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Old Home Day 2023

Our annual Old Home Day event is right around the corner! All of your favorite activities are coming back again this year! ❤️Car Show 🤍Chinese Auction 💙50/50 Raffle ❤️Quilt and Quilt Rack Raffle 🤍Children’s Games & Dunk Tank 💙Live Music ❤️Crafter & Vendors 🤍Delicious Food … READ MORE

Drake Day: Music in the Park

Join Drake Well Museum and Park as it celebrates the 164th Anniversary of the Edwin Drake striking oil on August 27, 1859! This year’s celebration is “Music in the Park,” and will feature performances by Mostly Brass of Oil City, the Franklin Silver Cornet Band, … READ MORE

Wildcatter Day at Historic Pithole City

Join us at Historic Pithole City for WILDCATTER DAY on Saturday, June 10th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Begin your day at the site’s Visitor Center, featuring an orientation film and indoor exhibits including a detailed diorama of the Oil Region’s most notorious boomtown! Various … READ MORE

2nd Annual First Responders For Kids Event

The Fertigs Community Center will hold the second annual “First Responders Day for Kids” on Saturday, May 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The purpose of this event is to highlight the importance of First Responders for our communities in a family friendly setting. … READ MORE

Friends of the Library Bonus Book Sale!

The Friends of the Franklin Public Library will be holding an additional book sale in honor of Love your Library from 10-3 pm. Help support your library and load up on some new books!

Tarbell Tea

There are still seats left for the Friday, March 10, 4-6 p.m. Tarbell Tea. Call 814.677.3152 to register ASAP! $20/person includes plenty to eat in this gorgeous Victorian-style setting with student re-enactors portraying characters from the oil boom era. Don’t miss this unique experience!  

Pinewood Derby

AN EVENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, OPEN TO RACERS OF ANY AGE!! WHEN: TEST LAP AND WEIGH-IN – FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023, 6:00-8:00PM. RACE DAY – SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023, STARTING AT 10:30AM. WHERE: THE FERTIGS COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 4887 CAMP COFFMAN ROAD, VENUS, … READ MORE

2nd Saturday Market on Route 8(S) Titusville

Flea market, Tools, Handcrafts, Tye Dye, Tupperware, Colorstreet, Jewelry, Box Lots of crafters stuff, Wine Chimes, Pallet flags, glass jugs, canning jars, Cookbooks, Halloween, Christmas and MORE. Set-up 8am-9am, open 9am-3pm(?) OUTSIDE $15 approx. 14′ x 14′ Cherrytree VFD with grilled Smiths Hot Dogs, Chips, … READ MORE

Fertigs Old Home Day 2022

Yes, we are bringing all of your favorite parts of Old Home Day back again this year, and we may even add a few new things! We will begin the day as we have for many years at 11:00 am with the raising of the … READ MORE

Dollar Daze

We’re celebrating Ben’s Birthday & YOU benefit! Books and media $1 each, including antique and vintage! July 28 – 30 ONLY, 10 am – 5pm! Music and refreshments provided.