Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival was inspired by friendship, history, experience and the desire to create an authentic music festival. In 2015, musician and Franklin, TN resident Kevin Griffin was on a September morning run through The Park at Harlinsdale, a century-old horse farm recently purchased by the City of Franklin. Kevin was so taken by the rolling hills, natural amphitheaters, and breathtaking vistas of the 230-acre farm, he envisioned it as a natural fit for a music festival venue. Considering Franklin’s music and cultural history, Kevin wanted the community to further appreciate combining this with the beauty and rustic quality of Middle Tennessee in the fall, and with the blessing of the City, began to dream up a music festival to do it justice.
The festival has grown in its three years to double down on the music programming, with six stages and heralded lineups year after year, and has expanded its cultural focus by showcasing hundreds of local artisans, restaurants, food trucks and makers that give context and authenticity to the Pilgrimage experience.
Ticket Price: $185 (GA); $975 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Aaron Lee Tasjan
- Amos Lee
- Bleachers
- Brandi Carlile
- Caitlyn Smith
- Caroline Rose
- Chris Stapleton
- Counting Crows
- Courtney Marie Andrews
- Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
- Dawes
- Donovan Woods
- Elle King
- Hozier
- Jack White
- Jade Bird
- Jillian Jacqueline
- John Moreland
- Keb' Mo'
- Kevin Griffin
- Lionel Richie
- Lord Huron
- Low Cut Connie
- Maggie Rogers
- Mat Kearney
- Pete Yorn
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Tall Heights
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- The Record Company
- The Struts
- The White Buffalo
- Valerie June
- Whitney Rose
Festival News and Rumors

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