It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Nashville! Is it just us or did the city collectively get in the holiday spirit earlier than usual? Enjoy our yearly roundup of holiday events happening in the Nashville area. This is our biggest Christmas guide yet! You may notice one familiar event that’s missing. Sunnyside Lights in Brentwood has decided to majorly downsize this year as the event was drawing too much traffic to the neighborhood. They will still have some lights, but not the spectacle that it’s been in years past. If you decide to pass through anyway, please enjoy the remaining lights from your car, and do not get out to walk around.
*PLEASE NOTE* that many of these events require tickets. Please check before heading out!
The Dancing Lights of Christmas – MOVED TO JAMES E. AGRICULTURAL CENTER IN WILSON COUNTY
November 16th – December 31st, Open nightly at 5pm
$25 per vehicle (non commercial)
$25 per church van/bus
$50 for commercial vehicles
Tour groups are per person.
They accept all major credit cards.
Lights on Old Charlotte: (Franklin)
Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day. 4:30pm-10pm daily.
Enjoy 60,000 computerized lights! Donations accepted to benefit Graceworks Ministries, an organization that helps neighbors in need.
Chad’s Winter Wonderland
Thanksgiving night through New Year’s Eve, 6pm – 10pm daily (weather permitting)
Open our regular hours Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
$15/vehicle ($20/Limos & Passenger Vans)
9’ Clearance
No debit or credit cards
Cheekwood Holiday Lights
November 23rd – December 30th :: Closed Christmas Day
Open daily from 5pm – 10pm
Make sure to get your tickets here!
Opryland Lights
November 9th – January 1st
Free!
Nashville Christmas Lights Tour
Holiday Lights Tour – First Impression Limos
Christmas Experience – Alpha Limos
Holiday Lights Tour – Allstar Limos
Lights
November 9th – January 1st
ICE!® featuring Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
November 9th – January 1st
Make sure to get your tickets here
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
November 16th – December 28th
The Grand Ole Opry House
Buy tickets here
Tubing
November 9th – January 1st
Ice skating
Dates vary
Gingerbread Decorating Corner
Dates Vary
A Trace Adkins Christmas
November 16th – December 25th
Christmas Carriage Rides
Through January 1st
Delta Riverboat Christmas Cruise
Dates vary
Santa Spinners (Spinning Tea Cups)
Dates vary
Kid’s Christmas Train
Dates vary
Museum Members Holiday Reception
November 23rd
Singing in Harmony for Beginners: Holiday Style
December 1st
Family Program: Country Sunshine Ornaments
December 8th
Cookie Decorating and Ornament Making
December 9th
Beginner Fiddle Workshop: Holiday Classics
December 15th
Songwriting 101: Holiday Style
December 22nd
Cheekwood Holiday Lights
November 23rd – December 30th :: Closed Christmas Day
Open daily from 5pm – 10pm
Make sure to get your tickets here!
Martinis and Mistletoe
November 30th
Gingerbread House Decorating
Multiple Dates
Members Only Breakfast With Santa
Multiple Dates
Paint a Ceramic Ornament
Multiple Dates
TPAC
A Christmas Story
November 23rd – December 22nd
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
November 24th
The Nutcracker
December 1st – 23rd
The Nashville Symphony
Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas
November 29th – December 1st
The Grinch Christmas Sing-A-Long
December 1st
Dave Barnes Presents A Very Merry Christmas
December 2nd
Home Alone In Concert With the Nashville Symphony
December 5th and 6th
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Big Band Holidays
December 7th
Guerrero Conducts Handel’s Messiah
December 13th – 16th
Drew and Ellie Holcomb’s Neighborly Christmas
December 17th and December 22nd
Michael W. Smith: Christmas with the Nashville Symphony
December 18th
An Elvis Christmas with the Nashville Symphony
December 19th and 20th
Keith & Kristyn Getty – Sing! An Irish Christmas
December 21st
Oak Ridge Boys Christmas
December 23rd
The Ryman Auditorium
Michael McDonald
November 21st
Amy Grant and Vince Gill
Multiple dates
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
December 2nd
Andrew Peterson: Behold The Lamb of God
Multiple dates
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
December 24th
Chaffin’s Barn
Elf, The Musical
November 15th – December 22nd
The Franklin Theater
The Franklin Theater has a great assortment of Christmas movies during the holiday season! The following is a list of films they will be featuring. Please check their website for dates and times!
Elf
Christmas Vacation
The Polar Express
Miracle on 34th Street
The Bishop’s Wife
It’s A Wonderful Life
Capitol Theater
Elf
November 20th
Christmas Vacation
December 4th
The Muppet Christmas Carol
December 11th
The Polar Express
December 18th
Belcourt Theater
It’s A Wonderful Life
December 21st – 25th
Love, Light, and Latkes at the Jewish Community Center
December 9th
Christmas Cruise on the General Jackson
Through December 25th
The Nashville Christmas Parade
December 1st
Music City Winterfest
December 8th and 9th
Fannie Battle Caroling for Kids
December 1-24
“Since 1916, volunteers have caroled throughout the Nashville community for the benefit of Fannie Battle Day Home for Children. Today, that tradition continues through both caroling door-to-door as well as a variety of other creative endeavors.”
North Pole Express Santa Excursion
Multiple dates
Belmont
A Camerata Christmas
December 10th
Christmas Cabaret
December 20th
Christmas Dinner
December 7th
Noel, Notes, and Nibbles
December 8th
Christmas at Belmont
December 1st and 2nd
The Fontanel
A Tuna Christmas
November 30th – December 16th
Christmas At The Mansion
Fridays and Saturday; November 30th – December 16th
Downtown Franklin
Dickens Of A Christmas Festival
December 8th & 9th
