Napa Lighted Art Festival 2025

We had such a good time at the Napa Lighted Art Festival last year that we made it a priority to return in 2025. This time, we started with dinner at Norman Rose Tavern, which was fabulous. Then we strolled through downtown, admiring the gorgeous lighted artwork that is part of this free, outdoors festival.  

We started at the projections onto the beautiful First Presbyterian Church. The five minute show of coordinated music and lights is completely different from last year, but the experience is just as magical. 

  

  

The second building project features break dancers. As they dance near the top of the screen, their limbs extend down to the bottom like a waterfall. It is so unique and positively captivating. 

  

The projection onto the Hall of Justice is a fantasy about dreams. The colors are so vivid and the movement mesmerizing as one design transforms into the next. 

In addition to the 3 building projections, there are 11 lighted art sculptures. Two of them are interactive. Here, visitors use moist sponges to 'draw' light onto the surface. 

Here, the movement of the visitors influences the designs along the wall. I watched when it was more crowded without taking pictures, not realizing that when most of the people left, there wouldn't be much to photograph! Duh. 

These light tunnels are cool. 

Can you make out the rabbit at the end? 

The Barrel Boy family is made from recycled plastic barrels. 

A photo doesn't properly capture the experience because the light moves and the colors change. The movement is so interesting. 

  

I love these peonies so much. There are a bunch of them all along the Riverwalk. 

They look so pretty from underneath. 

  

This robot is super cool. 

This enormous lamp is just one of many. 

I didn't count, but I think there are eight. 

This enormous poppy is absolutely stunning. 

  

This campfire was our favorite installation. You can see the people off to the right for scale. The colors flickered and flowed, just like real flames. No heat though!

The Napa Lighted Art Festival runs through February 16, so there is still time for you to visit. However, I recommend you try to make it there before Sunday, as that's the final day of the projection artwork. Enjoy!