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Festival Napa Valley Appoints David Shimmon to its Board of Directors
April 12, 2023
Festival Napa Valley Appoints David Shimmon to its Board of Directors

Festival Napa Valley is pleased to announce the appointment of David Shimmon to its Board of Directors. California wine country’s flagship festival is the largest nonprofit cultural institution in Napa County, with a mission to make the arts accessible to all.

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Festival Napa Valley Announces Carrie Underwood, Matteo Bocelli, Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Lucas Meachem, and Time for Three to Headline 2023 Summer Season, July 8-23
March 15, 2023
Festival Napa Valley Announces Carrie Underwood, Matteo Bocelli, Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Lucas Meachem, and Time for Three to Headline 2023 Summer Season, July 8-23

Additional highlights include Reunited in Dance with soloists displaced by the war in Ukraine, Gordon Getty’s Annie Laurie, Lera Auerbach’s Vessels of Light, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, and more than 60 concerts and events at iconic venues

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Carrie Underwood to Headline Festival Napa Valley's Arts for All Gala at Nickel & Nickel, July 16
February 13, 2023
Carrie Underwood to Headline Festival Napa Valley's Arts for All Gala at Nickel & Nickel, July 16

Festival Napa Valley, recognized for transforming California Wine Country into a cultural destination, is pleased to announce that 8-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Carrie Underwood will headline the Arts for All Gala at Oakville’s Nickel & Nickel Winery on Sunday, July 16, 2023.

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Festival Napa Valley Appoints Amanda Harlan Maltas and Tracy Sweeney to Board of Directors
December 12, 2022
Festival Napa Valley Appoints Amanda Harlan Maltas and Tracy Sweeney to Board of Directors

Festival Napa Valley is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Harlan Maltas and Tracy Sweeney to its Board of Directors. The largest nonprofit cultural institution in Napa County, Festival Napa Valley is a leader in transforming the world famous wine region into a cultural destination.

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Festival Napa Valley Wraps Record-Setting 2022 Season
August 1, 2022
Festival Napa Valley Wraps Record-Setting 2022 Season

Festival Napa Valley concluded its 16th summer season with record-setting audiences and an unprecedented 60 artistically diverse concerts, events and programs including 20 admission-free concerts, and raising $3.9 million at its Arts for All Gala headlined by multi-Grammy Award winner Trisha Yearwood.

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Festival Napa Valley Raises Record Setting $3.9 million at Arts for All Gala
July 22, 2022
Festival Napa Valley Raises Record Setting $3.9 million at Arts for All Gala

Proceeds from the event provide free and affordable access to Festival concerts, inspiring educational programs and original programming for youth, and scholarships for talented young artists.

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Festival Napa Valley Announces 16th Summer Season, July 15-24, 2022
March 17, 2022
Festival Napa Valley Announces 16th Summer Season, July 15-24, 2022

Festival Napa Valley welcomes audiences to its summer 2022 season, July 15-24, with a wide spectrum of programs from symphonic concerts, opera, dance, and the visual arts, to chamber music, jazz, wine tastings, and concerts for families with young children.

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Festival Napa Valley Announces New Board Members and Appointment of Alpha Omega Vintner Robin Baggett as Chairman of the Board
January 10, 2022
Festival Napa Valley Announces New Board Members and Appointment of Alpha Omega Vintner Robin Baggett as Chairman of the Board

Festival Napa Valley Announces New Board Members and Appointment of Alpha Omega Vintner Robin Baggett as Chairman of the Board.

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Festival Napa Valley Announces the Olivia Decker Power of Music Series
November 9, 2021
Festival Napa Valley Announces the Olivia Decker Power of Music Series

Festival Napa Valley is honored to announce the creation of the Olivia Decker Power of Music Series.

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Festival Napa Valley Wraps Record-Setting Season and Raises $2.8 Million at Arts for All Gala
July 27, 2021
Festival Napa Valley Wraps Record-Setting Season and Raises $2.8 Million at Arts for All Gala

 Roaring back into action with 60 outdoor, sold-out concerts and events over two weeks, Festival Napa Valley capped its 15th summer season by raising a record-breaking $2.8 million at its Arts for All Gala, headlined by global superstar Jennifer Hudson.

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