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Holiday on Ice in Nashville | Nashville News
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Imagine 110 skaters gliding on the world’s largest portable ice rink—right in the heart of Tennessee’s summer heat. That’s the magic of Holiday on Ice, a groundbreaking show born from engineer Emery Gilbert’s ingenuity and first performed in Nashville in 1948. From Sulphur Dell to the State Fairgrounds Coliseum and finally the Municipal Auditorium, this icy spectacle brought winter wonder to the South with comedy, music, and dazzling performances. It was part of a global trend—dating back to 1841’s London experiment and John Gamgee’s 1871 refrigerated rink—that redefined how we experience ice, turning sweltering summers into frosty escapes for thousands.
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