Met Gala 2026: How to watch live, guest list details, and 'Fashion Is Art' theme

The 2026 Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 4, with red carpet arrivals beginning in the evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Guests are expected to arrive from 5:30pm ET, while official red carpet coverage will begin at 6pm ET. The livestream will be available through Vogue’s official digital platforms, including YouTube, offering viewers access to celebrity arrivals ahead of the private fundraising event.

The gala itself is not broadcast, as attendees are required to follow a strict no-phone policy once inside.

However, multiple media organisations, including AP, Reuters and TODAY, are also expected to provide live coverage of the red carpet.

This year’s event is centred on the theme “Costume Art,” with a dress code titled “Fashion Is Art.”

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the concept invites guests “to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body throughout art history.”

The 2026 Met Gala will be co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. The host committee includes a range of figures from fashion, film and music, supporting the annual fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute.

Vogue’s livestream will be hosted by Ashley Graham, La La Anthony and Cara Delevingne, with Emma Chamberlain returning as red carpet correspondent. Television coverage will also be available through E!, which will broadcast live from the event and stream via Peacock.

The Met Gala remains an invitation-only event, with Anna Wintour overseeing the guest list. Attendees are typically invited by major fashion houses, while individual tickets are reported to cost around $75,000.

The event continues to be one of the most prominent dates in the global fashion calendar.