the parade, the Town of Franklin we will be serving free cold watermelon as long as it lasts!
Plus there will be FREE inflatables for kids, a water feature from Franklin Fire & Rescue and lots of great food and snacks including … Ben’s Backdraft BBQ, Thai Spice, Kona Ice, M’s Ice Cream, Red’s Lemonade and 1100 Hotdogs!
“Fireworks Over Franklin” will be held to close day two of our celebration on Friday, July 5th.