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Nashville Annual Events: November

Nashville Events Happening in the Month of November

From Jan Duke, for About.com

Take a tour through our listing of the Best & Most Well-liked Annual Events that take place in and around Nashville every year in the month of November.

Celebrating Thanksgiving in Nashville

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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.

Black Friday in Nashville

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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.

Opryland's A Country Christmas

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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.

Middle Tennessee Antebellum Mansions & Holiday Tours

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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.

Nashville's Holiday Lights

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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

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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!"

Wine Down Main Street

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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.

Christmas Village

This annual event, normally is held the second weekend of November and has been a Nashville Tradition for over 40 years. More than 20,000 shoppers attend this four-day event that hosts close to 300 vendors from across the country.

A Season of Celebration

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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.

Nashville International Auto Show

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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.

If I've overlooked a local Nashville favorite annual event or if you need me to update, add to, or change it, please feel free to contact me anytime - Jan

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