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The 41st Annual Main Street Festival Is a Fair Amount of Fun in Franklin
by Rich and Laura Lynch
The Main Street Festival was held once again this year in Franklin, Tennessee on the weekend of April 25th and 26th, 2025 - and by all accounts a great time was had by all as more than 120,000 attendees turned out and the threatening weather stayed far to the periphery of Williamson County.
Taylor Tuke holds down the corner of 3rd and Main in Franklin.
The Main Street Festival - celebrating its 41st incarnation in 2025 - is produced by the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County who work to preserve, promote and advocate for the historic places, stories and culture of the community. Through dedication and hard work the always anticipated annual event is consistently listed among the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society - and with good reason.
As we strolled up and down the closed to traffic thoroughfare in historic Franklin we enjoyed visiting many of the booths set up by over 150 Arts & Crafts Vendors and local organizations who were handing out schwag and valuable information to interested passersby. Of course, being music fans we were most interested in the Main Stage Entertainment presented by Nissan and the additional Acoustic Stage Entertainment presented by Price Printing.
Another year is in the books for the well-attended Main Street Festival.
Over the course of the weekend a wide slate of acts working in many different genres and disciplines were presented including Ann Carroll School of Dance, Onelight Dance, Rocky Top Revue, NS Dance Academy, B2R, Adam Drasin & The Lonesome, Pomegranate, Essence, Mark Anthony Ensemble, WCPR Rhythm & Spirit Dance Program, Stage Right School of Performing Arts, Histown Dance and Performing Arts, Act Too Players, B2R, TSMS Jazz Band, APC Studios, Eastern Dreamers, Joseph Culpepper, Brandon Scott, Danny Nocito, Marc Calder, WiLLiS and His One Man Band, South Margin, Jolene, Nick Black, Kiersi Joli, Ashley Carson, Will Paustian, Brandon Scott, The Late Bloomers and C4.
But, our favorite two performers who we observed in real-time were singer-songwriter Taylor Tuke who commanded his 45-minute set with captivating star power revealing just why he is an in-demand quantity on Broadway and beyond. There was no doubt that Poor Lisa had no reason to feel sorry for themselves, either. The festival closer played to a main stage audience that was packed with fans, family and friends who were all in agreement that these hometown heroes are fast becoming one of the region's favorite party bands in action.
Poor Lisa takes the main stage at the Main Street Festival in Franklin.
Related Links:
For more information on the FRANKLIN MAIN STREET FESTIVAL and the other organizations mentioned please visit the following links -
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Taylor Tuke |
Poor Lisa
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