101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Nashville - 2025
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 14, 2024 | Belle Meade Historic Site Holiday Open House |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Holidays at the White House with the First Ladies: Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2025 | Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas Open House at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Pioneer Christmas Parade |
| Dec 15 & 16, 2025 | Annual Dickens of a Christmas |
Light Displays
| Multiple dates starting Nov 7, 2025 | Christmas at Gaylord Opryland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2025 | The Dancing Lights of Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 13, 2025 | Zoolumination, presented by Stella Artois |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2025 | Holiday LIGHTS Cheekwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2025 | FrankTown Festival of Lights |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Sparkle Night! - The Streets of Indian Lake |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 27, 2025 | Chad's Winter Wonderland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | Holly Jolly Festival of Lights at Lucky Ladd Farms |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Merry Monthaven Christmas |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Oct 30, 2024 | Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede! |
| Multiple Movies/Multiple Dates starting Nov 10, 2025 | Franklin's Magic of the Holidays at Franklin Theatre |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Scott Hamilton and Friends |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | A Country Christmas Dinner Show at Gaylord Opryland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2025 | POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2025 | Nashville Ballet's NUTCRACKER |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2025 | White Christmas - Studio Tenn |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 5, 2025 | It’s a Wonderful Life - Nashville Repertory Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2025 | David Alford's Southern Christmas Sampler: 30th Anniversary |
| Dec 17, 2025 | NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet |
| Dec 20 & 21, 2025 | Nutcracker presented by NS Dance Academy |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland (Clarksville, TN) |
Holiday Concerts
Hanukkah
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holidays in the Vue Parade |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Open House at Discovery Center |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Annual Hanukkah Fest! |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open 2024 | Blackjack Farm Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2025 | Erin's Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2025 | Wildwood Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2025 | Big Sky Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Santa's Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Country Cove Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2024 | Rhonda & Chris' Treeland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | Lazy Spread Tree Farm |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year’s Eve Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting Nov 7, 2025 | Christmas at Gaylord Opryland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 13, 2025 | The Smashville Ice Rink at Zoolumination |
| Year Round | Ford Ice Center |
| Year Round | Centennial Sportsplex |
Holiday Races
| Nov 7, 2025 | Dancing Lights 5K Fun Run |
| Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2025 (Virtual) | Santa Hustle 2025 VIRTUAL |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Candy Cane Course |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Sept 26-28, 2025 | Mistletoe Merchants of Nashville |
| Nov 14 -16, 2025 | Christmas Village 2025 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Friends and Neighbors Shopping Night at Belmont Mansion |
| Nov 21 & 22, 2025 | MADE SOUTH Holiday Market 2025 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Holly Jolly Artisan Pop Up Markets - The Streets of Indian Lake |
| Nov 28 & 29, 2025 | 12th Annual Christmas Market by Boutique Bazar |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 10th Annual Handmade Nashville Holiday Market 2025 |
| Dec 5 - 7, 2025 | Mistletoe Merchants 2 - Nashville |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Stewarts Creek High School Holiday Marketplace |
| Dec 6, 2025 | HHS Christmas Craft Fair |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Thompson's Station Holiday Market |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Franklin Holiday Market |
Miscellaneous
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