Met Gala 2026 guide: Ticket fare to when and where to watch fashion’s biggest night

Every year, the Met Gala transforms the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City into the most-watched live runway in the world. From cultural commentary, star-studded runways, and high-fashion couture picks, the biggest fashion night of the year sets the tone for global style conversations for months and will take place on the first Monday of May, i.e., on the 4th of next month.As the sun sets over Manhattan, the internet will be filled with viral memes, avant-garde couture, and an elite guest list that you can also attend. Well, the Met Gala is mainly a fundraiser event that was started back in 1948 by Eleanor Lambert, who was a renowned fashion publicist.In those days, the event was far from a global broadcast, and tickets were priced around $50, i.e., Rs 4,600. But, under the reign of Anna Wintour, the guest list became exclusive with an iron fist, where each seat comes with a different price range, which starts around $30,000 and goes up to $50,000, which is around Rs 28 to 46 lakh. It is now majorly occupied by people from the film, music, and fashion industries who can afford the high cost for just a couple of hours.Where to watch the livestream?Well, don’t worry, if you cannot get inside the Met, it can come to you. The 2026 Met Gala livestream will be hosted exclusively by Vogue’s official website and will also be on YouTube and TikTok. So, make sure you better bookmark the date and page, because the livestream will start around 3:30 am IST on May 5 in India.Well, thanks to Wintour’s genius, which lies in merging exclusivity, despite a strict no-social-media policy, in the digital age, the gala is successfully generating billions of impressions over the years and promises to continue doing so.