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December 04, 2023

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NP Weekend Fun Nov. 22-25

Enjoy the weekend with your kids at one of these festivities. Pictured above: Children can mingle with Santa and Mrs. Claus during the Family Friday festivities at the Loveless Barn.

MUSIC CITY THANKSGIVING DAY RACE
Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Thursday, Nov. 22
Trot along the four-mile course to benefit The Bridge, a local organization that serves the food insecure, poor and homeless.

SMASHVILLE HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville
Thursday, Nov. 22 – Sunday, Nov. 25
Enjoy outdoor ice skating. Buy tickets online to secure your preferred time slot.

FAMILY FRIDAY
Loveless Barn, Nashville
Friday, Nov. 23
Local shopping, recipe demonstrations, photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus, face painting, kids’ crafts, inflatables and more.

STRING CITY: NASHVILLE’S TRADITION OF MUSIC & PUPPETRY
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville
Friday, Nov. 23 – Saturday, Nov. 24
Marionettes, rod puppetry, shadow animation and changing sets tell the story of country music’s history.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE
Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville
Friday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 25
Cirque performers dressed as ornaments come to life and perform dazzling feats to holiday music in this Vegas-style extravaganza.

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Nashville Children’s Theatre, Nashville
Friday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 25
NCT serves up a fantastic version of the tale of a young mermaid who seeks to alter her future by living on land. Read Chad Young’s review.

A CHRISTMAS STORY
TPAC’s Johnson Theater, Nashville
Friday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 25
It’s opening weekend of the 10th and final years of Nashville Rep’s stage adaptation of this holiday story about a 9-year-old boy who dreams of a Red Ryder B.B. gun for Christmas.

HIP HOP NUTCRACKER
TPAC’S Polk Theater, Nashville
Saturday, Nov. 24
This contemporary work set to Tchaikovsky’s music sets the Nutcracker story on New Years Eve in Brooklyn.

SEE ALL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND!

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOURS

 

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