Friends Booktacular
2023-10-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | The John P. Holt Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Join the Brentwood Library for the 4th Annual Booktacular!
This free event will include 15 treat stations throughout the library, a photo-op area, and a free book for children 12 & under!

Free Trunk or Treat!
2023-10-29 11:00 - 14:00 | AMC Theater Parking Lot in Cool Springs, 633 Frazier Drive, Franklin, TN, 37067, United States
Skyline Church in Tennessee is hosting Trunk or Treat!
We invite you to join us as we host our first trunk or treat following our service on October 29th! We will have multiple jump houses, cotton candy, free food, candy for DAYS, carnival games with prizes, face painting, picture booth, & so much more!
The event is free and open to everyone!

Mingle Jingle
2023-11-04 10:00 - 17:00 | 2nd Avenue and Bridge Street, 2nd Avenue and Bridge Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
6th Annual Mingle Jingle Event! Join several of our locally owned businesses on the corner of 2nd Ave and Bridge Street in downtown Franklin, Tennessee, as they kick off the Holiday Season with yummy refreshments, Christmas music, great shopping, and discounts.

Harpeth True Value Christmas Open-House
2023-11-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Harpeth True Value, 203 Downs Blvd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Mark your calendars for our annual Christmas Open House on November 9th from 5-8 pm!
Get ready for a jolly good time with catered food, drinks, music & fun for the whole family! Let your little ones unleash their creativity in our Kid’s Crafting Corner!
We’ve heard from the elves that Santa is making a special appearance too…
It’s going to be a magical evening that you won’t want to miss. We can’t wait to see you here for a merry start to the holiday season!?

Veterans Day Parade 2023
2023-11-10 11:00 - 12:00 | HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN, Main Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The City of Franklin will remember and honor all veterans at its Veterans’ Day Parade being held in Downtown Franklin on November 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. The parade is a joint effort of the City and local radio station WAKM AM-950.
The parade route travels down Main Street, from Five Points to Second Avenue. JROTC units and/or marching bands from Williamson County high schools will participate. The Franklin Special School District will also send a large group of students to show their appreciation to veterans.
The Parade begins promptly at 11:00 a.m. at West Main and Fifth Avenue. Prior to the parade, a reception will be held at the Williamson County Archives from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. for local veterans and their families.

Christmas Open House
2023-11-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Sanctuary South, 158 Front Street, Suite 104, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
So excited for this year’s Christmas Open House. Walk into our winter wonderland. Shop for the latest in home decor, fashion, and gifts. Food & drinks will be served by Sheila Moore. AND our biggest giveaway yet. Make a purchase anytime between the open house and Black Friday and you’ll be entered to win a $500 gift card. Let’s eat, drink, and be Merry. Bring a friend.

Hard Candy Christmas Pop-Up Bar
2023-11-15 11:00 - 21:00 | Americana Taphouse, 94 East Main Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Hard Candy Christmas Pop-Up Bar in downtown Franklin at Americana Taphouse
Celebrate the holidays on the Harpeth at Americana Taphouse’s Hard Candy Christmas pop-up bar. Located on historic Downtown Franklin’s Main Street, the bar and outdoor patio will be transformed into a winter wonderland. Enjoy tableside s’mores and live music on the heated patio, or step inside for twinkling décor, photo opportunities, festive cocktails and specialty bar bites to share. As an ode to Dolly Parton, the Hard Candy Christmas pop-up bar will be decked out in bold colors and bright candy canes for a whimsical experience the whole family can enjoy, beginning November 15.
November 15 – December 31. All ages are welcome!

2023 FrankTown Festival of Lights
2023-11-17 17:00 - 2023-12-31 21:00 | Williamson County Agricultural EXPO Park, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Come experience FrankTown Festival of Lights for family fun with the annual Williamson County drive-thru holiday light display!

