Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood
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Where: 1200 Forrest Park Dr, Nashville, Tennessee
When: November 21 - January 4 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day)
Hours: 4:30-10pm
Cost: $26-32 adults; $20-26 youth 3-17; under 2 free
one-mile walking path1+ million lightss'moresseasonal drinksHoliday Marketplaceattraction
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens strings over a million lights along a one-mile walking path through its botanical grounds. Visitors can roast s'mores, buy seasonal drinks, and shop a Holiday Marketplace; a premium Merry & Bright package is offered at $155.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Nashville is around 4:34 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:02 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 30°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 17 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Belle Meade Boulevard
- Lynnwood Boulevard
- Avondale
- Lute's Lights
- Rolling River
- Fountainhead
- McGavock Farms
- Princeton Hills
Make a night of it. This is stop 4 on our 4-stop Nashville lights loop — about 26.1 miles and 79 minutes of driving in total.