2024 Tennessee Renaissance Festival
2024-05-25 10:00 - 2024-05-27 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Tennessee Renaissance Festival, 2135 New Castle Road, Arrington, TN, 37014, United States
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival in Arrington, TN offers swashbuckling, jousts, magic shows, musical performances and many other must-see events!
Travel back to 16th Century England where the Village of Covington Glen comes alive with the bustle of a Renaissance Marketplace. Artisans from all over the country display their wares from silks to swords; to jewels and unique forms of art. A variety of flavors, aromas and tastes greet festival-goers as the voices of Renaissance musicians and merrymakers echo through the trees. Enjoy the revelry and pageantry of the joust, along with tea and a special visit with Her Majesty, the Queen.

The Tennessee Renaissance Festival will be open on May 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th. Festival hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in May, and on Monday, Memorial Day. For detailed information on this year’s Festival, pass options, and to purchase tickets, visit www.tnrenfest.com.

The Franklin Farmers Market
2024-06-01 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-08 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-15 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-22 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-29 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-06 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-13 08:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-20 08:00 - 13:00 and 9 more dates | 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, Tennessee. 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.

Hill Fest 2024
2024-06-01 14:00 - 19:00 | Fischer Park at Port Royal, 4285 Port Royal Road, Spring Hill, TN, 37174, United States
The Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Spring Hill is excited to announce our 2nd Annual Hill Fest! The theme this year is “Carnival!”
Hill Fest is a FREE event for all ages. Highlights this year include carnival rides, inflatables and circus performers! We will have games and prizes, balloon artists, face painters and food trucks. We will end the event with a daytime fireworks show.
Hill Fest 2024 will be at Fischer Park (4285 Port Royal Rd in Spring Hill) on June 1st from 2:00pm-7:00pm.

The Homestead Festival 2024 – Columbia, TN
2024-06-07 07:00 - 2024-06-08 21:00 | The Homestead Festival, 4765 Hardison Mill Road, Columbia, TN, 38401, United States
Come join us at the The Homestead Festival in our 100-acre backyard
Have you always wanted to learn how to grow your own food… Raise chickens, or milk a cow? Harvest, cook, can, and preserve? Have babies at home, or homeschool them as they grow? Keep bees or start a flower garden? Or just build a more sustainable life? That’s what we’re working to help folks build with The Homestead Festival.
Here at our farm an hour south of Nashville, we’re bringing together some of the most influential speakers, teachers, and musicians for a two-day event where you can learn not only how to grow your own food, but learn how to grow a life filled with meaning and purpose.
Joining us on this journey are some of the top speakers/educators in this field, such as Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, Jill Winger and Marty Raney. Staring musical guests include John Anderson, The Bellamy Brothers, Michael Martin Murphy, Rory Feek & Friends, and more.
We hope you’ll consider joining us on Rory Feek’s historic farm in Columbia, TN. June 7-8, 2024.
Gates open at 7:00 am CT for parking and entering the festival. The first speaker starts at 9:00 am CT and the last speaker ends around 4:30 pm CT. The evening musical performances start around 5:00 pm and are scheduled to end at approximately 9:00 pm CT.
Get tickets and more at https://www.hardisonmill.com/thehomesteadfestival

Bill Peach Franklin Book Festival
2024-06-08 10:00 - 2024-06-09 17:00 | Williamson County Public Library – Franklin, 1314 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Bill Peach Franklin Book Festival will be held June 8-9, 2024, at the Williamson County Public Library (WCPL), 1314 Columbia Avenue, in Franklin, TN. Times are June 8, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and June 9, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Presented by Authors Circle of Middle Tennessee and WCPL, the 4th annual festival includes instructional presentations on writing, publishing, and marketing; featured speakers; panel discussions; and book sales and signings with 30 or more authors. The festival is FREE to all, and the public is invited to this celebration of the written word.

