Saturday, May 24th, 2025
Centennial Hall – Franktown
(BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR)
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakfast hosted by the Beckwith Irish Football Team
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Bike Parade
11:00 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Junkyard Symphony
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
BBQ at Centennial Hall
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Highland Dancing Demonstration (Victoria Nichols School of Highland Dance)
12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Historical Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Down Lilac Lane
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Live Music (Jamie McMunn & Friends)
ALL DAY
Craft Market, Children’s Games & Activities, Various Garage Sales, Restored Antique Display, Silent Auction, 50/50 Draw, Face painting, Dry Stone Wall Canada Demonstration and much more!
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The Township of Beckwith would like to express their deepest appreciation to the following for their contribution and participation in the 2024 Franktown Lilac Festival.
It is the generosity of individuals such as yourself that strengthens our sense of community through these social events.
| Judy McLellan and Cathy & Don Dowdall—Antique Equipment Display | Log Farm Antiques—Silent Auction |
| Beckwith Friendship Club—50/50 Draw | Total Rhythm Dance Studio – Silent Auction |
| Beckwith Fire Department | Gina Fredette – Royal Lepage – Silent Auction |
| Beckwith Heritage Committee—Display | David Nolan – Silent Auction |
| Beckwith Irish Minor Football—Breakfast | Melanie Moore—Craft Market Organizer |
| Beckwith Youth Committee—Bake Sale | Olde Town Bakery—Silent Auction |
| Campbell’s Trucking Ltd. —Silent Auction | Regina Johnson—Silent Auction |
| Clearview Lumber – Dave Currie – Silent Auction | Sandy & Gary Errett (Ron Irvine)—Use of land for parking |
| Claude Nolan—Antique Vehicle Display | St. James Anglican Church—Use of Church Yards & Open for Visitors |
| CP & Beckwith Heritage Museum—Display | St James Church & Centennial Hall – Bake table |
| Lanark Archives – Display | Stone Wall Canada participants—Demo |
| Centennial Hall Committee—Silent Auction and BBQ | Thomas Cavanagh Construction—Stage & BBQ |
| Claude & Cora Nolan—Silent Auction | Victoria Nichols School of Highland Dance—Demo |
| Darlene & Brian Power—Silent Auction | Carleton Place Horticulture Society – Donation |
| Davis Jones—Antique Vehicle Display | Johann Ramsaran – Historical Speaker on Horse Drawn Wagon Ride |
| Erin Rose—Face Painting | Robert Drapeau – Photography |
| Brooklyn Rose – Face Painting | Brenda Turner – ‘Paint Pour’ demo |
| Kim Vala—Face Painting | Kaylee Derstroff – Framed Artwork |
| Jamie Lynn—Face Painting | Jen Derstroff & Friends – Weaving demo & Fibre Artwork |
| Jessica McKenna-Kelso – Face Painting | |
| Liam Mellor—Bagpiper | |
| Lanark County Genealogical Society—Display |