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January '10:
• Napa
Valley
Mustard
Festival
January
30 - March
27,
2010
Celebrate Napa Valley’s food, wine,
art, agricultural and cultural bounties during the Mustard
Season, January
through March. The Napa
Valley
Mustard
Festival
offers
a
full palette of food, wine, art,
entertainment, and cultural activities staged throughout the world-famous grape growing region when vineyards are vibrant with wild mustard in bloom: A perfect reason to visit The Legendary Napa Valley
during
winter.
The
Grand
Opening
Gala:
Mustard
Magic
is
on
Saturday,
January
30,
2010
February
‘10:
•
Crab
Feed
month
in
the
Napa
Valley
Valentine’s
Day Chocolate
Decadence
at
Wineries
of
Napa
Valley
February
14,
2010
Times: 11:00
a.m.
–
6:00
p.m.
www.napavintages.com
Location: Wineries
of
Napa
Valley
-
1285
Napa Town
Center,
Napa
Phone: (707)
253-9450
Admission: $10.00
Join
us
for a Valentine’s
Day
of
Wine
and
Chocolate
indulgence
at
Wineries
of
Napa
Valley.
We
are
pairing
our
favorite wines
with
a
variety
of
chocolate
treats...
No
reservations
required.
Comfortable
outdoor
patio,
indoor
seating,
wine
tasting,
Wi-Fi
access &
wine
bar.
March
‘10:
• Sunday,
March
7,
2010 Napa
Valley
Marathon &
Marathon
Expo:
http://www.napavalleymarathon.org/
The
Kaiser
Permanente
Napa
Valley
Marathon
boasts
one
of
the most
beautiful
courses
in
the
world.
The
course
runs the
length
of
the
famed
Napa
Valley
wine-growing
region. It
begins
in
Calistoga,
famous
for
its
geysers
and
curative waters,
and
winds
south
along the
historic
Silverado
Trail
to
finish
at
Vintage
High
School
in
north
Napa.
Except
for
the last
half-mile,
the
entire
course
is
rural. Runners
are
treated
to
panoramic
views
of
the
valley,
flowering
fruit
trees, and
dormant
vineyards
carpeted
with
golden mustard
flowers.
April
‘10:
May
‘10:
• AMA
Motorcycle
Sonoma
Showdown
Friday,
May
14 - Sunday,
May
16,
2010
Infineon
Raceway
|
AMA
Pro
Road
Racing
• Chef’s
Market
in
Downtown
Napa, www.napadowntown.com
Every
Thursday
night
from
May to
July.
Napa’s
favorite
way
to
spend
Friday
evenings
with
fresh
produce,
food,
wine and
beer,
kids
activities
and
musical
entertainment.
This
event
is
consistently
voted
the
Best
Wine
Country
event
by the
listeners
of
the
local
KVON/KVYN
radio
stations. First
Street
is
closed
to
through
traffic
at
2
PM
on
Thursday.
June
’10:
• Sonoma
Historic
Motorsports
Festival
Saturday,
June
5
-
Sunday,
June
6,
2010
Infineon
Raceway
|
Historic
Car
Races
• Napa Valley Pride
June 12-20, 2010
www.napavalleypride.com
• Toyota/Save
Mart
350
-
Father's
Day Weekend
Friday,
June
18
-
Sunday,
June
20,
2010
Infineon
Raceway
|
NASCAR
Sprint
Cup
Series
• Auction
Napa
Valley, www.napavintners.com
Auction
Napa
Valley
is
the
world's
largest
charity
wine
auction,
having
raised
more
than
$60
million
in
25 years
for
Napa
County health,
youth
and
housing
nonprofit
organizations.
July
‘10:
• 1st-5th Annual
Napa
County
Fair
(www.napacountyfairgrounds.com)
• FRAM
Autolite
NHRA
Nationals
Friday,
July
16
-
Sunday,
July
18,
2010
Infineon
Raceway
Drag
Strip National
Hot
Rod
Association
• NHRA
Division
7
Races,
presented
by
Korbel
Friday,
July
23
-
Sunday,
July
25,
2010
NHRA
DIV7
• Festival
del
Sole, www.festivaldelsole.com
Napa
Valley’s
Festival
del
Sole
is
a
weeklong
event
in
July
featuring
a
combination
of
concerts
and exhibitions
by
internationally
acclaimed
musical
and
visual
artists,
discussions
with
top
literary
figures,
and culinary
delights
with
the
finest
chefs
and
winemakers.
It
is
the
sister
event
to
Italy’s
annual
Tuscan
Sun Festival,
which
is
held
every
August
in
Cortona.
