Cheekwood HarvestNashville
Sept 19 to Nov 1
Over 100,000 pumpkins, the Pumpkin Village with houses made of pumpkins, a storybook scarecrow trail, and the new Marigold River. Thursday nights are Harvest NIGHTS.
Fall in Nashville3 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Boo at the Zoo at Nashville ZooNashville
evenings in the second half of October · check the date
A trick or treat trail through the zoo, the Scary-Go-Round carousel and a monster mash dance spot.
Lucky Ladd FarmsEagleville
weekends through October · check the date
A big corn maze, pony rides, a pumpkin patch and a huge farm playground.
The little stuff, by town1 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Franklin
Franklin Pumpkinfest
the last Saturday in October · check the date
Costumes and a kids area and food all down Main Street in Franklin.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Nashville3 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. ICE! at Opryland sells out on the weekends before Christmas, so book that one first.
Christmas at Gaylord OprylandNashville
early November into early January · check the date
Over 3 million lights you can walk through for free, and ICE!, the room of giant ice carvings with ice slides where they hand you a parka.
Holiday LIGHTS at CheekwoodNashville
mid November into early January · check the date
A one mile path of over a million lights, s'mores over the fire and a model train all lit up.
The Dancing Lights of ChristmasLebanon
mid November into early January · check the date
A drive through light show set to the radio, plus a petting zoo and Santa's Village at the end. Weeknights are way shorter lines.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Franklin
Dickens of a Christmas
the second weekend in December · check the date
Downtown Franklin turns into Victorian England with carolers and characters walking around.
Franktown Festival of Lights
late November through December · check the date
A drive through light show, and on Walkin' Wednesdays you can walk it.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend2 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Nashville Zoo at GrassmereNashville
The giant treehouse playground is half the reason to go.
The Parthenon in Centennial ParkNashville
A full size Parthenon with a giant Athena statue inside, and the park around it is free.
Nashville fall and Christmas questions
When is Cheekwood Harvest in 2026?
September 19 to November 1, 2026, with Harvest NIGHTS on Thursday evenings.
Is Christmas at Gaylord Opryland free?
Walking around the resort to see the 3 million lights is free. ICE! and the other activities are ticketed.
When is Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood?
It usually runs from mid November into early January. Tickets are timed.
When is Dickens of a Christmas in Franklin?
It's usually the second weekend in December on Main Street, and it's free.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.