Franklin Parks Family Day
Everyone is invited to the 2015 Franklin Parks Family Day on October 3, at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm at 10am. The 9th Annual Family Day Celebration is promising to be the best festival in the Parks history. Family Day is a free festival open to the public, and will take place from 10am – 2pm at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, located at 239 Franklin Rd. across the street from The Factory in the Historic City of Franklin.
The Franklin Park Family Day offers many opportunities for kids and their families to have a great time on this historical farm with so much to do. The festival features popular activities like miniature train rides, hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, and a horsemanship obstacle competition. Festival attendees can also enjoy cane pole fishing in the pond on the Harlinsdale property. There will be inflatables, live music, a photo booth and other farm themed photo opportunities, crafts and games. All rides and activities are free to attendees.
Many local business are participating in the games and sponsoring the event including Denise Cummins & Zeitlin Realty, Friends of Franklin Parks, Tractor Supply Company, K-Love, Get Fit Franklin, Franklin Athletics, Children’s and Adolescent Dentistry of Franklin, Lil Sluggers, Inc. of Nashville, The Academy at Westhaven, The Goddard School, Crossroads Natural Horsemanship, Franklin Farmer’s Market Education Foundation, Williamson County Co-op, Tri-Green Equipment, Dreams Do Come True Princess Parties, Kroger, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
For hungry attendees, food will be offered for purchase by local food vendors including Smokey J’s BBQ, Music City Pie Company, Tennessee Taco, Kona Ice, Itty Bitty Donuts, Jamba Juice, and Wild Bill’s Old Fashioned Soda.
The Parks Department is working with Safe Harbor Equine and Livestock Sanctuary this year to feature adoptable animals and a “feed drive” at Family Day. Safe Harbor hopes to encourage event attendees to purchase and donate hay and grain to Safe Harbor to help cover the feed costs while these animals are in their care. Safe Harbor will have many adoptable animals onsite.
New to Family Day this year…Crossroads Natural Horsemanship and Friends of Franklin Parks bring a Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Competition to the brand new Tractor Supply Company Arena. Attendees can watch skilled rides take their horses through a variety of 15 obstacles including teeter-totters, weaving poles, tractors tires and more to test the horse’s obedience, training, and trust of his rider.
The 9th Annual Family Day Celebration is presented by the City of Franklin Parks Department. The City of Franklin Parks is committed to promote the love of nature and provide opportunities for enjoyment of the parks in Franklin. The Park at Harlinsdale Farm is a Franklin Landmark established in 1935. It was once called the most significant historic farm associated with the modern Tennessee walking horse industry. The Park at Harlinsdale Farm is a passive park, maintaining and protecting the history of the farm. It offers walking/running paths, a catch and release pond, a dog park, a children’s garden and a venue for various public and private events.
For more information please check out our website at www.franklintn.gov/FamilyDay.
Family Day Live Entertainment Schedule
10am Rapunzel & Friends (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage
10am Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Course walk-through Tractor Supply Co. Arena
10:10am Bill Crosby K-Love Stage
10:30am Natural Horsemanship Obstacle Course Competition Tractor Supply Co. Arena
11am Elsa & Anna (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage
11:10am The Main Street K-Love Stage
12:30pm Ariel & Friends (Dreams Do Come True Princesses) K-Love Stage
12:35pm The Broomestix K-Love Stage
