The Brightest Town in the Napa Valley
November 22, 2026 – January 1, 2027
November 9, 2026 (Yountville, CA) — From November 22, 2026, through January 1, 2027, the Town of Yountville becomes the “Brightest Town in Napa Valley” during Holidays in Yountville, featuring six weeks of holiday-related events, activities, performances and thousands of twinkling lights in the heart of the Napa Valley.
Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to enjoy a leisurely stroll through Yountville, taking in the thousands of twinkling holiday lights while exploring Yountville’s many tasting rooms, restaurants, shops, and hotels. The Town of Yountville and its merchants will fill each day during Holidays in Yountville with events, activities, and fun for the whole family. The 2nd Annual 12 Days of Yountville Cheer, which occurs from November 28th (small business Saturday) to December 9th, features special offers of wine, food, wellness, lodging, and shopping to discover all that Yountville has to offer during the most festive time of the year.
Kicking off Holidays in Yountville is the Town & Tree Lighting at the Yountville Community Center, with special guest Santa Claus, on Sunday, November 22. Enjoy family-friendly activities from 4 to 5:45pm, followed by the lighting of the tree at 6pm, featuring tens of thousands of magical twinkling lights that brighten the town.
In addition to its famous holiday lights, Holidays in Yountville offers more than 50 events and experiences, including wine tastings and pairings, holiday movies and music performances, holiday and grapevine wreath making, holiday trivia night, Christmas Karaoke, holiday bingo (& bad holiday sweaters!), holiday trivia, and the 6th Annual Latke Throwdown. Also included are special Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s menus, Napa Valley Wine Trolley holiday lights tours, photo opportunities all around town, and, of course, visits with Santa for the young and young at heart!
Yountville’s Annual Holiday Artisan Faire takes place December 5th & 6th, where guests can visit nearly 40 unique vendors to find handmade gifts, enjoy festive cheer, and capture photos with Santa at this holiday market on Washington Street.
Yountville is also proud to be part of Wreaths Across America on Saturday, December 19, 2026. Wreaths Across America honors our veterans through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every honored veteran aloud. Wreaths Across America will be at the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery at 9:00 a.m., then at the Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. The goal in Yountville is to lay a wreath at all 6,000 graves at the Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery; a $17 donation places a wreath at a veteran’s grave on ceremony day. For more information on how to donate or volunteer visit https://bit.ly/2ZbV5ER.
Yountville strongly believes in giving back to the community helping make Yountville and the Napa Valley the best place to live work and play. This holiday season, the Yountville Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley and Wreaths Across America to give back to the community. Share the spirit of giving at yountville.com/holiday-giving during this holiday season.
“Holidays in Yountville is the town’s signature holiday season celebration, featuring more than 50 holiday events across the calendar this December,” stated Yountville Chamber President & CEO Natalie Leighton. “From craft classes and wine tastings to seasonal open houses and holiday shopping, we hope Holidays in Yountville lights up the season for family and friends in downtown Napa Valley!”
For more information and a complete list of Holidays in Yountville offerings, please visit yountville.com/events/holidays-in-yountville.
About the Town of Yountville
The culinary heart of Napa Valley, the Town of Yountville, is the ultimate wine country getaway. A walkable village with gorgeous mountain views, a constellation of Michelin-starred restaurants, luxury accommodations, and many of Napa Valley’s most celebrated wineries, Yountville marries a breath taking setting and small-town ambiance with a sophisticated wine country lifestyle. The site of Napa Valley’s first planted grapevines, Yountville, offers hot air ballooning, five locations on the National Register of Historic Places, unique shopping, golf, art galleries, and performing arts. Visit http://www.yountville.com and follow Yountville to “Taste Life Here” on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok for further information.
