Lilac Festival

The Township of Beckwith wishes to express their sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make the 2026 Franktown Lilac Festival such a special event again this year! We couldn’t have done it without the generous support of the many individuals and organizations who donated their time, resources, and talents, all for the benefit of our community.

  • Acton Academy – Display
  • Pauline & Robert Armstrong – Silent Auction Donations
  • Beckwith Fire Department – Truck Display and Bike Parade Traffic Control
  • Beckwith Friendship Club – 50/50 Draw
  • Beckwith Reformed Presbyterian Church – Display
  • Beckwith Youth Committee – Pancake Breakfast
  • Campbell’s Trucking Ltd. – Silent Auction Donation
  • Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum – Display
  • Carleton Place Library – Display
  • Cathy & Don Dowdall – Antique Equipment Display
  • Centennial Hall Committee– BBQ & Silent Auction Donation
  • Claude & Cora Nolan – Silent Auction Donations/Antique Car Display
  • Clearview Lumber (Dave Currie) – Silent Auction Donations
  • Robert Drapeau – Photography
  • Dry Stone Canada – Stone Wall Restoration Demonstration
  • Darlene & Brian Power – Silent Auction Donation
  • Sandy & Gary Errett – Use of Land for Parking
  • Friends of the Carleton Place Library – Display
  • Lanark Archives – Display
  • Jamie Lynn – Face Painting
  • Liam Mellor – Bagpiper
  • Log Farm Antiques – Silent Auction Donations
  • Louisa McMunn – Silent Auction Donation
  • Melanie Moore – Craft Market Organizer
  • Duncan McDaniel & Conlin Rees – Bike Parade Official
  • Miller Group (Gerry Nolan) – Silent Auction Donation
  • Olde Forge Rug Hooking – Display
  • St. James Anglican Church – Use of Church Yards and Open for Visitors
  • Thomas Cavanagh Construction – Stage
  • Tim & Rosemary Campbell – Beckwith Heritage Committee Display
  • Total Rhythm Dance Studio (Tania Munro) – Silent Auction Donation
  • Victoria Nichols School of Highland Dance – Dance Demonstration

To the organizing committee:
Tim Campbell
Brian Dowdall
Richard Kidd
Jessica McKenna-Kelso
Cora Nolan
Darlene Power

and to everyone else who helped out!

SATURDAY, MAY 23

FOOD & BEVERAGE

8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakfast Hosted by the Beckwith Youth Committee

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
BBQ at Centennial Hall

ENTERTAINMENT

11:00 a.m.
Highland Dancing Demonstration – Victoria Nichols School of Highland Dance

11:45 a.m.
Magician Mike Conway

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Jamie McMunn & Friends

SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Bike Parade Registration at St. James Church (10:15), followed by Bike Parade to Centennial Hall (10:30)

12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Historical Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Down Lilac Lane

For More Information Please Contact:

The Township Office
613-257-1539 ext. 210 or
events@twp.beckwith.on.ca