Event Calendar

Join Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center for complimentary Wassail and treats!

The will be showcasing more than 40 Peter Max originals. Exhibition catalogs and Peter Max poster available with your donation. The exhibition continues through January 17th, 2021.

The MACC follows the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines.

To schedule a visit, call us at (615) 822-0789.

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Skip the mall and enjoy a ranger led hike along the High Ridge Trail. This is a moderate 3-mile hike beginning at the Visitor Center. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. This is a well-attended event where distancing is difficult so participants must bring a mask.

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Lights on Luna is a musical computer animated Christmas light display in Hendersonville, TN. It's for the young, and the young at heart.

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The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company presents A Christmas Story November 27th through December 13th.  Performances will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.  Please note that there will not be a performance on Thursday, November 26th (Thanksgiving.)  A Christmas Story is based on the motion picture and Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940’s following 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas!  This timeless classic is sure to be enjoyed by the entire family!  For more information or to purchase your tickets, please visit our website at hpactn.com or call our box office at 615-826-6037.  Social Distancing will apply and seats around you are automatically blocked at the time of your purchase.  There will be temperature checks at the door and masks will be required.

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The Douglass-Clark House hosts a new pop-up exhibition from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrine a woman’s right to vote in the constitution, the 19th Amendment – while an enormous milestone – did not grant voting rights for all. The challenges of its passage reverberate to the ongoing fight for gender equity today.  This exhibit runs through Saturday, December 19, 2020.

Due to Covid-19, the Douglass-Clark House is currently limiting guests in the house to 2 persons at a time. 

Rightfully Hers is organized by the National Archives and Records Administration. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the National Archives has launched a nationwide initiative and major exhibition that explores the generations-long fight for universal woman suffrage. The exhibition is presented in part by the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation in honor of Virginia Allen Freeman, AARP, and Denise Gwyn Ferguson.

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Explore Christmas through the ages at Wynnewood on alternating Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Journey through a Victorian holiday at Wynnewood and learn about the Christmas traditions of the Wynnes, resort guests, and the enslaved as shared in diaries and letters . House tour and hot cider.

COVID-19:

• Face masks will be required on tour
• Tour size is limited
• Please do not attend if you have a temperature or feel unwell
• RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

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The Festival of Lights is a spectacular Christmas light show in Hendersonville that visitors will be able to drive-thru and enjoy together! There is no cost to drive through the light display at Memorial Park.

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Join the Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce for an afternoon of Holiday Shopping. Help support local boutiques at #LOVELOCAL.

This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC so get your girlfriends together and come on out! 

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This is Gill's Bright Lights' 12th year of putting up their display!

This year's display will consist of 55k dancing lights, moving to the music in your car radio (97.3 FM). They have 17ft Spiraling Mega Trees, 15ft Snowmen, 17ft Shooting Stars and many more holiday decorations. All of their decorations are homemade by them and they use nothing but LED lights. They begin putting up their display in early October and don't complete it, until the end of November. They launch the show on December 1st.

Sunday through Thursday the display is open from 5:30pm until 10:30pm and Friday through Saturday from 5:30pm until 11pm. Each year they've taken cash donations for a specific charity, on-site.

The display is free to the public.

In 2011 they won the overall Ann Chapman Nashville Holiday Lights contest.

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Explore Christmas through the ages at Cragfont on alternating Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Journey through an early 19th century holiday and experience the Christmas traditions of the Winchester family as told through their letters and diaries. House tour and hot cider.

COVID-19:

• Face masks will be required on tour
• Tour size is limited
• Please do not attend if you have a temperature or feel unwell
• RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

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Join Bledsoe Creek State Park for an easy hike along the Mayo Wix to see Santa! Please dress warmly and bring a blanket to sit on during this magical storytime. Guests must at minimum have access to a mask for times when social distancing between households is not possible. Cookies and cocoa will be offered to help you warm up after the story.

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Period-dressed docents will provide a free tour through the decorated, historic Bridal House in Cottontown!  Guests will also enjoy refreshments, period music played by Scott Miller on the hammered dulcimer, art by Kathleen Haynes, a book signing by Jerry Lumpkins, and Christmas decorations for sale.  There will also be Bridal House-themed pottery for sale.

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Enjoy the Annual Portland Christmas Festival and Parade. This year's theme is "Songs of the Season!"

Festival Activities from 3pm to 5pm on Main Street. Activities include a visit with Santa, cookie decorating and crafts (while supplies last), live music, food and more!

The City of Portland tree lighting will start at 5pm followed by the parade at 5:30pm. The parade will start at Freedom Drive and end at Portland East Middle School.

Parade applications are available now. Stop by the Chamber Office at 106 Main Street or email kristen@portlandcofc.com for an application.

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Join staff at Bledsoe Creek State park as we discuss what Christmas might have looked like in the 18th century. One common gift during the holidays was a pomander, a wonderfully fragrant orange or apple with cloves. Participants will have the chance to make their very own pomander to take home and enjoy this holiday season. Guests will need to have access to a mask and social distancing will be encouraged.

