Nashville Monthly Events: December 2025

🎄 December in Nashville is packed with concerts, holiday pop-ups, markets, and local events all month long. Whether you’re a local or just searching for the best things to do in Nashville this December, here’s your quick, day-by-day guide to everything happening around town.

Here are some event highlights for November 2025 in Nashville:

December 1: Cheekwood Holiday Lights (-1/4); Little Big Town at Ryman (-12/4); Zoo Lumination (-2/8); Camp Bobby at Bobby Hotel (-1/28); Christmas + ICE! at Gaylord Opryland (-1/3) Nicky’s Family Night; Miracle on 34th Street at Franklin Theatre; Dasher Leipers Fork Holiday Market (-1/4).

December 2: Country vs. Cancer featuring Hardy & Miranda Lambert at Pinnacle; Elf in Concert with the Nashville Symphony; Nashville Predators Home Game; An Old Fashioned Christmas at Rudy’s Jazz Room; Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood (-12/3); East Nashville Farmers Market; Spare Some Love Bowling Bash at Kings; Rock the Halls at Franklin Theatre.

December 3: Westhaven Holiday Pop-Up; Whiskey Wednesday at 1799 Franklin; Holly Jolly Festival of Lights at Lucky Ladd Farms (-12/7); The Wildwoods at Mockingbird Theatre; Little River Band at Franklin Theatre; Opry NextStage at Category 10.

December 4: Movies Under the Giant Guitar: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; Nashvillage Holiday Market (-12/7); A Very 21 Christmas; Bartender Bash: Holiday Edition; Bagelshop Turns 2: Burgershop Night; Shiners Nashville Cirque and Comedy Show; Franklin Holiday Lights Trolley Tour (-12/22).

December 5: The Mavericks at Ryman (-12/6); It’s A Wonderful Life at TPAC; Home Alone in Concert with Nashville Symphony (-12/7); Conrad Nashville’s Holiday Afternoon Tea; Nathan Thomas Christmas Special; Downtown Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting; Fall Lantern Hikes at Owl’s Hill; Downtown Franklin Art Crawl.

December 6: Nashville on the Move’s 8th Annual FREE Breakfast with Santa at Rocketown; Jingle Bell Run; West Nashville Art Crawl; Richland Park Farmers Market; Cookie Decorating at Stompin’ Grounds; Rudolph’s Red Nose Run 5K; Merry Marathon Village; Snowfest at Jackalope; Thompson Station’s Holiday Market; Franklin Civil War Show (-12/7); Mistletoe Market at Franklin High School; Christmas Parade Downtown Franklin; Tribute to the Highwaymen at Mockingbird Theatre; Christmas Movies and Hot Cocoa at Assembly Food Hall; Nashville Ballet Nutcracker at TPAC (-12/7).

December 7: Andrew Peterson at Ryman (-12/8); Tommee Profitt - The Birth of a King LIVE at Bridgestone; Cookies and Cocoa with Santa at Lucky Ladd Farms (-12/21); Brunch with Santa at Stompin’ Grounds; Rock the Green Beret; Santa Paws; Jazz Christmas at Tennessee Brew Works; Winter Wonderland at Kindred Spirits Farm.

December 8: Book Club Trivia: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone; Nicky’s Family Night; A Very Merry Nashville Christmas at Franklin Theatre; Erykah Badu at Pinnacle; OK GO at Brooklyn Bowl; Andrew Peterson at Ryman; Holiday Cocktail Classes at Liquor Lab.

December 9: Sarah Brightman at Ryman; East Nashville Farmers Market; Nashville Predators Home Game - API Heritage Night; A Very Merry Paint Night at The Factory; Sarah Brightman at Ryman; Ultimate Comedy Open Mic Stand Up at East Room.

December 10: Amy Grant and Vince Gill Christmas at The Ryman (-12/20); Ornament Making at Poindexter; Elf in Concert with Nashville Symphony; Whiskey Wednesday at 1799 Franklin; Westhaven Holiday Pop-Up; Holly Jolly Festival of Lights at Lucky Ladd Farms (-12/14).

December 11: Gulch Holiday Night Market; Trey Kennedy at Pinnacle; Nashville Predators Home Game - Nate Bargatze Bobblehead Night; Merry Little Market at The Factory; Daytime Visits with Santa at Cheekwood; Nashville is Dead at Basement East; Raelynn at City Winery; The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra at Franklin Theatre.

December 12: LeAnn Rimes at Ryman; It’s A Wonderful Life at TPAC; Nate Bargatze at Bridgestone (-12/13); Drew & Ellie Holcomb’s Neighborly Christmas; Porter Flea Holiday Market Preview Night; ​​An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine at City Winery.

December 13: Dickens of a Christmas in Franklin; Cookie Decorating at Stompin’ Grounds; Cookies and Cocoa with Santa; Nashville SantaCon Bar Crawl; Howdy Holidays at Fifth + Broadway; Teddy Bear Tea at Four Seasons; Slay Belles Brunch; Porter Flea Holiday Market; Richland Park Farmers Market; Made Market Franklin Holiday Market at The Factory; Leiper’s Fork Christmas Parade.

