Holiday lights and Christmas events in Mount Juliet 2026

Last checked Oct. 27, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Facts come from each organizer’s own page: the City of Mt. Juliet’s Christmas in the Park and Events pages, Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage and Breeden’s Orchard. Parks and Recreation: 615-758-6522.

Updated Oct. 27: the city’s calendar now shows Christmas in the Park running Dec. 1 to Jan. 4 as a trail of sponsored, decorated Christmas trees.

Mount Juliet’s own Christmas dates are the tree lighting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, Christmas in the Park from Tuesday, Dec. 1, to Jan. 4, a trail of decorated trees at Charlie Daniels Park, and the Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade and tree lighting have their own page, Christmas parade and tree lighting, with the route, road closures and Santa times. For lights, the big display nearby is A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, about 10 miles west, from Nov. 6 to Jan. 2. Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, about six miles west, runs Christmas by Lamplight tours on weekend evenings from Nov. 13.

Who to call

• City events: Mt. Juliet Parks and Recreation, 615-758-6522, parkevents@mtjuliet-tn.gov
• The Hermitage: 615-889-2941, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage
• Breeden’s Orchard: 615-449-2880, 631 Beckwith Road

The season at a glance

In Mount Juliet

• Home for the Holidays, Saturday, Nov. 14: listed on the city’s Parks and Recreation Events page; times and place had not been posted.
• Tree lighting, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5 to 7 p.m.: at Veterans Park by the clock tower, with pictures with Santa from 5 to 6 p.m. Details in Christmas parade and tree lighting.
• Hibbett Hall train museum, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2 to 4 p.m.: the city’s free model train museum in Charlie Daniels Park, which recreates Mount Juliet from the 1910s to 1940s. It also opens Nov. 14 and, for the holidays, Saturdays, Dec. 5 and 19, 2 to 4 p.m.
• Christmas in the Park, Dec. 1 to Jan. 4: the walking trail at Charlie Daniels Park, 1075 Charlie Daniels Parkway, lined with Christmas trees sponsored by local businesses and individuals, on the city’s event page and the city’s calendar (8 a.m. Dec. 1 to 10 p.m. Jan. 4). No opening ceremony time has been posted.
• Christmas parade, Saturday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m.: on N. Mt. Juliet Road; rain date Sunday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m.

Light displays

Inside Mount Juliet, the city’s Christmas in the Park tree trail at Charlie Daniels Park (above) is the walk-through display, Dec. 1 to Jan. 4. We found no drive-through light show in the city with 2026 dates. Nearby:

• A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, Nashville: Nov. 6, 2026, to Jan. 2, 2027. The resort says it puts up more than 5 million Christmas lights and runs its ice! attraction, this year themed on “Home Alone,” along with ice tubing, ice skating, a holiday cirque show, a gingerbread decorating corner and photos with Santa, each sold as a ticketed activity.

Neighborhood displays: if your street goes all out, send us the address and the dates through our contact page.

The Hermitage at Christmas

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, runs Christmas by Lamplight, a lantern-light tour of the mansion and grounds about early 19th-century holiday decor and the Jackson family’s Christmases, at 6 p.m. on:

• Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14; Nov. 20 and 21; Nov. 27 and 28
• Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4 and 5; Dec. 11 and 12; Dec. 18 and 19
• Saturday, Dec. 26

The Jacksonian Christmas Festival is Saturday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Tulip Grove, with crafts, games and storytelling. The Hermitage is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Santa and holiday classes at Breeden’s Orchard

Breeden’s Orchard had not posted its 2026 Christmas events when this page was checked. In 2025 its calendar included:

• Breakfast with Mrs. Claus, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. to noon: a ticketed country breakfast with a holiday craft station, letters to Santa and visits from Mrs. Claus
• Cookie decorating on Dec. 14, 2025, and a holiday cake pop class on Dec. 15, 2025

We will add the 2026 dates when the orchard posts them.

Hanukkah

Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on Friday, Dec. 4. We found no public menorah lighting in Mount Juliet with 2026 details when this page was checked. Send us the organizer’s link and we will add it.

What this means for you

• Tree lighting Nov. 17 is the first city event, and Santa is there for the first hour.
• Hermitage lamplight tours run only on Friday and Saturday evenings, plus Dec. 26.
• Parade morning, N. Mt. Juliet Road closes; see the parade page for detours.

More: things to do this month and New Year’s Eve in Mount Juliet.

Frequently asked questions

When is Christmas in the Park in Mount Juliet?

It opens Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026, at Charlie Daniels Park, 1075 Charlie Daniels Parkway, and the city’s calendar runs it to Jan. 4, 2027: the park’s walking trail decorated with Christmas trees sponsored by local businesses and residents.

Where can I see Christmas lights near Mount Juliet?

A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, about 10 miles west in Nashville, runs Nov. 6, 2026, to Jan. 2, 2027, with more than 5 million lights. In Mount Juliet, the city’s Christmas in the Park lines the Charlie Daniels Park walking trail with decorated trees Dec. 1 to Jan. 4.

Where can kids see Santa in Mount Juliet?

The city’s tree lighting at Veterans Park on Tuesday, Nov. 17, has pictures with Santa from 5 to 6 p.m. In 2025 Breeden’s Orchard also held a ticketed Breakfast with Mrs. Claus on Dec. 13.

Is there a menorah lighting in Mount Juliet?

We found no public menorah lighting in Mount Juliet with 2026 details when this page was checked. Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown Friday, Dec. 4. Send us an organizer’s link and we will add it.