Christmas Activities & Events

ICE!, our signature holiday attraction, features favorite scenes from the beloved movie The Polar Express™, brought to life in magnificent sculptures hand-carved from more than 2 million pounds of ice. It's all part of A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland! ICE! is presented by Pepsi.

Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner prepared by the resort's award-winning chefs, followed by live entertainment by Darryl Worley and friends.

Schedule of 'Friends'
The Isaacs - November 23-27
Deana Carter - November 29-December 3
Billy Gilman & Andy Griggs - December 6-December 11
Billy Dean - December 13-December 17
Lorrie Morgan - December 20, 21 & 23
Andy Griggs - December 22, 24 & 25

Breakfast is served! This one-of-a-kind dining experience includes a delicious breakfast to enjoy with friends and family. Afterward, take photos with your favorite members of the Peanuts gang like Charlie Brown, Lucy, and even Snoopy.

Grab a bucket of real snowballs and take aim at interactive targets created by Santa's elves.

Snoopy needs your help to find the most festive decorations for his doghouse! Throughout this scavenger hunt, you'll need to search high and low across the resort and follow clues to locate some dazzling decor for his famous red house. Find all the decorations and complete the quest to receive a seasonal souvenir!

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.  This is an absolute blast for kids and those who are young at heart! Tickets permit all-day access.

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

Enjoy classic bumper car rides in the great outdoors. Get ready to slide and glide during this action-packed experience. 

Gather your loved ones and celebrate with delicious and hassle-free dining.

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

Don't wait -- make a date to decorate! Let your Christmas creativity run wild when you adorn your gingerbread house or cookies. After you've decorated to your heart's content, make your way to visit the Gingerbread Bakery.

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

Build-A-Bear® has been adding a little more heart to life for more than 25 years! Visit Build-A-Bear Workshop® to experience the fun of personalizing furry friends and taking part in our one-of-a-kind Heart Ceremony. Add adorable outfits, sweet scents, and fun sounds to make any furry friend the perfect gift or a cuddly Christmas keepsake!  

Mailing a letter to the North Pole is great, but nothing can beat a personal visit with Santa Claus to let him know what you want for Christmas and make sure you're on his nice list. Capture the moment with a keepsake photo.

Special Event! Gaylord Opryland is pleased to have a special visitor from the North Pole. On December 18, a special signing Santa will be available to communicate with deaf and hard of hearing children using ASL. Mailing a letter to the North Pole is great, but nothing can beat a personal visit with Santa Claus to let him know what you want for Christmas and make sure you're on his nice list. Capture the moment with a keepsake photo.

*Reservations are sold in 15 minute increments during special event hours of operation.

SoundWaves is an upscale indoor/outdoor water experience with dedicated recreation zones for adults, young children, and families. Reserve the SoundWaves Experience Package for guaranteed access.

Experience a private horse-drawn carriage ride and enjoy the decorations and lights in this approximately 12-minute experience sure to delight the entire family.

Take in a breathtaking synchronization of light, water, and holiday music in this free fountain show. Presented by Marriott Bonvoy Boundless®️ Credit Card from Chase.

Stroll the Magnolia Lawn and view an amazing display of more than 3 million holiday lights.

For non-overnight guests or non-ticketholders, learn more about our resort access policy here.

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year on a Tennessee Christmas (lunch) or Music City Christmas (dinner) cruise and shows.

Join the jolliest hostess of all for a fun-filled celebration of Christmas traditions. Delight in the retelling of the Christmas classic, "'Twas The Night Before Christmas," sing along to favorite holiday songs, and share a batch of Santa's favorite snack - warm, freshly baked Christmas cookies.

Create memories and traditions with tubing, ice skating, bumper cars, skating champions show, live performances, shopping, warm beverages, and delicious treats.

Join us nightly on the Magnolia Lawn to sing Christmas carols and watch the spectacular tree lighting. 

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

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

Perfect for those with a green thumb, this self-guided tour is a great way to learn about our extraordinary flora while strolling through the resort as it's decked out for the holidays.

Pose at the most Christmassy spots throughout the resort and share your selfie on social media using #Opryland.

Take a virtual safari through Gaylord Opryland! Twelve endangered animals are hidden throughout the resort and your help is needed to find them. Search for the tracking markers to find the hidden animals, learn facts about them, and see them come to life before your very eyes with the magic of augmented reality (AR)! This cool tech experience is fun for kids of all ages and affords photo opportunities with AR animals throughout the resort. A smartphone and free app download are necessary to enjoy this AR experience.

"Nashville Nights" includes special entertainment, perks, and discounts exclusively for residents of Davidson County and adjacent counties.
Tuesdays, November 14 & 28, and December 5 and 12, 2023, 6pm-8pm CT.

Includes:
•    November 14 & December 5: Live holiday music performed by the Two Rivers Community Orchestra from 6:30-7:00pm CT
•    November 28 & December 12: Caroling with Chris - Join Chris Kirkpatrick from ‘NSYNC & our caroling quartet from 6:30-7:00pm CT for a stroll from the resort's Magnolia Portico to the Nativity scene singing everyone's favorite Christmas songs.

With proof of residency, you'll receive: 
•    FREE hot chocolate at the Magnolia Portico
•    One FREE Merry Snoopy Christmas Scavenger Hunt booklet per family
•    50% off ICE! tickets for Nov. 14 & 28 and Dec. 5 & 12 only; book online in advance with code NASHNIGHT at ChristmasAtGaylordOpryland.com

Includes FREE Entertainment