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, the Petrie Court Cafe, and the Cantor Roof Garden Bar. 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 ETHEL
Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7
6–8:30 PM
Petrie Court Cafe, Floor 1
Join the string quartet as they perform their greatest hits, including music by Ennio Morricone, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Janis Joplin, and members of the quartet.
A Musical Celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with Javier Diaz
Friday, October 6
6–7 PM
Museum Plaza at 81st Street
Enjoy Afro-Cuban folkloric music, including bembé, rumba, son montuno, and batá drumming. FRI OCT 6 6–7 PM Museum Plaza at 81st Street
Drop-in Drawing
Friday, October 6
6–8 PM
Gallery 462, Floor 2
An Evening with the New York Buddhist Vihara Monks
Friday, October 6
6:30–7:30 PM
The Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Gallery Chats
Friday, October 6
6–7:30 PM
In celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month all volunteer-led gallery chats will explore art centering around identity and ancestry in the galleries.
Drawings and Prints
Gallery 690, Floor 2
Musical Instruments
Gallery 681, Floor 2
Modern and Contemporary Art
Gallery 901, Floor 1
Gallery 915, Floor 1M
Ancient American Art
The Great Hall
Saturday, October 7
6–7:30 PM
The Robert Lehman Collection
Gallery 957, Floor 1
Friday and Saturday evenings are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust and the William H. Kearns Foundation.
