Downtown Franklin

Women Wine and Wood - DIY Workshop
2016-11-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2016-12-06 18:00 - 21:00 UTC
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 40 project designs to choose from there’s a DIY wood sign for every home and every style. Our instructor-led classes include all tools and supplies necessary for you to create and take home your own custom wood sign.
Register online to pick your project design, then customize your sign in-class to match your home decor or as the perfect gift to give!

Walton's Holiday Open House
2016-12-01 17:00 - 21:00
Walton’s will be hosting their Holiday Open House the night of the Christmas tree lighting, December 1st from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. They will have live music in the store with champagne and 20% off all purchases! (Psst..they are calling for snow!)

Franklin Art Scene
2015-05-01 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 & the Heritage Foundation, the art crawl boasts dozens of participating locations dispersed in and around our downtown. Learn more here.

Kidz Christmas Blitz
2016-12-02 19:00 - 20:30
Awesome event for the whole family! This fun experience is a mash-up of fun Christmas music, extreme games and crowd participation. Blitz Ministries calls Blitz Christmas a “crowd show” because it really is a show the whole crowd gets involved in. The Snowball Plunge and Santa Stuff are 2 of the many competitions you’ll experience.
Even with all of the fun, laughter and excitement, you won’t miss out on the Christmas gospel message from Luke 2:10, which is the real star of the show!
Join us for this event offering FREE ADMISSION, right here in downtown Franklin! Friday, December 2, from 7PM-8:30PM!
All are welcome but seating is limited so GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY and be sure to tell all your friends and neighbors! It’s going to be a BLAST!!!
Contact us for any additional info or questions!

City Farmhouse Holiday Pop-Up
2016-12-03 - 2016-12-04
Vintage and antique lovers can ring in the first notes of the festive season at this year’s City Farmhouse Holiday Pop-up Fair, the highly curated show taking place at the Factory at Franklin, December 3 and 4. Known for drawing local celebrities, country music stars and private collectors, the City Farmhouse Holiday Pop-up Fair will host more than 30 hand-selected exhibitors from 11 states and a wide range of antique wares, along with handmade selections– the perfect opportunity to uncover those one-of-a-kind gifts for loved ones.
Those who want to have a first-look at the goods should buy a $25.00 early-buying ticket for Friday, Dec. 3, which also grants weekend access. General admission tickets are $12.00 per person. General admission ticket holders will gain entrance at Noon, and the shopping will continue through 4 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 4, the festivities begin again at 11 a.m., until a 3p.m. closing time.

City Farmhouse Holiday Pop-up Fair
2016-12-03 08:00 - 2016-12-04 15:30
45 vendors from across the U.S. Selling antiques, vintage, jewelry, few select handmade clothing and bags.

Hop & Shop Trolley
2016-12-03 10:00 - 17:00
The Downtown Franklin Association is partnering with The Factory at Franklin and the Franklin Transit Authority once again to provide FREE TRANSPORTATION as part of the “Hop & Shop Trolley” initiative!
In an effort to encourage people to “shop small,” the Hop & Shop ride will begin on Small Business Saturday Nov. 26. The Hop & Shop Trolley will also run on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 17. The trolley is heated and handicap accessible!
Participating passengers will enjoy festive music on the decked-out trolley, which will run from the front of The Factory in 30-minute increments. The ride will start at The Factory at 230 Franklin Road, and take its passengers down Main Street and Columbia Avenue, as well as businesses on the First through Fifth avenues of Main Street. There is no need to reserve space or tickets for the trolley. Simply park at The Factory, and look for the pick-up signs at the front of the building.

Holiday Story Time with Santa Claus
2016-12-03 11:00 - 12:00
Join Visit Franklin this holiday season during Story Time at the Visitor Center. Listen to your favorite holiday stories told by Santa Clause himself before he makes his big debut at the Downtown Franklin Christmas Parade!

Shannon Eye Care Holiday Trunk Show Party
2016-12-08 16:00 - 19:00
Join us for our annual holiday party and trunk show featuring our Anne et Valentin collection of eyeglasses & sunglasses handmade in France. We welcome our patients and the public!

DIY NIGHT
2016-12-08 18:00 - 20:00
Join us on Dec 8th for our holiday DIY Night! This month we’ll be making a peppermint body scrub! All natural and completed with cute jars! These make great gifts for you or your friends! See you there!

Dickens of a Christmas
2016-12-10 10:00 - 2016-12-11 17:00
Join us for the largest Christmas festival in Middle Tennessee! Step back in time with the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County when Dickens of a Christmas returns to Franklin’s Main Street December 10-11, 2016.
Sponsored this year by Nissan, the 32nd annual free street festival will recreate the time of Charles Dickens using historic downtown Franklin’s Victorian architecture as the backdrop. Some 200 musicians, dancers and characters will fill the streets, including several from Charles Dickens’s stories. Expect to see and interact with the nefarious Fagin from Oliver Twist; Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim Cratchit with his parents from A Christmas Carol; and of course, a Victorian Father and Mother Christmas with treats for children.
As more attention is turned toward downtown Franklin in both the local and national press, we encourage festival goers to dress in Victorian costume and to add to the ambiance as they stroll the streets.
This year’s event will reprise a crowd favorite from last year: it WILL snow at Dickens of a Christmas! Come decked out in holiday style to capture that perfect family picture.

Holiday Story Time with the Sugar Plum Fairy
2016-12-10 11:00 - 12:00
Join Visit Franklin and Dreams Do Come True Princess Parties this holiday season during Storytime at the Visitor Center! The Sugar Plum Fairy will be reading her favorite story during Dickens of a Christmas in Downtown Franklin.
Space is limited.

Holiday Story Time with Elf on the Shelf
2016-12-10 13:00 - 14:00
Join Visit Franklin and Dreams Do Come True Princess Parties this holiday season during Storytime at the Visitor Center! Elf on the Shelf will be reading his favorite story and stirring up mischief during Dickens of a Christmas in Downtown Franklin.
Space is limited.

Christopher Radko Signing Event
2016-12-11 14:00 - 16:00
Please join us at the Heirloom Shop to meet Christopher Radko artist Mario Tare. Mario will be available to sign Christopher Radko handcrafted ornaments, including Carrying the Magic, a piece created exclusively for stores holding signing events. Arrive early as quantities of this very special ornament are limited.
