{"id":13698,"date":"2026-05-13T13:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/?p=13698"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:36:20","slug":"lets-get-festive-here-are-the-essential-summer-events-in-franklin-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/blog\/lets-get-festive-here-are-the-essential-summer-events-in-franklin-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Get Festive! Here Are the Essential Summer Events in Franklin, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We love our traditions in Williamson County, and summertime in and around Franklin is full of them. From festivals to family nights in the park, fresh-picked treats and patriotic fun, there\u2019s always something to look forward to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time summer rolls around, we\u2019re swimming in fruits and vegetables grown by our neighbors. The Franklin Farmers Market<\/a> on Saturday mornings is a true experience, with dozens of growers and purveyors in attendance at the Franklin United Methodist Church. There\u2019s another Saturday market held down the street at The Factory at Franklin<\/a>, and farmstands<\/a> and smaller pop-ups can be found all over the county. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By mid-June, Morning Glory Orchard<\/a> in Nolensville is picking its first peaches, and the apples won\u2019t be too far behind. You can walk the orchard, purchase fresh fruit, and shop at their well-stocked farm store, and they also hold several special events during the growing season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s culture you\u2019re looking for, the First Friday Art Crawl<\/a> in downtown Franklin is a summer staple. Shops, galleries, and historic sites play host to exhibiting artists, and you\u2019re likely to find live music, refreshments, and friendly locals up and down Main Street and at The Factory at Franklin. A free trolley makes the circuit for hop-on-and-off convenience throughout the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families know that when the fireflies come out, it\u2019s time for Movies in the Park<\/a>. Throughout the summer, the City of Franklin Parks hosts free movies on large outdoor screens at different parks across the community. Bring your blanket and snacks, or get dinner from the on-site food trucks. The show starts around sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down in Spring Hill, the annual Hill Fest<\/a> in early June brings a ton of free family fun to town. Think bounce houses, obstacle courses, life-sized games and live music, plus a truly unique daytime fireworks show at Fischer Park. Up in Brentwood, late June brings BrentFest<\/a> at Crockett Park, part of the city\u2019s summer concert series. Along with live music, you\u2019ll enjoy food trucks, a beer garden, and a dedicated kids\u2019 zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July really brings the heat, and 250 years of history to recognize. On Independence Day<\/a>, Franklin on the Fourth shuts down the Public Square for an old-fashioned celebration\u2014food, music, crafts, and a kids parade\u2014of freedom and the American way. Then, as the sun starts to set, folks head to the Park at Harlinsdale Farm for another round of revelry, capped off by a fireworks show worthy of Old Glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In mid-July it\u2019s bulls and broncs in the Tractor Supply Co. Arena as part of the Round Up at Harlinsdale<\/a>. This is old-school, up-close rodeo under the lights, with heart-pounding action, incredible athleticism, and American heritage on full display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of heritage, late July brings a weekend of traditional Appalachian music to downtown Franklin, as it has for 35 years. The Bluegrass Along the Harpeth Fiddlers Jamboree<\/a> is a weekend of picking and grinning, clogging and square dancing in Franklin\u2019s Square. This event is guaranteed to make you smile and tap your toes, and you might even find yourself in the middle of a do-si-do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then to cap it all off, the Williamson County Fair<\/a> is nine days of fun celebrating our agricultural legacy at the AgExpo Park. This is no parking-lot carnival\u2026 it\u2019s one of the Southeast\u2019s most celebrated fairs, with a huge midway, dozens of food vendors, a curated selection of nationally recognized acts and entertainers, barnyard activities, and all the good old American fun you can handle. Weekend nights often include fireworks displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just like that, summer\u2019s gone in the blink of an eye, and it\u2019s time to get back to school. Still, the tan may fade, but the memories will last forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s festival season in Williamson County! From Franklin to Brentwood, and Spring Hill to Arrington, an exciting lineup of events for locals and visitors means there\u2019s something for everyone all summer long. The 37th Annual\u00a0Tennessee Renaissance Festival, held on\u00a0Saturdays and Sundays in May, plus Memorial Day, invites visitors to Covington Glen in Arrington. Here, you\u2019ll be transported to 16th-century England, with authentic artisans and merchants offering period-appropriate food, drink, and wares while minstrels and jesters stroll the streets. Games of skill, man-powered rides, and a host of performers add to the merriment, as do the thrilling jousting competitions, where knights [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":99956782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,238,43,390,235,358,262,239],"tags":[167],"class_list":["post-13698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-friendly","category-festivals","category-food-drink","category-history","category-itineraries","category-live-music","category-summer","category-things-to-do","tag-historic-downtown-franklin"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99956784,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13698\/revisions\/99956784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99956782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}