Blue & Gray Days

Franklin, TN · Arts & Culture

When: November 13–15, 2026
Where: Carnton and Carter House · Franklin · TN
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Blue & Gray Days is a living history and Civil War reenactment event hosted by the Battle of Franklin Trust at Carnton and the Carter House each November. It draws reenactors along with hundreds of school children and adult visitors for hands on demonstrations of period clothing, trades and weapons, and includes a Battle of Franklin 5K.

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