Our upcoming events are listed below & are updated regularly.
If you have questions about an event or would like help buying tickets,
please email us at info@mcgrailvineyards.com or give us a call at 925-215-0717.
We look forward to seeing you at McGrail Vineyards!
Friday Night Live with Take Five
Friday, August 19th
6:00-9:00PM
Join us for an evening of rock & pop dance covers from 70’s until now by Take Five as we continue Friday Night Live! Enjoy a beautiful sunset, McGrail wines by the glass and bottle for purchase, and delicious food for purchase from Posada. Please bring lawn chairs and blankets to make yourselves comfortable.
Limited Arbor Cabanas available (Our Arbor Cabanas comfortably fit up to 12 people, but there is no limit on group size)
Arbor Rental – $250 for guests & $200 for Wine Club Members for the space (rental does not include tickets)
Important Event Details:
-Each ticket is for entry to the event. Wine can be purchased by the glass or bottle separately at the event.
-We encourage that guests attending this event are 21 years or older. Every guest needs a ticket to the event, including guests who are under 21 years of age.
-All seating is open seating on our Front Lawn! Please bring lawn chairs and blankets to make yourselves comfortable.
-Please be sure to check the weather forecast and prepare accordingly as our Front Lawn is not shaded.
-Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted. Food will be available for purchase from our food vendor while supplies last.
-Outside alcohol is strictly prohibited.
-Dogs are not allowed at this event.
-Weather permitting, pop-up tents and umbrellas must be approved by a manager prior to being set up. They must be weighted down and set up on an approved perimeter area of the Front Lawn.
$7/wine club member
$12/guest
Buy tickets HERE.
Arbor Cabana rentals HERE. (Arbor Cabana reservations do not include tickets to the event, so please be sure each guest has an event ticket as well!)
Holy McGrail Quarterly Wine Club Release Party
Saturday & Sunday, August 20th and 21st
11:30AM-4:00PM
Drop by McGrail anytime from 11:30am-4:00pm either day to pick up your August 2022 shipment! Wine Club Members and guests will be able to taste through McGrail’s new releases and enjoy an afternoon of McGrail wines, live music, & delicious food. Outside food is welcome.
Barrel Room & Vineyard Patio | Wine Club Pick-Ups, Walk-Up Wine Tasting, & Vendor Booths
Front Lawn | Live Music, Food for Purchase, Space to Picnic, & McGrail wines by the glass and bottle for purchase
Saturday: Better Days Trio | Soleil Pizza | Aldo’s Gelato | 12:00-4:00PM
Sunday: Helios Band | Soleil Pizza | Aldo’s Gelato | 12:00-4:00PM
This event is outdoors with very limited shade. We encourage guests to check the weather forecast and dress accordingly! If weather permits, pop-up tents and umbrellas that are weighted down and set up on approved areas on the perimeter of our lawn are allowed.
We are offering our Arbor Cabanas exclusively to Wine Club Members for this event weekend for $200! Click the link below if you’d like to reserve one.
Wine Club Members receive up to four complimentary tickets per membership. Additional guests are $25/person.
Non-Drinkers and guests under 21 years of age are $5/person
We recommend buying tickets, but walk-ups are welcome.
Buy tickets HERE.
Reserve an Arbor Cabana HERE. (Arbor Cabana reservations are just for the space to enjoy. Each guest still needs a ticket to the event!)
Happy Hour at McGrail
Tuesday, August 23rd
4-7PM
Join us for Happy Hour at McGrail! Grab your coworkers, friends, or family for a relaxing evening with us. We will have live music by Loren O & delicious food from Rye Culinary for purchase. We encourage you to bring layers in case it gets chilly!
Admission to Happy Hour is free. Open seating on our Panoramic Patio will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests must be 21 and over.
RSVP to let us know you’re joining us HERE.
