Summer means live music, food trucks, and a crowd in downtown Franklin, Kentucky on Friday nights. Franklin-Simpson Renaissance kicks off their summer season in June each year with the Summer Nights Concert Series. This event has been going on in Franklin for over 25 years now, so we have Friday night fun down to a science. Each year we bring high-energy cover bands to the Historic Downtown area for a free, family-friendly night of music, dancing, and food!! Our season kicks off on June 19th with Andy and the Rockers. If you have never seen Andrea Tanaro on stage, you are in for a treat. She is high energy and gives a stellar performance. On June 26th, The Brandon Harris Band hits the bandstand playing country and rock favorites. He is accompanied by Tom Killen on steel guitar, and if you have never heard of Tom, he played with George Jones for years, among many other famous country music favorites. We have a couple of newcomers to Summer Nights in July. The Band Entice will perform on July 10th, and Layla Spring will perform on July 17th. The rest of our line-up consists of Tyrone Dunn, Four on the Flour, and Bueler’s Day Off.
Summer Nights Concerts are presented by Franklin-Simpson Renaissance and sponsored by Ohio Valley Insurance, Simpson County Tourism, Franklin Bank & Trust, Cole Lumber, and Hunt Ford. We have local restaurants that serve a variety of foods from fish plates to steak. If you don’t make it down in time to enjoy the restaurants, food trucks will be set up and ready by 5pm. The music goes from 7pm to 9pm. Chair rentals are available, so if you forget yours, we have you covered. If there is possible inclement weather that forces us to delay or cancel, follow the Franklin-Simpson Renaissance Facebook page for up-to-date details.
Come to Franklin and enjoy music under the stars. We love seeing our usual faces each year and are excited to welcome new ones into our beautiful downtown!
-submitted by Kim Roberts,
Executive Director Franklin-Simpson Renaissance
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