Academy Park Acoustic Fest
2024-06-15 18:00 - 22:00 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT ACADEMY PARK, 112 EVERBRIGHT AVENUE, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Williamson County Performing Arts Center is excited to announce our first Acoustic Fest to be held on the Academy Park Courtyard just outside the theater in Franklin, TN. This year’s fest will feature a range of talent, from local up-and-coming performers to 50-year veterans in the music business.
6:00pm: us two and him
The evening kicks off at 6pm with us two and him, a local bluegrass trio consisting of brothers Jim and John Rickman (“us two”) and Phil Comstock (“him”). These three close buddies have been telling stories and harmonizing together for five decades. They have appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage, “The Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree,” “Nashville Gospel Show,” WSM’s “Bill Cody in the Morning” radio show, and for many years they were semi-regulars on Nashville’s “The Ralph Emery Show.”
7:00pm: Jay Rin
At 7pm, we welcome Jay Rin, soulful ‘Rockicana’ singer-songwriter originally from Whittier, CA and graduate of Belmont University 2017. She has been featured on Knoxville’s WDVX, Murfreesboro’s WMOT, and Los Angeles’ KLOS after the release of her debut 2023 album “Fool on the Fringe.” Jay Rin is a full time performing artist and also spends her time as the ‘John Lennon’ in the internationally touring all female Beatles tribute – Penny Lane.
8:00pm: Jim & Valerie Gabehart
Husband and wife team, Jim & Valerie Gabehart, who have also been musical partners for 29 years, will be our featured entertainers at 8pm. Recent transplants to Tennessee from the hills of West Virginia, Jim is a 5-time West Virginia State Champion banjo player, and Valerie is a dynamic bluegrass vocalist! They will be joined by their daughter, Amy Taylor on guitar, and Corey Hensley on bass.
9:00pm: Mike Dunbar
Closing out the evening at 9pm is songwriter and performing artist Mike Dunbar. A New England native, Mike’s music is equal parts Paul Simon and Tom Petty, blending lyrical depth with a rock-and-roll attitude. His work has been featured in the Boston Globe as well as on Nashville’s Lightning 100, Channel 4’s Today in Nashville, Boston’s The River, and New Hampshire Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair: Summer Edition
2024-06-29 10:00 - 2024-06-30 16:00 | oneC1TY Nashville, 8 City Blvd., Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Join the Nashville Scene for the Summer Edition of our Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair, featuring over 80 curated artisan vendors showing off their homemade goods including home decor, clothing, pet products, CBD and so much more! Guests will enjoy activities, giveaways, craft cocktails, craft brews and indulge in food truck fare while enjoying a day of shopping!
Crafty Bastards is FREE to attend and welcomes kids, pets, friends and families of all ages. For more information, visit craftybastards.com.

Blackberry Jam Music Festival
2024-06-29 16:30 - 20:30 | The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, 239 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Join us for the 21st Annual Blackberry Jam Music Festival in Franklin!
We are pleased to announce the 21st Annual Blackberry Jam Music Festival presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners Saturday! From the porch of the Historic Hayes House, Hard Bargain Association will present an eclectic talented roster featuring Reyna Roberts, Tae Lewis, Don Adam’s Band, Tanya and Charles Harris, and Joe Hand.
A kid friendly section with Roger Day and Aria Music Class will delight the whole family! This year’s festival MC’s are George Hamilton V, David Spaulding Jr., and Tommy Jackson.
As we have from the beginning, the Jam will bring a talented, diverse line-up of musicians and our community together, and all for a great cause, Hard Bargain Association. Gates will open at 3:00PM, with music from 4:00PM-9:00PM. This is a rain or shine event.
See you Saturday, June 29th at the Blackberry Jam!
Music makes the berries grow!
Saturday, June 29, 2024
4:30PM-8:30PM CDT
Gate opens at 3:00PM
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
331 Franklin Road
Franklin, TN 37064

49th Annual Bethlehem UMC Fish Fry
2024-07-19 16:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 2419 Bethlehem Loop Road, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
One of the county’s longest running events, the Bethlehem United Methodist Church’s Fish Fry, returns July 19 for its 49th year on the grounds of the Grassland church at 2419 Bethlehem Loop Road off Hillsboro Road.
BUMC Fish Fry Chairman Mike Loring said they are so happy to host neighbors for a good old-fashioned social with delicious, all-you-can-eat catfish, live music and a free children’s area – all helping support church missions.
“Sharing in this summertime fun is something we look forward to all year. People can join us on the shaded grounds of the church, have a terrific time and help us help our community. All the proceeds help support the church’s missions abroad and locally including Kathy’s Backpacks which provides new backpacks and supplies for area school children needing assistance which we will pack the week after the fish fry just in time for school,” Loring said. “With an all-you-can-eat price and so many activities, this event is one of the best deals around!”
One of the highlights of the evening is the Bethlehem Bluegrass Band which will fill the grounds with classic, bluegrass favorites. Returning again is the amazing 5 Points Swing Band. The menu includes 1,800 pounds of farm-raised catfish served along with hushpuppies, sliced tomatoes, white beans and delicious cole slaw created from a secret church recipe. Boy Scout Troop 1 returns to help serve delicious drinks.
Handicapped seating is available in the air-conditioned gym and the event also offers convenient take-out, as well as golf cart transportation from parking to the serving lines. The church also has a popular gently used book sale.
The incredible silent auction includes beautiful artwork, sports tickets, home décor, themed gift baskets and more. The bake sale is always a very popular spot with a variety of items from cupcakes and sour dough bread to brownies and cookies said Bake Sale Chair Jan Speer.
With live music, all-you-can-eat, farm-raised catfish and an incredible free children’s play area, the Bethlehem UMC Fish Fry is Friday, July 19 on the shaded grounds of the church off Old Hillsboro Road in the Grassland Area from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., 2419 Bethlehem Loop Road, Franklin (37069). Tickets for adults are $15 in advance and children, ages, three to 10, are $10 in advance at the church or online at www.bethlehemumc.com. Day of the event, adults are $18 and children are $12 and children three and under are free. Hot dogs are available too.

