09/05/2026
September in Napa Valley: this is the season we wait for all year 🍇✨
There's a shift in the air right now — grapes are getting heavy on the vine, the crush pads are starting up, and the whole valley slows down just enough to celebrate it properly. If you're planning a visit this month, here's where to spend your time:
🍷 Harvest parties — Wineries across the valley are throwing open their doors for crush celebrations, live music under string lights, and toasts to another vintage in the making. There's nothing quite like sipping this year's w**e while watching next year's get made a few steps away.
👩🍳 Cooking classes — Trade your dinner reservation for an apron. Hands-on classes built around the season's best ingredients mean you'll walk away with new skills, a full belly, and probably a few new friends around the table. Check out PLAYTE Kitchen and CIA at Copia for hands-on food fun.
🎨 Art walks — Temperatures are just starting to cool off and September is the perfect time to take in the outdoor art pieces scattered throughout Do Napa, Yountville,CA, St. Helena, CA, and Visit Calistoga. Don't miss RAD Napa and Yountville Arts.
🧺 Shop the Farmers Market — Baskets of just-picked produce, bundles of local flowers, jars of honey and jam — the market this time of year is a love letter to the harvest. Come hungry, leave with your tote bags full. Follow Farmers Markets of Napa Valley to learn about the many Farmers' Markets across Napa to explore.
Harvest only happens once a year. Come taste it while it's here 🍇🍷