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October Trail Walk, Halloween parties

7:29 pm | Thursday, Oct 1st

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The Therapeutic Recreation programs offered by Williamson County Parks and Recreation provide year-round leisure activities for individuals with developmental disabilities. Therapeutic programs are led by Therapeutic Recreation Specialists who assist people with disabilities to develop skills and knowledge for daily living and community involvement. Recreation Specialists conduct monthly ongoing programs at three locations: the Franklin Recreation Complex, 1120 Hillsboro Rd.; the Longview Recreation Center at Spring Hill, 2909 Commonwealth Dr.; and the Williamson County Recreation Complex at Nolensville, 7250 Nolensville Rd. All programs are open to the public.

Trail Walk and Picnic
Join the Therapeutic Recreation staff of Williamson County Parks and Recreation for a trail scavenger hunt and picnic on Monday, October 19 at Timberland Park, located at mile marker 437.2 on the historic Natchez Trace Pkwy. Meet the group at Timberland at 10:00 a.m., enjoy short trail walks followed by a catered box lunch picnic at 11:30. After lunch, there will be craft time in the interpretive center. This is a PALS-People at Leisure with Support program, and caregivers are required to register and attend with those needing support. The cost is $10 per person. Register on-line before October 14 at www.wcparksandrec.com (code #5506). This program is for young adults and older. For additional information, contact Jayne McFadden at the Franklin Recreation Complex, 1120 Hillsboro Rd., (615) 790-5719, ext. 2033.

Recreation Night in Franklin
Get in the Halloween spirit on Thursday, October 22 at the Franklin Recreation Complex, 1120 Hillsboro Rd. Therapeutic recreation participants are invited to decorate a pumpkin to take home at this fun social event. Enjoy a delicious pizza dinner and dessert. This is a PALS-People at Leisure with Support program, and caregivers are required to register and attend with those needing support. The cost is $6 per person. This program is for young adults and older. Register on-line October 1-20 at www.wcparksandrec.com (code #5009). For additional information, contact Jayne McFadden at the Franklin Recreation Complex, 1120 Hillsboro Rd., (615) 790-5719, ext. 2025.

Social Night in Nolensville
The Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department will offer a Halloween costume contest and pizza party on October 27 as part of the therapeutic recreation program at the Nolensville Recreation Complex, 7250 Nolensville Rd. This program is for young adults and older, and the cost is $5. This is a P.A.L.S. program (People at Leisure with Support) with caregivers required to stay with those needing support. Caregivers wishing to eat are asked to register and pay the $5 program fee. Registration is required on-line (code #5458) before October. For more information regarding therapeutics programs in Nolensville, contact Krista Hollis at (615) 786-0200, ext. 2421.

Williamson County Parks and Recreation is a public organization, here to benefit the community. Anyone may register for and participate in the department’s programs, teams, classes and events. For registration and additional information, visit www.wcparksandrec.com, or call (615) 790-5719, ext. 2010. You may also receive department information by “liking” Williamson County Parks and Recreation on Facebook or following us on Twitter at @wc_parksandrec or on Pinterest.

Here Comes the Bride

6:53 pm | Thursday, Oct 1st

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Engagement Season is upon us. Check out this fabulous lineup of events for every bride’s needs:

A Fall Bridal Show
Sunday, October 18
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
I-Coordinate Events by Ramonda Presents “A Fall Bridal Show”
Hosted By: I-Coordinate Events by Ramonda
Hilton Garden Inn
2631 Highwood Blvd. Smyrna TN
Smyrna, TN 37167
Price: $10 per personEssense of Australia Trunk Show
Thursday, October 22 – Saturday, October 24
10:00 AM
(3 day event)
Essense of Australia Trunk Show
Hosted By: Essense of Australia
The White Room Too
517D Carson Lane
Murfreesboro, TN 37128Here Come The Brides Bridal Show
Sunday, October 25
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Here Come The Brides Bridal Show – The Factory at Franklin
Hosted By: Here Come The Brides Bridal Show
The Factory at Franklin Tennessee
230 Franklin Road
Franklin , TN 37064
Price: Get your first two tickets free by registering on our website. You can purchase more tickets on our web or the day of the show for $8.00 or $5.00 if you bring a non-expired canned good for the needy

