Good Boy & Friends, a new-school wine & food fest for the next generation of eaters, drinkers, and tastemakers, returned for its fifth year, with more than 70 wineries, L.A.’s top restaurants, art galleries, DJs and more at the François Ghebaly + Night Gallery Campus in L.A’s Arts District.

Notable guests included Sadie Stanley, Daisy Jelley, Lauren Donzis, Ava Capri, D’Arcy Carden, Jen Statsky, ZOLITA, Andy Dixon, Luna Montana, Twin Shadow, Jess Rona, Phi Castillo, Stew Caldo, Olivia Maher, Carmen Perr, Emily Labowe, and Alix Brown.

Part wine-tasting event, part dance floor, part “how is this even real?”, Good Boy & Friends is the alt wine festival L.A. actually deserves. This wasn’t a walk-around-and-swirl situation—it was an immersive, high-energy, interactive, and…fun. It’s a for-the-people, by-the-people answer to the stale, gatekept world of traditional wine fairs.

Guests danced until late with DJ sets by StrataSonic artists Hayes Bradley, ANiML, Everything Liquid,
Bill Patrick,
Heidi Lawden, Puffie, DSD and more.

VIP offered a special experience with featured DJ sets from Wine & Vinyl, In Sheep’s Clothing, DSD + Puffie and wine pours from Zev Rovine Selections, Good Boy Wine and Seco. Café Diplomatico served Diplomatico espresoo martinis and matcha mojitos, paired with a selection of bites from Chainsaw LA. Kerrygold butter sculptures came to life by Heidi & Ryan Ross with a garden installation featuring guava butter, tomato butter, chimichurri butter, date butter, jamon beurre sandwiches, and a selection of Kerrygold cheese.

Dogs were welcomed for the first time with the Maev lounge, ensuring every pup was treated like a VIP.  The dedicated outdoor space for pups and their people featured free entry for dogs, free treats from Maev, dog lounge, Aura readings, & more

FEELD opened a dedicated lounge experience at Night Gallery centered around connection, conversation, and community, with Good Girl Wine (collab with Good Boy) and Dupe furniture for relaxing.

Food Program

In partnership with Biite Club, LA’s best restaurants and pop-ups created collab dishes only available at the festival. This year’s restaurants and dishes included:

• Cafe Tondo: Ribeye taco, Mushroom taco, and shishito peppers.
• Canyon Coffee: Draft oat latte, matcha pistachio latte, cold brew cans.
• Cinnies x Challahdad: Mini cinnies (the OG and blueberry lemon); thinnydaddy, a slice of the CINNIEDADDY, the father of all cinnamon rolls, and CINNIEDADDY challah meets cinnamon roll the whole dang loaf.
• For The Win x Hot Girl Pickles: Hamburger, cheeseburger, fries.
• Fuego’s: Empanadas (Hand Cut Beef, Chicken, Ham & Cheese, Caprese, Cheese & Onion, Spinach & Mushroom, Corn, Vegan Beef), CHORIPÁN (Argentine pork chorizo on a French baguette with chimichurri & criolla sauce).
• Good Clean Fun: Meaty Cheesy Stuffed Fried Olives, The Giant 'Cacio e Pepe' Rice Ball, Fresh Burrata & Sea Water Tomatoes, Crispy Lobster 'T-Ravs, Meatballs in Marinara.
• LaSorted’s: Good Boy Slice, Upside Down Mamba, Vegan Pepperoni.
• Mr. Jong: Smoked Wagyu Beef Tongue, Mr. Jong’s Garlic Noodles.
• Normal Ice Cream salted vanilla bean ice cream with Kerrygold butter dip, and topped with butter toast bits, raspberry jam, brown butter crumb, Kerrygold butter powder, passion fruit caramel.
• Rasamurah x Hermon’s: Steak au poivre skewer w/ fries, Gai Yang chicken thigh skewer, King oyster mushroom skewer with nam.
• JimSeco: Oishi Oysters, Hamachi Crudo, Bluefin Tuna Tostada, Chips & Caviar plate.

Music Program 

StrataSonic was the Official Music Partner, bringing a deeper sonic identity to this year’s experience through curated programming, immersive listening culture, and a thoughtfully expanded music footprint throughout the festival. In addition to curating the festival’s overall music experience, StrataSonic brought its signature Airstream activation onsite, featuring records for sale, a collaborative merch moment, and a dedicated hub for music discovery and community. Together, the partnership helped elevate the cultural intersection of food, wine, hospitality, and sound, with the full music lineup to be announced soon.

Partners

Special thanks to Dropbox, D.S. & Durga, Liquid Death, Maev, Diplomático Rum, MALK, Graza, Leisure Project, Modernica, Athletic Brewing, Crusherz, Doladira, George & Willy, Good Girl Snacks, Penny Pound Ice, Piece of Sign, Rotten, Slick’s, UNDO Gummies, SAUZ, Piece of Sign, YUZUCO, Doladira, goodwipes.

Good Boy & Friends partners with nonprofit organizations that reflect our values around culture, equity, and community access. A portion of event proceeds are donated annually to our nonprofit partner, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), supporting immigrant communities through advocacy, education, and legal services.

Vendors

More than 70 producers poured at this year’s festival, including Martha Stoumen, Scribe Winery, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Donkey and Goat Winery, Pax Wines, Hedges Family Estate, AmByth Estate, Flowers & Cheese, Lo-Fi Wine, Sawtelle SakeAd, and more.

Image credit: Glen Han and Claire Preston. Event production by Space and Time, PR by Perfect Pear, and food collaborations by Biite Club.