Nashville Christmas Shows and Events

Christmas Shows

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!

Mark Your Holiday Calendar

Nashville Holiday Traditions like going to the ballet to see The Nutcracker, the Ryman to see The Vince Gill and Amy Grant Christmas special always top our list of Holiday Season Events not to be misses. You also need to make plans to visit Historic downtown Franklin for the 33rd annual A Dickens of a Christmas where musicians and characters will fill the streets several from Charles Dicken's stores.

Think this sounds great here are some more great events you will want to add to your calendar:

Celebrating Christmas in Nashville

Dreams come true for this Franklin family that loves Christmas so much they started a Christmas Tree Farm.

Pinewood Christmas Trees
7561 South Harpeth Road
37064 Franklin , TN
Phone: (615) 364-8684

Parade Route: West Wilson Middle School off N. Mt. Juliet Rd. to Charlie Daniels Pkwy. off N. Mt. Juliet Rd

Mt Juliet Christmas Parade
Mt Juliet Road
37122 Mt Juliet , TN

Country Cove is a family operated Christmas tree farm, ornament and wreath shop located on 35 acres eight miles north of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Come visit us this holiday season and create a Christmas memory.

Country Cove Christmas Tree Farm
1189 Cutoff Road
37133 Murfreesboro , TN
Phone: (615) 895-4755

Every Christmas Season in late November continuing through the first of January Opryland lights the night (every night) with over 2 million dazzling Christmas lights. This is an event you don't want to miss.

Opryland Christmas Lights
2800 Opryland Drive
37214 Nashville , TN

Leiper's Fork Christmas Parade in Leiper's Fork Tennessee on the the 2nd Saturday of December at 2pm!

Leiper's Fork Village
Old Hillsboro Road
37064 Franklin , TN

Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Theme: A Vintage Christmas

Murfreesboro Square 37129 Murfreesboro , TN

Santa will be pulling up his sleigh at PetSmart® stores nationwide to spread holiday cheer and pose for photos with pets during the company’s annual Santa Claws Photo Event. Whether they have fur, feathers or scales, companion pets are welcome.

- Near 100 Oaks Mall
719 Thompson Lane
37204 Nashville , TN
Phone: (615) 386-0105

Santa will be at The Mall at Green Hills

The Mall at Green Hills
2126 Abbott Martin Road
37215 Nashville , TN

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The parade will start at Freedom Drive and travel south on Highway 109 to Portland East Middle School.

Portland Chamber of Commerce
106 Main Street
37148 Portland , TN
Phone: 615-325-9032

Coming November & December FREE Crafts, Games, Activities . . . and much more! Check back for more details.

Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop
323 Opry Mills Dr.
37214 Nashville , TN
Phone: 615-514-5200

One of our favorite holiday events happens each year at the Tennessee Central Railroad Museum the North Pole Express Santa Excursion Train is something you and your kids will love.

Join us on DECEMBER 7, 2024 at 3 PM for the Watertown Christmas Parade!

Parade Route: The parade goes from Round Lick Baptist Church to the end of East Main Street in Watertown Tennessee 37184.

Kandi Kane Christmas Tree Farm is approximately 15 acres with 1200 trees currently planted. We are located in Clarksville, TN in Montgomery County at the Cheatham County line.

Kandi Kane Christmas Tree Farm
2950 N Hinton Rd,
37043 Clarksville , TN
Phone: 931-216-3931
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Friday, December 20, 2024

3rd Weekend of December
Indoor/Outdoor Market
Merry & Bright

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Friday, December 20, 2024

3rd Weekend of December
Indoor/Outdoor Market
Merry & Bright

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops and Nashville-area families are invited to enjoy this magical Christmas village offering free photos with Santa and free family holiday activities including fun crafts and games.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

In conjunction with our photo partner, Cherry Hill Programs, Santa’s Flight Academy provides an innovative holiday photo experience while delivering the magic and tradition of the season.

