25 events — A Riviera-level selection: dates, venues and how to get in.
24-25 July 2026 (Friday and Saturday)
The Watermill Center Summer Benefit 2026 — « Limitless Time »The most exclusive art gala in the Hamptons, presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, with celebrities expected.
1 August 2026
Apollo in the Hamptons 2026 (charity gala-concert of the Apollo Theater)The most star-studded gala-concert of the Hamptons, with a storied A-list (Bon Jovi, Sting) and a private resort.
Saturday 18 July 2026
Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Gala 2026 — "A Night in the Clouds"The benchmark gala of the Hamptons, collectors and artists honoured in a museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
Saturday 11 July 2026
Hamptons Polo House — 20-goal VIP matchCurated UHNW guest list, the most select polo format in the Hamptons, private club in Water Mill.
1 August 2026
68th Summer Party of the Southampton Hospital FoundationThe oldest gala in the Hamptons, with great philanthropic families and dinner beneath private marquees.
Friday 24 July 2026
Ellen Hermanson Foundation Summer Gala 2026Hamptons charity gala at a private beach club, drawing a New York finance-fashion-media set.
23-30 August 2026
Hampton Classic Horse Show 2026Coveted VIP boxes and named billionaire heiresses (Bloomberg, Springsteen, Jobs) at an open venue.
7 August 2026 (Friday)
Guild Hall Summer Gala 2026A Hamptons charity gala, drawing collectors and the New York art world by reservation.
Expected late August 2026, exact date not announced as of 11 July 2026 (note: the 21 August date in circulation is th…
Taste of Tennis New York 2026 (pre-US Open gastronomy x tennis evening)Select pre-US Open evening with ATP/WTA players and star chefs at a Manhattan events venue.
Saturdays 18 and 25 July 2026
Polo Hamptons 2026 (Social Life Magazine)Society polo with VIP cabanas limited to 900 guests, New York socialites, though the 2026 host is not yet announced.
23 August - 13 September 2026 (Fan Week 23-29 August, main draw from 30 August)
US Open 2026 - Fan Week and Opening Days of the TournamentWorld's best and celebrities in Arthur Ashe boxes, but a public stadium and free Fan Week.
Saturday 11 July 2026
SOFO 37th Summer Gala (South Fork Natural History Museum)Hamptons high-society gala honouring Cousteau and Shafiroff, with the museum open to the public.
Saturday 15 August 2026
Bow Wow Meow Ball 2026 (ARF Hamptons)A classic Hamptons charity gala with philanthropists, though held at the ARF adoption centre.
9 June - 26 September 2026 for the boutique; beach club until Labor Day (ongoing throughout July)
Dolce & Gabbana Beach Club at Gurney's MontaukA D&G takeover of a chic Montauk resort, with passing celebrities evoked but unnamed.
8 August 2026 (Saturday)
22nd Authors Night of the East Hampton LibraryA Hamptons literary society evening, one hundred authors then private dinners in residences.
Saturday 22 August 2026
SummerFest Gala 2026 — Southampton Arts CenterTicketed benefit gala in the heart of Southampton; Hamptons society likely, though unnamed.
1-2, 8, 22 and 29-30 August 2026
Hamptons Polo Club - August finals and marquee days (Continental Cup 16-Goal, Monty Waterbury Cup, Hamptons Festival of Polo, 4-… finalUSPA polo finals with hospitality village in the Hamptons, an upscale equestrian milieu with no celebrities named.
9-12 July 2026
Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2026A chic Hamptons art fair for collectors, yet with pavilions open to the general public.
Weekends through Labor Day; in August: Delta Spirit on Saturday the 8th, tUnE-yArDs on Sunday the 9th (further dates announced on a rolling basis)
Surf Lodge Summer Series 2026 - August concerts (Delta Spirit, tUnE-yArDs)Free Surf Lodge concerts, yet the epicentre of models and brands in Montauk.
Saturday 11 July 2026
Wild Night for Wildlife (18th edition)Casual-chic benefit, by registration, in a nature refuge, with no personalities named.
Sunday 12 July 2026
Bastille Day on Madison Avenue 2026 (L'Alliance New York)Free street festival on Madison Avenue, with a concert featuring Polnareff, Voulzy and Black M.
11 June - 28 September 2026 (all of August)
Yves Saint Laurent and Photography — International Center of Photography (during the closure of the Musée YSL Paris)YSL archives displayed in a museum open to the public, legendary photographers present through their works only.
Open since 22 May 2026, throughout the summer season (August included; closing date not announced)
Chanel Pop-Up Boutique in East HamptonChanel pop-up boutique with fine jewellery in East Hampton, though open to all.
2-31 July 2026 (early opening from 19 June according to some sources)
Stuart Weitzman "Exotic Escape" — pop-up at The MaidstoneShopping pop-up open to all in a Hamptons hotel, no personalities announced.
22 May - Labor Day (7 September) 2026, running throughout August
Vivrelle x Kith Women Pop-Up - BridgehamptonVivrelle x Kith pop-up in Bridgehampton, affluent Hamptons clientele, open to the public.