Holiday Happenings
There are plenty of holiday events set throughout Music City and the holiday season offers joyful celebrations and beautiful decorations for people of all ages.
'Tis the season
Celebrate at Nashville's beloved attractions and special events all decked out for the holidays.
- Holiday Harmony @ Throughout Nashville - November 2023-January 2024
- The Dancing Lights of Christmas @ Lebanon - November 10-December 31
- A Country Christmas @ Gaylord Opryland - November 10, 2023-January 1, 2024
- Christmas Cruise @ General Jackson Showboat - November 17-December 25
- Zoolumination @ Nashville Zoo - November 17, 2023-February 4, 2024
- Holiday Lights @ Cheekwood - November 18, 2023-January 7, 2024
- No Shave November with Blind Barber @ Harriett’s Rooftop – November 29
- East Nash Holiday Bash @ East Nashville’s 5 Points – November 30-December 2
- Holiday Gulch Market @ Noble Park - December 1
- East Nashville Holiday Bash @ Good Neighbors Festivals - December 2
- Holiday Market @ Acme Feed & Seed - December 3
- Holiday Goddess Craft Market @ Wilburn Street Studio - December 7
- Nashville's Nutcracker @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center - December 8-24
- CMA Country Christmas @ ABC Network - December 14
- An Old Fashioned Christmas @ Rudy's Jazz Room - December 15
- Nashville Nightmare Before Christmas @ Nashville Nightmare - December 15-17
- Jack Daniel's New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash @ Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park - December 31
- Monster Jam @ Bridgestone Arena – January 6-7
- The Cocktail Factory Pop-Up @ Dream Nashville - September 8-December 1
- 9 3/4 Holiday Pop-up @ Union Station Nashville Yards - November 1-December 31
- Camp Bobby @ Bobby Hotel - November 2, 2023-February 18, 2024
- Ralphie's Christmas, A Hidden Bar Experience @ Noelle Hotel - November 8, 2023-January 8, 2024
- Buddy's Bar: A Christmas Bar @ The Pancake Pantry - November 9, 2023-January 6, 2024
- Chalet 27 @ The Westin Nashville's L27 Rooftop Lounge - November 16, 2023-February 20, 2024
- Frosted Fairlane @ Fairlane Hotel - November 17-TBD
- Miracle Bar @ Pearl Diver - November 17-December 30
- Rudy's Rooftop Retreat @ The Pool Club a Virgin Hotels Nashville - November 17-December
- The Rink Above Broadway @ Grand Hyatt - November 18-December 31
- JW Starlight @ JW Marriott - November 18, 2023-January 7, 2024
- Saint Nicky's @ Nicky's Coal Fired - November 25-December 23
- Candy Cane Jane's @ Jane's Hideaway - November 28, 2023-January 1, 2024
November 29-December 10, 2023
- Ernest @ Ryman Auditorium - November 29
- "Merry Christmas, Love" featuring Joss Stone with the Nashville Symphony @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - November 29
- Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Refugees @ Bridgestone Arena - November 29
- Taj Darrant with Nathan Bryce & Loaded Dice @3rd & Lindsley - November 29
- Opry Country Christmas @ Grand Ole Opry – November 29
- Willy Tea Taylor, Joe Kaplow, Turkey Buzzards @ The Basement – November 29
- Pony Bradshaw @ 3rd & Lindsley - November 30
- Shane Smith & The Saints @ Ryman Auditorium - November 30
- Watermedown with Bogues @ The Basement – November 30
- 6lack @ Marathon Music Works - December 1
- Brent Cobb @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 1
- TIME OF OUR LIVES @ Bridgestone Arena - December 1
- The Aquaducks with Friday Night Funk Band, Juke of June & Girls @ The Basement East – December 1
- The Mavericks @ Ryman Auditorium - December 1-2
- Home Alone in Concert @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 1-3
- Free Throw with Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Charmer & Blvck Hippie @ The Basement East – December 2
- The Girlhouse @ The Basement – December 2
- Silverstein @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 2
- Whiskey Myers & Friends @ The Caverns – December 2-3
- Andrew Peterson @ Ryman Auditorium - December 3-4
- A Songwriters Christmas @ 3rd & Lindsley - December 3
- Big Freedia’s Christmas in Central City Tour @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 3
- Emily Kinney with Alicia Blue @ 3rd and Lindsley – December 3
- Fit for an Autopsy & Exodus @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 4
- Samara Joy @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 4
- Tommee Profitt @ Ryman Auditorium - December 4
- Travis Scott @ Bridgestone Arena - December 4
- All For the Hall @ Bridgestone Arena - December 5
- Jonell Mosser and Maura O’Connell @ 3rd and Lindsley – December 5
- The Holidays with Boyz II Men and The Nashville Symphony @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 5-6
- Angel Olsen @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 6
- bea miller @ The Basement East - December 6
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Bridgestone Arena - December 6
- Charles Wesley Godwin @ Ryman Auditorium - December 7-8
- Happy Landing @ The Basement East - December 7
- Megan Moroney @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 7
- A Very Dave Barnes Christmas @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 8
- Kevin Gates @ Bridgestone Arena - December 8
- Mike Farris @ 3rd & Lindsley - December 8-9
- The SteelDrivers @ The Caverns – December 8-9
- 49 Winchester @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 9
- Leann Rimes @ Ryman Auditorium - December 9
- The Bouncing Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 10
- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder @ Ryman Auditorium - December 10
- Why? Because It's Christmas @ 3rd & Lindsley - December 10
December 11-24, 2023
- The Maine @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 12
- The Oak Ridge Boys @ Ryman Auditorium - December 12
- Dirty Honey @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 13
- Amy Grant & Vince Gill @ Ryman Auditorium - December 13-23
- Allman Betts Family Revival @ Ryman Auditorium - December 15
- Old Dominion @ Bridgestone Arena - December 15
- The Lone Bellow @ The Basement East - December 15-16
- Handel's Messiah with the Nashville Symphony Chorus @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 15-17
- Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Christmas Jam @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 16
