First time going to this festival. Great time and tons of venders. Gotta try the grape pie, grape ice cream and of tasty local wine.
The Naples grape festival awesome I go there every year venders are very nice. There fried dough is good. Naples has nice people who live there.
This is a fun festival, but get there early because it gets crowded especially if it's beautiful outside. This has wine tasting opportunities and I think that is a part of it's draw. And you can get a of grape sweets from pies to ice cream.
I love the festival but the seats for the resting or eating are extremely lacking! There needs to be more public trash cans. The vendors should NOT begin breaking down or not cooking till AFTER the end of the festival times. Parking seems good except the paid lots. The paid parking is terrible.
There was a ton of cool stuff - a lot I wanted to buy. But many of them didn't take cards and there were no ATMs. The gas station ATM ran out of money. I spent $30. I'd say I would have spent $75 to $100 if I could have. f they gave people access to cash I think they would have a considerable increase in revenue.
Extremely fun festival. Wine slushies were pretty good. Not a lot of room for seating at the wine tent though so we took our drinks and moved on. Massive amount of vendors lining the streets and behind buildings. I'm not sure if they provide maps but they should consider it if they don't. The sidewalks will be very crowded, as a large number of people attend this festival. Still an awesome experience. Great products, great food, great drinks and of course, great grapes. Highly recommend this festival!
**Stop by Mom's Pies - they're seriously THE BEST.
Great food, arts, music and scenery, don't miss Mom's Pies, they're the best
Awesome festival. We go every year.
Good festival but sometimes overly busy with just the one street and small sidewalks.
Great vendors! Awesome atmosphere! Different selections of anything you might need or want.
The good, the bad, and the ugly
The Good: Huge variety of food and lots of it. Everything from gourmet mac and cheese to german food and more common fare like hamburgers and hot dogs. A wide variety of music which was really good. You can stop into the music tent and sit for awhile and relax. And if you can't find something to buy here from the huge amount of vendors, it probably doesn't exist.
The Bad: $15 admission into the wine area which is VERY tightly controlled. You will wait 5-10 minutes in front of a wine vendor to receive a tiny sip of wine in a plastic cup. You will not receive even a half glass of wine after going to all the vendors in the area. And once you leave, you will not be able to return. Save your money.
Also, not much in the way of seating. Way too few picnic tables so unless you come with people who can hold a place for you, plan on standing and eating.
The Ugly: Enormous crowds of people who become ruder as the day goes on. The sidewalks are so crowded, you will not want to stop at any of the vendors because no one will let you back out to walk onto the sidewalk. And as a dog lover, I don't understand why people insist on bringing their dogs to this event. They are truly not safe here.
Verdict from me: Come here only if you don't mind huge crowds and possess plenty of patience. I think this would be a better festival if the main street was closed to cars but then parking would be the bigger issue. I've have always wanted to come to this event but I'm one and done.