Murfreesboro Pink Bridal Show
Sunday, November 8
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Murfreesboro Pink Bridal Show
Hosted By: The Pink Bride
Embassy Suites Murfreesboro
1200 Conference Center Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Price: $10 online $12 at the door

Start Right – Stay Connected Pre-marital Seminar
Saturday, November 14
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Start Right – Stay Connected Pre-marital Seminar
Hosted By: Start Right – Stay Connected Pre-Marital Seminar
Pastoral Center for Healing
1024 Noelton Ave
Nashville, TN 37204
Price: $100.00, $60 of which will be deducted from cost of wedding license, for a net cost of $40.00 for the workshop.

PINK Bridal Show
Sunday, January 17
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
PINK Bridal Show – Nashville Vendor
Hosted By: The Pick Inn
Music City Center
201 5th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
Price: 12.00 at the door, 10.00 in advance

Sumner County Bridal Show
Sunday, January 24
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sumner County Bridal Show – Vendor
Hosted By: The Pick Inn
EPIC Event Center
392 West Main Street
Gallatin, TN 37066

Essense of Australia Trunk Show
Saturday, February 13
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Essense of Australia Trunk Show
Hosted By: Essense of Australia
The White Room Too
517D Cason Ln
Murfreesboro, TN 37128

Here Come The Brides Bridal Show
Sunday, February 14
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Here Come The Brides Bridal Show at Embassy Suites Franklin TN
Hosted By: Here Come The Brides Bridal Show
Embassy Suites
820 Crescent Centre Dr
Franklin, TN 37179
Price: Register on our website at herecomethebridesbridalshow.com for two free tickets. If you need more than two, you can purchase them on our website or at the door the day of the show for $8.00. If you bring a canned good for the needy, than your price is only $5.00

Wine Love Pairing Dinner

6:30 pm | Thursday, Oct 1st

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Guests will gather to taste wines together that have been perfectly paired with a 5 course menu designed by our Chef, Chase Ingalls and head baker Jen Mello. Chef Chase’s approach to these dinners is to source the highest quality ingredients from our farm partners and create a menu that combines creativity, thoughtful flavor profiles and dishes that are truly inspired by the wine. For tickets and more information please visit Frothy Monkey.

Thursday, Oct 1
Frothy Franklin TN
Wine Love

This series of dinner pairings is in partnership with The Bottle Shop. Please contact Jennifer Sheets at jenn@frothymonkey.com with any questions.

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, Franklin TN

10:00 am | Sunday, Sep 27th

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Pilgrimage is a music and cultural festival debuting in September 26-27, 2015 in Franklin, Tennessee. Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival invites folks of all ages on a journey to experience a myriad of musical styles, a bevy of food and beverages, and the rich regional spirit of Franklin, TN.

Like most great ideas, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival was inspired by friendship, history, and the desire to create a meaningful experience. Two years ago, Musician and Franklin, TN resident Kevin Griffin was on a September morning jog through The Park at Harlinsdale, a century-old horse farm recently purchased by the City of Franklin. Kevin was so taken by the rolling hills, natural amphitheaters, and breathtaking vistas of the 230-acre farm, he envisioned it as a natural fit for a music festival venue. Considering Franklin’s place, Kevin wanted people to understand the beauty and rustic quality of Middle Tennessee in the fall, and with the blessing of the City, began to dream up a music festival to do it justice.

