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🗓️ What’s Happening This Weekend in Franklin County, TN (Oct 18-19, 2025)

Alec Quintanilla

Looking for something fun to do with your family this weekend in Franklin County and Southern Middle Tennessee? We’ve rounded up the top events, festivals, and activities happening right here in our community.

1. Featured Event of the Weekend 🎉

2. Family-Friendly Events 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Event Name: Bell Buckle Main Street @ Webb Arts & Craft Show
🕒 Saturday, October 18-19, 2025, Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 9apm-4pm
📍 Historic Bell Buckle, TN
🎟️ Free
➡️ Bell Buckle with its Victorian charm will come alive with almost 750 vendors that bring artists of every imaginable talent. Arts, crafts, antiques/vintage, jewelry, photography, holiday decorations, pottery, foods, music and more. There’s something for everyone. Grab a snack or drink and sit down to music, arts, and some of our local musicians, demonstrators, and more.

Event Name: Railfan Day
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 9:00am – 12:00pm
📍 108 Front St S, Cowan, TN 37318, United States
🎟️ Free
➡️ Railfans, come join in on a day of fun as we get together and observe rail action on the line passing the museum. We’ll also be cooking out with hot dogs, and enjoy the pushers on each train.

Event Name: Is Your Nervous System Stuck in Fight or Flight?
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 9:30am – 10:30am
📍 211 E Main St, Decherd, TN 37324-3002, United States
🎟️ Free
➡️ Do you ever feel like your body is constantly “on alert”? Join Kerri Takata, RN, Health and Wellness Coach, and Functional Medicine Nurse Specialist for an interactive workshop designed to help you understand and regulate your nervous system. This session blends professional insight, practical strategies, and open conversation – so you can leave feeling more in control, more at ease, and ready to respond to life with clarity instead of reactivity.

Event Name: European Cityscape: A Two-Part Painting Class with Carole Foret
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 10AM – 12:00PM
📍 12569 Solace M Freeman Highway, Sewanee, TN, United States, Tennessee 37375
🎟️ The two-session painting class is limited to eight participants, and the cost, which includes all the required supplies, is $125 per person. Registration and payment: https://framegals.com/events/european-cityscape-painting-class-with-carole-foret
➡️ Our next painting class with artist Carole Foret has a fun twist! This is a two-part class series taking place on Saturday, October 18 and November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Frame Gallery. Participants will learn perspective by painting a European cityscape. In the first class, artists will create a duotone underpainting, and in the second, they’ll layer on rich color to bring it to life.

Event Name: BVFD Fall Fish Fry
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 5253 Lynchburg Road, Winchester, TN
🎟️ Free
➡️ Mark your calendars for BVFD’s semi annual fish fry on Saturday, October 18 from noon to 5:00! Make sure you bring your appetite!

Event Name: Pokémon TCG Day @ Good Game!
🕒 Sunday, October 18, 12:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 110 1st Ave SE, Winchester, TN 37398
🎟️ Standard arcade admission applies if you want to stay and play games after trading.
➡️ Calling all trainers! Join us for a fun day of Pokémon. Whether you’re here to buy, sell, trade, or just connect with fellow collectors and players, this event is the perfect way to meet your local Pokémon community. Bring your binders, your decks, and your love for the game. All ages welcome! Every attendee gets a free gift PLUS you can enter to win a giveaway!

Event Name: Chili cook-off
🕒 Sunday, October 18, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 301 Montgomery street, Cowan, TN
🎟️ It’s $25 to enter a chili and free to come judge!
➡️ We will be hosting our 2nd annual Chili Cook- Off Saturday October 18. It’s $25 to enter a chili and free to come judge!

Event Name: Roaring Into The Next Century
🕒 Sunday, October 18, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 1546, 105 S Porter St, Winchester, TN 37398
🎟️ Free
➡️ Slip into the Roaring ’20s and discover a hidden night of secrets, sparkle, and surprises. Whisper the password, step inside, and enjoy an evening you won’t forget. Meanwhile upstairs… its the final night of the Silent Auction.

