Thousands of festivalgoers gathered Saturday at the Napa Valley Expo for the second Festival La Onda, the biggest Latin music festival in Northern California.
La Onda, from the organizers of BottleRock Napa Valley, featured Latin Grammy-winning artists Marco Antonio Solis, Pepe Aguilar, Banda MS, Xavi, and many others on day one of the Latin music showcase.
The popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme canceled their performance on Friday after the United States government suspended the musicians’ visas. The U.S. State Department has revoked visas of a number of Mexican musicians for playing a genre of music that it says glorifies cartel violence.
Other acts included Chino Pacas, Christian Nava, Edgar Alejandro, Camila Fernández, Sonora Tropicana, MAR and Los Aptos.
The lineup for Sunday is Tito Double P, Carin León, Ángela Aguilar, Eden Muñoz, Codiciado, Oscar Maydon, Cornetto, La Receta, Clave Especial, Alicia Villarrea, Reyna Tropical, Erre, Adriana Ríos, and Caleb Calloway.
Fans were delighted with genres such as Latin pop, rap, corridos tumbados, cumbia, rancheras, reggaeton, and more during day one of the two-day festival.
Fans also cheered for their favorite masked Mexican wrestlers during the lucha libre matches staged in between music performances.
Mexican singer star Marco Antonio Solis performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer star Pepe Aguilar performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Festival-goer Juliano Wade attends day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Xavi performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A festival-goer attends during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Banda MS performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Ricardo Mendoza of Napa carries his son, Thiago Mendoza, 2, on his shoulder as they sing to one of Banda MS’s hits during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer star Marco Antonio Solis performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer star Marco Antonio Solis performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Luchadores or Mexican wrestlers Viento, left, and Juventud Area, take part in a lucha libre match during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Luchadores or Mexican wrestlers Juventud Area, left, Espantapajaros and Viejo Joven take part in a lucha libre match as the referree gestures during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Banda MS performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A festival-goer waves her hand as Xavi performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans dance to one of Banda MS’s hits during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
The sunset silhouettes festival-goers as Banda MS performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A festival-goer holds souvenir glasses of wine during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans display a Mexican flag as they wait for Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar to perform during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican artists Angela Aguilar, followed by her husband, Christian Nodal, arrive backstage moments before Aguilar’s father, and singer star Pepe Aguilar, would take the stage to perform during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Angela Aguilar is scheduled to perform on Sunday. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mexican singer star Pepe Aguilar performs during day one of the second Festival La Onda in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
