Holiday Lighting and Winter Market

EVENT DETAILS

When: Dec 5 , 2026

Time: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Downtown Franklin, 5 E. Jefferson St.
Franklin, Indiana 46131

P: 463-222-2007

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EVENT DESCRIPTION

Franklin Holiday Lighting and Winter Market

Enjoy festive activities all day. 

Events include:

  • Live Nativity from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Christian Church at 198 N. Water St.
  • Food vendors from noon to 7 p.m. on West Court Street and at the amphitheater, 237 W. Monroe St.
  • Winter market from 1 to 8 p.m. on North Main Street and on the second floor of the Elks Lodge at 56 E. Jefferson St.
  • Visit with Santa from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Museum, 135 N. Main St. The museum's decorated trees can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Holiday cookie contest at Mutual Savings Bank
  • Christmas movie showings at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at The Historic Artcraft Theatre, 57 N. Main St.
  • A Christmas concert at 3:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Madison St.
  • Lighted parade - 5:30 p.m. starting on Jackson Street (in the amphitheater parking lot), going east on Jefferson Street, and south on Home Avenue.
  • Live entertainment from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on West Court Street
  • Lighting of the courthouse at 7 p.m.
Franklin Holiday Lighting and Winter Market