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Beer board approves Franklin Pride Festival beer permit with perimeter controls and wristband system
Summary
The Beer Board approved a special-event permit for the Franklin Pride Festival at Harlinsdale Farm on June 6, 2026; organizers said attendance typically ranges 6,000–10,000 and beer sales are managed by a ticketing/wristband system and a contained beer tent with security gates.
The Franklin City Beer Board on Jan. 13 approved a special-event beer permit for the Franklin Pride Festival, scheduled for June 6, 2026, at Harlinsdale Farm. Staff reported the application and inspections were complete and recommended approval.
An organizer (identified in the transcript as Lee Ann; the transcript contains multiple spellings of her last name) described the event as the sixth annual festival at Harlinsdale Farm, with music, vendors and food trucks. She told the board the festival typically draws between about 6,000 and 10,000 attendees (depending on weather) and that beer sales historically total on the order of several hundred cans. Organizers said beer sales are managed through wristbands and ticketing, with a dedicated, contained beer tent and volunteers checking IDs.
Board members asked whether alcohol would be easily removed from the festival footprint and whether the park perimeter would be delineated; staff and the organizer said the festival will have security gates and a defined perimeter for the event footprint, and that the beer tent will be sited near the welcome tent with adjacent vendor areas. With those containment plans and staff recommendation, the board voted to approve the permit (Alderman Barnhill yes; Alderman Caesar yes; Chair yes).
The board’s approval is conditioned on the standard permit obligations and the event’s delineated footprint at Harlinsdale Farm.
