Second annual Franklin Falls Holiday Stroll Dec. 2

FRANKLIN — The City of Franklin and Franklin Falls Business Group will host the second annual Franklin Falls Holiday Stroll on Friday, Dec. 2, from 3:30 to 8 p.m., in downtown Franklin. Many community organizations are joining together to bring this event to Franklin Falls. This very festive event will feature the annual christmas tree lighting, parade, horse drawn wagon rides, a craft village, the opening of Festival of Trees, Christmas caroling and much, much more. Event timeline follows:

3:30 – 6 p.m. — Santa’s Workshop

Bessie Rowell Community Center, City of Franklin Recreation Department

Share Christmas wishes and have your picture taken with Santa for a donation to Mix 94.1 Cash & Cans, face painting, crafts, cookie decorating and holiday

music. (Children must be accompanied by an adult).

3 to 8 p.m. —  Craft Village

Franklin Public Library

City of Franklin Public Library and it’s Trustees

Holiday crafters, bakery goods, holiday treats

4:30 to 6 p.m. Christmas Carols

Episcopal Mission Church of Franklin

Join in or just enjoy traditional Christmas Carols

4 to 7 p.m. — Horse drawn Wagon Rides

Location: Franklin Police Department, 5 Hancock Terrace

Heisler Hay and Horse will offer horse drawn wagon rides, come and meet Bud and Sonny Boy, Suffolk Punch Draft Horses who will take you for a wagon ride through downtown Franklin. Meet the wagon and the horses at the Franklin Police Department.

6 p.m. —  Christmas Parade

Bessie Rowell Community Center to Marceau Park

Gather along Central Street to view the vehicle parade escorting Santa Claus to Marceau Park.

6:30 p.m. Christmas Tree Lighting

Marceau Park, City of Franklin

Greet Santa Claus as he arrives in a Franklin fire truck, sing carols, enjoy the wonder of the tree lighting

5 to 8 p.m. — Festival of Trees

Franklin Opera House, City of Franklin

Downtown Crepes, The Thrift Clothes Basket, Waterhorse Irish Pub and Franklin Savings Bank will be offering special holiday treats.

Additional holiday events the first weekend in December

Lights of Memory, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m., Episcopal Mission Church, 206 Central St.

Place a snowflake on the Christmas Tree in memory of a loved one. For more information email Christine Dzujna at dzujna@metrocast.net.

Franklin Opera House Festival of Trees Dec. 2, 3, 4, Franklinoperahouse.org

Franklin Parks and Recreation Letters from Santa — register online franklin.org/parks-recreation/pages/letters-santa-registration.

Choose Franklin Christmas Tree Sales special event Dec. 3 — Enjoy hot cocoa, photos with Santa and pony rides. Christmas Tree Sales begin Friday, Nov. 25