Catfish Derby Days Franklin MN

Catfish Derby Days Franklin MN We’re a tiny town along the Minnesota River where the Catfish live! Our fishing contest started in 1975 and grown to include other fun activities.

If your around SW MN, stop into our town and have a beer with a local in one of our 2 bars and just ask!👍🏼 Catfish Derby Days is an annual three-day city celebration held on the fourth weekend in July. Events include a contest to catch the biggest catfish, a street dance, a square dance, Sunday parades, a coed volleyball tournament, a men's 12-team softball tournament, a beanbag tournament, a quee

n contest/variety show, a chess tournament, a "Kiss the Catfish Contest," music at the park, a raffle, church services, a fire department water ball, and a St. Luke's Lutheran Church-sponsored breakfast.[

*Fishing Contest: Begins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and closes at noon on Sunday. Must register at the Community Building before fishing. No early registration! Contest is DNR approved. Trophies and cash prizes for channel and flathead catfish. Contest fees: $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10 years. Contact Brian Pederson at 507-557-2756.

Catfish Days merch on sale now at Franklin City Hall! Stop in to grab this years pin, hat along or clothing! We have a v...
06/09/2026

Catfish Days merch on sale now at Franklin City Hall!
Stop in to grab this years pin, hat along or clothing! We have a variety of sizes of tank tops, tshirts, crew necks and hoodies, while supplies last!

Catfish Days apparel for sale online!!
05/14/2026

Catfish Days apparel for sale online!!

Country Print Co

04/26/2026

Stop in today and try katie’s freshly in house/homemade cinnamon rolls.
These are SO amazing and soft. Don’t miss out.
$2.50 (cash) all money goes towards her kiss the catfish funds!

04/22/2026

What a great bunch of folks to raise money for Franklin! Happy fundraising to you all!

02/18/2026

Designs are being accepted for this year’s t-shirts, caps and pins!! Head over to the Franklin Lions Club, Franklin MN page for all the details! This is their fund raiser and they are doing a contest for the best design that they choose. Happy designing!! Email your design to [email protected]

797,000 views!! Thank you, Wes Lund, for the drone capture of what ‘some think’ is a pretty redneck way to celebrate in ...
08/28/2025

797,000 views!! Thank you, Wes Lund, for the drone capture of what ‘some think’ is a pretty redneck way to celebrate in a small town. 🤣 while some have negative feedback, it’s feedback and we’ve grown our followers to almost 6k. Find the reels, read the comments… it’s entertaining if you are from a small town, you know! We don’t get much excitement besides the noon and 6:00 whistle! 😂 We will let these rest now and just sit back and watch our current reels grow our audience .
Thank you to the Minnesota Minn-e-rods for the support and great entertainment!

08/04/2025
A few pictures of Joe Sherman’s afternoon on Saturday! It was well received!! Thank you for playing, Joe!!
07/31/2025

A few pictures of Joe Sherman’s afternoon on Saturday! It was well received!! Thank you for playing, Joe!!

07/30/2025

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320 2nd Avenue E
Franklin, MN
55333

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