Calendar of Events

Upcoming Parties, Concerts, Celebrations and Events

Event dates subject to change. Please check event websites for current schedules.

August 11–14

NAPA TOWN & COUNTRY FAIR

The Napa Town & Country Fair is back beginning Thursday, August 11th through Sunday the 14th, at the Napa Valley Expo, located at 575 3rd Street in downtown Napa. Come see “All That’s New in ’22!”, featuring the Wine Garden with chef demos, art installations, the debut of the Locals Live! Stage, Cub Country Kids, a bigger carnival, Napa County Ag Exhibit, selfie spots, new food and commercial vendors, and...the return of the Red Barn. Gates open at 2pm Thursday and Friday, and noon on Saturday and Sunday. Advance tickets are $10, $13 at the door, 5 and under are FREE. Opening day Thursday features an $8 special general admission, and youth (6–12) and Seniors (60 and better) are FREE. // www.napavalleyexpo.com

August 21

COCHON555 HERITAGE FIRE

Get fired up at Charles Krug for this year’s Cochon555 Heritage Fire event where guests will enjoy a delicious afternoon filled with Napa’s finest flavors, top chefs and most memorable brands at this one-of-a-kind, indulgent, all-inclusive tasting experience. Heritage Fire is a premiere, wholeanimal, nationwide food and wine tour celebrating heritage breed livestock and heirloom produce. The daytime feast offers an endless array of sustainably sourced food from the region’s top family farms and local purveyors, prepared by some of the region’s best chefs. // www.heritagefiretour.com/napa

August – December

COOKING WITH COMEDIANS: MERITAGE RESORT AND SPA

Join the Chefs of the Meritage Resort and Spa for a fun and immersive evening as they team up for a cooking class with a headliner comedians such as Kabir Singh, Kerri Pomarolli and Vicki Barbolak. Participants will learn the latest trends and classics of food preparation and culinary tricks to build confidence and inspiration to cook more at home with plenty of laughs and tastes along the way. Hosted in the Food & Wine Center. Doors Open at 6:00pm // www.meritageresort.com

August 27

NAPA VALLEY GRAPEGROWERS HARVEST STOMP

Celebrate 15 years of protecting local agricultural land and supporting farmworkers through Harvest STOMP! To honor this milestone anniversary, Harvest STOMP Chairs, Oscar and Denise Renteria and John and Michele Truchard host an evening with bubbles, tequila, mariachi and line dancing, celebrating the American and migrant farmer – the caretakers of our land. It has taken generations of hard work and perseverance to establish Napa Valley as the world-class agricultural region it is today, and families, like the Renterias and Truchards, embody the spirit of what hope and opportunity can bring to a community and industry. // www.napagrowers.org/harveststomp

September 10

MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR BRAIN HEALTH

Celebrating over a quarter-century of raising over $500 million and building awareness for brain-related disorders, the 28th Music Festival for Brain Health will take place September 10, 2022, at the Staglin Family Vineyard in the Napa Valley. This year’s festival features award winning singer-songwriter Jewel. The Scientific Symposium will also be streamed online for free to anyone around the world. // www.music-festival.org

September 17

HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY

The 30th Annual Hands Across the Valley will take place on Saturday, September 17, from 4:00 – 10:00pm at the historic Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, Napa Valley. In addition to the walk around tasting featuring noted Napa Valley chefs, restaurateurs and winemakers, and the silent and live auctions, the event features dancing under the stars with an energetic dance party from one of the Bay Area’s most sought-after bands, Mercy & The Heartbeats. Tickets are limited and are $125. To reserve a VIP Sponsor table please call 707-888-3332. // www.handsacrossthevalley.com

September 23

ONE MIND COMEDY BENEFIT

One Mind, the nation’s leading organization supporting brain health for all, has announced It’s No Joke, a Comedy Benefit for Mental Health featuring headliner Howie Mandel, with Maria Bamford and Yamaneika Saunders, on Friday September 23 at the historic Uptown Theatre in Downtown Napa, California. Doors at 7:00pm, show begins at 8:00pm. Tickets for this special evening of comedy begin at $65. // www.ticketmaster.com // www.onemind.org

October 8–9

SONOMA HARVEST MUSIC FESTIVAL

BottleRock Presents, producers of BottleRock Napa Valley, host the Sonoma Harvest Music Festival on the picturesque grounds of the historic B.R. Cohn Winery in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County with headliners such as Gary Clark Jr. and The Man. The festival will also feature Thievery Corporation, Anderson East, MAGIC GIANT and Lily Meola, Portugal, Phantogram, K.Flay, The Wrecks and Yoke Lore. Highlighting the comfortable and approachable Sonoma County lifestyle, the Sonoma Harvest Music Festival offers music, wine and food lovers an opportunity to experience a premium festival where every seat is steps from the artist in a beautiful, tucked away setting surrounded by stunning vineyard and mountain views. The Sonoma Harvest Music Festival benefits Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation. // sonomaharvestmusicfestival.com