Four-month-old Penny McGervey’s golden retriever, Lucy, seems to be giving the infant a sympathetic eye as her mom Jenn McGervey adjusts her headband in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. “You can’t go wrong with babies and goldens,” McGervey said at the Goldie Palooza fundraiser.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Adriana Cruz gets some cuddle time with her boyfriend’s golden retriever, Luna in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Lady, an 8-year-old chihuahua, gets a pint-sized view of things as her “brother” Russell, a 1-year-old golden retriever, meets new friends at Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Kodie prances for the judges during the costume contest at Goldie Palooza 2017 in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Blue high-five’s Sampson Lopez during Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.He and his wife Crista drove all night from Phoenix, Arizona to make it to the fund-raising event where more than 250 golden retrievers and their owners came together for a day of fun.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)



About 250 golden retrievers and their owners come together in organized chaos to pose for a photograph during the Goldie Palooza 2017 fundraiser in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Amanda Brannigan of Los Angeles holds all 60 pounds of her golden retriever, Paisley, at Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

All golden retrievers were V.I.P’s on Sunday, October 8, 2017 during Goldie Palooza fundraiser in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Shelby, 6, from left, Taboose, 6, and Ponch, 5 months, sit pretty during Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Goofy goldens play together in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017 during Goldie Palooza.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)



Ailia Perez, 4, and her dog Sassy, 12, wait for the costume contest to begin in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. Sassy was dressed as a bull rider.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Despite their scary expressions these pups play happily after meeting at the Goldie Palooza event in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. Cosmo, 4 months, owned by Phillip and Jessica Aragon, is left, and Bailey, 5 months, owned by Nathan and Lindsay Foth, “have the same maturity level,” Phillip Aragon said. He added, “I’ve never seen a mean golden in my whole life.”(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Lady, an 8-year-old chihuahua, gets a pint-sized view of things as her “brother” Russell, a 1-year-old golden retriever, meets new friends at Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jenny, owned by Duke Weiss, is dressed as a lion during Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. The dog was rescued off the streets of Mexico by Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Blue and owner Crista Lopez pose for a photograp by Crista’s husband Sampson during Goldie Palooza in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. The couple drove all night from Phoenix, Arizona to make it to the fund-raising event where more than 250 golden retrievers and their owners came together for a day of fun.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)



About 250 golden retrievers and their owners come together in organized chaos to pose for a photograph during the Goldie Palooza 2017 fundraiser in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

About 250 golden retrievers and their owners come together in organized chaos to pose for a photograph during the Goldie Palooza 2017 fundraiser in Huntington Beach on Sunday, October 8, 2017. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A sea of gold, red and blonde covered a corner of Huntington Beach Central Park on Sunday, Oct. 8

It was Goldie Palooza 2017, organized by SoCal Golden retrievers. The event brought together a couple of hundred golden retrievers and their people to enjoy a day of mingling, playing, buying treats and other doggy-related stuff, and partaking of a costume contest and other events, like group pictures and “red carpet” and “kiss a golden” portraits.

Proceeds from the event were earmarked for Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue and the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue, groups that work to find homes for lost, stray and unwanted goldens and promote the care of the breed.

Here’s a look at some of the participants, all waggy tails and smiling mouths.