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The Best Christmas in Nashville. Let's get lit!
- carolinerosenberg
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 29, 2023
Your Ultimate Guide to Nashville during the Holidays. From holiday lights, to cocktail bars, and everything in between!
Every Holiday Season Nashville turns on the twinkling lights and pulls out the Christmas music to put on a show you won't soon forget. When the stars come out in our town you can expect to see both rising stars and some of the biggest names. Enjoy!
Whether you are a local Nashville residence or coming to Music City for the holidays, we have the ultimate guide for the most fun holiday season yet! Nashville has a vibrant culture and eclectic art scene that comes to life during the holiday season! From local hot spots to hidden holiday bars, holiday light tours, and dinners and concerts, we have hand-selected the best of the best for your go-to guide on all things Nashville this holiday season!
Do you ever feel overwhelmed during the holiday season? Like you just can't pack it all in? Our holiday guide has condensed the best of the best to ensure you hit all the major hot spots!
Stop 1: Cheekwood Holiday Lights
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Now - January 8th
Delight in the joy of the holiday season during Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood. Nashville’s favorite tradition returns with more than a million lights illuminating their gardens and interior decor for the prettiest winter stroll of the season.
Stop 2: Gaylord Opryland
2800 Opryland Dr
November 12th – January 2rd Get in the spirit of the season as you discover more than three million dazzling Christmas lights around every bend of their resort. Don’t miss the festive décor Santa’s elves have added and the magical atmosphere of the holiday -- perfect for dates and visiting family! While you're there, check out the parade of trees!
Highlights during Christmas at Gaylord Opryland include:
Ice! Featuring The Polar Express™️ Presented By Pepsi (begins November 10, 2023)
Darryl Worley & Friends: Home for the Holidays Dinner Show
Outdoor fun including ice tubing, ice skating, and ice bumper cars
Millions of lights
Carriage rides
Photos with Santa
Gingerbread Decorating Corner
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Delta Riverboat Christmas Cruises
Snowball Build & Blast
Merry Snoopy Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Breakfast with Charlie Brown & Friends™
https://christmasatgaylordopryland.marriott.com/
Stop 3: Dancing Lights Of Christmas
1033 Sparta Pike
November 12th - January 2rd
The Dancing Lights of Christmas, Tennessee’s largest synchronized light and music show is back for our 12th season! Every trip through the lights is a different show since the lights are synchronized to many different songs.
Stop 4: Franktown Festival of Lights
November 17, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Franktown Festival of Lights is a nightly light display running from November 17, 2023, to December 31, 2023, at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center in Franklin. Relax in your vehicle and wind through over 200 light displays and listen to synchronized Christmas tunes on your radio. Walkin’ Wednesdays will return this year with tickets reserved for people who would like to walk through the light display from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. The display is open from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Ticket prices vary from $34.69-$106.79.
HOLIDAY POP-UP BARS
1. 9 ¾, Holiday Pop-Up at The Union Station Nashville Yards- November 1- December 29, 2023
2. Camp Bobby: A Winter Pop-Up Experience November 2, 2023, through February 18, 2024
3. Ralphie’s Christmas at Hidden Bar- Begins November 8, 2023
4. Miracle Bar at Pearl Diver- Begins November 17, 2023
5. Rudy’s Rooftop Retreat at The Pool Club- November 17, 2023, through December 2023
6. Frosted Fairlane- Begins November 17, 2023
7. Saint Nicky’s- November 25, 2023, through December 23, 2023
8. Candy Cane Jane’s- Tuesday, November 28, 2023, through Monday, January 1, 2024
9. W Starlight- Saturday, November 18, 2023, through Sunday, January 7, 2024
10. Buddy’s Bar at Pancake Pantry- Thursday, November 9, 2023, through Saturday, January 6, 2024
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