The annual fashion event will take place on the first Monday in May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The theme of Meta Gala 2026 is “Costume Art” with a strict dress code of “Fashion is Art.” The event marks the opening of the new Condé M. Nast Galleries, a permanent space dedicated to fashion.
But fans around the world are speculating about who will come and who will miss the biggest event.
Here’s a full breakdown.
Who will attend the Met Gala 2026 (confirmed)?
Co chairs
- Beyonce (Returns after 10 years)
- Nicole Kidman
- Venus Williams
- Anna Wintour
Host Committee
- Zoe Kravitz
- Sabrina Carpenter
- doja cat
- Gwendoline Christie
- Alex Consani
- Misty Copeland
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Lena Dunham
- Paloma Elsesser
- LISSA
- Chloe Mallé
- Sam Smith
- Teyana Taylor
- Lauren Wasser
- Aja Wilson
- Yseult
- Adut Akech
- Angela Bassett
- Sinéad Burke
- Rebecca Hall
- Aime Mullins
- Tschabalala I
- Amy Sherald
- Chase Sui wonders
- Red Carpet Presenters/Live Broadcast Correspondents
- Emma Chamberlain
- Cara Delevingne
- Ashley Graham
- La La Antonio
Main sponsors
- Jeff Bezos
- Lauren Sanchez
Who will attend (rumored)?
Regular attendees at the event are Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Blake Lively, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gigi and Bella Hadid, the Kardashian-Jenner clan and Rihhana.
There are chances that Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt, the stars of the recently released film “The Devil Wears Party 2,” will also attend.
Who is missing?
Donald Trump tops the list of celebrities who will never be invited to the Met Gala. This was announced by none other than Anna Wintour.
Tim Gunn is another who was permanently banned from attending due to the joke he made about his bodyguards carrying Wintour down the stairs.
Other celebrities who have vowed to boycott the Met Gala include Amy Schumer, Zayn Malik and Tina Fey, saying it is a “farce” or a “parade of idiots.”
Finally, the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, will also be absent from the gala after announcing that he will not attend.
