The Scott Burgess Freedom Festival

In honor of Staff Sgt. Scott Burgess

Scott Burgess Freedom Festival

Join us at the Scott Burgess Freedom Festival for a day of live music, engaging activities, and a vibrant atmosphere. Located at Franklin City Park in Franklin, TX, the festival features a crawfish cookout, 5k run, vendors, car show, and more. Don't miss out on this fun and meaningful experience for the whole family!

When

June 7, 2025

Where

City Park

506 Hearne St. Franklin, Tx

Interested in our Casino Night?

The Scott Burgess Freedom Festival is a rain-or-shine event. There are no refunds and all sales are final. Outside coolers are allowed for a $50 fee. Lawn chairs are permitted. All pets must remain on a leash.

Freedom Festival benefits the Scott Burgess Memorial Foundation which provides scholarships to the youth of Robertson County

Coming Soon!

Things to Do

aaron watson payton howie teague brothers band

Live Music

Aaron Watson was 2024's headliner! Stay tuned for 2025's line up.

Vendors

YES! We love having local vendors. From food trucks to fashion, popcorn to salsa, we have it all!

Shop till you drop while listening to music and the kids play a the kids zone!

Kid Zone

The Kid Zone is just that! A place for the kiddos to get away while the parents will play.

Mission Inflatables has an amazing set up that will have your kids entertained for hours!

Crawfish Cook-Off

What is a festival without Crawfish?

Not only do we offer crawfish plates to eat, but it's also a friendly competition amongst our locals.

Each team will be provided with the following:
- 1 bag of crawfish (must bring your own corn, potatoes, etc.)
-Water stations for rinsing and purging crawfish
-4 festival wristbands
-2 cooler entry tickets
-additional sacks of crawfish can be purchased for personal use for $125/sack
-Crawfish teams can begin setting up when gates open (7am)
Awards:
-1st, 2nd, 3rd
-Best Theme (decorations are encouraged!)
-Taste 1-10
-Peel 1-10
-Presentation 1-10
-Spice 1-10
-Creativity 1-10

Kid Run

The 5K Memorial Run has been a staple to our festival, and to make it fun for all the family we have a kid run as well. This allows the little ones to run a shorter course with their peers and be able to win prizes for their age groups.

Car Show

Not a runner?

Lucky for you we have an AMAZING car show. You don't want to miss out on this one!
Entry Fee: $25 per car and collected at check-in. Each entry will receive 2 festival tickets as well.

Awards will be given out for the following categories:
-Classic Car
-Classic Truck
-Custom Truck
-Muscle Car
-Street Rod
-Hot Rod
-Street Car/Truck
-Best of Show

Cornhole

For a small town, Franklin has some pretty talented individuals when it comes to cornhole.

Sign up for our cornhole tournament is on-site the day of!

Memorial 5K

What started it all!

The Memorial 5K is always the start to our festival. Show your patriotic pride and run a course throughout Franklin in memory of Staff Sgt. Scott Burgess.