Santa at Sugar Drop Photography Event
2023-11-19 13:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Sunday Swing
2023-11-19 15:00 - 17:00 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT ACADEMY PARK, 112 EVERBRIGHT AVENUE, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Put on your dancing shoes and join us at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center for Sunday Swing on Sunday, November 19th, 2023, featuring Middle Tennessee’s premier big band, 5 Points Swing, under the direction of Chuck Hamilton. Each ticket includes a complimentary dance lesson at 2:30pm, followed by dancing accompanied by the 5 Points Swing Band from 3:00-5:00pm. Dance floor provided.

Fall Florals Buttercream Cookie Class
2023-11-20 13:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Fall Florals Buttercream Cookie Class at Sugar Drop
Come create a fall floral-inspired cookies! Students will learn how to work with various piping tips and buttercream colors to create a beautiful and delicious set of sugar cookies.

Monday Night Line Dance
2023-11-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Whiskey Room Live – Franklin, 1910 Galleria Blvd., Franklin, TN, 37067, United States
New class opening in FRANKLIN Tennessee!
Starting October 9th, Come join us at Whiskey Room Live inside Kings Bowl Franklin, every Monday for line dancing! Class starts at 7pm-9pm. Learn popular linedances and dance requests will be played. All ages welcome. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Tom the Turkey Buttercream Cake Class
2023-11-21 11:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Tom the Turkey Buttercream Cake Class at Sugar Drop
This fun cake class is perfect for young students, ages 8 and older! Students will work on a roundcake with buttercream and various tips and some fondant to create a cute Tom the Turkey Cake!

Trivia Tuesday at The Skylight Bar
2023-11-21 19:00 - 22:00 | 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 Factory at Franklin
The Factory at Franklin is a unique, historic retail and entertainment complex that houses a variety of restaurants, storefronts, and event spaces.

Studio DIY Thanksgiving Pie Cookie Event
2023-11-22 10:00 | Sugar Drop Cafe & Dessert Boutique, 574 Franklin Road, Suite #110, Franklin, TN, 37069, United States
Studio DIY Thanksgiving Pie Cookie Event at Sugar Drop
Looking for a fun sweet event to do for Thanksgiving? Stop by Sugar Drop and create a one-of-a-kind set of pie-inspired cookies! All supplies will be provided for you to create a buffet of desserts, you just bring your imagination!
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!
Event Fee: 35.00

Holiday Historic Walking Tour - Franklin and The Factory - Molding the 20th Century
2023-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 | THE FACTORY AT FRANKLIN, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Family in town for the holidays? Need to get out of the house before the chaos of Thanksgiving? We’ve got just the thing!
Join our staff historian on a stroll through The Factory’s halls and learn about our industrial past, the people who worked here, and the products they made, as well as how a former stove works turned bedding manufacturing plant came to be one of Franklin’s favorite landmarks. We’ll cover 93 years of history in 50 minutes while showing you some of the shops, restaurants, and events you can enjoy today! Plus, we’ll pull back the curtain on some of the new experiences that will join us at The Factory soon!
This tour will split time between indoor and outdoor stops and will take place rain or shine. We advise you to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress accordingly for the weather.
Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in with your guide at The Skylight, located just inside the front entrance in The Grand Hall.

Tiki Night Happy Hour
2023-11-22 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!

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).

Thanksgiving 2023 at Southall
2023-11-22 17:00 - 2023-11-25 17:00 | Southall Farm & Inn, 1994 Carter’s Creek Pike, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
This Thanksgiving, relish in a weekend to remember with four days of breaking bread, new adventures, culinary demos, and time beside the fire with family. On Thanksgiving Day, the festivities kick off with the Southall Family Turkey Trot followed by a gratitude ritual, morning yoga and sound bath session, and a special Thanksgiving Lunch with the day concluding with a Christmas Movie Night on Lake Mishkin. View full suggested itinerary here.

Mixology Class: Espresso Martinis
2023-11-22 19:00 - 20:00 | The Skylight Bar, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Mixology Class: Learn to Make Espresso Martinis at the Skylight Bar
Join us at The Skylight Bar in downtown Franklin and learn how to make the ultimate espresso martini sure to impress all your friends and family this holiday season!
About The Factory
The Factory at Franklin is a unique, historic retail and entertainment complex that houses a variety of restaurants, storefronts, and event spaces.

Turkey Trot Franklin
2023-11-23 06:15 | Turkey Trot Franklin, Meridian Cool Springs, 2000 Meridian Blvd., Franklin, TN, 37067, United States
The Turkey Trot benefiting GraceWorks – Franklin 10K Run, 5K Walk/Run or Kids Turkey Chase
The award-winning charity event Turkey Trot benefiting GraceWorks helps your local community resource center in Williamson County provide food, shelter and support to Neighbors in need. Join 3,000 walkers and runners for a Thanksgiving tradition at this award-winning 10k, 5k, and kids fun run in the heart of Cool Springs-Franklin! Fun for the whole family! Kids age 9 and under can participate in the kids 1K Turkey Chase. Make a memory and love on your Neighbors by registering for the Turkey Trot.

6:15 AM – Race Day Registration Opens
7:00 AM – 10K Run Only Begins
8:00 AM – 5K Run/Walk Begins
9:00 AM – Kids Turkey Chase Begins
9:30 AM – Course Cleared by City of Franklin

Black Friday | Jazz: 9 Volt Romeo Band
2023-11-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Arrington Vineyards, 6211 Patton Road, Arrington, TN, 37014, United States
Black Friday | Jazz: 9 Volt Romeo Band | Arrington Vineyards

Live Jazz on the Hillside Stage
9 Volt Romeo Band
12 – 4 pm
Food Truck
Mac Shack
12 – 4 pm
Business Hours
11 am – 8 pm
Food available from Simply Living Life all-day

Nolensville Farmers Market
2023-11-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Nolensville Farmers Market, 7248 Nolensville Road, Nolensville, TN, 37135, United States
The Nolensville Farmer’s Market is a producer-only market, open on Saturday mornings at the Historic Nolensville School. The NFM Board takes pride in bringing fresh, local food to Nolensville while supporting local farmers and artisans. You will find all kinds of organic or naturally grown produce, several varieties of meat, baked goods, farm fresh eggs, crafts and food trucks! With music in the background, the Nolensville Farmer’s Market is a great place to stop and pick up your groceries, grab a bite to eat and meet your neighbors. You’re sure to see a friendly face or two.

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 Franklin Farmers Market
2023-11-25 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.

Marshmallow Hikes
2023-11-25 09:30 - 13:00 | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Join us for a Marshmallow Hike this winter! November 25 December 21 , 22, 23 and 27, 28, 29, 30 January 6, 13 & 20 Hikes begin PROMPTLY at 9:30 am, 11 am & 1 pm. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your departure time. Cost: $11/person Ages 2 and under FREE Are you looking for something to do with the family during the holidays or an excuse to get out of the house by yourself? How does a nice hike in the winter woods followed by hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows sound? Come by Owl’s Hill for our annual Marshmallow and Hot Chocolate Hikes. Hikes last approximately 30-60 minutes, with two difficulty levels to choose from.

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!

Scrooged
2023-11-25 17:00 | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin, 37064, United States
Scrooged – The Franklin Theatre
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Holiday Movies presented by CJ’s Off The Square.

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.
