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Opening Night: 2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival (Jan. 18 – Feb. 16)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Downtown Napa | 2nd St. & School St., Napa, CA 94559

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2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival (Jan. 18 – Feb. 16)

The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience is FREE in Downtown Napa featuring 11 lighted art sculptures for five weeks and projection artwork on three iconic downtown buildings for the first nine nights of the festival. Bring the family and experience the magic of lighted art at the 2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival!

Download the 2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival map.pdf

Napa Lighted Art Festival
January 18 – February 16, 2025
Friday-Saturday 6-10pm | Sunday-Thursday 6-9pm
Downtown Napa
FREE

January 18th – February 16th projection artwork is back and will be displayed on 3 iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival.

Meet the Artist

Learn more about the artists and their artwork in person! Several of our artists will be visiting the festival and will be available for a more intimate perspective into their background, artistic process, story behind their installation and any other question you may have for them.

This event is FREE for the community
4:30pm – 6pm Saturday, January 18th
Aerena Gallery
600 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Youth Storytime

5:00-6:00pm Saturday, February 1st
1151 Pearl Street

Join us for a Storytime with Napa Bookmine at the Napa Lighted Art Festival! Our friends at Napa Bookmine will be reading short stories and selling books at this year’s installation Down the Rabbit Hole. This is a FREE community event, and everyone is welcome! Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver at all times.

Glow Party

6:00-8:00pm Saturday, February 8th
1151 Pearl Street

Get your glow on at the Napa Lighted Art Festival! Come boogie with the disco bunny at Down the Rabbit Hole, an installation by Colorado-based artists Darrell E Ansted and Katie D’Arcangelo. The Glow Party, sponsored by the Children Museum of Napa Valley and Napa Parks & Recreation Foundation, is a family-friendly “art after dark” experience at the Napa Lighted Art Festival. Feel free to dress up and bring your favorite light up items. This is a FREE community event so come enjoy the music and let glow!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, In Person, Kids & Families, Weird, Wild & Wonderful Art
Address: 2nd St. & School St., Napa, CA 94559

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