PUMPKINFEST

10:00 am | Saturday, Oct 27th

35th Annual Family Fun Festival

Pumpkinfest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family fall festival that will return in it’s 35th year on October 27, 2018! With over 65,000 people in attendance, the festival stretches along Main Street in downtown Franklin, TN, and its avenues, and offers tons of festive fun for families! There will be a Church of the City Kids’ Zone, Costume Contests, Live Entertainment, Arts and Crafts Vendors, Street Festival Food & Beer Tent, guess the weight of The Great Pumpkin, Extreme Pumpkin Carving, Photo Ops and more!

Producing Pumpkinfest is just one of the many activities of The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County. Since 1967 the non-profit group has been dedicated to protecting and preserving Williamson County’s historic, architectural and geographic resources; in short, saving the places that matter.

Pumpkinfest

10:00 am | Saturday, Oct 28th

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The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County – Pumpkinfest

Pumpkinfest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family fall festival that will return in it’s 34th year on October 28, 2017!

With over 65,000 people in attendance, the festival stretches along Main Street in downtown Franklin, and its avenues, and offers tons of festive fun for families!

Jungle Bell Run

7:30 am | Saturday, Dec 3rd

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8th Annual Jingle Bell Run – Saturday, December 3, 2016 – The Square in Historic Downtown Franklin, TN

The Arthritis Foundation’s annual Jingle Bell Run will be held on Saturday, December 3 in Historic Downtown Franklin, TN. There will be a 5K and one-mile fun run, along with many other fun activities that make this an exciting day for the entire family. Grab your ugly sweater or reindeer antlers and run showing off your holiday cheer.

In Tennessee, arthritis affects 32.6 percent of the population. That is over 1.3 million – 7,000 of which are children! Come help raise awareness, learn about the disability and help celebrate the holidays with people with live with arthritis. The event is dog-friendly as well.

Wear a holiday-themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces. Show off your ugly Christmas sweater. Complete a 5-kilometer run or walk with your team members, spreading smiles, good cheer and a winning spirit … and be a Champion of Yes!

Registration Starts: 7:30 a.m. 5k Starts: 8:30 a.m.

Event Location:

The Square in Historic Downtown Franklin
317 Main Street
Franklin, TN 37064

Pumpkinfest

10:00 am | Saturday, Oct 29th

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Pumpkinfest – Franklin’s favorite celebration of fall returns October 29 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The festival stretches along Main Street and its avenues and offers tons of festive fun for families.

What to Expect

Church of the City Kids’ Zone
Third Avenue South will be transformed into a full block of free children’s activities from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bouncy houses, pony rides, face painting, games, a dedicated preschool area, and much more will keep the small fry entertained for hours.

Costume Contests
Costume contests for both humans and pets will take place on the Heritage Stage on the Public Square. Costume contest categories are ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-11, 12+, groups, and pets.

Live Entertainment
Two stages will feature full lineups of music and dance performances.

Arts and Crafts Vendors
More than 80 artists and crafts people with handmade wares will line Main Street from Second to Fifth Avenues. Don’t miss the unique shopping opportunities.

Street Festival Food
Old favorites like corn dogs, funnel cakes, fried catfish, and chicken tenders will join some newer offerings in two dedicated food zones: around the Public Square, and on Fourth Avenue South.

Chili Cook Off
The Franklin Tomorrow Chili Cook Off will take place on Third Avenue North. For more information, click here.

The Great Pumpkin
Franklin’s Sister City, Carleton Place, Canada, is again growing our Great Pumpkin. Stop by its location on the Public Square and guess its weight for a chance at a fabulous prize.

Extreme Pumpkin Carving
Check out the Leiper’s Fork Carving Club as they demonstrate their carving skills with pumpkins.

Circus Entertainment
Nashville-based circus group Beyond Wings will perform Halloween-themed aerial arts!

Grave Matters: The Stories Behind the Stones
After dark, Franklin’s historic cemeteries will come to life with first-person stories of some of the folks buried there. The cemetery tours will run from 7 – 9 p.m. For more information or tickets, click here.

Photo Ops
Be sure to bring the camera! Photo ops will abound!

Parking
In addition to the parking in and around the downtown area, parking and shuttle service will be available from Church of the City and Harlinsdale Farm for $1 per person each way. No pets, non-folding strollers, or food or drink except bottled water is allowed on the trolleys.

For more information please visit Pumpkinfest.

