Franklin County is the most rural county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and it shows! Farms, fields and valleys form our historic villages and bustling towns. There is so much to do here - in our fine museums, educational institutions and cultural centers - but most of all, in our great outdoors! Be sure to visit Greenfield, the County Seat. Greenfield's vibrant shop-lined downtown is in surprising contrast to the open fields and tumbling hills framing it. From Poet's Seat Tower atop Rocky Mountain, enjoy a hawk's eye view of hills and valleys. Summer and Fall, the Pioneer Valley Symphony echoes in the air. Rainbow bubbletops float overhead each July during the Annual Green River Music & Balloon Festival on Greenfield Community College's grounds. Cafes and shops provide ambience for artists, craftspeople, musicians and entertainers during the festivals and fairs each summer and fall. Quilts, scarecrows, livestock exhibits and competitions, parades, line dancing, musical entertainment, demolition derbies, horse draws, thrills shows and ferris wheels vie for attention at the old fashioned Franklin County Fair.