PAST EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the nonfiction work TRANSGENDER HISTORY: THE ROOTS OF TODAY’S REVOLUTION by Susan Stryker! This work is available in print, as an ebook, and as an audiobook!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2025

5 – 7 PM

750 Concord Street, Holliston, Massachusetts 01746

Come join us for some mini golf at Putts and More in Holliston!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come paint rocks for the Franklin Kindness Rocks Garden!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the nonfiction work SO MANY STARS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF TRANS, NONBINARY, GENDERQUEER, AND TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE OF COLOR by Caro De Robertis! This work is available in print, as an ebook, and as an audiobook!

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for card games at Franklin TV!

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2025

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at Mak's!

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2O25

(RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025)

12 - 4 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for an afternoon of family fun, food trucks, live music, and more! Shop local vendors! Learn about local nonprofits! Show your support of gender and sexual diversity in Franklin!

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us at Franklin’s third annual LGBTQ+ pride flag planting!

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

4 - 8 PM

Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Strawberry Stroll 2025 Franklin!

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2025

2 - 6 PM

Bellforge Arts Center, 45 Hospital Road, Medfield, Massachusetts 02052

Stop by our table at Medfield Pride 2025 at Bellforge Arts Center!

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market!

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Help us prepare for Celebrate with Pride 2025 Franklin by assembling flags, making booth markers, and more!

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for Franklin’s second annual progress flag raising at Franklin Municipal Building!

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025

7 - 9 PM

Pinz, 110 South Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757

Join us for a night of bowling!

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025

6:00 (not 6:30!) – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for a screening of the 2018 movie DUMPLIN’, starring Jennifer Aniston, Harold Perrineau. and Kathy Najimy!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir! This work is available in print, as an ebook, and as an audiobook!

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at Mak's!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel DEAD SOULS by Nikolai Gogol! This work is available in print, as an ebook, and as an audiobook!

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for an LGBTQ+ mental health workshop with Canton-based social worker and therapist Marissa Melnikov!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel CINNAMON GARDENS by Shyam Selvadurai!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Don't let your unwanted holiday gifts go to waste! Regift them at our third annual Yankee Swap!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel Q.E.D. by Gertrude Stein!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2025

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Start off the new year with great food and great friends at Mak's!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2024

9 AM - 2 PM

Shaw’s, 255 East Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Buy and sell home-baked goods to raise money for Franklin LGBTQ Alliance!

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel GUAPA by Saleem Haddad!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024

6 – 9:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite game, and come ready to play!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Feel free to use our crafting supplies or bring your own, and donate your finished ornament to Franklin Senior Center for their 2024 Winter Wonderland event!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite dish to share with everyone!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel CONFESSIONS OF A MASK by Yukio Mishima!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024

11 AM – 1 PM

DelCarte Conservation Area, 409 – 459 Pleasant Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring good walking shoes, a healthy appetite, or both!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy some freshly baked cookies with milk while playing icebreaker games with us!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024

6 – 9:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite game, and come ready to play!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2O24

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Feel free to come in costume!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table in costume, and grab some candy!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to tie-dye your own T-shirt!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024

1 - 3 PM

Dean College, 99 Main Street, Franklin Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at the Dean College Mental Health Fair to learn about the programming that we provide to the LGBTQ+ community in Franklin all year round!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY by Jose Donoso!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024

6 – 9:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite game, and come ready to play!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at Mak's!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM

The Big Apple Farm, 207 Arnold Street, Wrentham, Massachusetts 02093

Come hitch a hay ride with us, and join us for some apple picking at The Big Apple Farm!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Pete’s Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel THE BONE PEOPLE by Keri Hulme!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

6 – 9:30 PM

Pete's Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite game, and come ready to play!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

6:30 - 8:30 PM

99 Restaurant, 847 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at 99 Restaurant!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Pete’s Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel AN IMAGINARY LIFE by David Malouf!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite game, and come ready to play!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Pete’s Nerd Emporium, 10 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel AGAAT by Marlene van Niekerk!

SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at Mak's!

SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2024

12 - 4 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for Franklin’s third annual LGBTQ+ pride event!

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s third annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2024 (raindate Sunday, June 23, 2024), from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024

10 AM - 12 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us at Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride flag planting!

