Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival Wraps 11th Annual Event

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Turnpike Troubadours. Photo: Alive Coverage

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival wrapped its eleventh annual festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin over the weekend.

Kevin Griffin gifts Gibson Guitar to audience member. Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images

Headliners John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours and Young the Giant brought high-energy sets to the stage. On Saturday, Avery Anna elicited cheers from the crowd when she rolled out to accompany Sam Barber for a duet on “Indigo.” Plus, Maggie Rose welcomed Grace Potter to join her for their collaboration “Poison In My Well.” That wasn’t the only surprise from Potter. She also welcomed Brittney Spencer for a performance of “Little Hitchhiker,” and Young the Giant on “My Body.”

Emerson Hart of Tonic and Kevin Martin of Candlebox took the stage to a roar of applause during Better Than Ezra’s Sunday set. Better Than Ezra frontman and Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival Co-Founder Kevin Griffin made the most of another annual fan favorite moment when he personally gifted 2025’s official Pilgrimage Festival Gibson Guitar to a lucky attendee in the crowd.

The festival will return to Franklin in 2026.

Grace Potter & Brittany Spencer. Photo: Alive Coverage

John Mayer. Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images

Sam Barber. Photo: Alive Coverage

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