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First Fridays: Lights! Merry & Bright

📅 Friday, December 4, 2026 🕐 5:00pm to 8:00pm ET 📍 Bristol, TN/VA Arts / Theater
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'Tis the season! We have the perfect outing to boost your holiday cheer! Grab dinner at your favorite downtown spot, followed by a leisurely stroll and enjoy First Fridays: Lights! Merry & Bright - complete with photo ops along the way!

Immerse yourself in the festive, sparkling lights along State Street and the merry merchant shop windows filled with wondrous scenes of the season. Be sure and vote for your favorite window display by scanning the QR code located at each stop; it's all part of the Merry Merchant Window Dressing Contest.

Grab a hot chocolate and head over to Bristol Merry & Bright Christmas Tree villages located at Cumberland Square and Anderson Parks for photo ops to commemorate your festive First Friday with family or as a #DowntownDateNight - be sure to tag us at #firstfridaysbristol.

Bristol Merry & Bright is all new this year, thanks to a partnership with our friends at Explore Bristol.

*All voting links for the Merry Merchant Window Dressing Contest can be found at believeinbristol.org/christmas!

Original listing: events.explorebristol.com/event/first-fridays-night-lights…

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