FrankTown Festival of Lights offers family fun, holiday cheer with annual Williamson County drive-through light display Nov. 22-Dec. 31

Williamson County’s only drive-through holiday light display returns with the popular Walkin’ Wednesdays—tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 7!

FRANKLIN, TENN. (Oct. 2, 2024) — Although the fall season is just beginning in Middle Tennessee, thoughts are already turning toward the Christmas holiday season. And FrankTown Open Hearts is preparing to celebrate with its seventh annual FrankTown Festival of Lights.

The 2024 FrankTown Festival of Lights is the only drive-through holiday light display in Williamson County. The fun will take place Friday, Nov. 22 through Tuesday, Dec. 31, from 5-9 p.m. nightly at the Williamson County Agricultural Center in Franklin. The Festival of Lights features 1.5-miles of holiday light spectacular, with over 200 displays synchronized to Christmas classics that guests can listen to on their car radio.

Other highlights of this year’s FrankTown Festival of Lights include:
● Walkin’ Wednesdays (Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18): Invite your friends and family to join you for a delightful stroll along the illuminated path from 5-6:30 p.m. Dogs on leashes are welcome. The route opens to vehicles at 7 p.m. on these special evenings.
● A variety of concessions are available including s’mores kits, funnel cakes, caramel apples, hot dogs, nachos, hot chocolate and more!
● Guests can also take a picture with a stunning Christmas tree.

Tickets are $30 for a passenger vehicle (car, SUV, truck up to 8 passengers); $50 for a large passenger vehicle (9-15 passengers); and $100 for a commercial or charter vehicle (van, bus, limo; one-mile course due to limited turn ability for larger vehicles). Tickets on sale Monday, Oct. 7. To purchase tickets or for more information about the 2024 FrankTown Festival of Lights events, visit www.franktownlights.com.

In addition to the annual FrankTown Festival of Lights, the organization is known for supporting families through its car giveaway program, annual Christmas Shopping Event, meal program and more. Last year, approximately 15,000 cars viewed the display during the month-long event. It takes nearly 300 volunteers to help with setup, taking tickets, parking and more to maintain the event each year.

Golf Tournament Oct. 24
FrankTown is also hosting A Home for Franktown Golf Classic presented by Radio Nashville at Vanderbilt Legends Club on Thursday, Oct. 24. The golf classic is a charity tournament benefiting FrankTown Open Hearts’ Building Campaign. The event supports FrankTown’s vision of establishing a permanent facility, which will enable us to serve more children and families in our community. This new home is about more than just a building-it will allow us to expand our impact, empowering at-risk youth through over 35 educational and vocational programs that inspire, equip, and transform lives.

Registration and driving range is open from 10:30-11:15 a.m. with lunch at 11:15 a.m. The classic begins with a shotgun start 12 p.m. Entry fee is $250 for individuals and $1,000 for a team of four. Find more information and register at https://FrankTownGolf.givesmart.com.

About FrankTown
FrankTown Open Hearts is a nonprofit ministry in Franklin, Tennessee, that spiritually, emotionally, and physically enhances the lives of at-risk youth through mentoring and equipping them with life skills, offering spiritual development and academic tutoring services. Through hands-on programming, the organization seeks to inspire confident, empowered young adults to lead fulfilled lives. FrankTown Open Hearts meets six days a week throughout the school year, and supplies transportation to and from its programs, as well as a hot meal each night. Last year, FrankTown gave away over 10,000 meals to Williamson County youth and families this year. In addition to its regular programming of weekly courses, it provides vocational training and college application assistance, which is a key service within its organization.