These are the best ways to spend the most wonderful time of the year.
When you look at the holiday calendar in Nashville , sometimes you wish that there were a lot more days in December , because there ’s no elbow room to pack a whole calendar month of playfulness into just 31 twenty-four hours . Music City offer so many opportunities to feel the light , strait and drinks of Christmas that it ’s significant to choose cautiously . Luckily , the lean below will help you do just that .
Go rolling on the river
Through December 23DonelsonThe lights of downtown Nashville are even more striking when viewed from the Cumberland River , and the General Jackson Showboat ’s nightly Holiday cruises from their dock near Opry Mills are idealistic chance to take in the vista . Cruisers will also enjoy a full meal , include the chance to upgrade to a panjandrum dinner at the captain ’s tabular array in the pilot film family . A gifted ensemble call and dance company performs holiday classics with a full show band to assure the eve is fabulously festive .
Immerse yourself in the season
Through December 31Midtown and West NashvilleNashvillians have access to two different fully immersive vacation experiences this season . The first isSnow Globe 360 , a holiday pop out - up bar at Nightscape in midtown . The bar will be offering vacation - theme libations for leverage while you enjoy two room have multiple projectors showing alive winter scenes accompany by DK music and vacation tunes face in high - technical school spacial audio . The second chance to get right in the heart of the action is phone “ The Immersive Nutcracker — a Winter Miracle ” demonstrate at Lighthouse Artspace in West Nashville . If you ’ve ever wonder what it would be like to be on stagecoach as part of the classical Tchaikovsky ballet , this awful experience surrounds you with immersive projection and exceptional core that make you feel like you ’re wall by nutcracker and sugar plum fairies .
Celebrate with Dolly
Feast on seven fishes
December 23 and 24The Nations and SoBroThe Feast of Seven Fishes is an Italian vacation tradition where the table is set with at least seven seafood stunner to celebrate the abundance of the time of year . AtNicky ’s Coal Fired , They ’re offering the septette of seafood as part of a four - course à la carte dinner with drink useable for leverage , or you may yield the corkage fee to bring your own special bottleful . They ’re offering two seatings on December 23 . The next night , Yolan at The Joseph hotel in SoBro is servingan even more detailed adaptation of the Feast . Chef Tony Mantuano is spreading his fish out over eight course , and optional wine-coloured pairings are also available .
Enjoy a few pops at a pop-up
Through December 31VariousNashville manifestly has vacation come out - up bar fever , because the routine of these over - the - top Christmas - themed taverns has multiply every year . In fact , compiling an thorough list of them all would be , well , wearying . So pour a little whiskey in your eggnog and blame from this list of some of the best .
Check out a holiday movie
Through December 31VariousMovie themes are a democratic thole to plan themes and decor around , so if you want to get bury in Christmas cinema , check outHidden Bar at Noelle ’s Christmas Vacationpop - up or theVirgin Nashville Pool Par ’s Babes in Toyland . Elf is the inspiration behind two other movie - themed pop - ups — Buddy ’s Bar at the Parlour Bar at Dream NashvilleandThe reality ’s Best Cup of Coffee Bar at McGavock’sin Franklin . TheGrinch takes center level at the street - level saloon at the Moxy business district . Three tropic daddy - ups ( trop - ups ? ) receive guests for anIsland X - mum at Chopper Tiki , Seas and Greetings at Bode , and the always impressiveMiracle ginmill experience at Pearl Diver . Other “ pop - portunities ” includeCandy Cane Jane ’s at Jane ’s Hideaway , Penguin Express at the Grand Hyatt , Reindeer Games at Headquarters Beercade , andMisfit Bar in the penthouse at the Fairlane Hotel .
Buy a gift for someone in need from a vending machine
Through January 1Cool SpringsGiving Machines are an opening to make charity easy , and they ’ve set up a couple up at the Cool Springs Galleria . just swipe your credit poster , and Giving Machines will make certain that your endowment conk out to support local nonprofit organization . You may be buy hay for cavalry , diapers to help out a single mom , food for the hungry or sleeping bags for the stateless . Whatever it is , you ’ll be giving yourself the fond lambency of Jacob’s ladder .
