A Complete Guide to the Biggest Fashion Night With Red Carpet Trends (WATCH)
The Met Gala 2026, the annual haute couture fundraising gala formerly known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is here with a new guest list and fashion trends. The biggest fashion night is only hours away with a worldwide live stream. Fashion lovers across the world are looking forward to the star-studded event where A-list celebrities will showcase their best looks.
This year’s ceremony will take place in New York City on Monday (May 4) with a costume art theme. Held on the first Monday of May every year, the dress code of this event is shared as Fashion is Art. From the date and time to the guest list and how to watch, here’s everything you need to know about the Met Gala 2026.
When and where to watch the Met Gala 2026?
The ceremony will take place on Monday at 6:00 pm EST at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Fashion lovers around the world can watch the annual event live online on Vogue’s digital platforms including TikTok and YouTube. Live coverage of the Met Gala 2026 will be led by La La Anthony, Ashley Graham and Cara Delevingne. There will be media coverage of the event by multiple media outlets such as Reuters, AP and TODAY.
What is the theme and dress code for Met Gala 2026?
The annual haute couture fundraising gala will feature approximately 450 A-list guests presenting new fashion trends under the costume art theme. It will showcase fashion trends suitable for a range of thematic body types ranging from aging bodies, pregnant bodies, nude bodies and classical bodies.
The dress code for this fundraising event is Fashion Is Art, which allows designers to use a variety of body types as their canvas. Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute, revealed that the program links the museum’s various departments around fashion and the adorned body.
“What connects every curatorial department and what connects every single gallery in the museum is fashion, or the dressed body. It’s the common thread throughout the museum, which was actually the initial idea for the exhibition: this epiphany. I know we’ve often been seen as stepchildren, but, really, the dressed body is front and center in every gallery you come across. Even the naked is never just naked. It’s always imprinted with cultural values and ideas. Is,” he said.
Who is hosting and attending the Met Gala 2026?
Beyonce will attend fashion event For the first time in a decade. She gave her last Met Gala performance in 2016. Other co-chairs of this fashion night are Anna Wintour, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman.
Other confirmed participants at the annual event include Amy Mullins, Aja Wilson, Alex Consani, Amy Sherald, Angela Bassett, Anna Weyant, Anthony Vaccarello, Chase Sui Wonders, Chloë Malle, Doja Cat, Elizabeth Debicki, Gwendoline Christie, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Lauren Wasser, Lena Dunham, LISA, Misty Copeland, Paloma Elsesser, Rebecca is involved. Hall, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Sinead Burke, Teyana Taylor, Tshabalala Self, Yseult, and Zoe Kravitz.
Meanwhile rumors spread guest list The annual event included Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, Lana Del Rey, Heated Rivalry stars Connor Story and Hudson Williams, Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor, Jacob Elordi, Addison Rae, Adut Akech, Anne Hathaway, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Elle Fanning is included. Emma Stone, Gigi Hadid, Heidi Klum, Jennie, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Rosé and Timothée Chalamet.
