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Festivals & Events
The seasons come to life with festivals, celebrations and events!
April 2009
April 25, 2009
9:30am - 4:30pm
Kitchen in the Vineyards, Home Tour
Visit five stunning Napa Valley homes featuring kitchens, dining rooms, entertainment areas and gardens – all enhanced by springtime floral designs and table settings. At each home enjoy tastings offered by well-known Napa Valley chefs and meet local authors available to autograph their books. The home tour is partially self-guided and due to parking limitations a shuttle bus will transport patrons to two of the five homes. A Will Call ticket booth will be set up in the west courtyard of V Marketplace. For more information, call 707-258-5559 or visit www.musicinthevineyards.org.
May 2009
May 2, 2009
11am – 3pm Sense Yountville
Meet and taste with Yountville’s great winemakers and chefs for an epicurean fest of Yountville’s wine futures. Come sample and purchase not-yet-released wine futures of the exclusive Yountville Appellation. For more information and tickets call V Wine Cellar at (707) 944-5625, info@vwinecellar.com.
June 2009
June 21, 2009
10:30am – 3:30pm V Marketplace Father's Day Invitational Auto Show
V Marketplace celebrates the "art of the driving machine," from the national champions to the local favorites, to the one-of-a-kind collector curiosities. Packard, Pierce Arrow, Ford, Ferrari, M.G., Mercedes Benz and more, top a list of more than 100 early and late model autos spanning some 90 years of production! For information call V Marketplace, (707) 944-2451.
August 2009
August 5-23, 2009
Music in the Vineyards
This August, Music in the Vineyards will host their 15th Annual Chamber Music Festival. Music in the Vineyards brings together nationally recognized musicians in unique winery settings where both performers and audiences experience chamber music as it was meant to be performed. These twilight concerts with fine wine, witty commentary and conversation with the musicians have become a Napa Valley tradition. For tickets or more information on the 2009 Festival Schedule, please visit: www.musicinthevineyards.org or call 707-258-5559.
October 2009
October 2009
Gallery 1870 hosts a homecoming show for Eric Christensen
Gallery 1870 will host a homecoming show for the renowned watercolor artist Eric Christensen. Christensen is self-taught and is acknowledged as one of the top wine artists in the Country. His pursuit of perfection is revealed in the reflective glass that begs to be enveloped by the viewer’s hand. Unique to Christensen is his ability to paint hyperreal paintings using standard watercolors. Please join Gallery 1870 as they unveil a new original watercolor by Eric Christensen and celebrate his homecoming. For times and more information please visit www.gallery1870.com or call (707) 944-9670 or 1-(800) 322-1870.
November 2009
Nov. 27, 2009
20th Annual Festival of Lights
Yountville's annual holiday faire features food, wine and entertainment town-wide. Enjoy visits with Santa Claus, carolers and horse-drawn carriage rides. In the evening, Yountville is set aglow with thousands of twinkling lights adorning trees and shops along Washington Street. V Marketplace will be open until 8pm for holiday shopping. For information call the Yountville Chamber of Commerce, (707) 944-0904.
December 2009
Specific Dates TBD
Santa Claus is coming to V Marketplace
V Marketplace in partnership with local nonprofit organizations will be hosting Pictures with Santa. All proceeds will benefit those organizations. Please come down and tell Santa what you want in your stocking. All, including our 4 legged friends are welcome.
