St. Helena Farmers’ Market Wraps 40th Season at Crane Park Oct. 30

The St. Helena Farmers’ Market will hold the final market of its 40th anniversary season this Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to noon under the oaks and redwoods at Crane Park, 360 S. Crane Ave., while Upvalley organizations host a week of Halloween and cultural programs and Vintage High School opens its fall theater production in north Napa, according to three reports published Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, by the Napa Valley Register (farmers’ market report by Katherine Gold, Upvalley calendar, and Vintage High theater preview by Sarah Dowling).

40 Years at Crane Park: From Nine Vendors in 1986 to 50+ Today

Founded in 1986 by Karen Cakebread alongside five local women with nine original vendors in the old Southern Pacific Railroad Depot parking lot—now home to Ciccio restaurant—the St. Helena Farmers’ Market moved several years later to Crane Park to accommodate growing crowds. Market leaders noted the market now hosts more than 50 vendors every Friday from May through October.

According to Market Manager Emily Aschero and Board President Karen Cakebread, one founding grower still sells at the market today: Tom Barrilleaux of Barrilleaux Buttler Family Farm in Calistoga, known to shoppers as “Tomato Tom,” who has brought dry-farmed organic tomatoes to the market for all 40 seasons. At last Friday’s market, customers also queued 15 deep at Happy Boy Farms for winter squash and tomato bins, picked up apple cider donuts from Little Apple Treats, and shopped floral bouquets from local growers including Lor Farm, started by Blia Yang after emigrating from Thailand in 1989 and now run with her daughter Lee Lor.

Over the past six years, the market has donated nearly $100,000 in Market Match funds and educational grants to nine local nonprofits. Through the Market Match program, CalFresh EBT shoppers receive up to $15 per week in matching tokens for fresh fruits and vegetables, and children in the Sprouts Kids Club receive $2 in market bucks each Friday plus a $10 completion bonus at the end of the season.

This Friday’s Oct. 30 finale from 7:30 a.m. to noon will feature pumpkin carving, face painting, adult and kids’ costume contests, and live bluegrass by High Strung stringband.

Upvalley Schedule: Nimbus Arts Panel, Trunk-or-Treat, and Day of the Dead

The Napa Valley Register also highlighted a full slate of St. Helena, Yountville, and Calistoga community events from Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Wednesday, Nov. 4:

• Wednesday, Oct. 28: The St. Helena Chamber of Commerce hosts “The Art of Hospitality: Elevating Napa Valley Through Creativity, Community and Collaboration” from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Nimbus Arts, 649 Main St., St. Helena ($40 nonmembers, free for Chamber members). From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Rianda House Senior Activity Center at 1475 Main St. holds a free Halloween Tech Q&A Session. At 5:30 p.m., Cameo Cinema at 1340 Main St. screens National Theatre Live’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession starring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter ($25).
• Thursday, Oct. 29: St. Helena High School Choir performs a free Fall Concert at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 1401 Grayson Ave. In Yountville, the Napa Valley Museum at 55 Presidents Circle hosts an author salon at 6 p.m. with Frances Dinkelspiel (Tangier: An American Story of War, Diplomacy, and Espionage in World War II) in conversation with museum president Laura Rafrelli ($25–$75).
• Friday, Oct. 30: Following the St. Helena Farmers’ Market finale (7:30 a.m.–noon at Crane Park), the City of St. Helena Parks and Recreation Department hosts its annual Trunk-or-Treat at Crane Park, 360 S. Crane Ave., with sensory-friendly access from 4:30 to 5 p.m. and general admission from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a free outdoor screening of Disney’s Haunted Mansion (PG, 2003) at the Crane Park primary softball field at 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 31 – Wednesday, Nov. 4: Cameo Cinema screens KPop Demon Hunters (Oct. 31–Nov. 2, $7.75–$10.75); Beringer Vineyards at 2000 Main St. hosts Halloween wine pairing tours (Oct. 31, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m., $75); the Calistoga Art Center hosts a free Day of the Dead celebration at the Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington St. (Sunday, Nov. 1, 2–5 p.m.); the UpValley Family Centers holds its Día de los Muertos reception at the St. Helena Carnegie Building, 1360 Oak Ave. (Monday, Nov. 2, 5:30–7 p.m.); the Native Sons of the Golden West serves its Election Day spaghetti feed at 1313 Spring St. (Tuesday, Nov. 3, noon–8 p.m., $20); and White Hall Lane Winery at 1563 St. Helena Highway hosts a holiday wreath workshop (Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m., $125).

Vintage High School Stages Double-Cast Production of The Crucible Oct. 29–Nov. 1

In north Napa, students in Vintage High School’s theater program open their one-weekend run of Arthur Miller’s 1953 drama The Crucible on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at the campus Little Theater, 1375 Trower Ave. Additional performances run Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m., with tickets priced at $5 for children, students, and senior citizens and $10 for general adult admission.

Rehearsing since August, the Vintage drama club double-cast the 17th-century Salem courtroom drama so more student performers could take the stage. Junior Marina Hollman plays Rebecca Nurse, junior Kiley Heliotes portrays Elizabeth Proctor, sophomore Dylan Polakiewicz plays Abigail Williams, and senior Alex Ramirez and junior Nick Wood share the role of John Proctor.