Downtown Franklin

DIY | Family Craft Day
2018-03-29 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | T
Enjoy some creative time with the family in this special workshop where parents and kids (age 6+) can both create something beautiful and personalized! With over 75 projects for both adults and children, you’ll find something for everyone in your family to make!
Once you pick your projects, sign up online to secure your seats in our workshop! In class, we will be hammering, staining, drilling, and painting so bring your creative mind! Paint and stain colors are up to you to choose from our wide array in our workshop!
Craft Love is BYO drinks and food if you want to sip or snack on something while you create!

The Purple Butterfly Grand Opening PreCelebration
2018-03-29 17:30 - 19:30
Franklin’s newest local merchant has taken flight! Friends and DFA members are cordially invited for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment.
This is an outdoor party, so be sure to dress for the weather!
Please RSVP to Neil and Dale Budde at dale@purplebutterflykids.com
Store: (615) 905-4160

DIY | Date and Friends Night
2018-03-30 19:00 - 22:00, 2018-04-13 19:00 - 22:00
Whether it’s your spouse of a lifetime, or your best friend – bring someone special to Craft Love to DIY wood signs and home décor projects! Join our instructor-led workshops to hammer, drill, stain, and paint your way to a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Work together on one project or each make your own work of art!
Choose your favorite project from the 75+ designs in our online gallery, then sign up to hold your seat in our workshop!
Craft Love is BYOB so don’t forget to pick up your favorite food and drinks to sip and snack on while you create!

Community Easter Party
2018-03-31 10:00 - 12:00
We are so excited for our 3rd annual Community Easter Party! This is a FREE EVENT right here in downtown Franklin, located at 408 Church Street!
Going to be an awesome time of games, face painting, treats, Easter egg hunts, petting zoo and so much more!! All are welcome so be sure to invite your friends and neighbors and head to downtown Franklin for the afternoon! Hope to see you there as well celebrate JESUS on this Easter Weekend together!

Free Mimosas and Crafts!
2018-03-31 10:00 - 13:00
With over 75 project designs to choose from there’s a DIY wood sign for every home and every style. Let our instructors guide you step-by-step and be amazed at what you’ll create from a pile of raw wood!
View our project gallery. We’ll have fun together building and decorating our creations!

The Purple Butterfly Grand Opening
2018-03-31 14:30 - 17:00
Join us for our Grand Opening and Erika’s Easter Egg-stravaganza!
There will be bunnies, games, activities, goodies, giveaways and lots of family fun.
142 2nd Avenue North, Franklin TN

Bingo Night @ Mellow Mushroom
2018-02-07 19:00 - 20:00
Come join us every Wednesday night for Bingo night from 7:00-8:00 for a chance to win up to $50 in prizes. This event is fun for families or bar guests. Anyone can play!

Park Day
2018-04-06
The Battle of Franklin Trust is looking for volunteers to participate in Park Day, an annual, nationwide event sponsored by the Civil War Trust to promote hands-on preservation to maintain America’s battlefields and historic sites.
This year, BOFT’s Park Day project is to clear brush at Carter House. As a thank you for your hard work, each participant will receive a Park Day t-shirt from the Civil War Trust as well as one free ticket for a Carter House Classic Tour.

Franklin Art Scene
2017-08-04 18:00 - 21:00
Every first Friday of the month, the community celebrates local artists and their work during the Franklin Art Scene, a free event in downtown Franklin.

Coordinated within the Downtown Franklin Association & Heritage Foundation, the art crawl boasts dozens of participating locations dispersed in and around our downtown. Learn more here.

Pup Meetup
2018-04-13 11:00 - 14:00
Ward off any potential Friday the 13th bad luck by visiting the Pup Meetup from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, April 13, at the Visitor Center located at 400 Main Street in downtown Franklin.
Come with your dog to meet other pups or stop by solo to visit the puppy kissing booth and meet adoptable dogs from the Williamson County Animal Center. For a small donation, step up to the puppy kissing booth at the Visitor Center and instantly make your day brighter. Inside the Visitor Center, in addition to meeting dogs looking for a new home, purchase the children’s book “My Dog Needs Me” from Flowerpot Press for $10, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the Williamson County Animal Center. Donations of any amount to the Animal Center will also be accepted all day at the Visitor Center.

Music at McCreary’s - David Coe and Friends
2018-01-13 20:30 - 23:30
David Coe and friends invite you to the pub to listen to classic Irish fiddle music!

DIY | BYOB Craft Night
2018-04-14 18:00 - 21:00

DIY | Women, Wine, and Wood!
2018-04-18 18:00 - 21:00
You need a night out with some girlfriends! Come relax with a bottle of wine and hammer out those midweek stresses while you create a wood sign for your home.
With over 75 project designs to choose from there’s a DIY wood sign for every home and every style. Let our instructors guide you step-by-step and be amazed at what you’ll create from a pile of raw wood!
View our project gallery. We’ll have fun together building and decorating our creations!