Evening Under the Stars with Pasquale
Friday, August 26th
5:30-9:00PM
Join us for an evening under the stars with the famed Italian Tenor, Pasquale Esposito. Seats will be located on the front lawn area, overlooking expansive views of Livermore Valley. From 5:30-7:00pm, enjoy wine by the glass or bottle and Soleil gourmet wood fired pizzas. Pasquale will take the stage at 7:00pm for a night to remember with his distinctive pop/opera style performance. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Livermore schools music enrichment programs.
This is an event with limited tickets. Tables and chairs will be set up on the front lawn. Our six arbor cabanas that seat up to twelve people comfortably will be available for guests to enjoy on a first-come, first-served basis.
Guests will be assigned a table number for this event. There will be a question when you purchase tickets asking if you have guests you would like to sit with! We will do our absolute best to accommodate requests based on group sizes.
We will also give guests the opportunity to pre-select wines for the event! There will be a question asking if you would like to pre-order any wine for the event when you purchase tickets. All wines pre-selected will be charged the day of the concert.
If you have any questions regarding seating arrangements, pre-selected wine, or general event questions, please contact our Winery Event Manager at shelby@mcgrailvineyards.com.
$120/guest
$99/wine club member (members receive up to four tickets at this price)
Buy tickets HERE.
Yoga on the Front Lawn with Pam Fischer | 80s Night!
Wednesday, August 31st
6:00-8:00pm
Join us for yoga on our Front Lawn – 80s style! This class will be led by local yoga instructor, Pam Fischer. Yoga will begin at 6:00PM. Tickets include yoga class, light bites, and a taste of three McGrail wines to enjoy on our Panoramic Patio. Wine will be available for purchase by the glass and or bottle to enjoy!
Guests will be guided through a vinyasa flow sequence which includes partner poses and of course fun 80s music. 80s clothing and makeup are welcome!
Feel free to bring your own mat, but mats will be provided along with yoga blankets, straps, and blocks. Please bring water and comfortable clothing for yoga. Warm layers are recommended.
We invite you to bring friends and family. All levels welcome!
$32/guest
$26/wine club
Buy tickets HERE.
Sunset Concert with Forejour – SOLD OUT!
Sunday, September 4th
5:30-8:30PM
*Doors open at 5:30pm
*Concert is from 6:00-8:30pm
This event is SOLD OUT! We are not accepting walk-up guests for this event. All guests must have a ticket purchased via Tock!
Grab your picnic chairs, blankets, and dancing shoes for our Summer Sunset Concert featuring Forejour on the Front Lawn at McGrail! Forejour, a Journey and Foreigner tribute band, will rock the stage while the sun sets over the hills of the Livermore Valley. Enjoy delicious food from Ominous Burgers, Fonseca’s Mexican Food Truck, & Aldo’s Gelato for purchase!
Guests must be 21 or older.
This event is SOLD OUT! We are not accepting walk-up guests for this event. All guests must have a ticket purchased via Tock!
McGrail is open on Labor Day!
Monday, September 5th
11:00AM-4:00PM
Kick your feet up and enjoy your day off by sipping delicious McGrail wines on the patio or picnic on our Front Lawn! We will be open for regular tasting hours. Cheers!
Sunset Concert with Crawdad Republic
Saturday, September 10th
4:30pm-8:00pm
*Doors open at 4:30pm
*Concert is from 5:00-8:00pm
Celebrate summer with a family friendly concert at McGrail Vineyards! Join hometown favorites, Crawdad Republic, for a night of dancing, live music, and family fun! Crawdad Republic provides original folk and bluegrass tunes with soothing vocal harmony blends. Always a fun family-favorite, some tout Crawdad Republic as “the sound of Livermore.” Please bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, or whatever you need to make yourselves comfortable on the front lawn. Rye Culinary will be onsite serving up delicious food for purchase and outside picnics are welcome!
Limited Arbor Cabanas available (Our Arbor Cabanas comfortably fit up to 12 people, but there is no limit on group size)
Arbor Rental – $250 for guests & $200 for Wine Club Members for the space (rental does not include tickets)
$25/wine club member (wine club members receive up to ten tickets at this price)
$30/guest
$10/guest under 21 years of age
Buy tickets HERE.
