All Holiday Activities at Gaylord Opryland

More Merry Experiences

I Love Christmas Movies • Ice Tubing • Gingerbread Decorating Corner • Character Dining • SoundWaves Water Experience • Ice Skating • Build-A-Bear Workshop • Carriage Rides • Ice Bumper Cars • Scavenger Hunt • Reindeer Encounters • 3 Million Lights & Acres of Decorations, plus much more!

I Love Christmas Movies™

Walk-thru the most iconic scenes from your favorite Christmas movies with over 13 fully immersive scenes with replicas of film props, audio clips, and more. Featuring THE POLAR EXPRESS™, A CHRISTMAS STORY™, ELF™, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION™, and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS™.

Gingerbread Decorating Corner

This fun and interactive decorating tradition just got a whole lot sweeter! Choose from different design options to create either delectable holiday-themed gingerbread cookies or a complete gingerbread house. After you've decorated to your heart's content, make your way to Nutmeg, the gingerbread man, for a heartwarming photo opp.

Ice Tubing

Experience our 15-foot-high, four-lane ice tubing hill. It's all the fun of sledding with the added speed of ice! Race friends and family to see who can reach the bottom first, or ride with a friend on one of our double tubes. This is an absolute blast for both kids and those who are young at heart!

Santa at table writing letter - Gaylord Opryland

Letters To Santa

Kids, and kids at heart, can vist Santa’s office and write him a letter telling him how good they’ve been this year.

SoundWaves Water Experience

Something extraordinary is making waves at Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort. SoundWaves is an upscale indoor/outdoor water experience with dedicated recreation zones for adults, young children and families.   Guaranteed admission is available only with the exclusive SoundWaves Water Experience overnight package.

Ice Skating

Enjoy a perfect day or evening under the stars by going on a yuletide glide on our 9,000 square-foot outdoor skating rink made with real ice. Lessons available.

Ice Skating Lessons

Perfect your ice skating skills with a thirty minute or one hour private lesson on our holiday rink.

Build-A-Bear Workshop

IT'S THE MOST FUN YOU'LL EVER MAKE

Bring imagination to life with Build-A-Bear Workshop®! Experience the Make-Your-Own fun by adding stuffing and taking part in our one-of-a-kind Heart Ceremony. Personalize furry friends with outfits, accessories, sounds and scents – it’s the most fun you’ll ever make.

Carriage Rides

Experience a private horse-drawn carriage ride and enjoy the decorations and lights, sure to delight the entire family. Carriage rides are approximately 12 minutes in length.

Character Dining

Breakfast with Charlie Brown & Friends - Breakfast is served. This one-of-a-kind, interactive experience includes a delicious breakfast, along with hugs and photos with the Peanuts gang.

Holiday Dining

Don't worry about too much time in the kitchen and not enough with your family; spend this magical holiday amid waterfalls, foliage and our 2 million twinkling lights in our indoor garden.

Scavenger Hunt

Merry Snoop's Scavenger Hunt - Search high and low to help Snoopy deck his house out for the Dog House Decorating Competition in this fun scavenger hunt. Complete the quest to win a souvenir.

Ice Bumper Cars

If you like bumper cars, experience the thrill of driving them on ice! Slide, spin and bump your friends and family as you zoom around in our ice bumper cars.

Rockin' Christmas on Ice Skating Show

An all-new LIVE ice skating show featuring champion skaters, big jumps, fast spins and awe-inspiring throws and lifts!

Luminaries of Love

With the purchase of a holiday Luminary of Love, you're supporting the Children's Miracle Network for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Choose a special dedication on your luminary for display along the Delta River or take home your Luminary of Love to enjoy throughout the season.

delta boat on water in delta atrium at Gaylord Opryland

Delta Flatboats

Explore the 12 Days of A Country Christmas on this festive cruise on the quarter-mile-long river that winds through the resort’s Delta Atrium.

Reindeer Encounters

Did you know not only can reindeer fly, they can also swim? It’s true! Get up close & personal with Santa’s favorite animals and learn more about this truly magical species.

Pinetop Stage

At Pinetop, a outdoor Appalachian-esque village, you’ll create memories and traditions with tubing, ice skating, ice bumper cars, skating champions show, live performances, shopping, warm beverages and delicious treats.

3 Milion Christmas Lights

DISCOVER THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

Don't miss the festive decor Santa's elves have added and the magical atmosphere of the holiday.

Location | Property Wide

Seasonal Spa Treatments

Indulge in seasonal spa treatment to enhance the mind, revitalize the body.

Outdoor Nativity

Our outdoor nativity display features special lighting effects and an audio rendition of the beloved biblical story.

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