Nashville Weekend Happenings | The Nashville Mom

November 23rd (Members) through January 5th (Closed on Christmas Day) Timed-ticketed event
Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
Over one million lights, real reindeer, holiday carolers, meet Santa , explore the Cheekwood mansion, hop aboard the North Pole Express with Cheekwood’s new train depot featuring a slide, climbing net and more! There will also be Dog Photos with Santa! Find all the details here.

November 8th thru January 1, 2019
Opryland Hotel
Three million twinkling lights, festive decor and beautiful sights! Other events on the property include ICE featuring A Christmas Story, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (Book by 12/2 and save $10 using code PC19 at RudolphMusicalNashville.com; Valid for 11-17-12/25 performances, excluding Saturdays for Prem Orchestra, Prem Mezzanine, Orchestra & Balcony ), Tubing, Ice Skating, Carriage Rides, Gingerbread Decorating, Reindeer Games Scavenger Hunt and much more! Find all the details here.

Friday, December 6th from 8 to 11 p.m.
Massey Auditorium, Cheekwood
A night of music, dining and dancing to the 24/7 Band and some of Nashville’s most popular eateries. Stroll through Cheekwood’s Holiday Lights and enjoy the festive gardens.

Friday, November 15th through December (Nightly 5-9 p.m.)
Nashville Zoo
See the Zoo in a whole new light with the country’s largest Chinese lantern festival. Over 500 custom-made silk lanterns will be spread across 60 acres with elaborate displays along with some of your favorite Zoo animals, holiday-themed scenes and more!

Thursday, November 14th through Sunday, December 29th
Nashville Children’s Theater
There’s something mysterious about Sophie Kringle’s glamorous aunt. She serves Christmas cookies at teatime, even in July and there’s always a secretive trip every year around the holidays! Come see more on the world premiere musical commissioned for Nashville audiences.

When: November 22nd through December 31st
First Tennessee Park
Glow Nashville features one of the country’s tallest Christmas trees, millions of lights adorning larger-than-life sculptures, epic ice skating and tubing experiences, life-size Santa’s workshop and lots more family friendly activities. Purchase your tickets here.

Daily through December 31st (times vary)
The Hermitage
The Hermitage is hosting Holiday Mansion Tours, Storytime and Harvest Carriage Tours. There will also be a number of special holiday workshops and programs during Holidays at The Hermitage.

When: Friday, December 6th from 5 to 10 p.m..
Where: Downtown Franklin Square
What: Live music and performances, an appearance from Santa and lighting of the tree

Saturday, December 7th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Draper James
Together with Pandy Cotton Candy, just Abigail Draper Girl, a lifestyle brand by Abby James and Draper Witherspoon to give voice, confidence and power to future women.

Thursday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Rocketown (601 4th Avenue South Nashville)
The 15^th annual Cider Carols will be a festive night of sweet treats from local bakeries, hot cider, and wine featuring holiday tunes from local Nashville artists and stories of hope from Hope Clinic clients. We are excited to have My One and Only and Chadasha Gospel Choir performing and Lauren Tenney emceeing our night! Clients Nikki and Anwar Smith and their sweet baby Aniyah will be sharing their Story of Hope from this past year during the night. Guests can even get holiday shopping done early with a wide variety of silent auction and raffle items! This year we are launching an app-based bidding system called Qgiv (Givi) to make our silent auction even easier! Use code HOLLYJOLLY5 for $5 off admission

When: Friday, Dec. 6th
Where: Public Square Park, Nashville
What: The Metro Nashville Christmas Tree Lighting will feature local choirs, food trucks and an appearance by Santa.

**MORE HOLIDAY FUN**

Nashville Holiday Guide