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24th Annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival Scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2010
Preparations for the 24th Annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival are now underway, with the event scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2010 in historic downtown Winnsboro.
The local event, which was started in a community effort to promote the catfish industry in the parish, has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, and is now known as the largest one-day festival in the state. Today, the festival covers an eight block area of downtown Winnsboro, with well over 300 vendor booth spaces available.
Plus, well over two TONS of fresh, pond-raised catfish will be battered, fried, and served to upwards of 20,000 people who come to Franklin Parish on festival day.
For the past 23 years, community leaders, city workers and a host of volunteers have worked tirelessly to insure that guests attending the festivities enjoy a day of family-fun in a safe environment.
The popularity of the event has earned national attention and draws visitors from all over the country. The combination of great entertainment on three different music stages and plenty of farm-raised fried catfish has preceded itself in reputation and put Franklin Parish on the festival map. But no community event is better represented than with the hospitality of the local flavor – the people.
The citizens of Franklin Parish recognize the importance of the festival and the economic impact it has on the community. Many visitors of past festivals have expressed their appreciation for the down-home southern hospitality they received while attending the event. The successes of the past are only partially due to the beautiful city of Winnsboro and its charming downtown area.
The rest is up to the people of the parish as gracious hosts to welcome visitors and traveling vendors to the place we call home.
Plan to attend the 2010 Franklin Parish Catfish Festival. You’ll find yourself wanting to return each year!
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