December 14: Jazz Christmas at Tennessee Brew Works; Brunch with Santa at Stompin’ Grounds; Conrad Nashville’s Holiday Afternoon Tea; Cookies and Cocoa with Santa; Jackalope’s Annual Christmas Vacation; Book Club Trivia: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone; Santa Brunch at The Reserve at Fat Bottom.

December 15: Nicky’s Family Night; Lucinda Williams at Basement East; Hip Hop and R&B Bingo with Thomas Swoope at City Winery; A Prairie Home Companion Christmas at Ryman; For King + Country at Grand Ole Opry (-12/17); The Best of Christmas Variety Show at Franklin Theatre.

December 16: Machine Gun Kelly at Bridgestone; LAST East Nashville Farmers Market; Sheryl Crow at Woolworth Theatre; Daytime Visits with Santa at Cheekwood; All of them Witches at Brooklyn Bowl; Rare Hare 22 at Basement East.

December 17: Nashville Predators Home Game; Westhaven Holiday Pop-Up; Whiskey Wednesday at 1799 Franklin; Holly Jolly Festival of Lights at Lucky Ladd Farms (-12/23); Suwannee Mountain Boys at Basement East; Eric Benet at City Winery.

December 18: Kip Moore with McCoy Moore at Ryman; Winyah with Edgehill at Basement East; In the Round with Ron Pope & Friends at Bluebird Cafe; Meateater Podcast at MMW.

December 19: Winter Solstice New Moon Gathering with Tea Huntress; Conrad Nashville’s Holiday Afternoon Tea; Marshmallow Hikes; A Very Emo Christmas at Basement East; Santa Rave at Brooklyn Bowl; How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Franklin Theatre.

December 20: Marshmallow Hikes; Cookies and Cocoa with Santa; Nashville Predators Home Game - Hockey Holidays; Santa’s Cookie Party at St, Nicky’s; Cookie Decorating at Stompin’ Grounds; Conrad Nashville’s Holiday Afternoon Tea.

December 21: Lady A at Ryman (-12/23); Cookies and Cocoa with Santa; Brunch with Santa at Stompin’ Grounds; Friends Before Kickoff VIP Party; Home Titans Game vs Kansas City Chiefs; Jazz Christmas at Tennessee Brew Works; Nashville Predators Home Game - Hockey Holidays.

December 22: Nicky’s Family Night; Ryan Greenawalt and Melissa Greene Christmas Show at Basement East; Home Alone at Franklin Theatre Kibby & The Biscuits at Exit/In.

December 23: Marshmallow Hikes; Polar Express at Franklin Theatre; Die Hard at Franklin Theatre; Honky Tonk Tuesday at Eastside Bowl; Motown Christmas at City Winery; Tea Party Tuesday at Acme; Christmas Under the Stars at Tennessee Safari Park.

December 24: Christmas Eve; Christmas Eve Dinner at Southall; Candi Carpenter at The Countrypolitan; Karaoke Night at Jackalope Brewing; Holiday Events at The Grand Hyatt Nashville; Night Cap in The Living Room at W Nashville; Sunset Social Hour at lou/na.

December 25: Christmas Day; Christmas Day Screenings at W Nashville; Public Skate at Ford Ice Center.

December 26: Nashville Jazz Orchestra Boxing Day at City Winery; The Cleverlys at Grand Ole Opry; Kam Patterson at Zanies; Tim Carroll Rock’n Roll Happy Hour at The 5 Spot.

December 27: Richland Park Farmers Market; Marshmallow Hikes; Dark & Dirty Showcase at Zanies; Matt Mathews at Ryman; Mau P at Pinnacle; Bingo Loco at Skydeck; Early Ones Only at Brooklyn Bowl.

December 28: Home Titans Game vs New Orleans Saints; Friends Before Kickoff VIP Party; Chris Scruggs and The Stone Fox Five at Skinny Dennis; Writers Night at Bluebird Cafe; 2025 Nashville Music Awards at Eastside Bowl; Logan Mac and JD Graham at The Basement.

December 29: Nicky’s Family Night; Movie Parties at The Muses Studio; Nateland Live at The Lab at Zanies; Opryland USA: A Circle Broken at Belcourt Theatre.

December 30: Old Crow Medicine Show at Ryman (-12/31); Marshmallow Hikes.

December 31: New Year's Eve; Marshmallow Hikes; NYE 2026 at Southall; New Year’s Eve Featuring The Smoking Section Band at The Factory.

Holiday Pop-Ups: Sugar & Vice at Hidden Bar, Geist’s Holiday, Polar Pub at Pancake Pantry, Holly Jolly Christmas Bar at Sonny’s, The Merry Moose: A Christmas Cabin, A very Vinyl Christmas at Fairlane Hotel; Play Playground’s Candied Land, Camp Bobby, Naughty or Nice at The Union Station, Lost in lou/na, Holston for the Holidays, Union Tavern at Bobby Hotel; Santa’s Backroom at Jelly Roll’s, Teddy’s Holiday Tiki.

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