NAPA: Napa Valley StreamFest has started selling its third year. Pass sales opened on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the festival's April 22 to 25, 2027 edition in downtown Napa, billed as "Take: Three," and the festival named Northbay Health its first ever presenting partner.
The festival is built around podcasts, series, films and social content. The Uptown Theatre returns as a festival partner and will serve as the main stage for the AM and PM Binges on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, 2027, two days that include Tribute Awards, short films, feature film premieres and live podcasts.
Co-founder and executive director Fearon DeWeese framed the new partnership in community terms, saying that storytelling and shared human experiences remain, in his words, "the best medicine." Northbay Health president and CEO Mark Behl said the health system was proud to partner with the festival and to support an event that adds to the creativity and culture of the Napa Valley community, according to the announcement.
A festival built for binge culture is selling its third year six months early.
Six new advisors, three pass tiers
StreamFest also welcomed six new festival advisors: actor and digital creator Adam Rose; SiriusXM host Julia Cunningham; Rochelle Rose of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation; Emmy-winning producer Kip Kroeger; Emmy-winning producer and host Mark S. Allen; and John Anthony Truchard, the Napa Valley vintner who owns the Uptown Theatre.
Three pass tiers are on sale at the festival's website. The Binge Pass costs $200 per person and covers Friday and Saturday at the Uptown Theatre, with in-and-out privileges, live podcasts, films, creators and Basecamp access. The Society VIP Pass costs $1,000 per person, or $1,800 for two, and the Elite Pass costs $3,300 per person, or $6,000 for two; the festival describes both VIP tiers as all-access and tax-deductible, with benefits that include reserved seating, winemaker lunches and late-night parties at the Society level, and Green Room lounge access, an industry breakfast and a Legacy Dinner at the Elite level.
Behind the festival sits its nonprofit, the StreamFest Society, which the announcement says supports mid-career professionals ages 35 and older through a mentorship program called The Big P!VOT. Co-founder Juliana Folk, who serves as StreamFest Society president, urged readers to book early, pointing to past lineups as the draw.
