What's on in Napa, United States through the year

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Mustard season

  15 Jan – 20 Mar · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  Wild mustard fills the rows between bare vines from mid-January and is usually best in February. It is the quietest and cheapest stretch of the valley's year, and the only one where you can walk into a tasting room. Source ↗

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Mustard season (15 Jan – 20 Mar (usually))

Busy — Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Mustard season (15 Jan – 20 Mar (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in April.

Busy — BottleRock

• Festival

  BottleRock

  22–24 MayMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Three days over Memorial Day weekend at the Napa Expo in the middle of town, and the single busiest weekend the city has. Rooms in Napa and Yountville go months ahead at holiday rates. Source ↗

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Peak crowds — Crush, Summer break in United States

• Season

  Crush

  1 Aug – 31 OctHarvestCrowded

  Picking starts in early August with sparkling and whites and finishes with cabernet into late October. The valley smells of fermenting fruit, the gondolas own Highway 29 at dawn, and tasting fees are at their highest. Source ↗

• Hazard

  Wildfire season

  1 Aug – 31 Oct · usuallySmoke season

  Late summer and autumn are when Northern California burns, and 2017 and 2020 both cost the valley part of a vintage. Smoke can shut the tasting rooms and the power with them under a shutoff. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Crush, Summer break in United States

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Crush (1 Aug – 31 Oct), Wildfire season (1 Aug – 31 Oct (usually))

Busy — Crush

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Crush (1 Aug – 31 Oct), Wildfire season (1 Aug – 31 Oct (usually))

Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States

• Nature

  Vines turn

  1–30 Nov · usuallyAutumn colour

  Once the fruit is in, the vines go yellow and red through November. It is the best the valley looks and among the emptiest it gets, in the gap between harvest and the holidays.

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.