Pumpkinfest Returns to Franklin, TN

2:34 pm | Thursday, Oct 27th

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Pumpkinfest festivals in Franklin, TN, family events and activities for kids, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, music and fun things to do in downtown Franklin.

Franklin, TN’s favorite celebration of fall returns October 29 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Presented by Bank of America, the festival stretches along Main Street and its avenues and offers tons of festive fun for families.

Check out the lineup of things-to-do at Pumpkinfest!

Church of the City Kids’ Zone

Third Avenue South will be transformed into a full block of free children’s activities from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bouncy houses, pony rides, face painting, games, a dedicated preschool area, and much more will keep the small fry entertained for hours.

HomeTown Pet Costume Contests

Costume contests for both humans and pets will take place on the stage on the Public Square. More details will be coming soon!

Live Entertainment

Two stages will feature full lineups of music and dance performances. In addition to the stage on the Public Square, this year a second stage will be located on Main Street at First Avenue, near Landmark Booksellers. The ConSoulers will take the First Avenue stage at 4 p.m. for a two-hour street dance. Additional stage lineups will be posted soon.

Arts and Crafts Vendors

More than 80 artists and crafts people with handmade wares will line Main Street from Second to Fifth Avenues. Don’t miss the unique shopping opportunities.

Street Festival Food

Old favorites like corn dogs, funnel cakes, fried catfish, and chicken tenders will join some newer offerings in two dedicated food zones: around the Public Square, and on Fourth Avenue South.

Chili Cook Off

The Franklin Tomorrow Chili Cook Off will take place on Third Avenue North. For more information, click here.

The Great Pumpkin

Franklin’s Sister City, Carleton Place, Canada, is again growing our Great Pumpkin. Stop by its location on the Public Square and guess its weight for a chance at a fabulous prize.

Grave Matters: The Stories Behind the Stones

After dark, Franklin’s historic cemeteries will come to life with first-person stories of some of the folks buried there. For more information, click here.

Photo Ops

Be sure to bring the camera! Photo ops will abound!

Parking

In addition to the parking in and around the downtown area, parking and shuttle service will be available from Church of the City and Harlinsdale Farm for $1 per person each way. No pets, non-folding strollers, or food or drink except bottled water is allowed on the trolleys.

Barktoberfest

12:00 pm | Saturday, Oct 15th

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Celebrating its 8th year, Barktoberfest™ is Middle Tennessee’s fastest growing pet festival, rocketing from 3,000 to 11,000 attendees in 2015 — making it the most heavily attended pet festival in the greater Nashville area! It also won 3rd place for “BEST FESTIVAL” in The Tennessean’s 2013 Toast of Music City Awards… the only pet festival to place in the category!

This year, Barktoberfest returns to the beautiful, sprawling grounds of The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, in a continued partnership with the City of Franklin Parks. This year, due to our recent growth, we are increasing free parking areas as well as parking staff to ensure a smooth entrance and exit.

This year, we are excited to introduce a new Arts + Crafts Bazaar, featuring independent vendors and their locally made, Middle Tennessee products — ranging from gourmet foods and natural body products to artwork, woodwork, jewelry and more. This area will be adjacent to the food truck parking lot.

As always, Barktoberfest will feature a fabulous variety of food trucks, a pet adoption fair featuring local rescue groups and shelters, and business and nonprofit vendor booths to browse and shop. There will also be canine agility demonstrations, kids games and activities and much more.

We’ll be announcing our musical lineup soon.

Of course, the highlight of Barktoberfest is always our Howl-O-Ween Costume Contests, where humans and pooch pals alike compete for over $5,000 in fun and fabulous prizes! Costume contests are $15 per entry per contest, and include 3 contests this year: a Kids Costume Contest (ages 3 – 12), a Dog Costume Contest and our Dog + Human Costume Combo Contest.

Don’t miss Middle Tennessee’s most fun and festive fall event! Leash up your pooch pal and bring the whole family in costume for an afternoon of fun and a chance at some great prizes!

Please visit BARKTOBERFEST for more information.

Pumpkinfest

10:00 am | Saturday, Oct 24th

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October 24, 2015 from 10:00am to 6:00pm in Historic Downtown Franklin TN

Franklin’s favorite celebration of fall returns! The festival stretches along Main Street and its avenues and offers tons of festive fun for families.

Attendees can expect a day of live music, costume contests, an array of arts and crafts booths, a chili cook-off and so much more!! Church of the City will sponsor a full block of free children’s activities on Third Avenue South.