November 15-17, 2024 at The Fairgrounds Nashville

Over 60 years of shopping and giving!

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2024 SHOW!

The merchant application can be found on our merchant page. Merchant acceptances are based on the quality of merchandise and variety relative to our current merchants. Christmas Village prides itself as being a leader in consumer shows in the Southeast. We strive to have a wide variety of merchandise so that our shoppers can truly find gifts for everyone on their holiday shopping list!

About Christmas Village

Christmas Village is one of the oldest charitable events in Nashville, supported and run entirely by volunteers from the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club. Approximately 250 merchants and 30,000 shoppers from all over the United States participate in this prestigious consumer show. A variety of unique seasonal and gift items are offered, including- toys for all ages, clothing for children and adults, jewelry, home decor, food items, pottery, collectibles, and unusual pieces for the “person who has everything.”

Christmas Village was created in 1961 as a means to increase the financial contributions to the Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center. Bill Wilkerson’s two sisters, Nancy Fawn Wilkerson Diehl and Jane Wilkerson Yount were both members of the Vanderbilt Pi Beta Phi chapter and recruited their sorority sisters to assist in many ways in the early years after the Center opened in 1951. The alumnae club soon followed by raising money for the Center. Berenice Miller Denton and Barbara White Fridrich, the first co-chairs, planned a Christmas fairyland with displays from local merchants. The event started as a one-day event that netted $1020 and has grown to a 4-day shopping extravaganza that is recognized as one of the premier shopping events in the southeast.

Christmas Village has generated over $14.7 million benefiting thousands of people since its inaugural event in 1961. The proceeds support:

Special hearing and speech programs at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Patients recovering from traumatic brain injury at the Vanderbilt Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute
Funds and scholarships for aspiring artists at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Learn more about the Pi Beta Phi fraternity.

Beneficiaries of Christmas Village

Testimonials

In 1991, I was asked to lead Christmas Village, an event that was foundational to the club, critical to funding its philanthropies, and beloved by all of Nashville. I was humbled and honored. Another thirty years later, the women entrusted with the Christmas Village legacy ensure it remains fresh and fun for its patrons, profitable for its vendors, and supportive of its charities. There is nothing like the Christmas Village experience! To be a large part of something larger than yourself is the heart’s reward of our calling.
Peggy Wilson Lawrence, 1991 Christmas Village Co-Chair
My first show with Christmas Village was in 1985 and I’ve been a merchant ever since - 37 years! I’ve been a long-time merchant at the Village for the following reasons: S=Satisfying A=Ageless L=Lucrative E=Exclusive S=Successful SALES! And, if you’re a shopper, you’ll definitely enjoy browsing all the unusual gift selections exhibited by merchants from across the United States. Not only is Christmas Village one of the oldest and most prestigious Christmas consumer shows in the South, it donates all proceeds to Vanderbilt’s Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi charities.
Linda Hood, Linda Hood’s Boutique
The Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club has been a vital part of the Bill Wilkerson Center for over 70 years. To ensure ongoing financial stability for our programs, in 1961 the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club established Christmas Village – by far our longest lasting and most profitable fundraiser. The financial support of Christmas Village, along with the ongoing individual funding of many of their members, has allowed us to sustain the Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute as the premier out-patient rehabilitation center in this region for adults and children with central nervous system disorders and acquired injuries. Today, patients travel from across and outside of the U.S. seeking services from our expert clinicians in our state-of-the-art facility.”
Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences

Contact

Mailing Address

Christmas Village
P.O. Box 158826
Nashville, TN 37215-8826

615-256-2726

For general information about Christmas Village or press requests, email info@christmasvillage.org.

For information on becoming a merchant, email prospectivemerchants@christmasvillage.org

For questions about our Sneak-a-Peek event, please contact SAP@christmasvillage.org.

For an ADA accommodation, contact Christmas Village by e-mail or call our information line at 615-256-2726.

DIRECTIONS & PARKING

PARKING will be FREE this year for all attendees! Christmas Village will be underwriting the parking cost for our guests.

To get to Christmas Village, please search “The Fairgrounds Nashville” in your GPS app. Look for signs to direct you to parking lots.

We will offer two parking entrances this year to alleviate traffic congestion. Please consider using the Craighead St. entrance via Nolensville Pike, Bransford Ave, or I-440.

For accessible parking, enter via Wedgewood Ave. Please check our Facebook (@christmasvillageTN), Instagram (@christmasvillagetn) and Twitter (@cmasvillage) pages for up-to-date parking information during the event or see the Fairgrounds Nashville Website www.thefairgrounds.com for more information.