| The Napa Ukulele Festival is a yearly event held just | | | | ground for various events during this festival. There |
| north of California's Bay Area. This region, of course, is | | | | are plenty of exhibitors, including luthiers and others |
| famous for its fine wines and there are plenty available | | | | who supply instruments and accessories. If you're |
| during this festival. There are usually wine-tasting | | | | looking for a good ukulele, this is a good place to shop. |
| events that coincide with the Ukulele Festival. While this | | | | In addition to the number of selections available, you'll |
| event has, in fact, plenty of fun things to do and see, it | | | | have no shortage of expert players of whom you can |
| is also a great place to visit if you're among those who | | | | ask advice. There are also a lot of booths and table |
| take your ukulele seriously. In addition to the | | | | set up, and events hosted, that give information about |
| performances and other attractions, it's a great place | | | | the culture of the Hawaiian Islands and the evolution of |
| to find a good instrument, new or used. | | | | the ukulele as an instrument and how the creation of |
| The Napa Ukulele Festival, like festivals for other | | | | Portuguese instrument-makers came to be so firmly |
| instruments, allows those with a passion for what they | | | | associated with the Hawaiian Islands. |
| play to network. This, of course, facilitates further | | | | There are plenty of standard souvenirs at the Napa |
| learning and, if you're trying to take up this instrument | | | | Ukulele Festival, as well. Networking with other players |
| professionally, you can learn a lot about what it can do | | | | is also facilitated by the booths and the various events. |
| by attending the many performances given at the | | | | You may even be able to find an instructor at this |
| festival. There are live performances by concert-style | | | | event, if you're looking to improve your abilities on the |
| players, Luaus and Hula parties held at the festival. | | | | instrument. Expect to see every kind of instrument |
| These are usually held at wineries, so good spirits | | | | under the sun, including all the concert voices, plus a lot |
| generally abound at these events. Performers include | | | | of interesting novelty instruments that are displayed for |
| nationally-known names and traditional players from | | | | good fun. There is also a movie festival dedicated to |
| Hawaii. | | | | ukulele films, a fun thing to do after dark! |
| The Napa Valley College is also a popular staging | | | | |