Thousands of festivalgoers, some who came from as far as Utah and Texas, gathered at the Napa Valley Expo for the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival on Saturday.
La Onda festival, from the organizers of BottleRock Napa Valley, is the long overdue first-ever biggest Latin music festival in Northern California. International Latin artists such as Alejandro Fernandez, Danna Paola, Los Angeles Azules, Farruko, La Arrolladora, Junior H, Gera MX, Eden Muñoz, and many others delighted fans with Latin pop, rap, corridos tumbados, cumbia, rancheras and more during Day One of two days of family entertainment on a sunny day.
Fans also cheered for the colorful masked Mexican wrestlers during the lucha libre matches between music performances. Some fans opted for the silent disco with tunes played by different DJs. The second and last day of the festival continues Sunday with headliners Fuerza Regida, and Mana, who performed last week during BottleRock Napa Valley. For more info check La Onda website.
Latin Pop singer Danna Paola, center, performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
La Arrolladora singer Julio Haro walks along the safety rail as he sings to fans during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers attend Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer Eden Muñoz performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoer Jorge Fonseca, of Middletown, also known as the ‘little horse dancer,’ dances as Mexican artist Eden Muñoz performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican wrestlers, Sin Limits, bottom left, Acero Dorado, Fatal and el Payaso Tilin and the referee perform in a lucha libre show during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers cheer for Mexican wrestlers in a lucha libre show during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican wrestlers El Payaso Tilin, left, and Fatal perform in a lucha libre match during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers watch Eden Muñoz perform during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers watch Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez perform during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Singer Junior H performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers Eva Zapian, left, and Lupita Sandoval take selfies as Los Angeles Azules perform during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican group Los Angeles Azules perform during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers Yesenia Montano, left, and David Tejada, of Napa, have a good time during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer and rapper Gera MX performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Cristian Velasco, left, and his fiancee, Lorena Franco, of Fresno, dance to the DJ tunes in the silent disco floor during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Puerto Rican singer and rapper Farruko performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festivalgoers Agustoin Torres, 10, sits on the shoulder of his Father, Alfonso Torres, of Cotati, as they watch Eden Muñoz perform during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Latin Pop singer Danna Paola performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez performs during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Jaylan Rendon Lara, 5, of Alameda, and other festivalgoers cheer for Mexican wrestlers in a lucha libre show during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A referee raises the hands of Mexican wrestlers, El Payaso Tilin, left, and Sin Limits, after defeating Acero Dorado and Fatal in a lucha libre match during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A festivalgoer lays down on the turf during Day One of the inaugural La Onda Latin music festival in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, June 1, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
