As we started to approach summer, we were ready to count out Barnsdall Art Park’s Friday Night Wine Tastings. After all, it’s been nearly five years since we last were able to sample wines on the Hollyhock House’s west lawn, and we hadn’t heard a peep about them since.
But one of L.A.’s best seasonal traditions is mounting a comeback: Every Friday evening this summer, from May 31 to August 30, you’ll once again be able to sip wine, grab a bite from a food truck, listen to DJ sets and watch the sunset from one of the city’s most scenic spots during the return of Barnsdall Art Park’s Friday Night Wine Tastings fund raisers.
The 21-and-over events also include optional (and limited) interior tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, the 1921 Mayan-inflected masterpiece that itself reopened in 2022 after being closed for a couple of years. Inside, you’ll be able to see Ravi GuneWardena’s ikebana installations that’ve been temporarily set up inside of the Japanese-influenced house.
As with the event’s original incarnation, Silverlake Wine will curate the sips each week, and you’re welcome to bring along a blanket and some snacks to pair with all of that wine (just no outside booze—or any pets). Even if you have no interest in wine, the three-and-a-half-hour event is still worth it to soak up the summertime sunset vibes (you might want to do with the $15 designated driver ticket if you don’t plan on imbibing at all).
Tickets cost $45 for the wine tasting, or $70 with a guided tour of the Hollyhock House. Despite the half-decade absence, wine tastings prices have only increased by about $10, though so too has the house tour add-on; consider a self-guided daytime tour of the Hollyhock House ($7) as a cheaper alternative. Regardless of how much you end up paying, you’ll be supporting the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation’s arts programming and landscaping at the historic site.
