This weekend in Napa, CA

The 22nd annual Napa Valley Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS is accepting registrations. This community event returns to Napa Valley Expo, centrally located in Napa and known as the home of the BottleRock concert festival, offering an inviting and accessible setting to honor the ALS community’s dedication. Funds raised help speed the search for treatments and cures for ALS.

The Saturday Harvest Markets return to Sonoma Garden Park with organically grown produce, fresh blooms, and vegetable seedlings from a 6.1 acre garden managed with sustainable practices. Also available are local olive oil, honey, and farm-fresh eggs from Sonoma neighbors. Credit cards and Apple Pay are accepted, and shoppers are encouraged to bring a reusable shopping bag.

Community Cat Advocates hosts an in-store adoption showcase at the Vallejo PetSmart, featuring cats and kittens ready for loving homes. Every animal adopted through the group has been spayed or neutered, tested, microchipped, and vaccinated according to age and time in rescue. They are also dewormed and treated for fleas. As a foster-based rescue, the cats live in home settings when they are not at adoption events, which helps them adjust to family life. Adoption appointments at the Vallejo PetSmart are available for approved applications and specific cats. Community Cat Advocates is entirely volunteer run, with team members donating their time to help place animals in safe, caring homes. For questions or to request an adoption application, email CCA.AdoptionTeam@gmail.com.

Spafford takes the stage at Napa Music Hall with special guests The Great North Special. Known for spontaneous, free flowing jams and tight onstage chemistry, the band shapes each performance in the moment, blending influences from 90s alternative rock to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Their history includes sold out headline shows and festival appearances at events such as Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Firefly Music Festival. The band’s latest release, Cat Shop, is available on streaming platforms, with a double vinyl and CD also offered. The vinyl version features exclusive demo tracks and a Fire Alarm Jam available only in that format.

Renegade Orchestra fuses the sweep of a symphony with the punch of a rock band, leaving quiet, buttoned-up tradition behind. The audience is encouraged to clap, move, and cheer while an all-star lineup of Bay Area players unleashes arrangements orchestras rarely attempt, skipping sleepy pop and syrupy standards in favor of raw, high-energy power. This group has brought its sound to refined concert halls, gritty warehouses, hidden underground spaces, and even a vintage boathouse, proving it can ignite any room. Coverage from The Bohemian, the Mercury News, the Napa Valley Register, and East Bay Express praises their rebellious approach and song choices that lean more Hendrix than Handel. Led by co-founder Jason Eckl, who serves as guitarist and conductor, the orchestra has delivered bold takes on pieces like Nina Simone’s Sinnerman, the Beatles’ Helter Skelter, Ray Charles’ What’d I Say, and Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze, transforming them into string-driven, full-throttle showcases.

Presented by Yesterday 2Night Productions, this live tribute celebrates the music of Paul McCartney with onstage performances paired with accompanying films. The show traces his career from early influences to the Beatles, through Wings, and beyond, showcasing the range of his catalog. It also includes selections that have never been performed in concert anywhere by anyone, creating a rare opportunity to hear songs seldom brought to the stage.

The event at Vino Godfather features wine, food, and live music from Time Bandits. The atmosphere is lively, with dancing encouraged and a party spirit throughout. Tickets are available.

Sonoma Sundays On the Plaza brings free live music to the Sonoma Plaza Grinstead Amphitheater, presented by Music in Place and the City of Sonoma. This edition features Robert Dehlinger’s Alpha Rhythm Kings, a band formed in 2017 that has fired up audiences with a big California sound praised for its authenticity by No Depression. Led by Rob Dehlinger, whose trumpet and vocals have drawn strong acclaim, the group has delighted crowds across the United States and abroad, including appearances as far afield as Budapest. In 2025 the band was invited to Osaka, Japan to represent the United States at the World Expo. Admission is free for all, supported by the Sonoma Community Center, The Dawn Redwoods Trust, and the McNeely Family Foundation. Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes for lively music on the plaza.