- Paul Thorn with Abe Partridge @ 3rd & Lindsley - December 16-17
- JD McPherson @ The Basement East - December 17
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 18
- The Jacksons @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 18
- Jim Brickman @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 19
- A Very Darren Crissmas @ Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - December 20
- DogStar @ Brooklyn Bowl – December 20
- For King + Country @ Ryman Auditorium - December 20-22
- Drew and Ellie Holcomb @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center - December 21
- Raymond Arroyo Merry and Bright Christmas @ Ryman Auditorium - December 21
- Alexandra Kay @ The Basement East - December 22
December 25-January 7, 2024
- Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ryman Auditorium - December 30-31
- New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash @ Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park - December 31
- The Petty Junkies @ 3rd & Lindsley - January 6
- Desi Alexander @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - November 29
- Zolton Kaszas @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - November 30
- Adam Carolla @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 1-2
- April Macie @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 3
- Vik Pandya @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 5
- Jon Rudnitsky @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 6
- Lavell Crawford @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 7-10
- Stone Cold & The Jackal @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 10
- Steve Byrne VS Nashville @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 11
- Sam Tallent @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 13
- WellRED @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 14-16
- Nick Thune @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 20
- Mick Foley @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 21
- Jonnie W @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 27
- Jay Jurden @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 28
- Michael Longfellow @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 29-30
- Caroline Rhea @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - December 29-31
- Bruce Bruce @ Zanies Comedy Club Nashville - January 4-7
- Ray Stevens Show @ Ray Stevens Cabaray Showroom - Ongoing
- Hot Chocolate with Santa @ The Loveless Barn - November 29
- East Nashville Holiday Cocktail Bash @ Good Neighbors Festivals - December 1
- Holiday Cocktail Bash @ East Nashville - December 2
- Winter Warmer Beer Fest @ Marathon Music Works – December 2
- Nutcracker Tea @ The Hermitage Hotel - December 7-10, 13-17, 20-24, & 27-30
- 12 Bars of Christmas Crawl @ Kung Fu Saloon - December 9
- Nashville Santa Rampage @ Public Square Park - December 9
- Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock @ Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - September 30, 2022- May 2025
- Afrofuturistic Visions: Dreamscapes of Sicasso @ Frist Art Museum - August 11, 2023-July 28, 2024
- The Power of Resilience @ Frist Art Museum - August 25, 2023-April 1, 2024
- Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American College @ Frist Art Museum - September 15-December 31
- Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West @ Frist Art Museum - September 15-December 31
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory @ Nashville Children’s Theatre – November 4–December 17
- Artist-in-Residence Sarah Nguyen @ Cheekwood - November 18, 2023-January 7, 2024
- Food @ OZ Arts Nashville – November 30-December 10
- A Christmas Carol @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center - December 1-17
- Nashville's Nutcracker @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center - December 8-24
- Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – November 30
- Jingle Bell Run @ Two Rivers Park - December 2
- New York Rangers vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 2
- Rudolph's Red Nose Run 5K @ Shelby Park - December 2
- Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans @ Nissan Stadium – December 3
- Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 7
- Philadelphia Flyers vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 12
- Washington Capitals vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 16
- Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans @ Nissan Stadium – December 17
- Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 19
- Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 23
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Titans @ Nissan Stadium – December 24
- Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – December 27
- Music City Bowl @ Nissan Stadium – December 30
- Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – January 2
- Calgary Flames vs. Nashville Predators @ Bridgestone Arena – January 4
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans @ Nissan Stadium – January 6 or 7, 2024
- Monster Jam @ Bridgestone Arena – January 6-7, 2024
Giveaways, Packages, & Tickets
There are always a lot of events happening during the winter. Enter a giveaway for a chance to win, get easy access to tickets, or bundle your activities in Music City with a vacation package to make the most of your trip.
November 23
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for family, fun, and food. Nashville has a great landscape for all of it this Thanksgiving week. Find all the dinner details for the perfect Thanksgiving meal.
Music City in Lights
Stages aren't the only things that light up during the holidays in Music City. Venture around town to all the attractions hosting spectacular lights that will have you singing with merriment.
December 30
Music City Bowl
The annual bowl game in Nashville pits the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Big Ten Conference in a holiday celebration at Nissan Stadium.
December 31
New Year's Eve Live! Nashville's Big Bash
Spend the last night of the year with thousands of your closest friends, hours of live music, fireworks, and the signature midnight Music Note Drop.
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