Miss the crowds of shoppers at the mall and discover one-of-a-kind gifts of art at the East Side Art Stumble. Whether you’ve got plans to attend the Symphony Ball or hope to catch “Every Christmas Story Ever Told” by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, there’s plenty to fill your plate. Enjoy lights aplenty at Cheekwood and even a holiday concert at the Frist Art Museum. And, of course, everyone should see Nashville’s Nutcracker! Discover even more to be thankful for with Nashville’s arts community this weekend!
Image: Courtesy of Red Arrow Gallery’s Works on Paper Holiday Event
East Side Art Stumble
East Side Art Stumble
December 14
East Nashville
Red Arrow Gallery
Works on Paper Holiday Event
December 14
Red Arrow Gallery
POVA
POVA December Art Crawl & Holiday Market
December 14
Poverty and the Arts
Arts & Business Council
Arts Nonprofit Nuts & Bolts
December 14
Baskin Center, Belmont University
Nashville Symphony
Symphony Ball 2019 Late Party
December 14
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Music City Carol Sing
December 15
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)
Ongoing through December 15
Troutt Theater at Belmont University
Frist Art Museum
Holiday Concert with the Atwood Quartet
December 14
Frist Art Museum
Architecture Tour
December 14
Frist Art Museum
Sumner County Schools Art Show
December 14–January 2, 2020
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
The Nashville Ballet
Nashville’s Nutcracker
Ongoing through December 23
Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The Vanguard Nashville
Vanguard Art Show “New Africa”
December 14
Track One
Conexion Americas and Casa Azafrán
Holiday Bazar and Day of Action
December 14
Casa Azafrán
21c Museum Hotel
Yoga with Art
December 14
21c Museum Hotel
“Fragile Figures: Beings and Time” Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Ongoing through December 31
21c Museum Hotel
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
Belmont University Art Galleries
Greetings and Salutations: Casey Schachner & Brandon Williams
Ongoing through December 16
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery
Nashville Opera
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Ongoing through December 15
Noah Liff Opera Center
TPAC & Lythgoe Family Give Kids Panto
Aladdin and His Winter Wish
Ongoing through December 22
James K. Polk Theater, Tennessee Performing Arts Center
FALL
FALL Aerial Arts Winter Student Showcase
December 14
Nashville School of the Arts
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 Repertory Theatre
Patrick Barlow’s “A Christmas Carol”
Ongoing through December 22
TPAC’s Johnson Theater
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Auntie Claus
Ongoing through December 29
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Rod McGaha Art Show: Reflections
Ongoing through December 31
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Gingerbread Decorating
Ongoing through December 21
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Ceramic Ornament Decorating
Ongoing through December 21
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens
Santa Visits
Ongoing through December 24
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
Modfellows Art & Design Gallery
1st Annual Holiday Art Show: “Art for the Naughty & Nice”
Ongoing through January 4
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
Centennial Park Conservancy
Kidsville
Ongoing through December 21
West Gallery of the Parthenon
Both Sides Now
Ongoing through January 26
West Gallery of the Parthenon
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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