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Holiday Lighting and Winter Market — Downtown Franklin

Open downtown event; the page prints no ticket or fee. Parade viewing is along Jefferson Street.

Sat, Dec 5Saturday, December 5, 2026: Winter Market all day, lighted parade on Jefferson Street at 5:30 p.m., courthouse square lighting at 7 p.m.

Historic Downtown Franklin120 E Jefferson St, Franklin, IN 46131Directions

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Discover Downtown Franklin fills the historic downtown with an all-day Winter Market, a Santa Shack and a lighted evening parade. The parade runs along Jefferson Street at 5:30 p.m. and the courthouse square tree lighting follows at 7 p.m. Shops and stalls stay open through the day, and the organization bills the event as a full day for the whole family. Everything happens on Saturday, December 5, 2026.

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