Going to BottleRock? Concert lineup, tips for those making the trip from Sacramento for weekend music fest
The Foo Fighters and Backstreet Boys are scheduled to headline the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival over Memorial Day weekend for 2026, the festival announced.
Other headlining acts include Lorde, Teddy Swims, LCD Soundsystem, Sombr, Lil Wayne and Zed, the festival said.
Performances by Ludacris, Papa Roach, Busta Rhymes, Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kool and the Gang, Men at Work and Natasha Bedingfield also are slated.
Tickets for the festival are sold out, the BottleRock Napa Valley page says.
What to know about BottleRock Napa Valley
BottleRock Napa Valley is an annual three-day music and food festival held over Memorial Day weekend, falling on May 22-24 in 2026, at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa County.
The festival features music acts, culinary stages, and local food, wine and craft beverages. It runs from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day.
In 2025, the festival featured performances by Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Flo Rida.
The Napa Valley Expo is about 60-mile drive southwest of Sacramento.
When are musical acts appearing?
Here’s the daily schedule of performances for the three-day festival and a partial list of performers and special guests below.
Friday, May 22
- Lorde
- Teddy Swims
- Lil Wayne
- Papa Roach
- John Bellion
- Chaka Khan
- Tash Sultana
- Men at Work
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Rev Run
- Treach
Saturday, May 23
- Foo Fighters
- LCD Soundsystem
- Zedd
- Rilo Kiley
- AJR
- Busta Rhymes
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Bush
- Flipturn
- Maoli
- Better than Ezra
- Arrested Development
- Paris Jackson
Sunday, May 24
- Backstreet Boys
- Sombr
- Ludacris
- Mt. Joy
- Slightly Stoopid
- Bigxthaplug
- Kool & the Gang
Which celebrity chefs and food vendors will be at BottleRock Napa Valley?
Celebrity food guests
- Emeril & E.J. Lagasse
- Jose Andres
- Curtis Stone
- Andrew Zimmern,
- Masaharu Morimoto
- The Pasta Queen
- Evan Funke
- Bryan & Michael Voltaggio
Food vendors*
- Mustards Grill
- Morimoto Asia
- Under-Study by Press Restaurant
- Slanted Door Napa
- La Toque
- Niku
- A16
- Charter Oak
- Torc
*Partial list
The festival also features a Beer Bend and several cocktail bars and wine gardens.
How to get to BottleRock Napa Valley
- To get to BottleRock Napa Valley from Sacramento, take westbound Interstate 80 to Highway 12, then take Highway 221 and Soscol Avenue to the Napa Valley Expo.
- Festival buses will operate from Fairfield, Mill Valley, Oakland, Petaluma, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Vacaville and the Walnut Creek/680 Corridor. Book tickets and check schedules.
- Napa Valley’s VINE Transit will offer free rides and extended, late-night service all weekend. Check here for routes.
- A rideshare and taxi pickup/dropoff site will be offered at 3rd Street and Randolph Street in downtown Napa, about a half-mile from the main entrance.
What to know about BottleRock Napa Valley parking
- All-day street parking is available in the downtown Napa area – check signs for restrictions.
- All festival parking lots are sold out for all three days. Parking lots open at 10 a.m. and close at midnight.
- There is no overnight parking or RV parking in the festival parking lots.
For a list of permitted and prohibited items, such as backpacks, visit the BottleRock website info page.
This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Going to BottleRock? Concert lineup, tips for those making the trip from Sacramento for weekend music fest."