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Superhero Sunday! Guardians of the Galaxy
2024-01-28 16:30 (America/Chicago) | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Franklin Theatre, Superhero Sunday! Guardians of the Galaxy
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team — the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits — Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Superhero Sunday! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2024-01-28 20:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Franklin Theatre, Superhero Sunday! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardiansmust fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s trueparentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come toour heroes’ aid as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand.

Songwriter Showcase at The Skylight Bar
2024-01-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Grab a drink at The Skylight Bar in downtown Franklin, inside The Factory at Franklin and enjoy the musical stylings of a rotating selection of talented local musicians every Monday night!
About The Skylight Bar
The Skylight Bar, an innovative bar and event space, located in the Grand Hall of The Factory at Franklin. Conveniently situated at 230 Franklin Road in the heart of downtown Franklin, Tennessee, The Skylight Bar continues to be the perfect locale for creating lasting memories with the community, hosting events and more.

EURASIACA NUEVO' DINNER AT THE BUNGANUT PIG
2024-01-29 18:00 - 20:00 | The Bunganut Pig Bar & Restaurant, 1143 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Enjoy a 5-course seated dinner featuring a “flight” of sensations from North America to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia at The Bunganut Pig Bar & Restaurant in Franklin on January 29, from 6 PM to 8 PM. The bar opens at 5 PM.

Oddity Improv Show at The Factory in Franklin
2024-01-29 19:30 | The Mockingbird Theater at The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg 6, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Oddity Improv Shows in Downtown Franklin at The Factory in Franklin
Dive into a world of laughter at The Factory in Franklin with Oddity Improv! Experience a night of uproarious fun with our clean-ish improv show every Monday—ideal for ages 13 and up.

Trivia Tuesday at The Skylight Bar
2024-01-30 19:00, 2024-02-06 19:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Join us every Tuesday for trivia at The Skylight Bar hosted by Nerdy Talk Trivia! Located inside The Factory at Franklin in historic downtown Franklin, grab a delicious drink or two while playing trivia with your friends or family!
About The Skylight Bar
The Skylight Bar, an innovative bar and event space, located in the Grand Hall of The Factory at Franklin. Conveniently situated at 230 Franklin Road in the heart of downtown Franklin, Tennessee, The Skylight Bar continues to be the perfect locale for creating lasting memories with the community, hosting events and more.

Tiki Night Happy Hour at The Skylight Bar
2024-01-31 12:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-07 12:00 - 22:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Tiki Night Happy Hour at The Skylight Bar (weekly on Wednesdays)
Wear a Hawaiian shirt and enjoy happy hour pricing every Wednesday at The Skylight Bar, located in downtown Franklin, inside The Factory at Franklin!

Live Music at The Skylight Bar
2024-02-02 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-09 17:00 - 20:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Celebrate the start of the weekend with a drink and live music every Friday night at The Skylight Bar in Franklin, located inside The Factory at Franklin!

Downtown Franklin Art Crawl
2024-02-02 18:00 - 21:00 | HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN, Main Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Historic Downtown Franklin Art Crawl Features Local Artists, Live Music, Guided Art Tours, Complimentary Refreshments and More!
The first Friday of each month, the Franklin Art Crawl includes dozens of sites dispersed through an area thriving with spots listed on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Franklin, Tennessee, and at The Factory at Franklin!
The free monthly event celebrates Williamson County, Tennessee’s local craftsmanship and provides both the novice and the art connoisseur an opportunity to see a sweeping variety of magnificent work – from blown glass and mixed media to turned wood, paintings, and more!
Many of the galleries, working studios and stores serve complimentary refreshments during the evening, and some offer live music.
Hop aboard the complimentary trolley for a seamless journey to all the featured artists on the Franklin Art Crawl route. All art featured is available for purchase!
Visit Franklin Art Scene Facebook page and Instagram to learn more about the artists that will be featured at each participating site!
By scanning the QR code on the event sign, visitors can easily navigate the Art Crawl area and find the businesses hosting artists each month. Art crawl guests may begin at any participating location on the map!
For more information, please visit Arts Council of Williamson County TN.
More event details are below!

8th Annual Grassroots of Grassland
2024-02-02 19:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
8th Annual Grassroots of Grassland – The Franklin Theatre
Grassroots of Grassland is Grassland Elementary’s Songwriter’s Night. We will have a night of music and a silent/online auction to raise funds for the Music, Art and other departments of Grassland Elementary. Featuring Kelly Archer, Sarah Buxton, Scotty Emerick and Daniel Tashian. See you at the show!

