2027
The Met Gala
The Costume Institute benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Dates
- 3 May 2027 Reported
- Where
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
- How to attend
- Invitation only
About
The Met Gala is the annual fundraising benefit for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, held on the evening the Institute’s spring exhibition opens.
The Met cancelled its planned 2027 exhibition on John Galliano in August 2026 and has not yet announced what will replace it.
Dates and status
- Detail
- Reported for Monday 3 May 2027, the first Monday in May. The Met cancelled its planned 2027 Costume Institute exhibition, John Galliano: Horizons, in August 2026, and says details of a new exhibition and of the 2027 gala will follow.
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Venue
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
- Official website
- metmuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
How to attend
Invitation only
The gala
Guests are invited. We are not aware of any legitimate way to buy entry, and offers to sell one should be treated with suspicion.
Our advice
THE PRIVÉ does not sell tickets or arrange access. Buy only from the organiser or its authorised partners.
Requirements and access criteria
Attendance is by invitation only. There is no public ticket sale. [1]
Reported
Members
The members’ guide
The members’ guide to The Met Gala
This guide holds
- Access playbook: the realistic routes in, step by step
- Access dates: when ballots, applications and sales open and close, in your own calendar
- Prices from the organiser, where to sit and the official hospitality compared
- What to do when it is sold out, through official channels only
- Travel, where to stay, etiquette and dress
- A checklist of what to do and when, to tick off as you go
Included with membership: €9.99 a month, cancel any time.
Sources and verification
Last checked · Research draft
Researched from the sources listed on 11 October 2026. The Met’s own site could not be checked, and the Met has not yet announced the 2027 gala details. Treat the date as reported.
- Met Gala 2027 date announcement (opens in a new tab)
- Met Museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on John Galliano (opens in a new tab)
- Met Gala 2027 John Galliano exhibit canceled (opens in a new tab)
PhotographArchive photograph related to Met Gala; not taken at The Met Gala. Photo: SWinxy / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Image source (opens in a new tab)
- Official
- Stated by the organiser or venue. Source cited.
- Reported
- Published by third parties. Not yet confirmed with the organiser.
- Our advice
- THE PRIVÉ editorial guidance, not a statement of fact.
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