Sweet corn festival

St. Cyprian’s Church in Franklin celebrates a summer favorite – sweet corn – at the annual Sweet Corn Festival. This year marks the 20th anniversary, and guests can enjoy delicious food, a bake sale, handmade arts and crafts, live entertainment, children’s games and face painting, historic church tours, and, of course, lots of sweet corn.

This year’s event is July 8, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission to the festival is free and all proceeds from festival sales benefit All Saints Episcopal Church Outreach and CareNet. For more information, visit allsaintsfranklin.org.

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