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101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Nashville - 2023

KidsOutAndAbout is Nashville's online guide to everything for kids, teens, and families! The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, and please keep in mind that events could be canceled... so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!

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Santa Sightings

Multiiple dates starting Nov 5, 2022 Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 Christmas at Gaylord Opryland
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 'Tis the Season for Photos with Santa at Opry Mills
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 Santa's Village at The Dancing Lights of Christmas!
Nov 18, 2022 Sparkle Night! - The Streets of Indian Lake
Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 Photos with Santa at RiverGate Mall
Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 North Pole Express Santa Excursion Train
Nov 26, 2022 Breakfast with Santa Benefiting Bows and Ball Caps 2022
Dec 3, 2022 Christmas Parade sponsored by Kiwanis Club - City of Franklin
Dec 3, 2022 Hendersonville Christmas Boat Parade 2022
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
Dec 4, 2022 Caring Santa at Opry Mills
Dec 4, 2022 Goodlettsville's Christmas Parade
Dec 4, 2022 Smyrna Christmas Parade!
Dec 4, 2022 53rd Annual Hendersonville, TN Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting 2022
Dec 4, 2022 Christmas in Brentwood FREE COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT
Dec 11, 2022 Pet Photos with Santa at Opry Mills
Dec 11, 2022 Murfreesboro Christmas Parade 2022

 

 

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

Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022 Performances at Christmas at Gaylord
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022 Music City Christmas Evening Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 Tennessee Christmas Cruise Aboard the General Jackson
Nov 21, 2022 A Christmas Evening with Riley Clemmons & Special Guests
Nov 21, 2022 Christmas 4 Kids Concert at Ryman Auditorium
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2022 David Alford's A Holiday to Remember
Nov 29, 2022 Lighting of the Green at Lipscomb University
Dec 1, 2022 8th Annual Home For The Holidays Tour
Dec 2 -4, 2022 Home Alone in Concert with the Nashville Symphony
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 Nashville Community Choir Holiday Performances
Dec 4, 2022 Tribute to "A Charlie Brown Christmas": The Lori Mechem Quartet
Dec 4, 2022 Williamson County Community Chorus Free Holiday Concert
Dec 4, 2022 Christmas in Brentwood FREE COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT
Dec 7, 2022 Dailey and Vincent: All I Want For Christmas Is Y'all
Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2022 Handel's Messiah
Dec 9, 2022 A Family Christmas with Louis York & The Shindellas
Dec 11, 2022 Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular at Bridgestone Arena
Dec 12, 2022 Amy Grant and Vince Gill - Christmas at the Ryman
Dec 14, 2022 Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More
Dec 14, 2022 Christmas with Veritas
Multiple dates starting Dec 15, 2022 Music City Christmas with the Nashville Symphony
Dec 17, 2022 Christmas with the King: A Holiday Tribute to Elvis
Dec 20, 2022 Street Corner Symphony
Dec 22, 2022 Music City Christmas Celebration at the Ryman
Dec 23, 2022 The Gatlin Brothers: Country & Christmas
Dec 30, 2022 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

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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