Annual Events in Napa Valley


Annual Events in Napa Valley
SPRING

Napa Valley Marathon – MAR
www.napavalley
marathon.org

The Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon boasts one of the most beautiful courses in the world.

Arts in April – APR
www.VisitNapaValley.com
A celebration of the elemental connection between wine and the arts.

Historic Wineries Tour – APR
www.napahistory.org
A unique opportunity for behind-the-scenes tours of Napa’s oldest wineries. Napa Valley Business Showcase and Mixer www.napachamber.com Napa Valley’s largest business showcase, a one-stop networking event to access more than 70 top-level businesses.

Napa Valley Community Awards
www.napachamber.com
Help the Napa Chamber of Commerce recognize local community leaders, individuals and businesses for their outstanding leadership, contributions and/or achievements toward the betterment of our community.

SUMMER

Bottle Rock
www.bottlerocknapavalley.com
A multi-stage event celebrating music, food, wine and beer in the heart of Napa Valley. Attendees will enjoy a three-day event; spread over 26 acres and featuring some of the country’s best performers while enjoying the area’s finest vintners and culinary talent.

Auction Napa Valley – JUNE
www.auctionnapavalley.com
Napa Valley Vintners annual fundraiser, where wine lover and winemaker meet at the source of America’s legendary wines to partake in and celebrate the best Napa Valley has to offer.

Napa Porchfest
www.napaporchfest.org
On a summer Sunday afternoon, there’s music in the air, from Alta Heights to Old Town, by local performers playing on the front porches of homes throughout Napa’s historic neighborhoods.

Napa City Nights Concert Series
www.napacitynights.com
Free weekly concerts in Veterans Memorial Park. Bring a blanket, picnic and your dancing shoes.

Festival del Sole
www.festivaldelsole.com
Featuring concerts by some of the world’s most celebrated musical artists, five-star cuisine, art exhibits and wines from Napa’s top vintners, blended in a unique celebration of the art of life.

Shakespeare in the Park
www.shakespearenapavalley.org
Enjoy a stellar cast in productions of the Bard under the stars.

Main Street Reunion Car Show
www.donapa.com
More than 400 pre-1976 cars on display, plus delicious food, beer, wine and entertainment.

Blues, Brews & BBQ
www.donapa.com
Featuring blues from some of the Bay Area’s best musicians, micro-brew beers and BBQ extraordinaire.

Town & Country Fair
www.napavalleyexpo.com
Celebrate more than 200 years of home-spun fun at the Napa Valley Expo.

FALL

Napa Valley Aloha Festival
www.nvalohafest.com
Traditional Hawaiian entertainment, music, hula, crafts, Hawaiian vendors and food, great raffle items and more.

Napa Wine & Crafts Fair
www.donapa.com
Two hundred artists display unique, original handcrafted art and a kids’ craft area.

Napa Valley Open Studios
www.napavalleyopenstudios.org
Take a free, self-guided tour to visit the creative spaces of Napa Valley; meet the artists, learn about their process and purchase art right from the source.

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Flavor! Napa Valley™
www.flavornapavalley.com
Flavor! Napa Valley, a celebration of wine, food & fun, features legendary food and wine talents of the Napa Valley for a five-day series of epicurean and oenophile.

The Napa Valley Film Festival – NOV
www.napavalleyfilmfest.org
Featuring new independent films; studio sneak previews; conversations with the attending directors, actors, producers and writers; festivities; Tribute and Awards Programs; wine tasting pavilions and culinary demonstrations and much more.

WINTER

Tree Lighting Ceremony
www.donapa.com
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, cookies and entertainment as Napa’s Mayor lights the Christmas tree in Veterans Park.

Christmas Parade
www.donapa.com
Since becoming an evening parade, Napans have figured out how to add lights to any entry – cars, horses, even children.

Napa on Ice – NOV-JAN
www.napaonice.com
A seasonal ice skating facility created just for the holiday season!

Napa Valley Cabernet Season
www.VisitNapaValley.com
From late Fall through April, it’s a time to slow the pace and revel in the natural beauty of the Napa Valley. Special offers abound.

Napa Valley Restaurant Month – JAN
www.VisitNapaValley.com
With set-price menus for lunch and dinner, and optional Napa Valley wine pairings, there are countless opportunities to indulge.

Napa Truffle Festival
www.napatrufflefestival.com
North America’s premier truffle event.

YEAR-ROUND

ART ON F1RST
www.artscouncilnapavalley.org
Art installations exhibiting in vacant retail spaces in Downtown Napa.

Napa ARTwalk
www.napaartwalk.org
Rotating, temporary, outdoor sculpture exhibition showcasing a variety of 3-dimensional artwork throughout Downtown Napa.