101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Nashville - 2024 | Kids Out and About Nashville

101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Nashville - 2024

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

Multiple dates starting Nov 2, 2024 Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 Christmas at Gaylord Opryland
Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 Santa's Village at The Dancing Lights of Christmas!
Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 Time for Santa Photos at Opry Mills
Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024 Mrs. Claus' North Pole Breakfast at Gaylord Opryland
Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2024 North Pole Santa Excursion Train!
Nov 17, 2024 Santa Cares – A Sensory Friendly Event at RiverGate Mall
Nov 22, 2024 Sparkle Night! - The Streets of Indian Lake
Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2024 Chad's Winter Wonderland
Nov 30, 2024 3rd Annual Merry Monthaven Christmas

Old-Time Christmas

Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024 Big Sky Farm 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
Dec 7, 2024 Christmas Open House at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation
Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas
Dec 14, 2024 1860's Christmas at Historic Collinsville
Dec 14 & 15, 2024 39th Annual Dickens of a Christmas

Light Displays

Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 Christmas at Gaylord Opryland
Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 The Dancing Lights of Christmas 2024
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2024 Zoolumination, presented by Anheuser-Busch
Nov 22, 2024 Sparkle Night! - The Streets of Indian Lake
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 Holiday LIGHTS Cheekwood
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 FrankTown Festival of Lights
Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2024 Chad's Winter Wonderland
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 Holly Jolly Festival of Lights at Lucky Ladd Farms
Nov 30, 2024 3rd Annual Merry Monthaven Christmas

 

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Oct 30, 2024 Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede!
Multiple Movies/Multiple Dates starting Nov 9, 2024 Franklin's Magic of the Holidays at Franklin Theatre
Nov 16 & 17, 2024 Nutcracker presented by NS Dance Academy
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 A Country Christmas Dinner Show at Gaylord Opryland
Nov 24, 2024 Scott Hamilton and Friends at Bridgestone Arena
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 A Christmas Carol - Nashville Repertory Theatre
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 Nashville Ballet's Nutcracker
Dec 13, 2024 NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

 

Holiday Concerts

Nov 2 & 3, 2024 Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Live to Film with the Nashville Symphony
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2024 Music City Christmas Evening Cruise Aboard the General Jackson Showboat
Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024 Tennessee Christmas Midday Cruise Aboard the General Jackson Showboat
Nov 17, 2024 Williamson County Community Band Winter Concert
Nov 21, 2024 Lipscomb Choirs Christmas Concert
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 A Country Christmas Dinner Show at Gaylord
Nov 25, 2024 Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time
Nov 25, 2024 Christmas 4 Kids Benefit at Ryman Auditorium
Dec 1, 2024 Christmas with the Nelsons
Dec 3, 2024 Elf™ in Concert with the Nashville Symphony
Dec 3, 2024 Lighting of the Green at Lipscomb University
Dec 4, 2024 Variety on Main: Holiday - The Franklin Theatre
Dec 5, 2024 Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It’s A Christmas Tour
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 Home Alone in Concert with the Nashville Symphony
Dec 7, 2024 Handel’s Messiah - Free Concert With Nashville Community Choir
Dec 11, 2024 Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Lost Christmas Eve Tour
Dec 15, 2024 Holiday Brass Spectacular with members of the Nashville Symphony
Dec 15, 2024 A Deborah Allen Christmas
Dec 17, 2024 The Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas with Lori Mechem
Dec 20, 2024 Brett Eldredge - GLOW: Welcome to the Family Tour with special guest Stacey Ryan
Dec 20 & 21, 2024 The Gatlins: Country and Christmas
Multiple dates starting Dec 20, 2024 Handel’s Messiah with the Nashville Symphony & Chorus

Hanukkah

Dec 7, 2024 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 9, 2024 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 23, 2024 Erin's Tree Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 Wildwood Christmas Tree Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2024 Rhonda & Chris' Treeland
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 Lazy Spread Tree Farm

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2024 New Year’s Eve Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat

 

Ice Skating

Year Round Ford Ice Center
Year Round Centennial Sportsplex

Holiday Races

Nov 7, 2024 Dancing Lights 5K Fun Run
Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2024 (Virtual) Santa Hustle 2024 VIRTUAL
Dec 15, 2024 Santa Hustle 2024 - Nashville

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Sept 27-29, 2024 Mistletoe Merchants of Nashville
Nov 15 - 17, 2024 Christmas Village 2024
Nov 19, 2024 Friends and Neighbors Shopping Night at Belmont Mansion
Nov 22 & 23, 2024 MADE SOUTH Holiday Market 2024
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 Holly Jolly Artisan Pop Up Markets - The Streets of Indian Lake
Nov 30, 2024 Handmade Nashville 9th Annual Holiday Market Arts & Craft Show
Nov 30, 2024 Small Business Saturday with Boutique Bazaar
Dec 6 - 8, 2024 Mistletoe Merchants 2 - Nashville
Dec 7, 2024 Stewarts Creek High School Holiday Marketplace
Dec 7, 2024 Thompson's Station Holiday Market
Dec 7, 2024 HHS Christmas Craft Fair
Dec 7, 2024 Parade of Lights & Winter Festival 2024 - City of La Vergne
Dec 14, 2024 Franklin Holiday Market 2024

 

Miscellaneous

Multiple Movies/Multiple Dates starting Nov 9, 2024 Franklin's Magic of the Holidays at Franklin Theatre
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 Holidays at the White House with the First Ladies: Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama - EXHIBIT
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 Living Nativity at Big Sky Farm
Dec 6 & 7, 2024 A Quilted Christmas in Bell Buckle
Dec 7, 2024 Christmas Open House at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation
Dec 7, 2024 Yulefest in Goodlettsville
Dec 7, 2024 Holiday Open House at Discovery Center
Dec 7, 2024 Nutcracker Tea Party at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation
Multiple dates starting Dec 18, 2024 David Alford's Southern Christmas Sampler 
   
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