“You ever sail in a Firefly?”
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Serenity, and the California Browncoats are celebrating in Los Angeles with one Big Damn Shindig! This shiny weekend will be one of a kind, bringing together two of the most important social events of Browncoat culture– the Browncoat Ball and Can’t Stop The Serenity– to create an immersive anniversary bash that celebrates not just our favorite ship and her crew, but the very Browncoat fandom itself.
The Big Damn Shindig breaks atmo September 18-21, 2025, over Newhall, California, a little Los Angeles neighborhood with a big history. From early gold mining settlement, to fruit packing town, to shooting location for many a Hollywood Western– Newhall offers a charming slice of vintage California life.
Besides our own, exciting entertainment, you can spend time touring the Western Walk of Fame or visiting the Melody Ranch Studio Museum, which houses one of the world’s largest collections of one-of-a-kind movie memorabilia. Newhall is also very close to Magic Mountain and other points of interest.
Do you have a shiny ✨ item that you would like to donate to the fundraising auctions or raffles that support the Ball or CSTS? Send us an email at info@californiabrowncoats.org
We’re still conjuring a few of the finer details, but here is what we can guarantee:
- A Thursday night hangout, to meet Browncoats from all over the ‘verse, play games, and visit with friends both old and new.
- A bus tour of Firefly/Serenity shooting locations on Friday, followed by a CSTS charity screening of Serenity on the rooftop bar of the Hotel Lexen with games, food, raffles and more. (Proceeds benefit Equality Now.)
- A chance to dance the night away (or just question the buffet table) at the Browncoat Ball on Saturday night. Music will be supplied by a DJ as well as a live set from The Fallen Stars.
- A weekend sendoff complete with a picnic breakfast in Hart Park on Sunday morning.
And even more details will be added as we have them!
You can book your room at the Hotel Lexen here:
When booking, choose the room you would like to reserve and use the promotion code 14ADV for the group discount. This rate is good for the entirety of your stay, in case you want to add a few extra days to play!The Old Town King Suites have especially large bathrooms/dressing areas, perfect for you ladies who are the hoop-skirt types. We reckon this hotel is the place to be, but room blocks at other hotels will be made available when we run out of room at Hotel Lexen.
More shiny details to follow…
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