Got something local on?
Tell us about your event.
Send an email. A real person reads it and adds it to the calendar — usually within a day. No login, no signup, no captcha gauntlet.
We pull events from ~30 public sources twice a day, but plenty of good stuff only lives in someone's head, on Facebook, or in a church bulletin. If you're hosting it, you're the source. The fastest way to get it on the calendar is an email — we'll write it up in the same voice as everything else, with proper time / address / drive-time / family markers.
hey@franklinwhat.com
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You don't need to fill anything out — just hit the button above and a pre-filled email opens with all the right blanks. But if you'd rather paste a list of what you'd want us to know, here it is:
Why an email and not a form?
Short answer.
Local-events forms get hit by spam bots within hours of going live. A mailto link sidesteps that entirely. It's also the fastest way for someone with a phone in their hand to give us everything we need.
You're not making me sign up.
That's right. No account. No email list. We won't add you to a newsletter — we don't even have one. The email goes to a real person, you get a reply, the event goes on the calendar. That's the whole loop.
What if my event already happened?
Email anyway. We use post-event details (turnout, photos if you have them) for next year's writeup — local calendars get sharper the longer they've been around.
What kind of events go on the calendar?
Anything public-facing in or around Franklin, the Nantahala, or driveable from here within an hour. Concerts, markets, classes, fundraisers, fairs, recurring meetups, one-off things. We lean family- and locals-first. More on the philosophy.
What if I want to NOT be on the calendar?
Email the same address — say "please remove the X event" and we'll take it down. Same day, usually.
"The town Facebook page is a mess of announcements and lost dogs. This is meant to be the one place where if it's on, you can find out."