Partnered with lifelong buddies W. Brandt Wood and Michael Whelan, the trio aspired to highlight the diversity and community spirit of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, tailoring the best elements to Franklin– a richly historic town just 20 minutes south of Nashville. Like Jazz Fest, Pilgrimage will take place during the day, and offer a diverse yet renowned lineup of rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel and more. Performing on patina-clad stages reflecting the area’s aesthetic, many bands will “crank it down” and give a partly acoustic set specifically tailored to the day. Moreover, the fest will boast “Pilgri-mashups,” pairing artists together for special one-time collaborations on stage. The Little Pilgrims Stage will be more than a kids’ play area; it will feature a line-up of talented young musicians in their own right, to inspire and entertain kids and adults alike.

The region’s best food and drink will be on display at the Kitchen and Sippin’ stages at scheduled times throughout the weekend, and carefully selected food and merchant vendors will be featured in the Bazaar. When performances wrap at 7:30pm each day, guests can conveniently head back into the heart of downtown Franklin, within walking distance from the Park at Harlinsdale, to imbibe the best of the town’s restaurants, shops, and great weekend lineup of nighttime shows.

Ultimately, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival invites folks of all ages on a journey to experience a myriad of musical styles, a bevy of food and beverages, and the rich regional spirit of Franklin, TN.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival.

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, Franklin TN

10:00 am | Saturday, Sep 26th

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For more information and to purchase tickets please visit Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival.

Franklin Parks Family Day

7:23 pm | Thursday, Sep 24th

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Everyone is invited to the 2015 Franklin Parks Family Day on October 3, at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm at 10am. The 9th Annual Family Day Celebration is promising to be the best festival in the Parks history. Family Day is a free festival open to the public, and will take place from 10am – 2pm at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, located at 239 Franklin Rd. across the street from The Factory in the Historic City of Franklin.

The Franklin Park Family Day offers many opportunities for kids and their families to have a great time on this historical farm with so much to do. The festival features popular activities like miniature train rides, hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, and a horsemanship obstacle competition. Festival attendees can also enjoy cane pole fishing in the pond on the Harlinsdale property. There will be inflatables, live music, a photo booth and other farm themed photo opportunities, crafts and games. All rides and activities are free to attendees.

Many local business are participating in the games and sponsoring the event including Denise Cummins & Zeitlin Realty, Friends of Franklin Parks, Tractor Supply Company, K-Love, Get Fit Franklin, Franklin Athletics, Children’s and Adolescent Dentistry of Franklin, Lil Sluggers, Inc. of Nashville, The Academy at Westhaven, The Goddard School, Crossroads Natural Horsemanship, Franklin Farmer’s Market Education Foundation, Williamson County Co-op, Tri-Green Equipment, Dreams Do Come True Princess Parties, Kroger, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

For hungry attendees, food will be offered for purchase by local food vendors including Smokey J’s BBQ, Music City Pie Company, Tennessee Taco, Kona Ice, Itty Bitty Donuts, Jamba Juice, and Wild Bill’s Old Fashioned Soda.

The Parks Department is working with Safe Harbor Equine and Livestock Sanctuary this year to feature adoptable animals and a “feed drive” at Family Day. Safe Harbor hopes to encourage event attendees to purchase and donate hay and grain to Safe Harbor to help cover the feed costs while these animals are in their care. Safe Harbor will have many adoptable animals onsite.

New to Family Day this year…Crossroads Natural Horsemanship and Friends of Franklin Parks bring a Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Competition to the brand new Tractor Supply Company Arena. Attendees can watch skilled rides take their horses through a variety of 15 obstacles including teeter-totters, weaving poles, tractors tires and more to test the horse’s obedience, training, and trust of his rider.

The 9th Annual Family Day Celebration is presented by the City of Franklin Parks Department. The City of Franklin Parks is committed to promote the love of nature and provide opportunities for enjoyment of the parks in Franklin. The Park at Harlinsdale Farm is a Franklin Landmark established in 1935. It was once called the most significant historic farm associated with the modern Tennessee walking horse industry. The Park at Harlinsdale Farm is a passive park, maintaining and protecting the history of the farm. It offers walking/running paths, a catch and release pond, a dog park, a children’s garden and a venue for various public and private events.