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Monday, November 18, 2024

It's all fun and games on the course, with all Wins and No Ls! Puttshack is bringing the holiday cheer and celebrating our first anniversary in Nashville.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Open nightly November 23, 2024 - January 2, 2025
5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday-Thursday
5:00 PM to 11:00 PM Friday-Saturday

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Friday after Thanksgiving - New Years Eve
Chad Hoover began the display with Lights on Charlotte and then moved to Spring Hill. Now, after moving to Chapel Hill, you can enjoy the Hoover Lights at 1390 Neil Road, Chapel Hill.

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Friday, November 29, 2024

2024 Dates: Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1, 15, 17-18 and 20-21
One of Music City’s most treasured traditions will return with Amy Grant and Vince Gill’s beloved “Christmas at the Ryman’ residency.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Monday, December 2, 2024

London’s Lights is located at 1001 Ash Circle in La Vergne Tennessee 37013. The lights are on from 5pm – 10pm until January 5th, 2025.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Sweet Megg is a singer based in Nashville but originally from New York City. Her vocals reveal a vast variety of influences, ranging from Billie Holiday to Patsy Cline.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM

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Friday, December 6, 2024

On the first Friday night of December, we gather around the historic Rutherford County Courthouse, for the annual lighting of the Rutherford County Christmas tree presented by Middle TN Electric.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Friday, December 6, 2024 | 6:00-8:30 pm

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 |10:00 AM 4:00 PM

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Bellevue, Tennessee, community will get to celebrate the holiday season with the first annual Holidays In The Vue Parade set for Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10 a.m.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024
The Parade BEGINS AT WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY AT 10:00 A.M. Equine entries will be added on at Fairview
Ballpark.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Vendors: Knockin Roots, Third Man Books, Tamale Lady, Gift Horse, New Normal Vintage, EBB & IV, Lucky24 Tattoo Pop Up

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7th, 14th & 21st, 2024 | 1pm to 4pm

During Bell Buckle's Old Fashioned Christmas enjoy sleigh rides with Santa, carolers, a s’mores pit and the look and feel of an Christmas in years past.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Join us on DECEMBER 7th, 2024 at 3 PM for the Watertown Christmas Parade!

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 4:00pm

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 5 p.m.
This year's theme is "I'll be home for Christmas"

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

December 7, 2024 | 5:30 p.m.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7,2024 | 5:30pm

The parade starts at Freedom Drive / Portland Police Department and ends at Portland East Middle School.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Hendersonville Main Street Parade and Tree Lighting at Memorial Park– Dec. 08, 2024 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

December 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Murfreesboro Christmas Parade will head down East Main Street and around the square.

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Sunday, December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m This year the event will be co-hosted by WGNS Radio along with the City of Murfreesboro.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Grammy-winning trumpet player and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Herb Alpert is celebrating more than 60 years since recording his first hit song “The Lonely Bull” in 1962 with his band the Tijuana Brass.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Tenors’ distinct sound reimagines iconic hits and blends classical music, contemporary pop, classic rock, folk and original songs with their signature sense of humor.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

December 14th, 2024
Mark your calendars for December 14th, 2024, because you won't want to miss "The Music and Magic of Christmas" right here in the heart of our great city.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

December 14-15, 2024 | Saturday: 10 AM – 6 PM | Sunday: 11 AM – 5 PM
Main Street, Downtown Franklin, TN

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Saturday, December 14th, 2024 at 11 AM

Theme: "A Musical Christmas"

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7th, 14th & 21st, 2024 | 1pm to 4pm

During Bell Buckle's Old Fashioned Christmas enjoy sleigh rides with Santa, carolers, a s’mores pit and the look and feel of an Christmas in years past.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Date: December 14, 2024 | Time: Begins at 2pm.Please arrive early as there is only ONE road thru the village and it will be closed at 1:55pm.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Dec. 14, 2024 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for the 2024 Annual Boat Parade on December 14th, 2024, starting at 5:30 pm
View from Mallard Park (judges stand) and from Sander’s Ferry Park.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Get ready to sleigh the season! ✨ Join us on Saturday, December 14th from 6:30-10:30 pm for our Holiday Party at Diskin Cider. Enjoy our festive tasting room, live DJ, flash tattoos, cocktail specials & more.

