Holiday LIGHTS

Holiday Marketplace

November 21, 2025 – January 4, 2026

Daytime Hours  |  9 AM – 3:30 PM
Evening Hours  |  4:30 – 10 PM

Open day and night, the Holiday Marketplace returns to the Frist Learning Center Great Hall. Bring the sparkle of the season home with one-of-a-kind keepsakes, décor, ornaments, and enchanting gifts for everyone on your list.

Truist Holiday Gift Drive

November 21 – December 14

Guests may purchase an item in any of Cheekwood’s three shops – Holiday Marketplace, Museum Shop or Garden Shop – to give as part of our holiday gift drive for military families.

Presented by Truist Bank.

Cheekwood Garden & Museum Shop Hours

Daytime Hours | 10 AM – 3:30 PM
Evening Hours | 4:30 – 10 PM

Merry & Bright Package

The ‘Merry & Bright’ package returns, and includes 2 adult Gardens & Mansion admission passes, parking for one vehicle, 2 drink tickets, 2 s’mores kits, and 10% off in our Holiday Marketplace. The package costs $130 for Members and $155 for nonmembers.
Merry & Bright Package

Late Night LIGHTS

Late Night Lights returns this year.

• Tickets are Garden Only
• Monday – Thursday  |  8:30 PM
  • Not offered on peak nights (Fridays, Saturdays, week leading up to Christmas)
• Nonmembers pay $20 per person (adult or youth)
• Members receive discounted tickets: $17 Member Adult, $13 Member Youth

Because these are discounted tickets, Late Night Lights ticketholders must wait until 8:30 PM for entry.

(This Membership discount cannot be combined with the Military Monday discount. Members do not receive an extra discount for Late Night Lights.)

Ticket Transfer

If you find you’re unable to make your visit, tickets can be transferred to a new date for a fee of $5 per ticket. Please review the ticket calendar to confirm date and time availability before submitting your request as tickets cannot be transferred to sold out times. This transfer fee is non-refundable. Tickets must be transferred in advance of your scheduled date and time of visit of your original order.
Ticket Transfer Request

Military Mondays

Active duty and retired military personnel receive 50% off Gardens Only tickets on select Monday nights for up to 5 people with valid ID. Military Monday tickets can be purchased using the ticket calendar below. Look for the Military Monday: Adult and Military Monday: Youth ticket types. Military ID will be checked upon arrival.

Military Monday tickets can only be transferred to other Military Mondays.

Sweet Holiday Dreams in the Historic Mansion
Holiday Décor by Laura Dowling

Daytime Hours: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
Evening Hours: 4:30 – 10 PM

We’re thrilled for the return of Laura Dowling, Chief White House Floral Designer from 2009–2015, who once again brings her vision and handcrafted designs to the Cheekwood Mansion.

This year, Dowling’s vision is an homage to the sweet treats of the holiday season. Inspired by visions of sugarplums, candy-colored hues, and chestnuts roasting over an open fire, holiday nostalgia will come alive with vintage ornaments, florals, ribbon, and colorful baubles, decorated topiaries, wreaths, trees, and garlands. Tour the Mansion in the day or evening during Holiday LIGHTS.

Images from 2024

Holiday LIGHTS Proposal Packages

What better way to celebrate the warmth of the holidays than a proposal to the one you love at Cheekwood during Holiday LIGHTS? Proposal sessions are available Sunday through Saturday evenings from 5:30 – 9:30 PM.