Every Friday and Saturday night, it’s Date Night at The Met! Bring a friend or special someone (or yourself!) for an evening of live music, drinks, gallery chats, and 5,000 years of art.
Experience live music and enjoy drinks and an assortment of light fare in the American Wing Cafe, and the Petrie Court Cafe. Met Members at the Evening Hours level and above are welcome to enjoy small bites menu in the Balcony Lounge (reservations recommended).
Events and performers are subject to change. All events are free with Museum admission, which is always pay-what-you-wish for New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students with valid ID.
Pay-what-you-wish tickets can only be reserved in person; allow extra time for lines.
Met Members can use their Member card as their ticket and enter at 81st Street and Fifth Avenue. Join today.
Masks are strongly recommended.
Live Music by Instruments of the People
Friday, October 27, and Saturday, October 28
6–8:30 PM
Petrie Court Cafe, Floor 1
Join Francisco Roldán and Danny Mallon as they perform their own arrangements of rhythmically engaging music from the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Haiti, Spain, France and Venezuela, exploring genres such as voodoo ritual dances, joropo, flamenco dances, bolero, tango and more.
Gallery Concert
Friday, October 27, and Saturday, October 28
6 PM
Musical Instruments, Gallery 681, Floor 2
Join Hasu Patel as she presents an evening of classical Indian music in celebration of her gift of three sitars to The Met.
Gallery Chats
Friday, October 27
6–7:30 PM
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Gallery 548, Floor 1
European Paintings
Gallery 818, Floor 2
Saturday, October 28
6–7:30 PM
The American Wing
Gallery 767, Floor 2
Friday and Saturday evenings are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust and the William H. Kearns Foundation.