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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Santa Hustle Nashville on Sunday, December 15 at Warner Parks, located at 50 Vaughn Road!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Learn to make Tipsy Scoop's famous boozy ice cream cocktails at the Holston House Hyatt in Downtown Nashville! This boozy ice cream cocktail mixology class is the perfect Girls Night Out, holiday celebration or date night.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The Tennessee Valley Winds will hold its next concert of the 40th Anniversary Season on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Washington Theater inside Patterson Park Community Center. This Christmas Concert is Free and open to the public.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “When Christmas Summoned Ghosts,” on the centuries-old English tradition of telling terrifying tales during the holiday season, with Stephanie A.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

David Alford returns this holiday to Belmont Mansion with a variety of Christmas stories and songs including his rendition of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” with original music by Paul Carrol Binkley.

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Friday, December 20, 2024

3rd Weekend of December
Indoor/Outdoor Market
Merry & Bright

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7th, 14th & 21st, 2024 | 1pm to 4pm

During Bell Buckle's Old Fashioned Christmas enjoy sleigh rides with Santa, carolers, a s’mores pit and the look and feel of an Christmas in years past.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

December on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays December 6-22, 2024 from 5-8 pm.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Featuring festive themes, new, limited-time activities and specialty holiday cocktails (with a twist) to ring in the new year, Peg Leg Porker has lots of holiday cheer in store!

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Friday, December 20, 2024

3rd Weekend of December
Indoor/Outdoor Market
Merry & Bright

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Christmas Events

The all-volunteer crew at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum hosts round-trip train rides from Nashville to locations east including Lebanon, Watertown, Cookeville, and Monterey.

Tennessee Central Railway Museum
220 Willow St
37210 Nashville , TN
Phone: (615) 244-9001

When you step into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, you will be embarking on a trip through decades of country music history in this architecturally-stunning building.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Fifth Ave S
37203 Nashville , TN
Phone: (615) 416-2001

The mission of Rippavilla Plantation, Incorporated is to preserve, restore and interpret the buildings and grounds of the Cheairs family utilizing the highest standards of scholarship, craftsmanship and preservation in order to create a site that

Rippavilla Plantation
5700 Main St
37174 Spring Hill , TN
Phone: (931) 486-9037
Fax: (931) 486-3175

Thanksgiving night 6pm-10pm 7 days a week through New Years Eve!

Chad's Winter Wonderland
791 Old Laguardo Rd
37087 Lebanon , TN
Phone: (615) 449-0099

The annual Yulefest will be on the first Saturday in December on the grounds of Historic Mansker's Station.

Yulefest at Historic Mansker Station
745 Caldwell Drive
37072 Goodlettsville , TN
Phone: (615) 859-3678

Location
The parade will start at Freedom Drive and travel south on Highway 109 to Portland East Middle School.

Portland Chamber of Commerce
106 Main Street
37148 Portland , TN
Phone: 615-325-9032

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--The Escape Game Berry Hill
510 E Iris Dr
37204 Nashville , TN
Phone: (615) 647-8229

Grand Avenue was founded in 2009 by Nashville entrepreneur Carl Haley Jr., who had a vision of offering a new level of ground transportation service to Middle Tennessee.

Grand Avenue
186 North First Street
37213 Nashville , TN
Phone: 615-714-5466

Coming November & December FREE Crafts, Games, Activities . . . and much more! Check back for more details.

Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop
323 Opry Mills Dr.
37214 Nashville , TN
Phone: 615-514-5200

One of our favorite holiday events happens each year at the Tennessee Central Railroad Museum the North Pole Express Santa Excursion Train is something you and your kids will love.

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Top Golf
500 Cowan St.
37207 Nashville , TN
Phone: (615) 777-3007

Adventure Science Center is Nashville's amazing, hands-on science and technology museum for guests of all ages.

Adventure Science Center
800 Fort Negley Blvd.
37203 Nashville , TN
Phone: 615-862-5160
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