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How to watch Met Gala 2025 tonight: Livestream details in every US time zone (ET, PT, CT, and more)

How to watch Met Gala 2025 tonight: Livestream details in every US time zone (ET, PT, CT, and more)

TOI Lifestyle Desk / etimes.in / Updated: May 05, 2025, 21:32 IST

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The Met Gala, a spectacular fashion event and fundraiser for The Met's Costume Institute, returns on May 5th. This year's exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” explores Black sartorial excellence. The gala, co-chaired by notable figures like Colman Domingo and Anna Wintour, promises a blend of style and substance, with a red carpet livestream available for viewers.

How to watch Met Gala 2025 tonight: Livestream details in every US time zone (ET, PT, CT, and more)

Fashion's most spectacular night returns in full glory as the Met Gala returns with its latest installment to dazzle Metropolitan Museum of Artwith its splendor. Come Monday, May 5, and the grand event of fashion will mesmerize one and all with its signature blend of couture, culture, and celebrity. The Met Gala is more than a red carpet - it's a celebration of culture, a showcase of bold fashion, and one of the most glamorous charity events in the world.Held annually on the first Monday of May, it marks the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit hosted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, the event raises funds for The Met's Costume Institute while launching its annual spring exhibition. This year's exhibition 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' explores three centuries of Black sartorial excellence through the lens of dandyism, style, identity, and power. As always, the exhibit's theme sets the tone for the evening’s fashion, with attendees interpreting the dress code in custom looks crafted by the world's most revered designers.

Met Gala is traditionally held on the first Monday in May. Co-chaired this year by actor Colman Domingo, designer-musician Pharrell Williams, Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, rapper A$AP Rocky, and Vogue's legendary Anna Wintour, with LeBron James as honorary chair, the 2025 gala promises not just style but substance.

Whether you are watching it for the head-turning fashion, the cultural commentary, or simply the memes, here's everything you need to know about the mega fashion event, as the world awaits for it with bated breath.

How to watch the event

While the exclusive dinner itself remains off-camera, fans can watch the Met Gala red carpet livestream, which begins at 6pm EST. That’s when celebrities will ascend the iconic Met steps in thematic looks and recreate the historic elegance of Black dandyism.
You can catch the official livestream on Vogue.com, YouTube, and on E!, which is also streaming via Peacock. E!’s coverage, co-hosted by Maria Taylor, Elaine Welteroth, Christian Siriano and others, kicks off simultaneously.

Where to watch

Vogue.com (official livestream)
Vogue’s YouTube channel
E! Network (with cable or Peacock streaming)

What time to watch the Met Gala 2025 red carpet per US time zones

US State	Met Gala 2025 red carpet timing as per US time zones
Alabama – Birmingham	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Alaska – Anchorage	Monday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time
Arizona – Phoenix	Monday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time
Arkansas – Little Rock	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
California – Los Angeles	Monday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Colorado – Denver	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Connecticut – Hartford	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Delaware – Wilmington	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Florida – Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Georgia – Atlanta	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Hawaii – Honolulu	Monday, May 5 at 12:00 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Time
Idaho – Boise	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Illinois – Chicago	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Indiana – Indianapolis	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Iowa – Des Moines	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Kansas – Wichita	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Kentucky – Louisville, Lexington	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Louisiana – New Orleans	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Maine – Portland	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Maryland – Baltimore	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Massachusetts – Boston	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Michigan – Detroit	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Minnesota – Minneapolis	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Mississippi – Jackson	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Missouri – Kansas City, St. Louis	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Montana – Billings	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Nebraska – Omaha	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Nevada – Las Vegas	Monday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
New Hampshire – Manchester	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
New Jersey – Newark	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
New Mexico – Albuquerque	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
New York – New York City	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
North Carolina – Charlotte	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
North Dakota – Fargo	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Ohio – Columbus	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Oklahoma – Oklahoma City	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Oregon – Portland	Monday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Pennsylvania – Philadelphia	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Rhode Island – Providence	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
South Carolina – Charleston	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
South Dakota – Sioux Falls	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Tennessee – Nashville	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Texas – Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Utah – Salt Lake City	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Vermont – Burlington	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Virginia – Virginia Beach	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Washington – Seattle	Monday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
West Virginia – Charleston	Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Wisconsin – Milwaukee	Monday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Wyoming – Cheyenne	Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time

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