Downtown Napa Holiday Guide 2022

Holiday Season

CChristmas trees are probably the most ubiquitous icon of the holidays – one stands in virtually every house in America. The tradition of a decorated tree originated in Germany, where decorations included "roses made of colored paper, apples, wafers, tinsel and sweetmeats.” Moravian Christians began to illuminate Christmas trees with candles, which were soon replaced by Christmas lights once electricity was in use. Today’s decorations range from homemade, gifts from others, and store bought. To each family, their tree is unique, beautiful and worthy of long, lingering looks.

This Christmas, it’s going to be even better. You and the family can enjoy a Wanderland of Trees, strolling throughout Downtown Napa, checking out over fifty other beautiful trees. There is also a chance you could win $300 or $100, just for picking the ones you like the best.

Businesses in Downtown Napa will be displaying trees from December 3 until Christmas Eve. During that time, you and your family can visit as many as you wish. If you see one you like, you can vote for it. In fact, you can vote for as many as you wish as often as you wish. Each time you do, you’ll be entered into a drawing with the other people who ‘vote’ on trees, one entry each time you vote. From those entries, one will be chosen to receive $300 in gift cards, which can be redeemed anywhere. One runner-up will get a $100 gift card – just for looking at beautiful Christmas trees.

For a map showing the location of a Wanderland of Trees, visit DoNapa.com. Start anywhere and vote for all your

favorites. You will be impressed with how creative local shop owners can be.

And when you go downtown, be sure and stop by the 30’ tall lighted tree in Veterans Park. It’s a gift from the property owners in downtown through their PropertyBased Improvement District (PBID). It’s the perfect place for a family photo, to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, or just take in the beauty of the tree and the surrounding lights adorning the bridges on First and Third Streets.

Christmas is a great time to spend with family. Those of you who are keeping it local can enjoy one of 75 Downtown Napa restaurants, over 100 retail stores, and wine tasting at over forty unique tasting rooms. Most are owned by small business owners who live in town and hire locals. Your excursions will probably bring you face-to-face with neighbors. And those neighbors tend to spend the holidays the same way you do.

Looking for something to do while the family is all together? Santa Claus will be visiting First Street Napa on Saturday, December 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sunday, December 18, Santa Paws will visit Milo and Friends Pet Boutique. Finish those Christmas wish lists, take some time with The Jolly Old Man, and plead your case. He’ll be outside of Compline near the Cork Oak (if it rains, Santa will likely move inside – check FirstStreetNapa.com for details).

Be sure and take a look at all those Christmas trees, and Happy Holidays to you all!

Downtown Napa Holiday Guide

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