For more information please check out our website at www.franklintn.gov/FamilyDay.

Family Day Live Entertainment Schedule

10am Rapunzel & Friends (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage

10am Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Course walk-through Tractor Supply Co. Arena

10:10am Bill Crosby K-Love Stage

10:30am Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Course Competition Tractor Supply Co. Arena

11am Elsa & Anna (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage

11:10am The Main Street K-Love Stage

12:30pm Ariel & Friends (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage

12:35pm The Broomestix K-Love Stage

Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival

10:36 pm | Wednesday, Sep 23rd

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Considering Franklin’s place, Kevin wanted people to understand the beauty and rustic quality of Middle Tennessee in the fall, and with the blessing of the City, began to dream up a music festival to do it justice.Partnered with lifelong buddies and fellow New Orleanians W. Brandt Wood and Michael Whelan, the trio aspired to highlight the diversity and community spirit of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, tailoring the best elements to Franklin– a richly historic town just 30 minutes south of Nashville. Like Jazz Fest, Pilgrimage will take place during the day, and offer a diverse yet renowned lineup of rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel and more.

Performing on patina-clad stages reflecting the area’s aesthetic, many bands will “crank it down” and give a partly acoustic set specifically tailored to the day. Moreover, the fest will boast “Pilgri-mashups,” pairing artists together for special one-time collaborations on stage. The Little Pilgrims Stage will be more than a kids’ play area; it will feature a line-up of talented young musicians in their own right, to inspire and entertain kids and adults alike.The region’s best food and drink will be on display at the Kitchen and Sippin’ stages at scheduled times throughout the weekend, and carefully selected food and merchant vendors will be featured in the Bazaar.

When performances wrap at 7:30pm each day, guests can conveniently head back into the heart of downtown Franklin, within walking distance from the Park at Harlinsdale, to imbibe the best of the town’s restaurants, shops, and great weekend lineup of nighttime shows.Ultimately, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival invites folks of all ages on a journey to experience a myriad of musical styles, a bevy of food and beverages, and the rich regional spirit of Franklin, TN.

#MyFranklinPhoto

2:52 pm | Wednesday, Sep 2nd

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City of Franklin holds Instagram Contest #MyFranklinPhoto

Let’s face it, we take photos of everything on our phones, from gorgeous sunsets to our delicious meals. Plus, we’ve all seen some pretty creative shots on Instagram. What if your next Instagram photo took you and a friend to see some of the biggest names in music? The City of Franklin is giving away two 2-day passes to the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival to one lucky winner in the City Instagram #MyFranklinPhoto contest.

Entrants should follow the City of Franklin on Instagram @cityoffranklintn. The photos should focus on Franklin, and entrants should tag a friend and use the hash-tag, #MyFranklinPhoto. The photo that complies with these few rules and has the most “likes” wins!

“This is a great way to bring attention to our City of Franklin Instagram page and give away tickets to the hottest event in town, the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival happening the end of September at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm,” said communications manager Milissa Reierson. “We appreciate the partnership with the organizers of the Pilgrimage Festival and their kind donation of the tickets.”

Big names like Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Steven Tyler, Weezer and more will be at the festival happening September 26-27 at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm. For more information go to www.pilgrimagefestival.com. For more information on the Instagram contest go to www.franklintn.gov/insta-contest.

Pumpkinfest 2016

6:57 pm | Monday, Aug 31st

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Franklin’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.

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.

Carnton Sunset Concert Series – 7 Bridges Band

4:30 pm | Sunday, Aug 30th

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Carnton Plantation serves as a unique venue for friends and families to relax and listen to some of the area’s most talented musicians. The gates open at 4:30 pm and the music lasts from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Tickets may be purchased either in advance or at the door. Guests are welcome to pack picnic dinners or take advantage of on-site food and beverage vendors.

For more information please visit Carnton Sunset Concert Series.