Set on the historic Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, this year’s Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is making history of its own. “The weather forecast is the best we’ve ever had,” said the festival’s founder and producer, Brandt Wood. “The crowd intake is bigger than we’ve ever had at this hour.”
Wood estimated the festival will draw around 50,000 people over the course of the weekend. “It’s kind of big and small at the same time,” he said. “It’s an intimate festival on a big scale.”
Dozens of musical acts perform across three stages during the two-day event which sold out before gates even opened. “The bands brings it,” said Wood. “I think if you want to see your favorite bands, like, double-down delivering their best work; that’s what this festival is about.”
