A New Year's Eve gala

The Gilded Countdown

Thursday, 31 December 2026, 8:00 PM

The Rainier Ballroom

You are requested at the fifth annual Gilded Countdown, dressed in your absolute best.

One ballroom, four hundred guests, a twelve-piece band, and a countdown measured in champagne. The Gilded Countdown returns for its fifth and most extravagant year.

Until the first coupe
63days
15hours
07minutes
39seconds

The Programme

Act I
A grand stage washed in golden light
8:00 PM

Champagne arrivals

Coupes at the door, the band warming up, and the room filling in gold.

Act II
Guests raising a toast at a black tie evening
9:15 PM

Dinner by candlelight

A five-course dinner as the twelve-piece swings through the classics.

Act III
Hands raised on a crowded dance floor
10:45 PM

The dance floor opens

Standards give way to the modern set and the floor stays full.

Finale
Confetti falling at the stroke of midnight
12:00 AM

Midnight

The count, the confetti, the kiss, and one more hour of champagne.

Attire

Strict black tie. Gold, jet, sequins, velvet: anything that catches candlelight.

Arrival

Doors at 8:00 PM sharp. The first set begins at 9:00; midnight happens only once.

The address

The Rainier Ballroom, 5th Avenue, New York, NY

Directions

Getting home

Coat check and valet at the Fifth Avenue entrance. Cars queue from 12:30 AM.

The guest register

Reserve your place in the ballroom.

Coat check and valet at the Fifth Avenue entrance. Cars queue from 12:30 AM.

Choose a response to preview how guests confirm attendance.