Home, I’m Darling
2024-02-02 19:30 - 2024-02-04 14:30, 2024-02-07 19:30 - 2024-02-11 14:30 | Pull-Tight Players Theatre, 112 2nd Avenue South, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Home, I’m Darling
Feb. 2-17
Written by Laura Wade
Directed by Pat Street
We are excited to present the Southeastern U.S. premiere of this delightful British play. Home, I’m Darling was first produced in 2018 at a regional theatre in Wales. After moving to London, it won the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. When Judy sets out to become the perfect 1950s housewife, she and Johnny are living the dream. They have a beautiful home, he has a promotion on the horizon, and she revels in the joys of domesticity. But cracks begin to appear that threaten their domestic bliss. This fun look at grass-is-greener thinking and gender roles asks important questions about what men and women might want and how they might find it.
Home, I’m Darling is presented by arrangement with Knight Hall Agency Ltd.
Tickets go on sale on the Monday 11 days prior to each show’s opening.

The Franklin Farmers Market
2024-02-03 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Farmers Market, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Franklin Farmers Market is a True Tennessee Farmers Market!
From produce, fruit and dairy to baked goods and meats, you’ll find delicious fresh food at the Franklin Farmers Market in downtown Franklin, TN. And because it’s all from local farms, the variety of goods increases and changes each week through the seasons. You can taste the difference, because it all comes straight from the farm to the market, ripe and ready to enjoy. It’s Tennessee farm fresh food from real farmers, every Saturday morning at the Franklin Farmers Market. Plus, there are a select number of local crafts persons at the market too, with unique and beautiful goods for you to enjoy.
The non-profit FFM believes that local family farms can remain successful with support from the market to stay productive. Productive family farms are important to both the economic and environmental structures of Middle Tennessee communities and the Franklin Farmers Market is working to ensure the future of farming in Tennessee.
Artisans
While the Franklin Farmers Market is the home of real farmers, it is also the place for eclectic offerings from local artists and craftsmen. Come out to the market and meet Middle Tennessee’s best artisans who specialize in such crafts as original photography and paintings, hand turned woodwork, one of a kind pottery and handcrafted jewelry. It’s a diverse mix of local artisans, making the Franklin Farmers Market the spot for unique artworks, crafts and gifts.
Events and Festivals
The Franklin Farmers Market holds many events and festivals throughout the year, too! Their Pardoning of the Turkey event is a family favorite event! Another family favorite event is when Santa visits the market each December! The Franklin Strawberry Festival offers a lot of strawberries, of course! You will also find fun activities and games for kids and the best homemade strawberry shortcakes you’ll ever eat! The festival is great fun for all ages! The Tomato Festival celebrates summer’s favorite veggie with heirloom tomato tastings, plus a lot of fun games for the kids! The Franklin Watermelon Festival is a fun day for the whole family, too! Enjoy games for kids and adults, including the popular watermelon seed-spitting contest and the popular fastest watermelon eating contest. There will also be wild watermelon carvings and slices of ice cold watermelon to enjoy!

Market Hours: All Year Long, Every Saturday

The Franklin Farmers Market is a year-round market. The summer season of the market is May through October every Saturday 8am – 1pm. The winter season of the market is November through April with hours of 9am – 12noon.

Book Release Party with Justice Kuehl
2024-02-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Landmark Booksellers, 114 E Main, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Join Landmark Booksellers in downtown Franklin on Saturday, February 3rd, 4pm to meet special guest, Justice Kuehl. Justice was the longest-reigning Miss Tennessee USA and is passionate about empowering women to embrace their identity as daughters of God. Her new book, Feminist to Feminine: Reclaiming the Value of Womanhood in God’s Story, breaks down biblical feminism and asks the hard questions. Feminist to Feminine will bring each reader on a journey to discover their identity and value, not based on society’s definitions or expectations, but straight from our Father in heaven. She shares her personal journey from defending feminist messages to finding the hypocrisy of modern feminism. Kuehl encourages women to find unshakeable peace and fulfillment by surrendering to God’s truth.

Free event | RSVP encouraged on Facebook, or by purchasing a book through Landmark Booksellers.

The Twilight Train: A Neil Diamond Tribute
2024-02-03 20:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Twilight Train: A Neil Diamond Tribute – The Franklin Theatre
The Twilight Train, Nashville’s ultimate Neil Diamond tribute band, features a lineup of some of Music City’s most accomplished musicians who are well-equipped to take you on a musical journey that celebrates the iconic music of Neil Diamond. The group, featuring Gary Talley, Ron Krasinski, Mike Stewart, Todd, Parks, Richard Jacques, Tracey DiCicco, and Michelle Muuray, is dedicated to honoring the mu names in the music industry, and bringing their own impressive skills and talents to our tribute band. Without trying to impersonate, the band strives to recreate the unique energy of a Neil Diamond show at every performance. Grab your tickets today!!

