Montrose West Hollywood · Sat 09.05.26 · 3 – 7 PM

THE
NEW WAVE

LA's next wave, poolside.

Saturday, September 5, 2026 3 – 7 PM Montrose West Hollywood
Endless River×LA Today×justenjoy

Culture and community partner

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The Idea

The new class of LA,
off the clock.

THE NEW WAVE brings LA’s next generation of creators, artists, models, musicians and tastemakers together poolside for Labor Day weekend. A pool party, not an industry mixer.

3–7

PM, golden-hour close

21+

camera-ready crowd

1

afternoon, once a summer

Guests poolside at LA Today's Hollywood Dive at the Mondrian

LA Today’s Hollywood Dive at the Mondrian.

Why Now

Summer ends.
The next wave begins.

Labor Day is the last real weekend of summer, the exhale before fall picks up. That’s the day we’re taking.

The Audience

Camera-friendly,
socially connected, 21+.

Creators
Models
Musicians
DJs
Stylists
Tastemakers
Guests at LA Today's Golden Globes Pre-Party
Guests at LA Today's Golden Globes Pre-Party at Warwick Hollywood
Guests on the carpet at LA Today's Grammys Pre-Party

From LA Today’s Golden Globes, Grammys and Oscars pre-parties.

The Experience

Music, pool, fashion,
arrivals.

01

Arrive

Direct-flash portraits at the door. First looks, first friends.

02

Settle In

Pool, music, daylight fashion. It finds a rhythm.

03

Peak Afternoon

The room fills in. People stop checking their phones.

04

Golden Hour

Light turns warm. The close everyone stays for.

Guests around the rooftop pool at LA Today's Grammys Pre-Party at Skybar
Guests poolside in the afternoon at LA Today's Hollywood Dive

Poolside at LA Today’s Grammys Pre-Party, Skybar. LA Today’s Hollywood Dive at the Mondrian.

How We Curate The Room

Curated,
not closed.

The room gets built on purpose. Invitations go out first through the creators, hosts and connectors the scene already trusts, so the afternoon fills with the people who set its tone. Open, but not accidental.

Press and photographers lining the carpet at LA Today's Golden Globes Pre-Party

The press line at LA Today’s Golden Globes Pre-Party.

Content As Experience

The party becomes
its own campaign.

Direct-flash arrival portraits
Paparazzi-style candid arrivals
Short on-camera guest prompts
Collaborator + host posts
Same-day social proof

Culture Partner

justenjoy

A preview of the
LA culture platform.

justenjoy handles guest curation, cultural interviews and photo delivery. Culture and community partner, not headline presenter.

“Get THE NEW WAVE photos and the weekly LA list.”

Capture goes live once the event page is confirmed. Email first, Instagram and SMS after.

Partner Platform

What partnering
looks like.

One brand owns each moment of the afternoon. You’re not buying signage. You’re hosting something guests use, remember and photograph.

Categories that fit

Hydration & recoveryBeautySwim & fashionEyewearBeverageMusicCreator tools
A branded vodka ice sculpture at LA Today's Golden Globes Pre-Party
A gifting suite of branded bags at LA Today's Golden Globes Pre-Party

Brand activations at LA Today’s Golden Globes pre-parties.

Moments you can own

Hosted arrival

Your brand greets people at the door, where every guest gets photographed.

Signature serve

One drink everyone is holding all afternoon. Subject to venue approval.

Recovery station

Shade, water and cold towels. The stop everyone is grateful for by 5 PM.

Portrait studio

A styled setup guests line up for, and post from, with your name on it.

Product seeding

Product in the hands of the creators and hosts who set the room’s taste.

Gifting

Something worth carrying home. Not a tote of flyers.

What works here

Comfort, access, content, or a product guests wanted anyway. Present without taking over.

What we say no to

Logo clutter, forced booth traffic, generic sampling, speeches. Anything that interrupts the afternoon.

Campaign

Curation first,
amplification second.

1

Curated first

The room gets built before it gets advertised.

2

Collaborator posts

Hosts and creators post on their own terms, in their own voice.

3

Public release

Broad promotion follows the curation, never leads it.

4

Live + after

Same-day content, then paid behind whatever performs.

Producers & Proof

Built by teams
who know LA events.

Endless River×LA Today×justenjoy

300+ events produced

across 3 years in LA, including a 700-attendee single night at the Oscars Pre-Party. Past results, not a forecast for this one.

Guests on the Oscars Pre-Party carpet, with the Endless River and LA Today logos on the step-and-repeat

Endless River on the step-and-repeat at LA Today’s Oscars Pre-Party, Grandmaster Recorders.

From past Endless River productions.

Invitation

Join LA’s next wave,
poolside.

Tell us what you have in mind. We’ll come back with a specific fit, not a rate card.

One brand per category. Activations get designed into the floor plan before the day, so the earlier a lane is claimed the better it sits. We reply within two business days.

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What can you bring, and what would you want back?

Or reach us directly: slowsie@endlessriver.org

THE NEW WAVE

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 3 – 7 PM · Montrose West Hollywood

Endless River×LA Today×justenjoy

Culture and community partner

slowsie@endlessriver.org

Reference photography from LA Today events: Hollywood Dive at the Mondrian (produced by LA Today x Swim Club), the Golden Globes Pre-Parties, the Grammys Pre-Party at Skybar and the Oscars Pre-Party at Grandmaster Recorders. Shown to convey the feeling of the afternoon. Not photography of The New Wave, which has not yet taken place.