Ice Skating, Christmas Lights and Holiday Fun: A Winter Wonderland Comes to Shelbyville
Walking in a Winter Wonderland celebrates its first year of the new celebration of Christmas in South Central Tennessee in Shelbyville. Enjoy real ice skating, tons of Christmas lights and so much more while spending quality time with your family and friends throughout the holiday season.
This celebration of Christmas in South Central Tennessee will be held in Shelbyville, TN by Bridge Bedford. The events will provide additional opportunities for families to spend time together throughout the holiday season.
An Indoor Winter Wonderland at Cooper Steel Arena
Innovative Celebration of Christmas in South Central Tennessee Continues with new Holiday Activities. Cooper Steel Arena hosts an Indoor Winter Wonderland at Cooper Steel Arena holiday skating experience with lights for the young and the young at heart on Saturday, November 21.
This new Holiday Ice Skating Experience in the walking in a Winter Wonderland of lights is designed to be entertainment for families with young children as well as adults and a special date night activity to fill your vacation time throughout the entire holiday season. In addition to the real ice skating rink and lights, families will enjoy the festive atmosphere of Cooper Steel Arena filled with festival entertainment all year long by Bridge Bedford through the end of the year.
The Celebration Expands Outdoors November 27
And don’t think that the holiday fun has to end indoors at Cooper Steel Arena! All of the seasonal fun is moved outside to the grounds of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration on Friday, November 27th. The historic Celebration Barns will be decked out in festive lights and so much more for your family’s vacation to remember.
Train Rides, Holiday Markets, Mini Golf, Live Music and More. The Winter Wonderland activities will be spread out throughout the Celebration Grounds and guests can experience them all as they wander through the festive lighted grounds and celebrations of Christmas. Families can choose the activities that they want to experience.
Some of the activities and times of performances will be listed on the event calendar and subject to change.
Historic Barns Get a Holiday Makeover
You may recognize this new aspect of Walking in a Winter Wonderland as the Celebration Barn Tour and Decorating Contest.
Lots of local businesses, organizations and community groups will be decorating the Celebration grounds’ historic barns for this event. The decorations will include the walking horse and will reflect a Shelbyville-inspired holiday display.
Guests will also have the opportunity to look around the holiday decorated Celebration Grounds to view the work of individuals, businesses, organizations and more within Bedford County as part of the new Shelbyville tradition.
A New Tradition Rooted in Community
The events and activities are designed and facilitated by the community development plan of Shelbyville 2075: Legacy in Motion and by Bridge Bedford, efforts to generate additional entertainment and community connections and tourism for The Celebration.
Cooper Steel is the Legacy Partner for this first year event and the organizers hope that it will become an annual event and other family centered events that families from all parts of Middle Tennessee can attend.
Plan Your Holiday Visit
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Grounds. Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Indoor experience: November 21, 2026–January 2, 2027
Expanded outdoor experience: Begins November 27, 2026
Look through the various attractions and check out the schedule for The Celebration entertainment as well as buy tickets online for your visit to Shelbyville for Christmas.
Bring your family and friends to Shelbyville for Christmas!
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