Superhero Sunday! Iron Man
2024-02-04 16:30 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Franklin Theatre, Superhero Sunday! Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. The film also stars Oscar®-winner Gwyneth Paltrow and Oscar®-nominees Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges and is directed by Jon Favreau.

Superhero Sunday! Iron Man 2
2024-02-04 20:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Franklin Theatre, Superhero Sunday! Iron Man 2

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster film based on the legendary Marvel Super Hero “Iron Man,” reuniting director Jon Favreau and Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr. In Iron Man 2, the world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

Comedy Improv Shows Every Monday Night at the Mockingbird Theatre
2024-02-05 07:30 - 09:00, 2024-02-12 07:30 - 09:00 | The Mockingbird Theater at The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg 6, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Oddity Improv is a non-profit theatre company based right here in Franklin. Come join us every Monday night for a show of clean-ish improv comedy in downtown Franklin at the Mockingbird Theatre at The Factory at Franklin!
This month we are celebrating the month of LOVE! Experience an evening filled with comedic romance themes and delightful discoveries about each other. Get ready for a more interactive and engaging shows!

The Great American Songbook Series: Brassville
2024-02-06 19:30 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Great American Songbook Series: Brassville – The Franklin Theatre
Brassville is a musical collective comprised of HBCU alumni, all with ties to TSU. Since being formed in 2019 and Brassville has performed on multiple stages including the Ryman Auditorium, 3rd and Lindsley, ExitIN and more. With collaborators such as Slim & Husky’s, the National Museum of African American Music and their Alma Mater Tennessee State University, they continue to serve as community ambassadors providing entertainment to the greater Nashville area.
Special guests:
Destin Miller –

Destin is a Grammy award winning saxophonist and woodwind doubler born and raised in Chicago but now resides in Nashville, TN. He is a graduate of Tennessee State University which earned him a bachelors in commercial saxophone performance. He is currently pursuing a masters in commercial saxophone performance at Belmont University. He has had the opportunity to collaborate and perform with Ski Beats, Kenny Lattimore, Dallas Austin, and Donald Lawrence just to name a few. Destin is a active member of the Nashville music scene and can be seen performing in various clubs, venues, and groups all across the city of the most notable being the Nashville African American Wind Symphony where he serves as the principal saxophonist

Ashley “FluteBae” Crawford
Born in Memphis, TN, Ashley Crawford began her flute journey at age 10. After studying at renowned HBCU, “Tennessee State University,” and the prestigious School of Music at “Belmont University,” she dedicated her life to sharing her gift and knowledge of flute to people of all ages. She became known as “Flutebae” from her 2017 viral sensation video of the #MaskOffChallenge. Ever since, she has fused the sounds of classical flute with the latest Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B music that has helped propel flute into mainstream music and media. She embodies the element of flute through her sultry and robust playing. Her melodious tone sings effortlessly and is felt on a visceral level. There are no limits to her style, and her playing transcends all genres. She appears on the Grammy award-winning album, “Urban Hymnal,” and New Age Ambient album, “Kampan.” She also released her 1st single, “Dreamin’,” in 2023, featuring Grammy award-winning producer/composer Prof. Larry Jenkins.

Valentine’s Day at The Skylight Bar
2024-02-09 12:00 - 2024-02-14 22:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Celebrate the season of love with Valentine’s Day inspired cocktails at The Skylight Bar. Order food from The Factory right to your seat and make it an easy, no-reservations required date night!

Sweetheart Silhouettes at The Factory
2024-02-10 11:00 - 14:00 | THE FACTORY AT FRANKLIN, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Free Valentine’s Day weekend event at The Factory at Franklin (Feb. 10)
Join Nashville artist Bryce McCloud from Isle of Printing at the Factory at Franklin for a special Valentine’s Day weekend event, Sweetheart Silhouettes.
Couples and friends are invited to create their own complimentary silhouettes from 11am -2pm, Saturday, February 10, 2024 in the Grand Hall of the Factory at Franklin. This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required, but silhouettes are available while supplies last.

Child's Anthem: The Music of Toto
2024-02-10 20:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
Child’s Anthem: The Music of Toto – The Franklin Theatre
Child’s Anthem is a collection of some of Nashville’s finest studio and touring musicians, recreating the hits of Toto with extreme detail and energy. Lead singer Keith Landry actually toured with Toto during the Hydra tour in the 80’s. Recently reviewed as one of the nations “Top Tribute bands”, Child’s Anthem brings to life the entire range of Toto’s music from high energy rock songs, pop R&B, and sweeping ballads.

The Big Game Viewing Party
2024-02-11 12:00 - 22:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Big Game Viewing Party at The Skylight Bar
Watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers with a cold beer at The Skylight Bar in downtown Franklin, located inside The Factory at Franklin.
