Franklin County Indiana has many yearly festivals & special events you don’t want to miss!
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Summer
Canoefest
Always the last Saturday in June. Chicken frying and music on Friday night and Saturday the Canoe Races!
Metamora Music Festival
Two day celebration of traditional American music along the Whitewater Canal, Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend in Metamora.
Fall
Fear Factory
Lights on Tour Allows guests to experience Fear Factory without the scare. It is a great family fun way to explore our 30,000 sq. ft. haunted factory. Actors are present but will not jump or scare guests. Tour guides are available upon request. S …
Franklin County Antique Machinery Show
Always the last week in September (Thursday through Sunday.) Featuring corn shredding, tractor games, steam engines and much more!
Canal Days
Canal Days is a three-day festival beginning the first Friday in October. This event is the primary fundraiser for Historic Metamora, Inc.
Haunted Village of Metamora
A frightful night of ghost and ghouls as you wander around the village of Metamora.
Winter
Lighting up the Valley
Franklin County has joined Wayne, Union, Fayette, Ripley and Dearborn Counties to Light up the Valley!
ReinDeer Adventure
Your reindeer encounter includes: interaction and petting of the reindeer. Feeding the real reindeer in their pen and barnyard with just your group.
Weaver Christmas Lights
A Christmas light display that started December, 1966 with one strand of Christmas lights and now surpasses 100,000 They will be on every night between Thanksgiving and New Year’s eve from 6 to 10 PM.
Metamora Christmas Walk
First weekend following Thanksgiving. Lanterns line the canal, luminaries light the pathways and decorations are a plenty throughout the entire village of Metamora.
Whitetail Acres Tree Farm
Enjoy all the sights, scents and sounds of Christmas in our country store. Visit us beginning the day after Thanksgiving and select your own real Christmas tree.
Spring
Swap Meet
Every April. Franklin County Antique Machinery Club will have its Annual Swap Meet at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.
Metamora Memorial Day Ceremony
Always conducted the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend at 2pm. Honor and remember past and present soldiers.
Strawberry Daze
Always the first Saturday and Sunday of June. Start the summer with sweet strawberry shortcake.
Yearlong Events
Main Street Brookville, Inc
Brookville Main Street is the place to be on weekends. Newly revitalized with curbs, sidewalks and streetscapes. Once a month this organization has a program to entertain the locals and visitors. Click here for events schedule Click here for Chicken Tr …
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IGA Cookouts
May through October. Check out the dates for this year's cookouts at the Brookville IGA!