Snuggle up in a virtual ski lodge setting
Through December 31VariousNot all of the holiday daddy - ups are completely Christmas - orient . Some of them re - make the vibration of après - ski and the cosy spirit of hygge . AtDenimon the roof of The Joseph hotel , you could engage a cabana for the even complete with a personal attack pit and the qualification of s’mores plus a charcuterie board . The Skyline Lodge at Proofabove the W Hotel creates a winter wonderland ambiance with intimate cabins , unreal snow and pines . TheJW Marriott offer a Whiskey Wonderlandin their vestibule , pure with a distillery made of gingerbread and vacation - inspired cocktails . Camp Bobbyat Bobby hotel have geodesic dome igloo , personal campfires , and a vacation lounge in their vintage Streamliner bus that they craned to the roof of the hotel . Chalet 27is the Alpine experience on the cap of the Westin Nashville with pocket-sized bites and making love medicine .
Taste the holiday rainbow at Hattie Jane’s
Through December 24VariousHattie Jane ’s Creamery is one of the city ’s favourite scoopers , service up luscious ice-skating rink cream flavors from multiple shops . For the vacation , they ’ve get up with some fun particular flavors include Peppermint Cocoa , Eggnog & Rum , Santa ’s Cookies , and Candy Cane Chip . They ’re also offering discount on gift cards through Christmas Eve for any last - minute present you want to give , andthey ship pints all over the country .
Take in Nashville’s Nutcracker at TPAC
Through December 24DowntownNashville Ballet ’s production of “ Nashville ’s Nutcracker ” is a darling Music City holiday tradition , featuring many young local terpsichorean making their level first appearance and humorous cameo appearances by renown guests . Tchaikovsky has never look light-headed , and that ’s a majuscule matter .
Walk through the holiday lights
Through December 31VariousGood thing that the scientists are making some procession on this whole merger electrical energy thing , because we ’re burn through some kilowatts with all the special holiday lights displays all over town . If you ’d like to see them on ft , prove outHoliday LIGHTSat Cheekwood , Enchantat First Horizon Park in Germantown , and the Chinese lantern - themedZooluminationat the Nashville Zoo .
Twinkle, twinkle from your car
Through December 31VariousBaby , it ’s cold outside , so perchance consider holiday light displays from the consolation of your car is a better theme . fortunately , you ’ve got options . There’sJingle Beatat the Nashville Fairgrounds , The Dancing Lights of Christmasin Lebanon , and theFranktown Festival of Lightsat the Williamson County Ag Expo Center near Franklin . Those last two are a short shlep from Nashville , but that ’s another reason why you ’ll want to use your car .
Celebrate a Country Christmas at Gaylord
Through January 1DonelsonThey always put on a big show for the holidays at the Gaylord Opryland resort , a massive amusement building complex boast literally millions of lights all over the belongings . Entertainment option include a musical dinner theatre show featuring The Oak Ridge Boys , ICE ! , a re - telling of the level of Rudolph created by spell Chinese artisan internal-combustion engine - carvers , snow tube , crank skating and bumper cars , pushchair ride , and more .
Share a ‘Neighborly Christmas’ with some beloved local singer/songwriters
December 22DowntownDrew and Ellie Holcomb are beloved Nashville instrumentalist known for their soulful songwriting and performances . The Americana powerhouse twosome is inviting some of their friends and neighbors to a public presentation at the Schermerhorn Symphony for an evening of vacation classic song . It ’s become a December custom in Music City .
Sing along with Buddy the Elf
Through January 1DowntownNashville ca n’t seem to get enough of Buddy , and you could enjoy performance of “ Elf : the Musical ” at TPAC downtown courtesy of the talented performers at the Nashville Repertory Theatre through the end of the twelvemonth . The actors will grace the stage at the James K. Polk Theater to sing their way through a musical version of Buddy ’s journey from the North Pole to New York City to home again . retrieve : “ The skillful direction to spread Christmas sunniness is scorch loudly for all to hear . ”
Nightscape
Nicky’s Coal Fired
