Christmas lights in Nashville (East Nashville), Tennessee

We track 4 displays in Nashville (East Nashville) — the 2nd-densest city for lights in Tennessee. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Nashville (East Nashville) that means about 4:33 PM in early December and 4:34 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:02 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Nashville (East Nashville) typically drop to around 31°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 14:33 PM5:01 PM
Dec 154:34 PM5:02 PM
Dec 254:38 PM5:07 PM

The Nashville (East Nashville) lights loop — 4 stops

We ordered every display in Nashville (East Nashville) into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 3.2 miles and 24 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

  1. East End — East End neighborhood
  2. Historic Edgefield — Historic Edgefield neighborhood
  3. Lockeland Springs — Lockeland Springs neighborhood
  4. Fatherland Street Archwalk — Fatherland St

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

Practicalities

Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Nashville (East Nashville) cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 6 public car parks and 1 public toilet. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 4 displays in Nashville (East Nashville)

Fatherland Street Archwalk

Fatherland St · Nashville (East Nashville), Tennessee

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

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The archwalk along Fatherland Street in East Nashville gets dressed up for the holidays and is called out by locals as a notable seasonal sight.

6 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Historic Edgefield

Historic Edgefield neighborhood · Nashville (East Nashville), Tennessee

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

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Historic Edgefield's Victorian-era homes make an atmospheric backdrop for holiday decorations, and the neighborhood is a recommended East Nashville lights drive.

5 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Lockeland Springs

Lockeland Springs neighborhood · Nashville (East Nashville), Tennessee

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

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This historic East Nashville neighborhood runs a holiday lights competition among residents, which raises the overall quality of the displays each season.

5 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

East End

East End neighborhood · Nashville (East Nashville), Tennessee

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeneighborhooddrive-through neighborhood

One of several adjoining East Nashville historic neighborhoods that locals recommend cruising for residential holiday lights.

5 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Nearby towns

Nashville4 displays · 1 miBelle Meade2 displays · 7 miBrentwood3 displays · 9 miOld Hickory2 displays · 9 miGoodlettsville1 display · 10 miNashville (Bellevue)3 displays · 12 mi

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