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The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival is making its way to Franklin! The two-day festival will be held at the Park at Harlinsdale on September 25 and 26 and is packed with a star-studded lineup including Maren Morris, Dave Matthews Band and more.
Three years ago, musician and Franklin resident Kevin Griffin was on a morning run through the Park at Harlinsdale, a century-old horse farm purchased by the City of Franklin. He was so taken by the rolling hills, natural amphitheaters and breathtaking vistas of the 230-acre farm, that he envisioned it as a natural fit for a music festival venue. Considering Franklin’s music and cultural history, Griffin wanted the community to further appreciate combining this with the beauty and rustic quality of Middle Tennessee in the fall.
Partnered with lifelong buddies W. Brandt Wood and Michael Whelan, the trio aspired to highlight the diversity and community spirit of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, tailoring the best elements to Franklin. Like Jazz Fest, Pilgrimage takes place during the day and offers a diverse yet renowned lineup of rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel and more.
The festival has grown in its three years to double down on the music programming, with six stages and heralded lineups year after year, and has expanded its cultural focus by showcasing hundreds of local artisans, restaurants, food trucks and makers that give context and authenticity to the Pilgrimage experience.
Tickets are on sale beginning April 29 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased here.
Here's the 2021 lineup:
- Maren Morris
- Dave Matthews Band
- The Black Keys
- Tanya Tucker
- Black Pumas
- Cage the Elephant
- Khruangbin
- Amos Lee
- Better than Ezra
- Houndmouth
- Tank and the Bangas
- Valerie June
- JD McPherson
- Jamestown Revival
- Low Cut Connie
- Robert Finley
- Katie Pruitt
- Morgan Wade
- Larry Fleet
- Harlem Gospel Travelers
- Hailey Whitters
- Dylan LeBlanc
- Anna Vaus
- Blessing Offer
- Natalie Madigan