Holiday Happenings In Napa

What’s more “holiday” than thousands (or more) of twinkle lights illuminating the evening? Napa shines brightly with these lit holiday happenings:

• Napa’s Christmas Parade — This lighted parade features Santa, stationed at Archer Hotel on First Street, and is free to enter.
• Paradise Drive Christmas Lights — This north Napa neighborhood is probably the biggest light show in town; every house in the cul de sac is decorated to the hilt.
• Napa Valley Wine Trolley Holiday Lights Tour — Charter the Napa Wine Trolley for a private holiday lights tour for up to 24 guests.

Toasting and roasting are holiday staples. These Napa eateries and sweeteries offer ample opportunities to do both — deliciously:

• Whiskey Bar on the rooftop at Archer Hotel Napa will be decked out for Peace Love & Whiskey. Come experience lights, decor, fun and special cocktails and shareables. 
• Bistro Don Giovanni — Drink and be merry with signature bar drinks (to try: Bistro Negroni and Pom-Pom Cosmo) and food-friendly wines.
• Angèle — Holiday in Napa or in the French countryside? For memorable moments over a simply beautiful meal, you can do both simultaneously.
• Oxbow Public Market — A one-stop restaurant shop sometimes doesn’t fit the holiday bill. Enter Oxbow Public Market (or preorder) and everyone’s happy. Don’t forget a few bags of Oprah’s favorite Model Bakery English muffins.
• Nation’s — Sure, the burgers are tasty. But the pies are where it’s at for the holidays, with a myriad to choose from — including the traditional pumpkin pie.
• Sweetie Pies — Don’t forget the “most important meal of the day” — fill your plate here with a breakfast sandwich or slice of quiche. Take a salted caramel, apple and pecan cheesecake or pumpkin bars home for holiday treats.

Archer Hotel’s First Street Napa collective is a walkable, shoppable, one-of-a-kind valley experience — and a great place to find unique holiday gifts (and gift cards) for the ones you love. Here’s just a sampling:

• Clothing + Accessories
  • Anthropologie, C’est La Paire, Cupcake, Free People, Kalifornia Jean Bar, Lululemon, Overland, State & First, Tay & Grace, The Perfect Provenance
• Home + Garden
  • Camino, Habituate Lifestyle + Interiors, Honey Whiskey, Mecox, Riza Plants
• Culinary
  • Charlie Palmer Steak, Eiko’s Modern Japanese Cuisine, Kitchen Door, Napastäk, Sky & Vine Rooftop Bar
• Wines + Spirits + Such
  • Brown Downtown Napa, California Brandy House, Compline, John Anthony Family of Wines, Mayacamas Downtown, Vineyard 29 Tasting Room
• Et Cetera
  • Archer Hotel Napa, Copperfield’s Books, Inti, Makers Market, Milo & Friends, Blue Diamond Jeweler, Pera Rug, The Bennington Napa Valley