Nashville Annual Events: November

Normally folks tend to spend the day at home or at another family member's home on Thanksgiving Day. But if you're planning on going out to dinner for Thanksgiving, there are several places in Nashville that are normally open and serving up a Thanksgiving Dinner, from those who offer a bountiful feast to last minute meals.

Whether you plan on fighting the crowds or shopping online on Black Friday, you first need to find out what's on sale and where the deals are.

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 and Oh Yes, Nashvillians put their holiday lights on display prior to Thanksgiving!

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!"

This annual benefit event takes place along Historic Main Street in Franklin Tennessee Taste wines, shop, sample food from area restaurants, and listen to music from several live acts.

A Season of Celebration at Cheekwood Botanical Garden is an annual event that focuses on the the Cheek home during the holidays. This event runs immediately following Thanksgiving and runs through the first week of January.

From fuel-efficient compact cars and alternative fuel vehicles to the latest crossovers, SUVs and tough trucks, the Model Nashville International Auto Show will showcase hundreds of new models from major domestic and import manufacturers.