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Beer board approves Rotary Club’s 'Boots and Buckles Ball' special-event permit for Bicentennial Park
Summary
Franklin City Beer Board approved a special-event beer permit for the Rotary Club of Franklin at Noon’s Boots and Buckles Ball on March 28, 2026, after staff reported inspections complete and applicants described plans to contain alcohol service under the pavilion with police and volunteers on-site.
The Franklin City Beer Board unanimously approved a special-event beer permit on Jan. 13 for the Rotary Club of Franklin at Noon’s Boots and Buckles Ball, scheduled for March 28, 2026, at Bicentennial Park Pavilion. Staff told the board that inspections and the application were complete and recommended approval.
Organizer Scott Hubbard and co-chair Robin Baldry described the event as a celebration of the Franklin rodeo’s 75th anniversary and said alcohol sales will be confined under the pavilion. Baldry and Hubbard said the beer area will be roped and signed, staffed by volunteers, and supplemented by City of Franklin police for crowd management.
Board members asked about perimeter control and age enforcement. A board member asked that the beer area be roped off so minors cannot access purchases; the applicants confirmed signage and ID checks and said alcohol would not be allowed outside the pavilion. With those assurances, a motion to approve the permit passed on a roll-call vote (Alderman Barnhill yes; Alderman Caesar yes; Chair yes).
The permit approval authorizes on-site alcohol service at the pavilion for the specified event hours. The board did not attach additional conditions beyond staff’s standard requirements. The board wished the organizers luck and thanked them for their presentation.
