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Christmas Lights in Nashville 2026: Where to Go and When They Open

Last updated November 2, 2026

Nashville's Christmas lights for 2026: walk-throughs, drive-throughs, tree lightings and neighborhoods to cruise, with opening dates.

Nashville goes all in on lights. Here's what's open, when it starts, and what's actually in Davidson County. Last checked Nov 2. One change this year: Zoolumination isn't happening. Glow Wild replaces it.

In town

  • [A Country Christmas + ICE!](https://www.christmasatgaylordopryland.com/), Gaylord Opryland, 2800 Opryland Drive. Nov 6 to Jan 2. Ticketed attractions.
  • [Glow Wild](https://www.nashvillezoo.org/glow-wild), Nashville Zoo. Nov 13 to Jan 3, nightly 5 to 9 PM. Walk-through with an 85-foot synchronized tree. Buy tickets in advance. Santa is there Nov 27 to Dec 24.
  • [Holiday LIGHTS](https://cheekwood.org/holiday-lights/know-before-you-glow/), Cheekwood. Nov 20 to Jan 3, entry every 30 minutes from 4:30 to 8:30 PM. Ticketed. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
  • Nashville Yards Holidays, 131 10th Avenue North. Nov 21 to Jan 3. Free to walk around. Skating at The Rink Under Broad is ticketed.
  • [The Rink Under the Giant Guitar](https://welcometowedgewood.com/), 416 Chestnut Street. Nov 20 to Jan 18, usually 4 to 8 PM. Free to walk in, skate rental is paid.

Tree lightings

  • Nashville Yards: Sat, Nov 28, 5 PM. Free.
  • [Lipscomb Lighting of the Green](https://lipscomb.edu/lighting-green): Tue, Dec 1. Market at 4 PM, free Santa photos at 4:30, concert at 6, then the lighting. Free, first come.

Metro's tree lighting and the neighborhood ones in Donelson, Sylvan Park and Lockeland Springs haven't posted 2026 dates that we can find. We'll add them when they do.

Worth the drive

  • [The Dancing Lights of Christmas](https://www.thedancinglightsofchristmas.com/), Lebanon. Drive-through at the Wilson County Fairgrounds, Nov 7 to Jan 3.
  • [Chad's Winter Wonderland](https://www.facebook.com/chadswinterwonderland/), Lebanon. Drive-through running since 1982, Nov 26 to Dec 31. It's been cash-only, so bring some.
  • [Franktown Festival of Lights](https://franktownsfestivaloflights.com/), Franklin. Drive-through at the Ag Expo Center, Nov 20 to Dec 31, nightly 5 to 9 PM.

Neighborhoods to cruise

Free, and no ticket line. These were good bets last year, and nobody publishes a schedule: Lynnwood Boulevard and Belle Meade Boulevard, Lockeland Springs and Historic Edgefield, Old Hickory Village, and Avondale in Bellevue. Drive slow and keep your brights off. People live there.

Got a street we're missing? Tell the Chicken.

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