Fish Fry-Day at the Loveless Cafe
2024-07-26 17:00 - 20:00 | The Loveless Barn, 8400 Highway 100, Nashville, TN, 37221, United States
The Loveless Cafe is hosting a ‘Fish Fry-Day’ event at the Loveless Barn on Friday, July 26 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tickets include a full Fish Fry Buffet, Deep Fried Peanut Butter & Jams, a Loveless Cafe Biscuit Station, beverages, dessert and more. The Fish Fry-Day is the perfect family-friendly event with a bounce house, face painting, a balloon artist, live music and local vendors to shop from!

2024 Bluegrass Along the Harpeth – Fiddlers Jamboree
2024-07-26 19:00 - 2024-07-27 22:00 | HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN, Main Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Bluegrass Along the Harpeth Musical Festival, Historic Downtown Franklin
Bluegrass Along the Harpeth is a Musical Festival Featuring Bluegrass Music, Fiddling, Buck Dancing, Crafts, Food and More!
Always held the 4th weekend in July, Bluegrass Along the Harpeth was started in 1991 and has had several homes in Franklin over the years. Most recently it has made it’s home on the town square. The historic backdrop is the perfect place for our weekend of music in honor of Franklin’s own Grand Ole Opry stars Sam and Kirk McGee. This festival is put on and operated by old time musicians and dancers. It’s their love for the music and its preservation that make this festival special and a not-to-be-missed event every year.
Friday night we have some of the best bluegrass bands around for a relaxing evening and end to the work week. On Saturday, you will find some of the best musicians anywhere competing in our individual instruments and band contests. In addition to all of the music, we have food and craft vendors that are sure to have something to satisfy a sweet tooth or be that one of a kind gift you have been wanting.

Festival Schedule
Friday 7 PM – 10 PM
Saturday 10 AM – 10 PM

Williamson County Fair 2024
2024-08-02 18:00 - 2024-08-10 23:59 | Williamson County Agricultural EXPO Park, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Williamson County Fair is Fun for All Ages!

The 2024 Williamson County Fair will be held August 2nd through 10th, 2024 at the Williamson County Agricultural EXPO Park, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, Tennessee. The Fair offers Fun for all ages for nine days! Delicious food, thrilling rides, games, music, attractions and more! At the Williamson County Fair, it is our mission to provide a family-friendly fair, promoting agriculture, bringing communities together and celebrating the traditions of Williamson County, Tennessee!
Make sure to check out new additions like the Amazing Wonderland Circus and interactive Wild Science display! Seize the chance to win a coveted blue ribbon by participating in our new creative arts and culinary divisions showcasing talents of all ages.
To buy tickets, enter in an event, or learn more, visit www.williamsoncountyfair.org.
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Williamson County Fair with us in Franklin, TN, from Friday, August 2, to Saturday, August 10!

2024 Williamson County Fair Hours
Monday – Thursday: Gates Open at 6:00 pm
Building Hours: 6:00 p.m – 10:00 p.m.
Midway: Closes at 11:00 p.m.
Friday: Gate Open at 6:00 pm
Building Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Midway: Closes at Midnight
Saturday: Gates Open at 10:00 am
Building Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Midway: Closes at Midnight
Sunday: Gates Open at Noon
Building Hours: 12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m.
Midway: Closes at 11:00 p.m.

Curio Brewing Company: Annual Oktoberfest Celebration
2024-09-14 11:00 - 19:00 | Curio Brewing Company, 216 Noah Drive, Suite 140, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Calling all beer lovers, Oktoberfest is coming to Franklin!
Get ready for the ultimate Oktoberfest experience, right here in the heart of the city. We’re bringing in the beer, the bounce house, games, music and so much more. Ginger Pig is hard at work preparing a special menu just for the occasion, you won’t want to miss out on this.
So come on down, put on your dirndl or lederhosen, and let’s celebrate together as a community!!

Fall Family Fun Festival
2024-09-21 10:00 - 2024-11-01 14:00 | Lucky Ladd Farms, 4374 Rocky Glade Rd., Eagleville, TN, 37060, United States
Fall Family Fun Pumpkin Festival at Lucky Ladd Farms!
Pick the perfect pumpkin at Tennessee’s largest petting farm and fun park – Lucky Ladd Farms.  The award-winning farm park has become a fall family tradition for many Middle Tennesseans, offering over 50+ attractions and activities for kids and adults alike.  From petting lovable farm animals, seeing exotic livestock, enjoying wagon and pony rides, taking an adventure through the corn maze, playing on an amazing playground, soaring down mega slides, visiting interesting educational exhibits, and moseying through a country gift shop – Lucky Ladd Farms has something for everyone to enjoy!
Hours of operation vary throughout the season. Please see the event link below for more information.
