Celebrate your creative side at any of the exciting events happening this weekend in Nashville! From bold art to new holiday celebrations to annual traditions like Nashville’s Nutcracker, there’s something for everyone to make the season merry and bright.
The Nashville Ballet
Nashville’s Nutcracker
December 7–23
Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center
5th Avenue of the Arts
FirstBank First Saturday Art Crawl
December 7
5th Avenue of the Arts
OZ Arts Nashville
Mellotron Variation
December 7
OZ Arts Nashville
Kennie Playhouse Theatre
The Last Season
Ongoing through December 7
Darkhorse Theatre
The Nashville Symphony
Kellie Pickler In Music City Christmas With The Nashville Symphony
December 6 & 7
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Holiday Spectacular & Sing-Along
December 7
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Dave Barnes Presents A Very Merry Christmas With Special Guests
December 8
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center
21c Museum Hotel
Yoga with Art
December 7
21c Museum Hotel
“Fragile Figures: Beings and Time” Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Ongoing through December 31
21c Museum Hotel
Frist Art Museum
Music at the Frist: Duo Sudeste, Latin Guitar Duo
December 6
Frist Art Museum
Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
December 7
Frist Art Museum
Architecture Tour
December 7
Frist Art Museum
Nashville Flute Choir
December 7
Frist Art Museum
Film: Te Ata
December 8
Frist Art Museum
Murals of North Nashville Now
Ongoing through January 5
Frist Art Museum
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists
Ongoing through January 12
Frist Art Museum
OSGEMEOS: In Between
Ongoing through January 12
Frist Art Museum
Eric Carle’s Picture Books: Celebrating 50 Years of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Ongoing through February 23
Frist Art Museum
Art & Soul
Art & Soul Holiday Art Market
December 7
Art & Soul
Franklin Theatre
Elf (PG)
Ongoing through December 29
Franklin Theatre
A Christmas Story (PG)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre
The Polar Express (G)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Symbols and Archetypes
Ongoing through Dec 14
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare Allowed!
Ongoing through December 7
Nashville Public Library- Main Library
Volunteer State Community College
Craft Artists Exhibit
Ongoing through December 10
Vol Sate Art Gallery
Belmont University Art Galleries
The Nashville Portraits: Photography by Jim McGuire
Ongoing through December 6
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery
eWaste by Senior Design Students
Ongoing through December 6
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery
Greetings and Salutations: Casey Schachner & Brandon Williams
Ongoing through December 16
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery
Make Nashville
Pottery Class – How To Throw Pottery On The Wheel
Ongoing through December 14
Make Nashville Makerspace
Open House at the Make Nashville Makerspace
Ongoing through December 28
Make Nashville Makerspace
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Auntie Claus
Ongoing through December 29
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Nashville Repertory Theatre
Patrick Barlow’s “A Christmas Carol”
Ongoing through December 22
TPAC’s Johnson Theater
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Rod McGaha Art Show: Reflections
Ongoing through December 31
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
25 Days of Discovery
Ongoing through December 31
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
Modfellows Art & Design Gallery
1st Annual Holiday Art Show: “Art for the Naughty & Nice”
Ongoing through January 04
Modfellows Art & Design Gallery
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Go West Young Man: Western Frontier Couture of Manuel
Ongoing through January 5
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Holiday Greenery Workshops
Ongoing through December 14
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Holiday LIGHTS
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Holiday LIGHTS Express: Antique Toy Trains
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Umwelts 2019 (As the Crow Flies)
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Selections from The Cheekwood Collection
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Centennial Park Conservancy
Like Her Remembrance: Artworks of the J. Todd Greene Collection
Ongoing through January 5
The Parthenon
Blend Studio
Idiosyncrasy
Ongoing through January 31
Blend Studio, 79 Arcade
Tennessee State Museum
Let’s Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food
Ongoing through February 2
Tennessee State Museum
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