College Grove's holiday season comes down to two afternoons. The Christmas parade lines up at the community center on Horton Highway on Sunday, December 6. Six days later, on Saturday, December 12, Christmas on The Farm opens at Double Barrel Farm on Flat Creek Road. Between those two dates, the farm store at 8810 Horton Hwy keeps its regular six-day schedule, which leaves the parade weekend and the farm weekend running on different clocks.
The plan for each weekend depends on that schedule. A Sunday parade falls on the store's closed day. The Saturday farm event starts at the exact hour the store's kitchen stops serving.
Sunday, December 6, Starts at the Community Center
According to its FranklinIs listing, the 2026 College Grove Christmas Parade steps off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 6. Lineup begins at 1 p.m. at the College Grove Recreation Center and Gym, and the parade is free. College Grove Athletics organizes it, and the listing points to the parade's own Facebook page for updates as the day gets closer.
The staging site also handles a lot of College Grove's everyday business. Williamson County Parks & Recreation runs the College Grove Community Center there, with a gymnasium, a wellness center, and a senior area on weekday schedules. The College Grove branch of the Williamson County Public Library is listed at 8607 Horton Highway. On parade Sunday, the campus that holds the gym and the library branch also serves as the assembly point for floats and marchers.
The timing is simple. The one hour of lineup, from 1 to 2 p.m., is when entries assemble at the center, and the parade starts on the hour. If you have a float, a truck, or a team in the parade, that hour is when you need to be on Horton Highway, not 2 o'clock.
The Farm Store Is Closed That Day
Farther along Horton Highway, Mooberry Farms runs its farm store at 8810 Horton Hwy. Its posted hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The food menu runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the store is closed on Sunday.
Since the parade is on a Sunday, the store won't be open on parade day. The open day closest to it is Saturday, December 5, when the store keeps its full 8-to-6 hours and serves food until 1. If you want eggs for a Sunday parade brunch, coffee beans for guests, or beef for a holiday dinner that weekend, plan on Saturday.
What the store sells explains why that Saturday matters. Mooberry raises grass-finished beef and pasture-raised pork. Both are non-GMO, corn-free, and soy-free, raised without antibiotics or vaccinations. It also raises pasture-raised chicken and eggs, and it runs a kitchen and coffee shop inside the store. Online orders are set up for pickup at the farm store by default. An order placed during the week can be picked up on Saturday, December 5, the day before the parade.
The store is fairly new to the highway. The Gunn family began farming in 2020 on three acres, became Mooberry Farms in 2022, and opened the farm store in 2023. The website also has a standing offer for newcomers: show the page on your first visit and get a free coffee with any beef purchase.
Saturday, December 12, Moves to Flat Creek Road
The second holiday afternoon is at Double Barrel Farm, 6818 Flat Creek Road, which the event's Eventbrite page lists as the venue for Christmas on The Farm. Double Barrel Angus describes itself as a family-owned Middle Tennessee farm that breeds high-performance registered Black Angus cattle. The December event opens part of that working cattle farm to visitors for an afternoon.
Christmas on The Farm runs from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 12. Tickets cost $10 per person, and children under 2 get in free. The program includes:
- A petting zoo and hayrides
- S'mores and hot cocoa
- Crafts, games, and cookie decorating
- An ugly-sweater contest and a raffle
- Food trucks
- A visit with Santa
The FranklinIs listing calls it an old-fashioned Christmas celebration "filled with twinkling lights," and says tickets are limited. The parade needs no ticket. This event does, and the number of spots is capped, so a family that wants to go should book ahead.
The Second Weekend Lines Up at 1 p.m.
On the parade weekend, the two Horton Highway stops fall on different days. On the farm weekend, they meet at the same hour. December 12 is a Saturday, so Mooberry is open its usual 8 to 6, and its food menu stops at 1 p.m. Christmas on The Farm opens its gates at 1 p.m. As one kitchen closes, the next event opens on Flat Creek Road, so a family can eat lunch at the farm store and then drive over for the afternoon.
Here are both weekends in order:
- Saturday, December 5, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mooberry Farms is open at 8810 Horton Hwy, with food served until 1 p.m. This is the last open day before the parade.
- Sunday, December 6, 1 p.m. Parade lineup begins at the College Grove Recreation Center and Gym. Mooberry is closed.
- Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m. The 2026 College Grove Christmas Parade begins. Admission is free.
- Saturday, December 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mooberry's food menu is served at the farm store.
- Saturday, December 12, 1 to 6 p.m. Christmas on The Farm at Double Barrel Farm, 6818 Flat Creek Road. Tickets are $10, children under 2 are free, and spots are limited.
Out-of-town guests arriving the first weekend of December will find the farm store open on the Saturday and the parade on the Sunday. Guests arriving the second weekend can do both stops in one afternoon.
The Library Keeps the Weeks in Between
The Horton Highway campus keeps its usual weekday schedule around the two holiday afternoons. The Williamson County Public Library calendar for the College Grove branch carries its recurring programs through November and December, including Story Time, STEAM Academy, Teen Dungeons & Dragons, The Rebel Order, and a book group.
Two dates fall on either side of the holiday weekends:
- Tuesday, November 17: Tuesday Morning Book Group meets from 9 to 10 a.m., and Lego Crafternoon runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the branch, 8607 Horton Highway.
- Tuesday, December 15: Tuesday Morning Book Group meets again from 9 to 10 a.m., three days after Christmas on The Farm.
The November 17 date is 19 days before the parade, and the December 15 date is the Tuesday after the farm event. Between them, the community center's gym, wellness center, and senior area stay on their weekday schedules under Williamson County Parks & Recreation.
Two Roads, Two Weekends
Each holiday afternoon has a few practical points:
- The parade: Sunday, December 6, at the community center on Horton Highway. It's free and needs no reservation. Lineup starts at 1 p.m. and the parade at 2. The farm store is closed that day, so do your shopping on Saturday, December 5.
- The farm event: Saturday, December 12, at Double Barrel Farm on Flat Creek Road. It's ticketed through Eventbrite with limited spots and runs from 1 to 6 p.m. The farm store is open that day, and its food service ends just as the event opens.
The parade and Christmas on The Farm both have their own pages, and the parade's organizers post updates on its Facebook page. Mooberry lists its hours and online ordering at mooberryfarms.com.
The LCT Team works with College Grove families who love weekends like these, the parade on Horton Highway and the hayrides on Flat Creek Road, and who are thinking about land or a custom home within a short drive of both. Contact the LCT Team to schedule a private consultation.
