A Dickens of a Christmas Franklin Tennessee

Franklin Tennessee is at the top of the must see list for visitors to Nashville Tennessee. While Franklin Tennessee hosts various festivals throughout the year, the city of Franklin is most known for their yearly “A Dickens of a Christmas” festival.

This year, Nashville Drone Co attended and captured drone video to share the fun experience.

For two days, the Franklin Square and Main Street are lined with arts & crafts vendors and food stands offering fun edibles including sugar plums, figgy pudding, cider, glazed pecans and kettle corn. Many of the locals dress up as characters from Dickens’ Christmas Carol and the characters roam the streets singing carols and posing for photos. Definitely a must see and experience event in Franklin Tennessee.

The drone footage captured by Nashville Drone Co offers a cinematic view of the festival from above, showing off the twinkling lights, festive decorations, and the charming architecture of Franklin’s historic downtown. This bird’s-eye perspective helps capture the scale and spirit of the event in a way traditional video just can’t.

For tourism boards, event planners, and local businesses, drone video is a powerful marketing tool to showcase the beauty and vibrancy of events like A Dickens of a Christmas. The aerial footage also serves as great promotional content for social media and future advertising efforts.

If you're planning an event or festival in Middle Tennessee, consider hiring Nashville Drone Co to capture the experience from above. Our FAA-licensed drone pilots deliver cinematic video that helps events stand out and draw bigger crowds each year.

Capturing the Magic of Franklin’s Holiday Spirit from the Sky

Franklin Tennessee is more than just a charming Southern town. It is a community rich in tradition, creativity, and celebration. Nowhere is that more evident than during the annual “Dickens of a Christmas” festival. As the streets fill with laughter, music, and lights, there is an undeniable magic in the air. At Nashville Drone Co, our mission is to capture that magic through stunning aerial visuals that tell a story, preserve memories, and spark curiosity.

This year’s drone footage of the festival delivers a completely fresh perspective, offering sweeping views of downtown Franklin’s historic buildings dressed in holiday decor. With cinematic camera movements, we reveal the joyful bustle of families walking down Main Street, the clusters of costumed carolers, and the charming shopfronts that light up the town with nostalgic warmth.

For visitors who have never experienced the festival, this kind of footage offers an immersive preview. For locals and business owners, it is a reminder of what makes Franklin such a unique and vibrant destination during the holiday season.

Why Aerial Video Is a Must for Festivals and Tourism

Events like “Dickens of a Christmas” attract thousands of people from across Tennessee and beyond. For tourism boards, chamber organizations, and local municipalities, drone video creates valuable content that can be used to promote future attendance, strengthen community engagement, and attract new sponsors or partners.

Unlike traditional ground-level photography, aerial video offers a comprehensive view of the event layout, crowd size, vendor participation, and surrounding architecture. This big-picture perspective helps stakeholders better understand the full scale and success of the event. It also allows marketing teams to generate dynamic visual content for multiple uses, from social media to broadcast television and everything in between.

By working with a trusted partner like Nashville Drone Co, event organizers gain access to footage that is both beautiful and practical helping them celebrate the present while also investing in the future of their events.

How Drone Video Helps Local Businesses Shine

A festival as popular as “Dickens of a Christmas” brings major foot traffic to downtown Franklin. Restaurants see full tables, retail shops buzz with new customers, and vendors gain exposure to thousands of potential patrons. Aerial footage can help capture and promote these business moments in ways that increase visibility well beyond the event itself.

We take time to highlight storefronts, signage, vendor booths, and hospitality spaces in a way that reflects the energy and excitement of the event. These shots can later be used by businesses for their own marketing, advertising campaigns, or social media promotions helping them build stronger brand recognition and show potential customers that they are a central part of the Franklin experience.

When a visitor sees a cozy cafe full of happy customers or a family enjoying holiday treats from a vendor booth, it makes a powerful impression. These emotional visual cues create a sense of trust and familiarity, encouraging future visits and purchases long after the event ends.

The Value of Cinematic Quality in Drone Production

At Nashville Drone Co, we do more than simply fly drones. We focus on storytelling. Every camera movement, lens selection, and flight path is chosen with intention. Our aerial cinematography techniques are designed to match the tone and rhythm of the event. For a nostalgic, storybook-style festival like “Dickens of a Christmas,” that means soft reveals, smooth transitions, golden-hour lighting, and gently flowing shots that feel magical.

Cinematic drone footage not only enhances the beauty of the visuals but also boosts engagement. Viewers stay longer, connect more emotionally, and are more likely to share content that feels like a mini movie rather than just raw documentation.

For tourism marketers and event producers, this emotional engagement is key. It turns viewers into future attendees and fans into promoters. It encourages travel planning, advance ticket purchases, and increased event interest through organic digital sharing.

Building a Year-Round Tourism Strategy with Seasonal Drone Video

“Dickens of a Christmas” may be Franklin’s most iconic event, but the city hosts festivals and celebrations all year long. Spring brings the Main Street Festival, summer offers lively concerts and outdoor dining, and autumn turns the downtown corridor into a golden backdrop for harvest markets and family gatherings.

Capturing drone footage during each season allows local organizations to build a library of evergreen content that can be used to promote tourism in every quarter. Nashville Drone Co offers seasonal drone filming packages that allow for this type of strategic planning. From floral spring events to patriotic summer parades to fall foliage celebrations, we provide consistently stunning visuals that highlight Franklin’s charm all year long.

When used across websites, tourism platforms, digital advertising, and social media, this seasonal content provides a visual rhythm that keeps the community top of mind for travelers and event-goers throughout the year.

Safe, Legal, and Professional Drone Operations in Historic Areas

Flying drones in historic districts like downtown Franklin requires special care and experience. At Nashville Drone Co, our team is fully FAA-licensed, insured, and trained to fly safely and responsibly in urban and populated environments. We conduct pre-flight site assessments, obtain the necessary airspace authorizations, and work in coordination with event organizers to ensure public safety.

Our knowledge of both drone technology and local regulations ensures that the footage we capture is both legal and visually impressive. We use top-of-the-line drones with advanced stabilization, low-light capabilities, and high-resolution video formats. This allows us to film safely around structures, streets, and pedestrian areas without disrupting the event or creating safety concerns.

Supporting Middle Tennessee’s Growth Through Visual Storytelling

Franklin is one of many Middle Tennessee cities experiencing strong tourism and economic growth. From Murfreesboro and Spring Hill to Brentwood and Columbia, the entire region is investing in public events, city branding, and visitor experiences. Drone video is a key part of that strategy.

We have worked with cities and organizations across the region to film festivals, ribbon cuttings, downtown revitalization projects, concerts, parades, and community gatherings. Our experience makes us a reliable partner for local governments, business groups, chambers of commerce, and tourism boards who need polished, professional visual content that resonates with both residents and visitors.

By showing these communities from above, we help reveal the pride, energy, and potential that make Middle Tennessee such a special place to live, work, and visit.

Book Nashville Drone Co for Your Upcoming Event

If you are planning a public event, seasonal festival, or city celebration in Franklin or anywhere in Middle Tennessee, now is the time to invest in drone video coverage. Nashville Drone Co offers flexible packages for single-day or multi-day events, with options for edited highlight reels, raw footage delivery, vertical format social media edits, and more.

Whether your goal is to increase attendance, attract sponsors, boost your city’s image, or simply preserve the magic of your event, we can help you capture it from the sky.

Contact us today to discuss your event needs, get a custom quote, and schedule your drone shoot. We look forward to helping you tell your story with cinematic, impactful visuals that last long after the final song is sung and the final snowflake falls. info@nashvilledrone.co