Media Releases

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

Festival Napa Valley pays tribute to the legendary Tony Bennett with a very special tribute concert on July 21, 2021, at Charles Krug. The performance features a star-studded lineup of Emmy and Grammy Award-winning musicians in an encore of the 2017 PBS Special filmed when the Library of Congress presented Bennett the Gershwin Prize in Popular Song.

Festival Napa Valley announces the launch of the Manetti Shrem Opera Program, a major new initiative designed to nurture the creative careers of gifted singers.

Festival Napa Valley is thrilled to announce it will welcome audiences back for a full program of events, July 16-25, 2021, all to be held in outdoor settings. “While the decision to present all performances outdoors was made primarily for the health and safety of our artists, audience members, and community, it is in harmony with what people have come to love about Festival Napa Valley: one-of-a-kind performances and events surrounded by the incomparable beauty and enchantment of Napa Valley,” said the Festival’s President & CEO Richard Walker.

Festival Napa Valley is pleased to announce an engaging, diverse lineup for the Spring 2021 Novack Concerts for Kids. Designed to nurture a lifelong love of music, Novack Concerts for Kids is a free concert series geared toward students, teachers, and families.

Festival Napa Valley, California Wine Country’s flagship festival, announces “Songs of Gratitude,” a free virtual concert on December 5. 

The unforeseen circumstances the world is presently enduring means we must pause, to protect the health and well-being of our artists, students, audiences, community and staff. With this in mind, we have decided to postpone our 15^th Anniversary celebration to next summer.

Festival Napa Valley, recognized for transforming California Wine Country into a cultural destination, announces its 2020 summer season, July 17– 26. The Festival’s 15^th anniversary will be commemorated with more than 40 concerts and events in an inspiring season of reflection, celebration and enthusiasm for the years to come

As part of the annual Ten Best Days of Summer, Festival Napa Valley raised a record-setting $2.6 million at its Arts for All Gala on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Proceeds from the event provide free and affordable access to Festival concerts, arts education programs for thousands of public school children, and scholarships for emerging musicians.