# Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood > Event for families in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (TN). Times are Central Time. - When: Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37205 - Ages: All ages; youth 3-17; ages 2 & under free - Price: Gardens only: adults $26 non-peak / $29 peak; youth (3-17) $20 / $23; 2 & under free; members discounted - Organizer: Cheekwood Estate & Gardens - Official page: https://cheekwood.org/calendar-events/holiday-lights/#tickets - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/holiday-lights-at-cheekwood--listing-3e2d89a8f8292d6f6de3b0ef ## About Cheekwood's holiday light walk sets the gardens glowing with more than a million lights along a one-mile walking path, from November 20 through January 3. Highlights include the Peppermint Path, the Star Field, a 28-foot Pixel Pine over the Bradford Robertson Color Garden, and the Dancing Lights of TRAINS!, where the garden's permanent model-train exhibit gets a holiday makeover that train-loving kids will want to linger over. Families can roast s'mores at outdoor firepits on the Frist Learning Center terrace (kits sold at the bar kiosks and marketplace), browse the Holiday Marketplace, and, with a Gardens + Mansion ticket, walk through the Historic Mansion's French-inspired holiday installation, An Enchanted Noel. Evening hours are 4:30 to 10 pm; the walking path is outdoors, so dress for the weather and bring a stroller for little ones. Peak nights cost more than non-peak nights, and children 2 and under are free. ## Similar picks in Nashville - [Glow Wild Holiday Lights at Nashville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/glow-wild-holiday-lights-at-nashville-zoo--listing-665f131e599001205e33a59e) — Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Nashville Zoo at Grassmere · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 24. Glow Wild is Nashville Zoo's new holiday light show, open nightly from November 13 through January 3. 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