Event Name: “Learning Hemp Knots” with Valerie Breshears For ages 8 years and up. (Parents are welcome)
🕒 Sunday, October 19, 12:30 – 4:30pm
📍 204 Cumberland St E, Cowan, TN 37318
🎟️ Class fee: $20 must be paid at the time of registration. Supply fee: $10 must be paid directly to the workshop teacher on the day of the class. She takes cash or PayPal.
➡️ Attention, aunts, grandparents, moms, and dads! Join us for a fun new workshop that offers a wonderful opportunity to create lasting memories with your favorite young person. Don’t miss out on this chance to bond, learn, and have fun together!

Event Name: MTG: Casual Commander @ Good Game! (Every other Sunday)
🕒 Sunday, October 19, 1:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 110 1st Ave SE, Winchester, TN 37398
🎟️ Casual, open play (no entry fee beyond arcade admission)
➡️ Bring a deck and some friends for low-key Commander (EDH) meetups every other Sunday! All experience levels welcome—jump into a pod, trade a bit, or just hang and talk builds. Food, beer, ICEEs, and snacks available. MTG supplies in stock (packs, sleeves, accessories). Family-friendly option: kids can play in the arcade while you battle (standard admission applies).

3. Seasonal Fun 🍂

Event Name: BOO! -kie Cookie Decorating Class – Purchase of Ticket is Required
🕒 Sunday, October 18, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
📍 213 E Main St, Decherd, TN
🎟️ Available Tickets: 12. Link to Purchase: https://www.m-sweets.com/…/spooky-halloween…/448…
➡️ It’ll be tricks and treats in this [1.5 hour] cookie decorating class where we will decorate 6 bone-chillingly scary cookies for a boo-tiful Halloween set using four different icing colors. It’s gonna be a “ghoul” time! We’ll be decorating: 👻 – Ghost. 🎃 – Pumpkin. 🍬 🌽 – Candy Corn. ☠💀 – Skeleton. 🦇 – Bat. 🧙‍♀ – Witch Hat

Event Name: Ghost Railroads of Franklin County Part II
🕒 Sunday, October 19, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 2981 Rowe Gap Rd, Winchester, TN 37398-3203, United States
🎟️ Free
➡️ Franklin County Historical Society invites to you the second part in our “Ghost Railroads of Franklin County” series. Join us on Sunday afternoon, October 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m. at Farris Chapel United Methodist Church. Our program will recall the complicated and nearly-forgotten railroad history of the Davidson, Hicks and Greene Timber Company (D.H.&G) on Keith Springs Mountain. Farris Chapel is located near the foot of Keith Springs Mountain at 2981 Rowe Gap Rd / HWY 16. We hope to see you there!

Event Name: Grandaddy’s Farm
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 9:00AM – 8:00PM
📍 454 Highland Ridge Rd, Estill Springs, TN 37330
🎟️ At the gate, Saturday $17.95 + sales tax
➡️ Grandaddy’s Farm in Franklin County, TN is a fall tradition for many families.

4. Worth the Drive 🚗

Event Name: Halloween at the Post
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 130 Shelton Rd, Manchester, TN, United States, Tennessee 37355
🎟️ Free
➡️ Bring our smallest friends for a unique time at the Coffee County Veterans Building. Face painting, Mad Doctor, Pirates and more await those who attend. Come and enjoy a special evening with great veterans, friends and family members

Event Name: Huntsville Police and Parks & Recreation Halloween Party
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 3:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 2200 Jaycee Way SW, Huntsville, AL 35801-7200, United States
🎟️ Free
➡️ The Huntsville Police Department and Huntsville Parks & Recreation invite you to their annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 18, from 3–8 p.m. at the Jaycee Community Building at John Hunt Park!Bring your family, friends and festive spirit for an afternoon of fun – costumes are encouraged but not required. This FREE, family-friendly festival has something for everyone: 🎃Trunk or Treat. 🎃Bounce houses. 🎃Family-friendly entertainment and carnival games. 🎃Food trucks .LEARN MORE 👉 https://tinyurl.com/43x6zvh7

Event Name Boo in the Zoo
🕒 Saturday, October 18, 3:00pm – 7:00pm
📍 301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga, TN, United States, Tennessee 37404
🎟️ Tickets
➡️ Get ready for costumes, critters and candy at this family-friendly Halloween celebration! Boo in the Zoo includes trick-or-treating, fun and festive decorations, a bounce house, character meet and greets with Magic Lamp Entertainment and much more!

5. Dad’s Pick of the Weekend 🔧

Closing

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