The
Del
Sole
Foundation
for
the
Arts
and
Humanities sponsors
both
events.
• Wine
Country
Film
Festival,
www.winecountryfilmfest.com
Imagine
yourself
in
California's
world
famous
vacation
spot!
Napa
and
Sonoma
Valleys,
where
locals
and visitors
alike
converge
during
wine
country's
oldest
and
biggest
celebration
of
world
cinema,
just
45
miles north
of
the
Golden
Gate
Bridge.
You
are
sitting
under
the
stars
in
an
open
air
theater
venue,
sipping good
wine,
savoring
seasonal
cuisine,
and
socializing
with
new
and
old
friends.
Dozens
of
festivities
range
from
open
air
film
screenings
to
educational
symposia,
informal
receptions
with
guest
celebrities
to
over
a
dozen
cooking
demos,
live
entertainment,
barrel
tastings
and fun
for
all
ages.
August
‘10:
• Indy®
Grand
Prix
of
Sonoma
Friday, August
20
-
Sunday,
August
22,
2010
Infineon
Raceway
|
IZOD
IndyCar®
Series
• Napa
Blues,
Brews and
BBQ
August
(
)
-
1
to
6
PM
Free
Admission
September
‘10:
Wine
Country
Cajun
Food
and
Music
Festival
September
3,
2010
Times:
Noon
to
6
PM
http://www.napadowntown.com
Location:
First
Street
in
Downtown
Napa
Phone:
(707)
257-0322
Admission:
free
Napa
Downtown
proclaims "Laissez
les
bon
temps
rouler!
-Let
the
good
times
roll!”
at
its
Wine
Country
Cajun
Food & Music
Festival,
Saturday
October
3,
1-6PM.
This
free
event
has
established
itself
as
a
regional
favorite
First
Street
has grown
with
more
entertainment,
cooking
demonstrations,
great
brews,
awesome
Cajun
cooking
to
enjoy,
wine
tasting and
fun
activities
for
the kids.
Parking
is
free
too!
Napa’s
Cajun
Festival
will
have
three
stages
of
live
entertainment,
featuring Gator
Beat,
Henry
Clement
–
Chief Takawaka &
Gumbo
Band,
the
Napa
High
School
Marching
Band,
Mark
St.
Mary
Louisiana
Zydeco
Band
and
the Zydeco
Flames.
Free
Cajun
2-step
dance
lessons
available.
Featured
chefs
include
Greg
Cole
of
Cole’s
Chop
House
+
Celadon
and
Joe
Salerno
of
Piccolino’s
Italian Restaurant &
Bar.
And
for the kids:
free
crawfish
wrangling
(a
catch
+
release
kick),
face
painting,
mask
making
and
other attractions
make
this
a wonderful
family
outing. www.WineCountryCajunFestival.com.
• Annual
River
Festival,
www.friendsofthenapariver.org
This
Labor
Day
weekend
tradition
continues
with
an
evening
concert
on
the
banks
of
the
river
with
the
Napa
Valley Symphony,
delicious
food,
fine
wine,
and
glorious fireworks.
The
Napa
Valley
Symphony
performs
from
7
to
9
pm, and
the
fireworks explode
at
9:05
pm.
Proceeds
from
the
event
support
the Friends'
mission
of
restoration, conservation,
and
responsible
development
of
the
river.
• PINKS
ALL
OUT
Friday,
September
17
-
Saturday,
September
18,
2010
Infineon
Drag
Strip
|
SPEED
TV
Series
October
‘10:
• Classic
Sports
Racing
Group
Charity
Challenge
Friday,
October
1
-
Sunday,
October
3,
2010
• Napa
Valley
Expo:
17th
-
Oktoberfest
Napa
Valley (www.oktoberfestnapa.com)
24th -
20-30
Halloween
Fest
(www.napaactive2030.org)
November
‘10:
December
‘10:
• Annual
Festival
of
Lights,
www.yountville.com
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.
Vintage
1870
will
be
open
until
8pm
for
holiday
shopping.
For
information
call
the
Yountville
Chamber
of
Commerce,
(707)
944-‐0904.
• Napa's
Home
for
the
Holidays
Parade,
www.napadowntown.com
Join
your
family,
friends
and
neighbors
for
Napa's
Christmas
Parade,
beginning
at
5
PM. You
will
be amazed
at
the
creative
use
of
lights
used
to
decorate
floats,
marchers,
even family
pets! Hot
chocolate, cookies
and
a
visit
Santa
await
everyone
at
Oxbow
Public
Market,
where
the
parade
ends.
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