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39th Annual PumpkinFest 2024

October 26 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

PumpkinFest Downtown Franklin TN Festival

PumpkinFest is Middle Tennessee’s Largest Fall Festival in Downtown Franklin!

PumpkinFest features arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, a free kids zone, circus performers, and extreme pumpkin carvers on America’s favorite Main Street.

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County’s 39th Annual PumpkinFest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family fall festival, returning this year on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The festival is held along Main Street and its side avenues in downtown Franklin, Tennessee. PumpkinFest offers tons of festive fun for people of all ages!

The event is hosted by the Downtown Franklin Association – A Division of the Heritage Foundation. PumpkinFest and our two other signature events (Main Street Festival and Dickens of a Christmas), serve our mission and foster economic vitality for local businesses and visiting vendors, while creating beloved community events that enrich and preserve the historic charm and enduring spirit of our town.

ABOUT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Since 1967, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County has been dedicated to preserving Williamson County’s architectural, geographic and cultural heritage as well as promoting the ongoing revitalization of downtown Franklin in the context of historic preservation. Notable projects include The Franklin Theatre, Roper’s Knob, parts of the Franklin battlefield and the Old, Old Jail. Events and festivals produced by the Heritage Foundation such as Main Street Festival, the Heritage Ball, PumpkinFest and Dickens of a Christmas bring an estimated 300,000+ locals and visitors to downtown Franklin each year that creates more a $8 million dollar economic impact annually. The Heritage Foundation owns and operates The Franklin Theatre, Downtown Franklin Association, Franklin Grove Estate & Gardens, and its newest entity: The History & Culture Center of Williamson County. For more information about the Heritage Foundation, visit www.williamsonheritage.org.