Arts and Entertainment
January 9, 2024
From: Napa Lighted Art FestivalThe 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 10 lighted art sculptures for five weeks and projection artwork on 3 iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival. Bring the family and experience the magic of lighted art at the 2024 Napa Lighted Art Festival!
The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology, lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium.
This walkable outdoor experience is FREE in Downtown Napa.
The Napa Lighted Art Festival has five core values:
To be Innovative, Contemporary, Uplifting, Inspiring and Imaginative
Projection Art
January 20th - 28th
Projection artwork is back and will be displayed on 3 iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival.
Artist Meet & Greet
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
4:30-6:00pm | Aerena Gallery 600 Main Street, Napa
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 is a free community event.
Lantern Parade
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
6:30pm| Start and end at Oxbow Commons Park
2:00-5:00pm | Lantern Creation Station
The Napa Lighted Art Festival Lantern Parade is a family-friendly "art after dark" experience that takes place in Downtown Napa. This short half-mile loop starting and finishing at Oxbow Commons Park is energized by live music by Funk Fatale and the featured artist, YOU! We invite community members to participate and create their own unique lantern to carry on the parade route. Lantern designs are to be inspired by your creativity and they are encouraged to be uplifting and imaginative!
This is a free public event for all ages. Strollers are okay but no bikes allowed.
Register for a lantern making workshop Saturday February 3rd or Wednesday, February 7th
2024 Napa Lighted Art Festival Featured Artists, Artwork and Locations
Site A: First Presbyterian Church
Artist: Hotaru Visual Guerilla | Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
Artwork: Biotechture
This artwork was initially made for Vivid Sydney 2023 commissioned by Destination NSW.
Site B: Napa County Courthouse
Artist: High Resolution Events | United Arab Emirates
Artwork: A Journey through Time
SIte C: Native Sons
Artist: Josh Miller and Angela Fraleigh | Allentown, PA
Artwork: Sound the Deep Waters
Site #1: Napa River Inn
Artist: Martin Taylor | Oakland, CA
Artwork: Touch the Sky
Site #2: Riverfront Promenade/ 5th Street Plaza
Artist: Peter Hazel | Reno, NV
Artwork: Octavius
Site #3: Riverfront Promenade
Artist: Peter Hazel | Reno, NV
Artwork: Desert Shark
Site #4: Veterans Park
Artist: OGE Design Group | Israel
Artwork: House of Cards
Site #5: Opera House Plaza
Artist: OGE Design Group | Israel
Artwork: Humani Luminae
Site #6: Dwight Murray Plaza
Artist: Charles Gadekin | Bay Area, CA
Artwork: Entwined Napa
Site #7: Brown Street
Artist: Stephane Masson | Toulouse, France
Artwork: Aquarium Car
Site #8 Goodman Library
Artist: Stephane Masson | Toulouse, France
Artwork: Magic Circle
Site #9: First Street Napa
Artist: Big Art | Canada | Produced by Building 180
Artwork: The Doors
Site #10: Brown Street North
Artist: Chad Rice | Reno NV | Produced by Building 180
Artwork: The Heart and The Hollow
Site #11: Bus Depot
Artist: Matley Hurd | San Francisco, CA | Produced by Building 180
Artwork: 3 Sisters
Site #12 Main and Pearl
Artist: Craig Burrows | Southern California
Artwork: UV Botanical Photography
Date: January 20th- February 18th, 2024
Monday- Thursday 6-9pm | Friday - Sunday 6-10pm
Location: Various locations in Napa
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