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s third annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2024 (raindate Sunday, June 23, 2024), from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2024

11:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Bellforge Arts Center, 45 Hospital Road, Medfield, Massachusetts 02052

Stop by our table at Bellforge Pride 2024!

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for a game of musical bingo featuring songs performed by LGBTQ+ musicians!

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024

10 AM - 12 PM

Franklin Municipal Building, 150 Emmons Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for the first-ever progress flag raising at Franklin Municipal Building!

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for a lecture from our treasurer Phoebe Thaler on LGBTQ+ royals in world history!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Rather than pick a single book to read and discuss this month, we are asking you to bring your favorite and least favorite books and to come ready to discuss your thoughts on them! And don’t worry: None of your books needs to have been written by an LGBTQ+ author!

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at Mak's!

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Pinz, 110 South Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757

Join us for a night of bowling!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E. M. Forster!

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for a question-and-answer session with Lily Pearl, Program and Education Manager for the nonprofit organization OUT MetroWest!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the nonfiction collection SISTER OUTSIDER by Audre Lorde!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for a Black history trivia game in celebration of Black History Month!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the play ANGELS IN AMERICA: PARTS 1 AND 2 by Tony Kushner!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM

Mak's, 451 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Start off the new year with great food and great friends at Mak's!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Don’t let your unwanted holiday gifts go to waste! Regift them at our second annual Yankee Swap!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the graphic novel MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND: VOLUMES 1 AND 2 by Gengoroh Tagame!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Feel free to use our crafting supplies or bring your own, and donate your finished ornament to Franklin Senior Center for their 2023 Winter Wonderland event!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the poetry collection POEMS OF FERNANDO PESSOA by Fernando Pessoa (translated and edited by Edwin Honig and Susan M. Brown, City Lights Publishers, 2001)!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Bring your favorite dish to share with everyone!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table in costume, and grab some candy!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the novel FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE by Fannie Flagg!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our Halloween Party to enter our costume contest, enjoy spooky snacks, and get a tarot card reading!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

12 - 5 PM

Downtown, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Harvest Festival 2023!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the essay A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN by Virginia Woolf!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for lawn games at Franklin Town Common!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the play KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN by Manuel Puig!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come tell us about an important event from your life by writing a poem, story, or comic strip!

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come decorate cookies with us in observance of the Fourth of July!

SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023

12 - 4 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride event!

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

11:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Bellforge Arts Center, 45 Hospital Road, Medfield, Massachusetts 02052

Stop by our table at Bellforge Pride 2023!

FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about Franklin’s second annual LGBTQ+ pride event, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us at Franklin Public Library for Franklin’s first-ever LGBTQ+ pride march, and join us later at Franklin Town Common for Franklin’s first LGBTQ+ flag planting!

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023

6 - 8 PM

Bamboo House, 2 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join our discussion on the graphic novel BINGO LOVE: JACKPOT EDITION by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San!

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come learn how to pipe frosting on cupcakes from local pastry chef Dawn Ruggio! Then stay to eat what you have created!

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023

8 - 10 PM

Virtual

Join our discussion on the 1855 edition of the poetry collection LEAVES OF GRASS by Walt Whitman! Email FranklinLGBTQAlliance@gmail.com for virtual meeting information!

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come decorate Easter eggs with us!

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come play Jackbox Games with us!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us as we paint kindness rocks for The Kindness Rocks Project in Franklin!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Don’t let your unwanted holiday gifts go to waste! Regift them at our Yankee Swap!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022

6:30 - 8:30 PM

99 Restaurant, 847 West Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Enjoy great food with great friends at 99 Restaurant!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Feel free to use our crafting supplies or bring your own, and donate your finished ornament to Franklin Senior Center for their 2022 Winter Wonderland event!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022

6:30 - 8 PM

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come make friends, and learn how you can volunteer for Franklin LGBTQ Alliance!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Timeless Crossfit and Fitness, 90 Hayward Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Come make friends, and learn how you can volunteer for Franklin LGBTQ Alliance!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 (RAINDATE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022)

12 - 5 PM

Downtown, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Harvest Festival!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

12 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Cultural Festival!

SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022

12 - 4 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Join us for the first-ever LGBTQ+ pride event in Franklin, Massachusetts!

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022

2 - 6 PM

Franklin Town Common, 200 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Stop by our table at Franklin Farmers Market to learn about the first-ever LGBTQ+ pride event in Franklin, Massachusetts, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2022, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Franklin Town Common!