Elementary children and teens present Big Night in a Small Town, a Christmas musical, during Sunday morning worship.

Lakewood Theatre Company closes its 2026 season with Mark Shanahan's A Sherlock Carol, a holiday mystery in which a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Sherlock Holmes to look into the peculiar death of Ebenezer Scrooge. At the theatre in the old Becker's Bakery building, 2211 Old Hickory Blvd. Tickets through TicketsNashville.

Kids build with the library's Lego bricks at the Old Hickory branch. Bricks provided.

A lantern-lit evening tour of the mansion and grounds, with early 19th-century holiday décor and Jackson family Christmas stories. Tickets are $50.

An 8-mile moderate shoreline hike on the Bryant Grove Trail, with a 4-mile turnaround option. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the kiosk near the playground in the Couchville Lake area; bring lunch, water, and snacks, and register in advance.

The Hermitage's annual commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans, with free grounds admission. Mansion and VIP tours are extra. A detailed hourly schedule for 2027 had not been posted yet.

Hands-on War of 1812 programs, including soldier life, spycraft, hot chocolate, and stories of lesser-known participants. Designed for ages 5 to 11 and open to all. Free grounds admission; mansion tours are extra. The inclement-weather date is Thursday, January 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Old Hickory library's monthly book club for adults, held the third Tuesday of the month.

A one-hour stage program about people who escaped slavery and those who helped them, including Harriet Tubman, Henry Box Brown, Frederick Douglass, Levi Coffin, and John Parker. Recommended for grade 3 and up; children 13 and under are free.

A ticketed potluck: participants receive a cookbook, cook from it for about two months, then gather at Duckbill to share a dish. The winter title had not been announced yet.

A new formal Valentine's dinner fundraiser from HolidayFest. The venue had not been posted at the time of listing.