Event Venues
Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center is dedicated to theater and music instruction and performance. It offers professional quality theater in a college setting, featuring a five-show season as well as acting, music and production courses led by industry professionals. It is the official home of Frost School at Festival Napa Valley's Blackburn Music Academy.
Event(s)
October 31, 2025
Novack Concert for Kids
Delirium Musicum
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.
Violinist and visionary Étienne Gara and members of his trailblazing ensemble Delirium Musicum wow students with Halloween-inspired selections from the full orchestra’s upcoming album, Cabinet of Curiosities. The morning features a daring fusion of old-world virtuosity and modern edge, performed with the string ensemble’s trademark intensity and flair.
March 20, 2026
Novack Concert for Kids
¡Viva Mariachi!
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.Presented in collaboration with Napa Valley College as part of their 6th Annual ¡Viva Mariachi! celebration, today’s Novack Concert for Kids features Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis Bilingual Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, an award-winning ensemble whose members performed on Good Morning America in 2023. A pre-concert Mariachi instrument petting zoo organized by the Napa Valley Education Foundation’s Music Connection program gives students the opportunity to experience some hands-on learning about this rich musical tradition and its origins.
May 14, 2026
Novack Concert for Kids
Festival Orchestra Napa
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.Ming Luke guest conducts Festival Orchestra Napa in a fun and informative concert of favorites to showcase the full range orchestra instruments. Young audience members will be introduced to the various elements of music including dynamics, tempo, texture, and form and will experience a pre-concert Instrument Petting Zoo starting at 9am.
