Gala Season
Black-tie galas, summer benefits, and dinners
Every confirmed East End fundraiser, sortable by month, cause, and dress code.
A note on dress codes: Black Tie Optional means a tuxedo is welcome but a dark suit works too, while Hamptons Chic signals relaxed summer linen for daytime benefits. Every gala here benefits a vetted East End nonprofit — browse the Philanthropy Ladder for how to climb from Junior Committee to Table Sponsor.
Week of July 6
6 galas
Cocktail · $$
HIFF SummerDocs Opening NightGuild Hall · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Hamptons International Film Festival
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$$
Bay Street Theater Summer GalaLong Wharf · Sag Harbor
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts
Get tickets →Hamptons Chic · $$
Peconic Land Trust Through Farms and Fields GalaMecox Bay · Bridgehampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Peconic Land Trust
Get tickets →Garden Casual · $$
Quogue Wildlife Refuge Summer Cocktail PartyQuogue Wildlife Refuge · Quogue
CoupleGroupBenefiting Quogue Wildlife Refuge
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
Unconditional Love GalaPrivate estate · Bridgehampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation
Get tickets →Casual · $
CMEE Family FairChildren's Museum of the East End · Bridgehampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Children's Museum of the East End
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Week of July 13
4 galas
Cocktail · $$$
Parrish Midsummer PartyParrish Art Museum · Water Mill
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting Parrish Art Museum
Get tickets →Garden Festive · $$$
LongHouse Reserve Summer BenefitLongHouse Reserve · East Hampton
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting LongHouse Reserve
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
OLA Summer CelebrationPrivate home · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting OLA of Eastern Long Island
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
Get Wild! Summer BenefitPrivate Estate, Bridgehampton · Bridgehampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center
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Week of July 20
4 galas
Hamptons Chic · $$
Group for the East End BenefitWölffer Estate Vineyard · Sagaponack
CoupleGroupBenefiting Group for the East End
Get tickets →Themed (announced annually) · $$$$
Watermill Center Summer Benefit & AuctionThe Watermill Center · Water Mill
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting The Watermill Center
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
SoFo Summer GalaSouth Fork Natural History Museum · Bridgehampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting South Fork Natural History Museum
Get tickets →Garden Chic · $$
The Retreat Annual Summer LuncheonPrivate Estate, East Hampton · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting The Retreat
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Week of July 27
3 galas
Black Tie · $$$$
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Summer GalaWickapogue Road tents · Southampton
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Foundation
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
Group for the East End BenefitPrivate Estate, Southampton · Southampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Group for the East End
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$$
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Summer PartyWickapogue Road Tent · Southampton
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Foundation
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Week of August 3
4 galas
Black Tie · $$$
Guild Hall Summer GalaGuild Hall · East Hampton
CoupleFirst dateIn-lawsBenefiting Guild Hall
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
East End Hospice Summer GalaPrivate Estate, Quogue · Quogue
CoupleGroupBenefiting East End Hospice
Get tickets →Beach Formal · $
Fighting Chance Paddle for PinkHavens Beach · Sag Harbor
CoupleGroupBenefiting Fighting Chance
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
WHBPAC Summer GalaWesthampton Beach Performing Arts Center · Westhampton Beach
CoupleGroupBenefiting Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
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Week of August 10
4 galas
Cocktail · $$
OLA of Eastern Long Island Summer BenefitPrivate Estate, East Hampton · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting OLA of Eastern Long Island
Get tickets →Hamptons Chic · $$
ARF Bow Wow Meow BallARF Adoption Center · Wainscott
CoupleGroupBenefiting Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons
Get tickets →Farm Festive · $$
Peconic Land Trust Through the FieldsQuail Hill Farm · Amagansett
CoupleGroupBenefiting Peconic Land Trust
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
Perlman Music Program Summer BenefitPerlman Music Program Campus · Shelter Island
CoupleGroupBenefiting Perlman Music Program
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Week of August 17
2 galas
Cocktail · $$
The Retreat Summer GalaPrivate estate · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting The Retreat
Get tickets →Active · $
Fighting Chance Paddle BattleHavens Beach · Sag Harbor
CoupleGroupBenefiting Fighting Chance
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Week of August 24
2 galas
Cocktail · $$
HIFF SummerDocs BenefitGuild Hall · East Hampton
CoupleGroupBenefiting Hamptons International Film Festival
Get tickets →Cocktail · $$
Sag Harbor Cinema GalaSag Harbor Cinema · Sag Harbor
CoupleGroupOn the waterBenefiting Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center
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