The Dancing Lights of Christmas at Jellystone Park
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Where: 2572 Music Valley Dr, Nashville, Tennessee
When: November 8 - January 4
Hours: Sun-Thu 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm
Cost: $35 per vehicle
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A long-running drive-thru show in the Music Valley area near Opryland, with admission to Santa's Village included in the per-vehicle price. Veterans and military enter free November 8-11 and pay just $5 the rest of the season; the on-site petting zoo runs through December 23.
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 3 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.
- Hughes' Holiday Lights
- Old Hickory Village
- Fatherland Street Archwalk
- Old Dickerson Pike Display
- Gaylord Opryland Nightly Lighting Ceremony
- Zoolumination at the Nashville Zoo
- East End
- Historic Edgefield
Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 4-stop Nashville lights loop — about 26.1 miles and 79 minutes of driving in total.