Nashville Annual Events: December

From the third week of November until the week after Christmas, Gaylord Opryland Hotel is host to many holiday events including the viewing their spectacular holiday lights, Ice, Breakfast with Charlie Brown, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Treasures for the Holidays to taking a General Jackson Holiday Cruise. It is four weeks of non-stop activities.

Every year in Middle Tennessee, the old antebellum homes are opened up to the public during the holiday season in grandiose style. One can find these wonderful old homes decorated with plenty authentic holiday items from today & yesteryear.

Take a look at all of the sparkling, twinkling displays that take place annually in Nashville, all in celebration of the Christmas Holiday's. They are enough to keep you coming back for more and year after year.

The Music City Bowl, held in late December, is a NCAA sanctioned event that features the two top football conferences in the country, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big TEN Conference. Every year, hundreds of amateur athletes participate in the Bowl and all of the special activities that Music City, USA provides during their Bowl Week experience.

Yule Fest and Living History Camp at Mansker’s Station is normally held at Moss Wright Park in Goodlettsville in the first week of December. Re-enactors celebrate the customs of a Colonial Christmas. The reconstruction fort’s cabins are dressed for Christmas with fresh evergreens, ribbons, fruit and candles. Go from cabin to cabin, or throughout the encampment, for refreshments, stories and demonstrations.

Christmas 4 Kids is held in Hendersonville at the Walmart each year in mid-December and is followed up by a benefit concert normally held at the Ryman Auditorium. The public can tour the buses of some of their favorite country music stars. The Christmas 4 Kids proceeds benefit local needy children during the holiday season.

Christmas at Belmont is prestigious annual concert event, normally televised, held at Belmont University that celebrates the holiday season.

Art After Hours, Nashville's first monthly, citywide art crawl offers a chance for art lovers to enjoy art after work (from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.) at some of Nashville's best art galleries. This fun fun event takes place on the first Thursday of each month, and "It's Free!"

MusicFest is the ultimate party atmosphere downtown the night before the Music City Bowl game. Thousands of fans will converge on world-famous 2nd Avenue for the outdoor party featuring SEC & ACC pep bands and cheerleaders. Admission is Free! Open to the general public.