Arts & Culture The Franklin community as a whole serves as a
creative hub for artists, songwriters, performers, and makers of all kinds. Immerse yourself in Southern culture and art with a trip around the county, visiting vibrant murals, browsing art galleries, or catching a performance. Below is a list of 10 suggestions to help fuel your inner creativity and get a taste of Franklin’s culture. Juneteenth Festival
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Explore one of Franklin’s oldest
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Go on a hunt for the perfect piece
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at a variety of antique shops
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural
Homes of Hincheyville self-
around town. Find great selections
Festival in September! The
guided walking tour! See a variety
at the Franklin Antique Mall,
festival brings a weekend of
of architecture from various
Winchester Antique Mall,
incredible live music from major
eras and learn about the history
Scarlett Scales Antiques, City
artists, local artisans, and culinary
behind each home as you walk
Farmhouse, Mercantile 1858,
experiences.
down one of the most beautiful
West Main by Scarlett Scales,
spots around town.
Props Antiques, or Backroads
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Browse art galleries with a mix of artwork from Tennessee and
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One of Franklin’s three annual street festivals, Main Street
Revival.
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Don’t miss Franklin’s annual
neighborhoods with the Historic
Festival features a wide variety of
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Catch live music or a movie at The
artists and artisans, along with
around the world at Gallery 202,
Franklin Theatre, often referred
live music and local food.
David Arms Gallery, The Copper
to as the crown jewel of Main
Fox Gallery, Leiper’s Creek
Street. The theater’s marquee
Gallery, and DeAnn Art Gallery.
first illuminated Main Street in
Amphitheater at Graystone
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Enjoy live music at FirstBank
the summer of 1937, opening
Quarry, Franklin’s newest world-
Enjoy downtown Franklin’s
as a movie theater dubbed “the
class boutique amphitheater
Art Scene on the first Friday of
home of first kisses.” Since then,
nestled within a beautiful wooded
each month, where downtown
the building has been restored
area and quarry.
businesses open their doors
and renovated, now serving as a
to feature unique artists from
world-class performing art and
around the area. For a list of the
live music venue.
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Get tickets to a performance
Williamson County Murals
from Studio Tenn, Franklin’s
digital passport on page 28!
world-class professional theatre company, at The Factory at Franklin.
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Along the Harpeth for a weekend of clogging, bluegrass, fiddle
county’s best murals created by local artists, check out the
10 Don’t miss the annual Bluegrass
contests, and more!
