101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Nashville - 2023
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Dec 2 & 3, 2023 | 1860s Tennessee Christmas at Collinsville |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday Open House at Historic Rock Castle |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Christmas Open House at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas 2022 |
| Dec 10 & 11, 2022 | Dickens of a Christmas |
Light Displays
| Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 | Christmas at Gaylord Opryland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 | The Dancing Lights of Christmas 2022 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Sparkle Night! - The Streets of Indian Lake |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 | 2022 FrankTown Festival of Lights |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Immersive Nutcracker Nashville |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Holiday LIGHTS Cheekwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2022 | Chad's Winter Wonderland 2022 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Holiday Wonders at Bowie Park 2022 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Lighting of the Green at Lipscomb University |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Hendersonville Christmas Boat Parade 2022 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 53rd Annual Hendersonville, TN Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting 2022 |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | Drive-Through Christmas Lights at Cannonsburgh Village |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 10, 2022 | Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede! |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 | Performances at Christmas at Gaylord |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Franklin's Magic of the Holidays at Franklin Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Hendersonville Performing Arts Company |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2022 | Nashville's Nutcracker |
| Dec 10 & 11, 2022 | Studio Tenn Presents: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol |
| Dec 24, 2022 | NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet |
Holiday Concerts
Hanukkah
| Dec 18, 2022 | Chanukah Party at Chabad of Nashville |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open 2022 | Blackjack Farm Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 7, 2022 (order desk opens) | Santa's Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Wildwood Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | BIG SKY FARM TN |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Country Cove Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2022 | Rhonda & Chris' Treeland |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Lazy Spread Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Erin's Tree Farm |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year’s Eve Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Midnight at Noon! - SOAC |
Ice Skating
| Year Round | Ford Ice Center |
| Year Round | Centennial Sportsplex |
Holiday Races
| Nov 10, 2022 | Dancing Lights 5K Fun Run |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2022 (Virtual) | Santa Hustle 2022 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 2023 New Year's Day 5k - Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Sept 23 - 25, 2022 | Mistletoe Merchants of Nashville |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Bell Buckle Night Market |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Shop local holiday market with Santa! - Nashville Farmers' Market |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Parade of Lights - City of La Vergne 2022 |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas 2022 |
| Nov 11 - 13, 2022 | Tinsels and Treasures |
| Nov 11 - 13, 2022 | Christmas Village 2022 |
| Nov 18 & 19, 2022 | MADE SOUTH Holiday Market 2022 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Handmade Nashville 7th Annual Holiday Market Arts & Craft Show |
| Dec 2 - 4, 2022 | Mistletoe Merchants 2 - Nashville |
Miscellaneous
| Dec 2, 2022 | Christmas Dinner from Belmont Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2022 | Come Light the World this year at the Galleria Mall! |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Mystery Elf’s Random Acts of Kindness at RiverGate Mall |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 | Holiday Movies at Franklin Theatre |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2022 | A Quilted Christmas - Bell Buckle, TN |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Nutcracker Tea Party at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation |
| Dec 8 & 9, 2022 | Franklin Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt |
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