The Show Runs
NOVEMBER 17 to DECEMBER 31
WILLIAMSON COUNTY AG EXPO CENTER IN FRANKLIN
Nightly 5:00 – 9:00 PM
NEW THIS YEAR
Character nights:
December 1, 6, 9, 13, 19 and 22.
The 2023 FrankTown Festival of Lights will be open nightly at the Williamson County Agricultural Center in Franklin, rain or shine. The longest drive through holiday lights spectacular in Williamson County has a half of a mile extension! FrankTown Festival of Lights features over 200 displays that are synchronized to Christmas classics that guests can listen to on the radio as they enjoy the mile and a half long route.
Walking Wednesdays
EVERY Wednesday 5-6:30 pm
Walk along the lighted route, take photos at the Christmas Tree and make s’mores over the fire.
We have SIX Walkin’ Wednesdays where guests can park their cars and walk the lighted route. Finish the night by taking photos at the giant tree and making s’mores over the fire pit! This year’s Walkin’ Wednesdays are November 22 & 29 and December 6, 13, 20, and 27. Walkers are allowed on the route from 5:00-6:30 pm. The route opens each of these nights at 7:00 pm for cars.
$30.00 Passenger Vehicle up to 8 people (car/SUV/truck) 1.5 mile-long course
$50.00 Larger Passenger Vehicle 1.5 mile-long course
$100.00 Commercial/Charter (van/bus/limo)-1 mile-long course
Multiple night pass- 4-day pass for $100.00 passenger vehicles only
All proceeds support the work of FrankTown Open Hearts. FrankTown is a nonprofit ministry in Franklin Tennessee, that spiritually, emotionally, and physically enhances the lives of at-risk youth through mentoring and equipping them with life skills, offering spiritual development and academic tutoring services. Through hands-on programming, the organization seeks to inspire confident, empowered young adults to head fulfilled lives. Learn more at FrankTownOpenHearts.com.

Town of Nolensville Holiday Photo Stops
2023-11-18 08:00 - 2024-01-01 17:00 | TN
The holiday season is here and we are so excited to bring back our holiday photo stops! From November 18th-January 1st, join our Economic Development Advisory Committee as they partner with the Town of Nolensville, local businesses, organizations, churches and subdivisions to bring you fun and festive stops throughout the Town to celebrate the holiday season. Bundle up, pack some hot chocolate and experience the small town charm of Nolensville as you capture holiday memories at over 20 locations!
When sharing your holiday pictures, use the hashtag #nolensville and tag us on Facebook, Instagram, or X!
Please see website for hours and more information.

Franklin Makers Market Holiday Market 2023
2023-11-18 11:00 - 15:00 | Westhaven Lakefront, 1001 Westhaven Blvd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Enjoy an afternoon of free, family-friendly festivities at the Franklin Makers Market Holiday Market! The family-friendly Holiday Market will be held at the Lake at Westhaven, 1001 Westhaven Blvd., Franklin, TN, from 11 AM to 3 PM. Kick off the holiday season in this winter market complete with over 60 craft and artisan vendors, tasty treats, photos with Santa, a cocktail bar, and more!
Franklin Makers Market is the best place to find unique, holiday treasures while supporting local makers and small businesses. Attendees can expect to find unique gifts and goods from a wide range of handcrafted home goods, jewelry, art, stationary, clothing, and health and beauty products.

Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood
2023-11-18 17:00 - 2024-01-07 22:00 | CHEEKWOOD ESTATE & GARDENS, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN, 37205, United States
Nashville’s classic holiday tradition returns, featuring a one-mile walking path with elegant and creative displays of lights that set Cheekwood Estate & Gardens aglow. With over one million lights twinkling throughout the gardens, s’mores, seasonal libations and a Holiday Marketplace, Holiday LIGHTS is a memory-making experience for visitors of all ages.

Santa at Sugar Drop Photography Event
2023-11-19 13:00 - 18:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Santa is coming to Sugar Drop in Franklin!
Sugar Drop will be open Sunday, 11/19 for this exclusive private, one-day-only event! Join Sugar Drop for a photograph and cookie decorating experience!
Guests sign up for a 30-minute window. Guests will not be able to enter the store until 5 minutes prior to their scheduled time slot.
Each family will have 5 minutes with Santa and Shannon LeBlanc from Lifestyle By LeBlanc Photography. Guests will receive a minimum of three digital images of their session within a week of the event.
While families are waiting, they can enjoy cookie decorating, cocoa, a craft, and making a holiday wishlist.
$125.00 includes the experience and photos for a family of up to 4 children. Sign up additional students for 20.00 each, max of six people per family.

