Sumner Weekend: 5 Happenings This Weekend

1Frostbite 5K/10K and Family Fun Run

Saturday, December 30
Begins at 8:30am
Sumner County YMCA
102 Bluegrass Commons Blvd., Hendersonville

Ring in the New Year with a run! Join us Saturday Dec. 30, 2023, for our annual Frostbite 5K/10K and Family Fun Run. Both events begin and end at the Sumner County YMCA and each course takes you through the lakeside rolling hills surrounding the Y.

Members Only: There will be on-site child care for ages 6 weeks to 12 years from 8-12 p.m.(*2 hour limit per child), where your child can stay while you race.

Event details and schedule
Itinerary
Pre-Packet Pickup:
Friday, Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sumner County Family YMCA.
Race Day Packet Pick-up/Walk-up Registration: 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Sumner County Family YMCA.
Child Care Services (Members Only): 8-12 p.m. (*2 hour limit per child)
Kids Fun Run Starts: 8:30 a.m.
10K Starts: 9 a.m.
5K Starts: 9:15 a.m.
Frostbite Village: 8-10 a.m.
Frostbite Freeze: 10:15 a.m.
Awards: Within 30 minutes after the last eligible winner crosses the finish line.

Register here.

2New Year’s Eve at The Rudder

Sunday, December 31
Begins at 3pm
The Rudder
126 River Rd, Hendersonville

Doors open at 3pm, dinner service begins at 5pm and there will be a Champagne Toast at Midnight!

Live music:
Highway Wildflowers 5-9pm
Chips & Salsa Band 9pm-Untill…

For reservations, call 615-496-5416 between noon and 6pm.

3ICE – Polar Express at Opryland

photo courtesy of Gaylord Opryland

Runs through January 1, 2024
Gaylord Opryland,2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville

Gaylord Opryland’s 40^th annual A Country Christmas began on November 10, 2023 and runs through January 1, 2024. The resort’s signature attraction features a brand-new ICE! theme, The Polar Express™, based upon the beloved Warner Bros holiday film. Using more than two million pounds–or 1,000 tons–of ice, “The Polar Express” is brought to life in ice sculpture form by a team of 40 world-class ice artisans from Harbin, China.

Find tickets here.

4Vault Tour at Lane Motor Museum

Saturday, December 30
11:30am – 12:15pm
Lane Motor Museum
702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210

Although the museum has over 580 cars and motorcycles in our collection, the museum only has space to display about 150 cars at any given time. This tour is an opportunity to view many of the other cars in the collection that are stored downstairs.

VAULT TOURS ARE:

$10.00 per participant* (Note- The tour fee is in addition to museum admission. Admission fees listed below.)
45-minute tour (approximately)
Limit of 30 per tour
Tickets available at the admissions counter
First come, first served- no reservations held

Groups for vault tours will gather on the museum floor near the theater.
Tours will begin promptly at their scheduled time so please arrive about 5 minutes before the start time.

5Country Music Hall of Fame Offers ‘Pay What You Want’

Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museu

Now through January 31, 2024
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will offer pay-what-you-want admission for Nashville area residents beginning Friday, Dec. 1, through Jan. 31, 2024. Providing an opportunity for locals to explore the museum and the history of country music, the pay-what-you-want admission will apply to those living in Davidson and its bordering counties – Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson. Learn more here.