Reserve Arbor Cabanas HERE. (Arbor Cabana reservations do not include tickets to the event, so please be sure each guest has an event ticket as well!)
Holy McGrail Annual Wine Club Cabernet Reserve Celebration
Saturday, September 17th & Sunday, September 18th
12:00PM-4:00PM
Drop by McGrail anytime between 12:00-4:00pm on Saturday, September 17th or Sunday, September 18th to celebrate the release of our 2019 McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, our 15th edition! McGrail Vineyards started with one wine, our Cabernet Reserve. Jim McGrail wanted to make one thing right before he started making anything else, so we opened in 2008 with our 2005 McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve.
Tickets to this event include a taste of our delicious 2019 McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Reserve along with a few other powerhouse Cabernets.
Enjoy live music and delicious food for purchase both days!
Saturday: Luna Fish | Soleil Pizza | Aldo’s Gelato | 12:00-4:00PM
Sunday: Ryan Scripps | Ominous Burgers | Aldo’s Gelato | 12:00-4:00PM
Wine Club Members receive up to four complimentary tickets per membership.
Additional guests are $25/person.
Guests under 21 years of age are $5/person.
We recommend buying tickets, but walk-ups are welcome.
Tickets available HERE.
Friday Night Live with Funk Shui
Friday, September 23rd
6:00-9:00PM
Join us for an evening of live music from Funk Shui as we continue Friday Night Live! Funk Shui is influenced by Funk/R&B/Soul/Dance culture and they perform music that speaks to all fans. Enjoy a beautiful sunset, McGrail wine by the glass and bottle for purchase, and delicious food from Posada for purchase. Please bring lawn chairs and blankets to make yourselves comfortable.
Limited Arbor Cabanas available (Our Arbor Cabanas comfortably fit up to 12 people, but there is no limit on group size)
Arbor Cabana Rental – $250 for guests & $200 for Wine Club Members for the space (rental does not include tickets)
$7/wine club member
$12/guest
Buy tickets HERE.
Arbor Cabana rentals HERE. (Arbor Cabana reservations do not include tickets to the event, so please be sure each guest has an event ticket as well!)
Vinyasa and Vino on the Front Lawn with Colleen Kinney
Thursday, September 29th
6:00-8:00PM
Relax, unwind, and enjoy views of Livermore Valley as you practice yoga under the evening sky with Colleen Kinney. Yoga will begin at 6:00PM. This balanced practice will prepare the body for a delightful tasting of three of McGrail wines. Wine will be available for purchase by the glass and or bottle in the tasting room.
Please bring water, comfortable clothing for yoga, and a yoga mat. Warm layers are recommended in case it is chilly!
We invite you to bring friends and family. All levels welcome!
Pre-registration is recommended. No refunds.
$32/person
$26/wine club member
Tickets available HERE.
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Uncorked & Unplugged
Sunday, October 2nd
1:00-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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The Killer Dueling Pianos
Friday, October 7th
6:30-10:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Fall Vino & Vendor Festival
Saturday, October 15th
12:00-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Vintage Circle Pre-Release Party
Thursday, November 3rd
6:00-8:30PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Holy McGrail Quarterly Wine Club Release Party
Saturday, November 5th & Sunday, November 6th
11:30AM-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
McGrail Vineyards is OPEN on Veteran’s Day
Monday, November 11th
11:00AM-4:00PM
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Uncorked & Unplugged
Sunday, November 13th
11:30AM-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Black Friday at McGrail
Friday, November 25th
1:00-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Holiday in the Vineyards
Saturday, December 3rd & Sunday, December 4th
11:30AM-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
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Holiday Singalong Karaoke
Sunday, December 11th
1:00-4:00PM
*More details & ticket link coming soon!
Stay tuned for more October-December 2022 events & details!