Spring Hill sits in both Maury and Williamson counties, and its main holiday night is a Christmas parade that starts as the daylight goes. Franklin's tree lighting, parade and drive-through light show are a short trip north. This guide has the 2026 dates posted so far, what is still missing, and a word on lighting a newer Spring Hill home. Times can move, so confirm on each organizer's page.
When is the Spring Hill Christmas Parade in 2026?
- Date:
- Saturday, December 12, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00 pm
- Place:
- Main Street
The City of Spring Hill's Christmas Parade on Main Street is on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 5:00 pm. The city's parade page says it goes on rain or shine, though dangerous or severe weather could postpone it.
A 5:00 pm start in mid-December means the floats roll out in fading light and finish after dark, so lit floats and lit storefronts carry the second half. The city's own advice is to dress warmly, and the temperature does drop fast once the sun is down.
Santa's Mailbox, and no tree lighting listed yet
- Date:
- Tuesday, December 1, 2026
- Time:
- noon
- Place:
- Library, 144 Kedron Parkway
Santa's Mailbox arrives at noon on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at the library at 144 Kedron Parkway. As of October 10, those two entries are the only holiday events on the city's November and December 2026 calendar; there is no tree lighting. Check the City of Spring Hill calendar later in the fall in case one is added.
Franklin events a short drive north
- Franklin's tree lighting: the City of Franklin's annual events page sets the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony for Friday, December 4, 2026, the first Friday in December, with local school children, musicians, performers and Santa. The 2026 start time is not posted yet.
- Date:
- Friday, December 4, 2026
- Franklin Christmas Parade: the Downtown Franklin Rotary Club runs the parade on Franklin's Main Street the next day, Saturday, December 5, 2026, starting at 1:00 pm. See the parade page.
- Date:
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00 pm
- Place:
- Main Street, Franklin
- Dickens of a Christmas: musicians, dancers and characters from Charles Dickens's stories fill downtown Franklin on December 12 and 13, 2026, from 10 am to 6 pm Saturday and 11 am to 5 pm Sunday. A Saturday at Dickens and the Spring Hill parade at 5 pm fit in the same day. Details are on the Heritage Foundation page.
- Date:
- December 12 and 13, 2026
- Time:
- 10 am to 6 pm Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm Sunday
- Place:
- Downtown Franklin
- FrankTown Festival of Lights: Franklin's drive-through show at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center runs every night from November 20 to December 31, 5:00 to 9:00 pm, and opens to walkers from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on November 25 and December 2, 9 and 16. See FrankTown's site.
- Date:
- November 20 to December 31, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00 to 9:00 pm nightly
- Place:
- Williamson County Ag Expo Center
The Franklin holiday lights guide has more on that first weekend, and all of these sit on the Nashville-area holiday lights calendar with tree lightings and parades from other towns around Nashville.
Driving for lights in Spring Hill
For decorated houses, the subdivisions closest to home are the easiest place to start a loop. Go slowly, dim to low beams and park fully off the road if you stop to look.
A newer house, a long roofline
Spring Hill grew from 29,036 people in the 2010 Census to 50,005 in 2020, so much of the city's housing is recent. Newer two-story houses tend to have long, even eaves broken by front gables and a garage roof. Year-round Christmas lights in a continuous track that follows each of those edges read as one clean outline from the street, which is the view parade traffic and neighbors see in December.
Main Street at dusk
Santa's Mailbox arrives at the library on December 1 and the Main Street parade rolls at 5 pm on December 12; to have your roofline on for both, look over the Spring Hill permanent lighting page and fill in a short quote request.