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🎁 How to spend the holidays in Nashville
December 23, 2024 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Monday! Looking for things to do this week? I’ve got an epic event list below 🔽 Plus, here’s a list of restaurants open on Christmas, and if you have family in town, the City Cast Nashville podcast rounded up some local family-friendly breweries you might want to visit 🍻
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What To Do
Monday, Dec. 23
- 🍵 Holiday Teas | 2-3:30 p.m. | $50+ | Cheekwood
- 💚 Family Movie Monday: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” | 2-4 p.m. | Free | Edmonson Pike Library Branch
- 🎄 Cheekwood Holiday LIGHTS | Multiple Times | Volunteer | Cheekwood
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 7 p.m. | $42+ | Bridgestone Arena
- 🎺 Annie and the Big Band Christmas Benefiting Alive Hospice | 7:30 p.m. | $26.26+ | 3rd and Lindsley
- 🎤 Christmas in the Key of Motown | 7:30 p.m. | $25+ | City Winery
Tuesday, Dec. 24
- 🍳 Cooking with Memory Care Residents | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Volunteer | The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Franklin
- 🩰 Nashville’s “Nutcracker” | 1 p.m. | $58.50+ | TPAC Andrew Jackson Hall
- 📽️ “It’s a Wonderful Life” | 1:30 p.m. | $13+ | Franklin Theatre
- 🚗 FrankTown Festival of Lights | 5-9 p.m. | $34.69+ | Williamson County Ag Expo Center
- 🎬 Holiday Screenings: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” + “Elf” + “Christmas with the Kranks” | 4-10 p.m. | Free | W Nashville
- 🎶 Solo Mariachi Show With Manny Gabriel | 6-7 p.m. | Free | Plaza Mariachi
- 🐟 Feast of Seven Fishes | 4-9 p.m. | $145 | Carne Mare Nashville
- 🐆 Zoolumination | 5-9 p.m. | $21+ | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Wednesday, Dec. 25
- 🥪 Help Prepare Lunch | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Volunteer | East Nashville
- 🚂 Holiday Screenings: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” + “The Santa Clause” + “The Polar Express” | 4-10 p.m. | Free | W Nashville
- 🚢 The Tennessee Christmas Cruise Aboard the General Jackson | 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | $68.65 | Opryland
- 🥞 Christmas Day Brunch | Seatings start at 10 a.m. | $110 | Mimo at Four Seasons Hotel Nashville
- 🥠 Order Takeout from Best Wok | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | Full Menu | Best Wok
- 🐆 Zoolumination | 5-9 p.m. | $21+ | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Thursday, Dec. 26
- ☕ Adult Happy Hour | 12-1 p.m. | Free | Bordeaux Library Branch
- 🎁 Die Hard | 11:59 p.m. | $13+ | Franklin Theatre
- 🍎 Free Food Distribution at Dream Streets North | 1:45-3 p.m. | Volunteer | Dream Streets
- 🎧 Vinyl Happy Hour with Acme Radio Live DJs | 4:30-7 p.m. | Free Entry | Acme Feed & Seed
- ❤️🖤💚 Umoja Night: Kwanzaa Celebration | 6 p.m. | Free | Plaza Mariachi
- 🎷 Nashville Jazz Orchestra Boxing Day | 7:30 p.m. | $25 | City Winery
- 🍸 Cliff Richmond & The Cliffnotes | 9-11:15 p.m. | $18.27+ | Rudy’s Jazz Room
- 🐆 Zoolumination | 5-9 p.m. | $21+ | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
- 🩰 Nashville’s “Nutcracker” closes | 7 p.m. | $58.50+ | TPAC Andrew Jackson Hall
Friday, Dec. 27
- 🩷 Food Project Volunteers #Holiday | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Volunteer | East Brentwood Presbyterian Church
- 🤠 Joshua Hedley | 10 a.m. | Free | Robert’s Western World
- 🫖 Grinch-mas Tea | 1:15-3 p.m. | $95 | Blue Aster
- 🍿 Festive Film Fridays | 3-5:30 p.m. | Free | Hermitage Library Branch
- 🍜 Ramen Making with Chef Peggy | 7 p.m. | $55 | Hi-Wire Brewing
- 🎸SUSTO Fall Tour w/ Holler Choir | 8 p.m. | $32.87 | The Basement East
- 🍯 The Local Honeys w/ Darrin Hacquard | 9 p.m. | $19.27 | OG Basement
- 🕯️ Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen and More | 9 p.m. | $33+ | The Parthenon
- 🕺 Gimme Gimme Disco | 8 p.m. | $23.90 | Brooklyn Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28
- 🥖 Fish & Loaves Ministry | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | Volunteer | The Downtown Presbyterian Church
- ⭐ Polaris PJ Party | 10 a.m. | $9 plus admission | Adventure Science Center
- 😻 Nashville Cat Club | 10 a.m-4 p.m. | TBA | Nashville Fairgrounds
- ⚱️Clay Craft | 1-2 p.m. | $29.95 | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- 🥾 7.5 Miles Hike Off Your Stuff | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free | Beaman Park Highland Trailhead
- 🤠 Grand Ole Opry | 7 p.m. | $53+ | Grand Ole Opry House
- 🎛️ Club Palladium 615: Vibin Dirty | 8 p.m. | Free+ | Eastside Bowl
- 🐆 Zoolumination | 5-9 p.m. | $21+ | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
- 🎄 10th Annual Holiday LIGHTS | 4:30-10 p.m. | $26+ | Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Sunday, Dec. 29
- 😻 Nashville Cat Club | 9 a.m-4 p.m. | TBA | Nashville Fairgrounds
- ⭐ Polaris PJ Party | 10 a.m. | $9 plus admission | Adventure Science Center
- 🪩 “Mirrorball” New Year’s Celebration | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | $29.95 | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Taylor Swift Education Center
- 🩸 Blood Transportation Specialist Volunteer | 1-4 p.m. | Volunteer | American Red Cross
- 🎄 Underneath the Tree at PROOF | 211:59 p.m. | Free Entry | PROOF Rooftop Bar
- 🎶 Sunday Gospel with Val Storey & Friends | 3 p.m | $20 | The Station Inn
- ⛪ Nashville in Harmony | 7:30 p.m. | $37+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🍻 TWANG and HANG | 5-8 p.m. | Free Entry | The 5 Spot
- 💜 Analog Soul | 7 p.m. | Free | Analog at the Hutton Hotel
Happy Holidays from City Cast Nashville! 🫶 There won’t be a newsletter tomorrow and Christmas, so I’ll see ya Thursday!
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