When is the Met Gala 2023? Theme, hosts, guest list and how to watch event

Charlotte Hawes
By Charlotte Hawes
Published 30th Apr 2023, 14:24 BST
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The 2023 Met Gala is nearly here with celebrities flocking to New York for the prestigious event.

The Met Gala is known for glitz and glamour and this year, it is set to be no different as celebrities flock to New York to attend the A-list event. The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

An invitation to the gala is highly sought after and celebrities who are deemed as the most relevant to society among various professional spheres, including fashion, film, television, music and social media, are invited each year. The prestigious event is organised by fashion magazine Vogue and its editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

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The gala takes place annually on the first Monday in May which is the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit hosted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Each year, the event celebrates the specific theme of that year’s Costume Institute exhibition, which sets the tone for the formal attire of the night.

But when will the Met Gala take place in 2023 and what is this year’s theme? Here’s everything you need to know.

When is the Met Gala 2023?

This year, the Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 1.  The event has taken place on the first Monday in May every year since 2005, apart from 2020 due to the pandemic.

Met Gala 2023 theme

The theme for this year’s Met Gala is ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’. The theme pays tribute to the legendary designer and Chanel’s creative director who died in 2019.

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