World’s Best Cup of Coffee: A Christmas Bar
2023-11-22 17:00 - 23:00, 2023-11-24 17:00 - 23:00, 2023-11-25 17:00 - 23:00 | McGavock’s Coffee Bar & Provisions, 130 2nd Ave N., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
World’s Best Cup of Coffee: A Christmas Bar, Downtown Franklin
McGavock’s Coffee & Provisions at The Harpeth Hotel is transforming into an epic Christmas-themed pop-up bar this season! A huge hit last year, “World’s Best Cup of Coffee: A Christmas Bar” will open Wednesday, Nov. 22 and run through New Years Eve, featuring nods to the Elf movie throughout, in both the décor and menu.
The themed bar will feature over-the-top Christmas décor as well as a selection of specialty holiday cocktails, mocktails and bites including:
World’s Best Cup of Coffee – cocktail made with espresso infused vodka, vanilla syrup, dark roast and winter spiced cream
Xmas Ornaments – cocktail made with Ketel One Grapefruit & Rose, rosemary syrup and black cherry
Cuddly as a Cactus – bright green spinach & artichoke dip, potato chips and pita chips
The bar will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. (closed on Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday).

Sweet Studio DIY: Gingerbread House Decorating
2023-11-25 09:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Sweet Studio DIY: Gingerbread House Decorating at Sugar Drop
Looking for a fun sweet event to do to this weekend? Stop by Sugar Drop in Franklin and create a one-of-a-kind Gingerbread House!
Guests will receive a pre-assembled gingerbread house with buttercream, fondant, and tons of decor. Guests can stay and play and let their imaginations run wild. Boxes will be provided for guests to take home their masterpieces. Let us handle the fuss and you handle the fun!

The Muppet Christmas Carol
2023-11-25 10:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Muppet Christmas Carol – The Franklin Theatre
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
Also playing Saturday, Dec 16th at 10:00 AM.

Santa Brunch
2023-11-25 10:30 - 14:00 | 1799 Kitchen & Cocktails, 130 2nd Ave N, Harpeth Hotel, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Santa Brunch in Downtown Franklin at 1799 Kitchen & Cocktails
Enjoy an exclusive North Pole inspired brunch menu while Santa makes his way around the restaurant and making sure he has all of the last-minute requests for those on the nice list.
Feeling Naughty? The Elves At 1799 have crafted some spirited drinks for those who didn’t make the list.
Don’t forget your camera to capture the moment!
Brunch opens at 10:30 a.m., and Santa arrives at 11:00 a.m.

Holiday Market at The Blue Cardinal
2023-11-25 11:00 - 15:00 | The Blue Cardinal, 1911 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Join The Blue Cardinal in Franklin on Small Business Saturday for our Holiday Market!
Our creative boutique is already home to many local creators. This Small Business Saturday we’re expanding the fun with pop-ups from even more local micro and small businesses, live music from local musicians, and festive holiday food and hot chocolate. It’ll be the perfect time to shop handcrafted Christmas gifts and holiday decor!
Store Hours: 11am-5pm
Market Hours: 11am-3pm
We’ll see you there!

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2023-11-25 20:30 - 2023-11-27 19:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – The Franklin Theatre
The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Nov 25 – 8:30 PM
Sun, Nov 26 – 8:30
Mon, Nov 27 – 7:00 PM
Also playing December 3rd at 7 PM and December 20 at 5 PM.

The Polar Express
2023-11-26 10:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
The Polar Express – The Franklin Theatre
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Jingle All the Way
2023-11-26 13:30 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
Jingle All the Way – The Franklin Theatre
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.

CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA: 1928 HOSTED BY THE PUBLIC SQUARE
2023-11-26 15:00 | Liberty Hall in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Where will Christmas in America land this season? This year The Public Square will go looking for the manger in the year 1928, just months before the beginning of the Great Depression. This live radio episode of Christmas in America 1928 on The Public Square® takes place on Sunday, November 26th.
This multi-media experience will include period music and Christmas classics performed by some of the most awarded artists in the Music City. This is a live radio/variety show and you and your family are invited to join in the live studio audience. Seating is limited to this event and will sell out. Please join in a most favorite Christmas tradition.

Elf
2023-11-26 17:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
Elf – The Franklin Theatre

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

Christmas with the Celts
2023-11-29 20:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
Christmas with the Celts – The Franklin Theatre
Celebrating 12 years of successful national touring, Christmas with the Celts performs a wonderful combination of timeless ancient Irish Christmas Carols and lively Irish dance with modern contemporary songs but with Irish instrumentation. New Christmas hits, Celts originals and fresh Irish Dance tunes are added to the show each year so that no 2 years are the same. Always a pleasant surprise.
This year Christmas with the Celts will introduce top Irish musicians Patrick D’Arcy from Dublin and Fiachra O’Regan from Connemara, Ireland. These two have performed with Bono of U2, Sting, Quincy Jones, The Waterboys, Bill Whelan of Riverdance, just to name a few. Also, featured will be the haunting vocals of beautiful singer/fiddler Luisa Marion.

Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square
2023-12-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Downtown Franklin Public Square, Downtown Franklin Public Square, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The City of Franklin is excited to light up the square on Friday, December 1st, for the 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square, one of the best tree-lighting events in Middle Tennessee!

Matthew West will headline the 2023 Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting, Franklin’s own Quintavious Johnson to open, and Franklin Intermediate School Choir returns!

Free photos with Santa will be provided by Williamson Health beginning at 6:00 p.m. Mars Petcare is offering a pet-friendly photo opportunity on the square!

The Franklin Art Scene will also have the Art Crawl that night happening in many stores from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Franklin Noon Rotary will hand out free refreshments from the City of Franklin.
The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on December 1st. Performances will start at 6:40 p.m. We expect to light the tree at 7:15 p.m.

Star Bright presents A Christmas Carol the Musical
2023-12-01 19:00 - 2023-12-03 14:00 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT ACADEMY PARK, 112 EVERBRIGHT AVENUE, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
The Star Bright Players Fall 2023 production is A Christmas Carol the Musical, the spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ most well-known story by Broadway heavy hitters Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. We are thrilled to be offering this holiday classic to our community! Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he’s forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.
December 1 – 7 PM
December 2 – 2 PM and 7 PM
December 3 – 2 PM

Vintage Christmas Tree Buttercream Cake Class
2023-12-02 09:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Vintage Christmas Tree Buttercream Cake Class at Sugar Drop
This fun cake class is perfect for young students, ages 8 and older! Students will work on a Christmas tree-shaped cake and buttercream to create a vintage-inspired cake!

Morning With Santa
2023-12-02 09:00 - 11:30 | The John P. Holt Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Morning with Santa, Saturday at the Brentwood Library
On the first Saturday in December, you’ll have the opportunity to see Santa Claus and deliver your wish list to him at the Morning with Santa event at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library.
Our annual “Morning with Santa” will take place on Saturday, December 2, 2023, with doors opening at 9:00 am. Magician Scott Humston will amaze and delight with his fascinating magic and hilarious showmanship. There will be three showings, 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 am. Each person MUST have a ticket. Free tickets will be available to pick up starting Monday, November 13, at the Children’s Services Desk. Enjoy crafts, giveaways, activities, treats, and of course, Santa Claus! (Santa doesn’t not require any tickets!)

For more information and questions about this event, please check the library’s calendar.

Thompson's Station Holiday Market
2023-12-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Homestead Manor, 4683 Columbia Pike, Thompson's Station, TN, 37179, United States
Holiday Market featuring local artisans, crafters, small businesses and more! Set up on the front lawn of Homestead Manor in Thompson’s Station, TN.
