Remember when you were a little child? Remember the wonder, the amazement, and the splendor of seeing your first holiday lights display? A night of viewing the local Christmas & Holiday Lights is a great family tradition to carry-on or to begin once again.
Listed below are some of the best Holiday Lights and Wondrous Displays that Nashville and the Middle Tennessee have to offer during the Christmas Season. These annual sparkling, twinkling displays, all in celebration of the Christmas Holidays, are enough to keep you coming back for more and year after year.
Chad's Winter Wonderland
For decades, Chad Barnard has been putting up one of the nation's largest Christmas light displays. Known as Chad's Winter Wonderland, visitors can take in more than 2 million lights at this incredible eight acre drive through holiday light display.Christmas on the Cumberland
Over one million Christmas Lights are on display in the city of Clarksville's festival of lights at McGregor Park. The Montgomery County Park's RiverWalk is decorated with several holiday light displays, including giant toy soldiers, animated toys, and a tunnel of lights. Every Year, this event attracts over 10,000 people. No Admission Charge.
Christmas Wonderland
This Music Valley drive thru, fully-computerized LED light and music show is a one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy hundreds of thousands of energy-saving LED lights performing in perfect synchronization with the fantastic holiday tunes either by automobile or by horse-drawn carriage at Jellystone Park. Guests can also enjoy Santa's Village, photos with Santa, Hey, Hey, Hey Rides with Yogi Bear, an open fire complete with smores, hot dogs, hot cocoa, and more.Festival of lights
Festival of lights is a scenic driving tour through the James E. Ward Agricultural Center. Visitors get to view numerous lighted displays celebrating the Christmas season.Laser Holidays
Get in the holiday spirit with a fun, family laser show in the Sudekum Planetarium. Laser Holidays features brilliant laser animation and thousands of stars performing to music in celebration of the winter season.Nashville Christmas Parade
For over 50 years, the Rudolph's Red Nose Christmas Parade has taken place in downtown Nashville. The parade of more than 100 floats, bands, and clowns. No Admission Charge.Nashville's Holiday Lights Competition
If you're hunting for some of the best residential and neighborhoods Christmas Light displays in town then you need to make a point every year to check out the local winners of the Nashville's Annual Holiday Lights Competition.Nativity Scenes Display
The Upper Room Chapel exhibits its collection of nativity scenes, with over one hundred renditions from cultures around the world. While visiting make sure to see the woodcarving of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper", sculpted by Ernest Pellegrini.Opryland's Christmas Lights
Nearly 2 million Christmas lights draw visitors from near and far to see this annual spectacular site. This is an annual tradition among locals and always a favorite. No Admission Charge.
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Trinity Christmas City
Each Christmas TBN offers visitors a holiday trip through Trinity Christmas City which includes 30 acres of over 1 million sparkling lights to explore on their beautifully decorated grounds.Free Tours are also available at Trinity Music City and include stops at the Trinity Music City Auditorium, the WPGD TV high definition television studios and the former estate of Country Music legend, Conway Twitty.Walk Thru Bethlehem
Started in 1982, Walk Thru Bethlehem, presented by Woodmont Christian Church, has offered Nashville a delightful living recreation of the ancient city. The focus of the event, located at 3601 Hillsboro Road in Nashville, is on the birth of Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas. No Admission Charge - Donations Accepted.
World's Largest Nativity Display
The World's Largest Nativity Display, located at the Opryland Hotel features a special lighting as the biblical story of the birth of Christ. No Admission Charge.photos
If I've overlooked a local Nashville favorite or if you need me to update, add to, or change it, please feel free to contact me anytime!- Jan Duke
