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OLIVIA DECKER POWER OF MUSIC
Returning to the Festival stage by popular demand, the Vitamin String Quartet blends cutting-edge renditions of classical, rock, and pop. With over 2 billion streams and counting, the quartet is currently one of the most popular contemporary string ensembles in the world, familiar to many for their music on Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton.
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 presented in collaboration with the Napa Valley College Music Department and Napa Valley Education Foundation's Music Connection program.
featuring Pomellato
Set against Napa Valley’s stunning backdrop, Auberge du Soleil hosts an elegant alfresco luncheon featuring Pomellato's exquisite Milanese jewelry. Guests will explore signature designs while enjoying a seasonal menu by Executive Chef Robert Curry, paired with exceptional wines — all in a setting of unmatched beauty and tranquility.
featuring Pomellato
Located in the heart of Napa Valley, Monte Olivos Estate is a breathtaking 75-acre private estate where natural beauty meets contemporary elegance. In addition to enjoying a leisurely alfresco meal paired with fine wines, they will have the exclusive opportunity to preview a dazzling selection of exquisite pieces from Pomellato the first global luxury Italian fashion fine jeweler.
Taste of Napa, the signature tasting event presented by Festival Napa Valley, is set to take place on Saturday, July 12, from 12pm to 3pm at The Meritage Resort in Napa. Sponsored by J.P. Morgan, this year's grand tasting will feature more than 90 wineries, restaurants, and culinary artisans, music by LMR Jazz Orchestra and DJ Lady Ryan, interactive games and more.
Festival Napa Valley Announces 2025 Summer Season Lineup, July 5-20
Featuring more than 200 international and emerging artists, the North American debut of the Versailles Royal Opera, a special appearance by the acclaimed Pacific Symphony, Walt Disney’s Fantasia with live orchestra, a tribute on stage and screen to Ennio Morricone, a new Music & Wellness Symposium, Taste of Napa at The Meritage, cutting-edge visual arts, and more than 60 classical music, opera, dance, contemporary, jazz, film, culinary, and wine events at iconic venues throughout Napa Valley.
We’re racing toward festival season, with events to come this summer that range from small-town to big-time, but one of the biggest of all is Festival Napa Valley, with some 200 musical performers lined up to appear. Festival Napa Valley's 2025 summer season will run July 5-20 at venues throughout Napa Valley.
More than just a program for music lovers, Festival Napa Valley — presented by the nonprofit Napa Valley Festival Association — always offers a showcase of talent, and this years is no exception.
Catch this unforgettable private concert by Italian tenor Matteo Bocelli, who has dazzled music lovers with international concert tours, hit songs, television appearances, and roles in major movies. On Solage Resort & Spa’s beautiful grounds, a gourmet chef’s dinner will be paired with wines curated by the Uytengsu family, including from the ultra-exclusive Tusk Estates.
Festival Napa Valley enriches lives through the power of music. With a focus on youth and education, the Festival offers inspiring programs for students of all backgrounds, tuition-free academies for young artists, and scholarships that nurture the next generation. Through music and wellness initiatives and opportunities for lifelong learning, Festival Napa Valley helps create a thriving, healthy, and engaged community.
The Napa County Library and nonprofit Festival Napa Valley have teamed up to challenge the notion that Napa is not kid-friendly through a new music event series geared toward young children, with their next event on Saturday, March 22.
Travel to Northern California’s wine country for a “celebration of music, art and culinary excellence” with Festival Napa Valley, according to 10Best. See the upcoming events for Festival Napa Valley on its website.
Millions of people attend at least one festival in the U.S. per year — and those numbers are on the rise. With so many events to choose from (and ticket prices in the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for some festivals), it can be difficult to decide where to spend your time and money.
“Music, education, culture, and wine: these are powerful unifiers for all of us,” said Festival Napa Valley President and CEO Rick Walker when he announced a multiyear artistic exchange with China. Unveiled December 6 with the signing of an MOU with Beijing Poly Theatre Management Company, which operates more than 80 theaters across China and celebratory concerts at the U.S. Embassy’s Beijing American Center and The Peninsula Shanghai, the Festival Napa Valley / China Cultural Exchange aims to foster collaboration and dialogue through music, education, food and wine events, and cultural tourism.
Music and the arts, visual and performing, collide with food and wine for the best days of summer at Festival Napa Valley July 5–20. The 19th annual event features everything from the Bouchaine Young Artist Series to a dance performance by Tiler Peck to a walk-around “Taste of Napa” wine and food experience to a star-studded Arts for All Gala on July 13 headlined by Jon Batiste.