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The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company announces auditions for Tim Shue’s The Nerd.  There will be temperature checks and everyone is required to wear a mask.  Social distancing will be in place.  The Nerd is a wonderful comedic adventure wherein an aspiring young architect, Willum Cubbert, has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam.  After having written to Rick to say that he would always be available to do anything for him, Rick shows up and it becomes abundantly clear that Rick is a hopeless “nerd” that makes Willum’s life almost unbearable. 

For more information, including cast requirements, please visit hpactn.com.  The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company is located in the City Square Shopping Center, 260 West Main St., Suite 204 in Hendersonville.

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Join Ranger Smith for an exciting winter themed scavenger hunt along the Birdsong and Mayo Wix Trails. Registration is required. Guests must at minimum have access to a mask to participate in this program.

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This annual event is loved by all and takes place the 2nd Saturday in December, with more than 150 entries! Thousands of spectators line the streets of Gallatin to enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Local businesses are invited to participate in the great community event and have a chance to market and promote to one of Gallatin's largest audiences.

The parade can be watched anywhere along the parade route (Steam Plant Road to Hartsville Pike, down Main Street, Down Broadway and ends at the Gallatin High School). If you want to get an up close and personal view, watch from the Gallatin Public Square or the old Miracle Ford parking lot next to CVS.

Gallatin Public Square information: Starting at 10:45am, Gallatin's own, Danny McCorkle will be performing holiday music from the balcony of the Gallatin Public Library. H.D. Wheeler, with ServPro Industries and Cathy Martindale, cohost of "Racing Country", are the Masters of Ceremony. You will get a play by play of the parade as it passes by.Share this great Christmas tradition with your entire family! It is a "not to be missed" event!

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John Berry, a GRAMMY® winning singer/songwriter, who was diagnosed with throat cancer after wrapping his 2018 Christmas tour, shares his inspiration for the 24th Annual Christmas Songs and Stories Tour. 2020 has brought many new challenges to the touring industry, but determined to bring the joy of live music and the much needed Christmas spirit to as many fans as possible, John Berry will be on stage performing to keep the tradition alive in as many venues as they can.

John’s 2019 Christmas season was a reason for celebration as he reflected on his ongoing recovery and the joy of the Christmas spirit after he concluded 35 cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation, but 2020 finds him with a whole new list of hurdles brought on by the current Covid-19 virus. Normally John and his band hit the road right after Thanksgiving and do not stop until close to Christmas making stops in approximately 25 cities. This year there are only six cities which will kick off with his hometown of Gallatin, TN on December 12th for two shows at The Palace Theatre, then hitting the road for stops in Jeffersonville, Indiana, down to Georgia for shows in Athens, Bremen and Macon and ending in Dothan, Alabama. Each city has restrictions on occupancy which has created obstacles of pre-sold tickets over-filling seats that went on sale after last year's tour and found John's team forced to find solutions to overcome the challenge of how to keep fans happy and meet the regulations set by each city. In more than one instance they had to move the show to a larger facility which allowed more space to seat ticket holders in a socially distanced atmosphere.  Each venue will taking precautions to help ticket holders feel safe which includes spaced seating and requesting masks be worn. A few venues will have staggered entry and exit to keep a safe flow. All steps will be put into place to try and keep these shows a safe enjoyable event

2021 will celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the Christmas Songs and Stories Tour commemorating with plans for a bigger and better enhanced performance.

John Berry is known for his seasonal fan favorite holiday performances which are filled with traditional Christmas songs, including his incredible version of "O Holy Night,” many of his most requested hit songs, and a few of his childhood stories sprinkled in.

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Join Bledsoe Creek State Park as they hike through Tennessee History starting in 1500 and ending at the Cumberland Settlement in 1800. As they hike along the trail, they will discuss what brought European Settlers to Tennessee and how that affected the Native Americans who hunted in this area; as well as the conflicts that arose between Settlers and Native Americans during the late 1700s. Other topics that will be discussed include local legends like Thomas Spencer and the attack on Zeigler’s Station in 1792.

Please wear comfortable shoes and follow social distancing guidelines. Hikers can meet park staff at the boat ramp at the end of Main Park Road. Space is limited to 15 hikers. Guests must at minimum have access to a mask to participate in this program.

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What time is it? Today most of us can look at a clock or phone to determine the time, but how did we tell time before the invention of the clock? Join Ranger Smith and explore the history of the sundial. Then create your very own to take home. This program is recommend for children ages 4 to 8, but all ages are welcome. Registration is required. Guests must at minimum have access to a mask to participate in this program.

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The winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight, and it marks the start of astronomical winter. After the winter solstice, days start becoming longer and nights shorter as spring approaches. Join us on the back porch of the Visitor Center to create bird feeders to help sustain the birds in your backyard until Spring arrives! Registration is required.Guests must at minimum have access to a mask to participate in this program.

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