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Attracting thousands of guests every year, The Franklin Theatre actively contributes to the cultural and economic vitality of Williamson County. Its dramatic history began in 1937 with the movie "Night Must Fall". Yet over time, it gradually fell into disrepair and closed in 1989. Through an outcry of community support, it was acquired, renovated, and reopened in 2011 by the Heritage Foundation as an Art Deco-inspired, intimate 300-seat, nonprofit venue that hosts concerts, theatre, cinema, and community events... each an unmatched live experience that creates a lasting impact on and off the stage.
In The Spotlight:
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May 13th 7:00 PM
Gary Burr's Laurel Canyon Band
May 14th 7:00 PM
Songs for the Spectrum
May 16th 6:00 PM
Gold Dust Woman Tribute - Ciera MacKenzie
May 19th 7:00 PM
Oddity Improv
May 21st 7:30 PM
The Franklin Theatre Songwriters Series: Rafe Van Hoy, Kent Blazy, and Victoria Shaw
May 22nd 8:00 PM
Jon Walmsley ('The Waltons') in Concert
May 24th 3:00 PM
Gospel Sunday: ft. Special Guest T Graham Brown
May 27th 7:00 PM
Tequila Sunrise - A Tribute to the Eagles featuring Paul Sidoti
May 30th 2:00 PM
Junie B. Jones the Musical, Jr.
May 30th 7:00 PM
Something Rotten
June 4th 7:00 PM
Pink Houses: A John Mellencamp Tribute
June 6th 6:00 PM
Charles Esten
June 11th 7:00 PM
John Berry
June 13th 8:00 PM
Devoted to Dolly: Honoring the Music of Dolly Parton
June 14th 7:00 PM
Vincen Garcรญa
June 18th 7:30 PM
The Franklin Theatre Songwriters Series: Featuring: The Good Ole Gals: Mae Estes, Autumn Mc Entire, SJ Mc Donald, and Marti Dodson
June 20th 7:00 PM
Ten Year Town Film Screening & Live Performance
June 21st 3:00 PM
Sunday Gospel: ft. Special Guest Billy Dean
June 23rd 6:30 PM
Mercy Liftoff, an Evening with NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore
June 25th 7:00 PM
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
June 27th 8:00 PM
Red, White and Groove: A Salute to the Sounds of '76
June 28th 12:00 PM
"Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre" - Film Premiere
July 8th 7:00 PM
James Hunter Six
July 11th 11:00 AM
Puppy Pals LIVE
July 11th 8:00 PM
Music City Dueling Pianos
July 13th 9:00 AM
Summer Sessions: Music Industry Workshop
July 16th 7:30 PM
Franklin Theatre Songwriters Series Presents: Bradley Gaskin, Tim James, and Danny Myrick
July 18th 8:00 PM
Vienna: A Tribute to Billy Joel
July 19th 3:00 PM
Gospel Sunday: ft. Special Guest Larry Gatlin
July 23rd 5:00 PM
Trey Hensley
July 26th 7:00 PM
Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival: Electric Eden
July 30th 7:00 PM
Dom Flemons presents The Bronze Buckaroo Film & Songster Show
August 14th 8:00 PM
John Novello & Friends
August 28th 8:00 PM
'Hot August Night' with The Twilight Train: A Neil Diamond Tribute
September 18th 8:00 PM
Forever Abbey Road
September 19th 8:00 PM
BoDeans: 40 Years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams...and Good Things
September 29th 7:00 PM
The Machine Performs Pink Floyd
October 1st 7:30 PM
Classic Seger: The Music of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
October 6th 6:30 PM
Morning Pointe Seniors Got Talent
October 18th 7:00 PM
Mike Dawes
November 21st 7:30 PM
O Night Divine with John Chisum & Friends
May 15th 8:00 PM
First Kiss Friday! 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
May 20th 7:00 PM
American Classics: The 90s! Shawshank Redemption (1994)
May 25th 7:00 PM
Lights, Camera, ACTION! Saving Private Ryan (1998)
June 1st 3:00 PM
Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
June 3rd 7:00 PM
Love Conquers All Day! EverAfter (1998)
June 6th 11:00 AM
SMC and Filmmakers in Franklin Presents: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) with Directors Kirk Wise & Gary Trousdale
June 7th 7:00 PM
American Classics: The 2010s! Moonlight (2016)
June 12th 7:00 PM
STOLEN KINGDOM (2026) Theatrical Roadshow
June 13th 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Incredibles (2004)
June 17th 3:00 PM
Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl Documentary and Q&A with Director
June 20th 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Cartoons! Home (2015)
June 21st 7:00 PM
Happy Father's Day! Father of the Bride (1991)
June 24th 7:00 PM
Lights, Camera, ACTION! John Wick (2014)
June 27th 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Wild Robot (2024)
July 2nd 7:00 PM
Filmmakers in Franklin Presents: 44th Anniversary Screening of The Secret of NIMH (1982) with Producer John Pomeroy
August 12th 7:00 PM
Lights, Camera, ACTION! Police Story (1985)
August 15th 11:00 AM
SMC and Filmmakers in Franklin Presents: Beauty and the Beast (1991) ATribute to Roger Allers with Director Gary Trousdale
September 20th 7:00 PM
Filmmakers in Franklin Presents: Aliens (1986) with Legendary FX Artist John Rosengrant
November 14th 11:00 AM
SMC x Filmmakers in Franklin Presents Mulan (1998) ft. Director Tony Bancroft
About The Franklin Theatre
Our enduring romance with The Franklin Theatre began in the summer of 1937 when the marquee first illuminated Main Street and invited Middle Tennesseans to buy a ticket to laugh, cry and dream. Inside the theatre walls, moviegoers enjoyed fresh popcorn, afternoon matinees and first kisses. They walked away with a lifetime of memories.
Over the next 70 years, the world changed a lot - but The Franklin Theatre stood as a testament to a simpler way of life. Yet time eventually took its toll on the venerable movie house, and the doors closed in 2007 under the pressing of rising rents and the trend toward mega-theatres.
Discover the whole story of how it was saved and re-emerged as an Art Deco-inspired gem responsible for cultural and economic vitality in the region.
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