Yountville bops at the Bash

Yountvillians bopped the night away at the annual Residents Bash on Friday, Aug. 22, at the Yountville Community Center. This year’s 1950s-themed sock hop party encouraged a “Happy Days” vibe evident in the event décor and music, as well as the attire of attendees.

Yountville’s Parks and Recreation Director Samantha Holland said that this event is her favorite of the multitude of events she is in charge of planning each year. “The Residents Bash started 11 years ago as a way for the community to come together and celebrate the town’s 50th anniversary. It was such a success that we decided to keep it as an annual event. Our team loves the challenge of coming up with a new theme for each event, and our residents really seem to enjoy having the opportunity to dress up and celebrate.”

Yountville Vice Mayor Robin McKee Cant said that the Residents Bash is particularly special as residents from every neighborhood in town attend, “Including those who live just outside of town limits, too. It is equally important that residents from State Lane and Yountville Crossroad, for example, join in the community fun.”

Classic cars, costumes that were on point, retro music, and the sock hop and soda shop theme set the stage for the night.

“The Residents Bash provides an important opportunity for the people who live here to gather together, enjoy wine and food, chat with our local businesspeople, and celebrate our special community. It creates lasting memories for our residents, and we all look forward to it every year. We already have people asking what next year’s theme will be!” Holland added.

The Parks and Recreation team produced the 2025 Yountville Residents Bash in partnership with the Yountville Chamber of Commerce. Classic cars on display were provided by Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet (red Oldsmobile), Joe Jester (burgundy 1957 Chevy Bel Air), and Cindy and Steve Lewis (teal 1955 Chevy Bel Air). Food was prepared by Oak Avenue Catering while wines were poured by Bread & Butter Wines, Paraduxx Winery, Grgich Hills Estate, Lewis Cellars, Goosecross Cellars, Stags’ Leap Winery, Hoopes Family Vineyard, Ballentine Vineyard, Priest Ranch, The Prisoner Wine Company and Black Stallion.

“We all come together to celebrate food and wine, and the fun setting that our Parks and Recreation team dreams up and then brings together expertly,” McKee Cant concluded. “I think the common feeling amongst those who attended and shared that evening was how lucky we are to live in Yountville, where the town gives back to the residents!”

For Holland, witnessing the smiling faces, the footloose dancing, the costumes, and the sense of community were the rewards of bringing the townspeople together for the celebratory night.