Downtown Bristol
Christmas Village
The Downtown Bristol Christmas Tree Village will be on display from December 1 - January 2, at Cumberland Square, Downtown Center, and Anderson Park. Presented by Believe in Bristol, the Downtown Bristol Christmas Tree Village will feature 50+ holiday trees, each decorated by a local business, individual, or non-profit organization. The community Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place at Cumberland Square on Monday, December 1st.
In addition to the Downtown Bristol Community Christmas Tree and Christmas Tree Village, our downtown will be decked with several new lighted photo opportunities this season! Find them all and be sure to tag @BelieveinBristol in your holiday snap shots!
Merry Merchant
Window Dressing Contest
It’s time to deck the halls - and the windows! Visitors to Downtown Bristol TN/VA are also invited to vote for their favorite Christmas decorations in the windows and facades of various downtown businesses. Our 2025 Merry Merchant Window Dressing Contest theme is "Decked Out Downtown"!
Think over-the-top holiday cheer, twinkle lights galore, and that perfectly chaotic, home-for-the-holidays energy. We have challenged our downtown merchants to channel their inner Clark Griswold and turn their storefronts into a festive holiday spectacle! The more creative (and delightfully overdone), the better.
Windows will be decorated from November 24 through the New Year and voting will take place by scanning the QR code sticker in participating businesses’ windows, with a winner announced on social media in early January.