The City of Franklin is excited to light up the square on Friday, December 6th, for the 2024 Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square, one of the best tree lighting events in Middle Tennessee!
The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on December 6th. Performances will start at 6:40 p.m. The tree lighting is expected to take place at 7:15 p.m.
Entertainment
The headliner is Matthew West – a five-time GRAMMY® nominee, ASCAP’s 2023 Golden Note Award recipient, and NSAI’s 2022 Songwriter-Artist of the Year. He has received an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, K-LOVE Fan Awards, GMA Dove Awards and was named Billboard’s Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year.
Opening for Matthew will be John-Mark McGaha. He is an acclaimed singer, actor, storyteller and multi-instrumentalist. His national credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Ray Charles Legacy, The Sinatra Legacy and the Cash Legacy at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. McGaha is representing Studio Tenn Theatre Company at the brand-new Turner Theatre in Franklin.
The Freedom Intermediate School choir, led by Director Candace Adams, will return this year to sing holiday favorites.
New this year, Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County will host it’s inaugural Christkindlmarkt during the ceremony from 4:30-8:30 pm. It will feature German music and Christmas carols by the band Polkawagen and culinary delights from food vendors!
The Shine Your Light singers from the Ray of Light Foundation and the Williamson County Community Chorus will also provide caroling before and after the main stage performance.
Tree Lighting
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is the presenting sponsor for the 2024 Franklin Tree Lighting Ceremony. Integrated Production Solutions (IPS), based in Franklin, is the production team for this event and is also a sponsor.
Santa Photos
Free photos with Santa will be provided by Mars Petcare beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a pet-friendly hour, followed by family photos with Santa from 6-8:30 p.m. Williamson Health is offering another fun photo opportunity on the square!
Art Crawl
The Franklin Art Scene will also have the Art Crawl that night happening in many stores from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Franklin Noon Rotary will hand out free refreshments from the City of Franklin.
For more details visit www.franklintn.gov/treelighting.
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