The time-honored Christmas tradition, ICE!, returns to Gaylord Opryland Resort during its 42nd Annual A Country Christmas, beginning November 7, 2025, through January 3, 2026. In addition to ICE!, the Nashville resort will host an extraordinary lineup of festive activities including the debut of a Broadway-style cirque show, themed character dining, as well as a variety of other exciting, family-friendly experiences.
Activities at Pinetop include ice tubing down a 15-foot-high, four-lane ice tubing hill.
The long-standing ICE! tradition began in 2001 at Gaylord Opryland Resort and is now a holiday staple at select resorts. The larger-than-life frozen showcase features hand-carved ice sculptures, precisely crafted into vivid, floor-to-ceiling scenes from treasured Christmas classics.
This year, Gaylord Opryland is thrilled to welcome back by popular demand “A Charlie Brown Christmas” as its ICE! theme, last featured at the resort in 2017. Carved from 2 million pounds of ice, the iconic holiday special, based on the comics strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year, will be brought to life in frozen form.
The attraction includes ice-sculpted, iconic characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and Linus, as well as 12 immersive walk-through scenes, a total of 5 thrilling two-story ice slides, including a slide for walking toddlers, and photo-worthy moments the entire family can enjoy. Guests can also get an up-close look at the carving process during live carving demonstrations. The experience concludes in a separate area dedicated to the Nativity scene, meticulously carved, and shaped into a dramatic display of crystal-clear ice.
Other events and activities during the 42nd Annual A Country Christmas:
- Breakfast with Charlie Brown & Friends. Afterward, guests can take their own photos with members of the Peanuts gang like Charlie Brown, Lucy and even Snoopy.
- Guests can partake in A Merry Snoopy Christmas Scavenger Hunt to help Snoopy find the most festive decorations for his doghouse! Find all the decorations and complete the quest to receive a seasonal souvenir!
- Activities await outside at Pinetop including ice tubing down a 15-foot-high, four-lane ice tubing hill, a classic bumper car experience and ice skating on a 9,000-square-foot, tented skating rink made with real ice, while listening to holiday tunes.
- Other outdoor activities include the resort’s millions of Christmas lights displayed on the Magnolia lawn, a nightly tree lighting, Dickens Carolers, carriage rides and a stunning Nativity display featuring special lighting effects and an audio rendition of the beloved biblical story.
- Christmas creativity runs wild in the Gingerbread Decorating Corner. Achieve confection perfection by decorating your very own Gingerbread cookies or house and enjoy a sweet meet and greet with Nutmeg, the resort’s very own gingerbread man.
- Mailing a letter to the North Pole is great, but nothing can beat a personal visit with Santa Claus to let him know what you want for Christmas and make sure you’re on his nice list. Guests can capture the moment with a keepsake photo during the Photos with Santa experience.
- Hop aboard the Delta Riverboat Christmas Cruise to explore the 12 Days of A Country Christmas while cruising down a quarter mile-long river inside of the Delta Atrium.
- Take in a synchronization of light, water and holiday music during a free light & fountain show inside of the Delta Atrium.
- and more!
For capacity management and to ensure an enjoyable environment, resort access will be guaranteed after 3 p.m. for overnight guests as well as indoor or outdoor ticket reservation holders only every Friday and Saturday beginning November 21 plus daily November 24-27 and December 19-31, 2025. The resort welcomes visitors without room reservation or ticketed event reservations to arrive on site prior to 3 p.m. on the aforementioned dates and enjoy the rest of the afternoon into the evening, or to visit anytime November 7-20, 23, & 30; December 1-4,7-11, & 14-18, 2025; or January 1-3, 2026. Additional restrictions may apply without advance notice.
For event tickets, or to book an overnight stay, and for more information, visit ChristmasAtGaylordOpryland.com.
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