We receive many questions asking when St. Louis organizations are planning their annual galas. See the list below to help streamline your planning process and let us know of any edits by emailing susan@carltonwerremeyer.com.
2021 Dates
Saturday, February 6 - 60 Minutes of Hope: Celebrating the Spirit of Provident, to benefit Provident Behavioral Health
Saturday, February 27 - From Soil to Sachet Virtual Gala to benefit Meds & Food for Kids
Saturday, March 6 - SouthSide Early Childhood Virtual Gala
Thursday, March 25 – Wyman’s Virtual Gala
Saturday, April 3 - Central Institute for the Deaf - CID OUT LOUD! St. Louis Spirit, Virtual
Saturday, April 10 - The Sheldon Arts Foundation Gala, VIRTUAL and at The Sheldon (Hybrid)
Saturday, April 24 - Dinner with the Stars to benefit Variety the Children's Charity
Sunday, May 2 – Mirowitz Virtual Gala - There’s No Place Like Mirowtiz
Thursday, May 13 – Tower Grove Flower Power
Saturday, May 15 - St. Louis Ballet Gala, The Muny - Culver Pavilion
Friday, May 21– COCAcabana
Saturday, May 22 - Saint Louis Ballet Virtual Gala: A Ballet is Born
Monday, May 24 - 2021 St. Louis Arts Awards to benefit Arts and Education Council, The Big Top
Saturday, June 12 – College Bound’s Cap & Gown At Home, a virtually connected experience
Thursday, June 17 - St. Louis Shakespeare Festival 21 Season Gala, King Lear in Shakespeare Glen
Thursday, July 29 - FLAME – COCA’s event for Richard Baron Leadership Circle Members
Friday, September 10 - ZOOFARI to benefit the St. Louis Zoo
Friday, September 10 – Beyond Housing Gala
Friday, September 10 - Women’s Safe House Annual Gala
Saturday, September 18 - Laumeier Sculpture Park's Big Dinner
Saturday, September 18 - Starburst Gala - Endless Vision to benefit Affinia Healthcare Foundation, Stifel Theatre
Friday, September 23 - Forest Park Forever Hat Luncheon
Saturday, September 24 - Open Your Heart for the Homeless to benefit Gateway 180
Thursday, September 30 - CHADS Coalition for Mental Health, Lou Fusz Athletic Center
September TBD – St. Louis Public Library Event with major author (TBD)
Friday, October 1 - Grand Center Gala, Celebrating 40 Years, The Big Top
Friday, October 1 - Arch Grants Gala, Hyatt Regency St. Louis
Monday, October 4 – 6 - Raven Society Dinner, Chairmen’s Circle Dinner, Henry Shaw Society Dinner, Missouri Botanical Garden
Sunday, October 10, Food Outreach, A Tasteful Affair 33, The Four Seasons Hotel
Thursday, October 14 - Forest Park Forever Leffingwell Society Awards
Thursday, October 14 - Art of Travel benefiting the Lambert Art & Culture Program
Wednesday, October 20 - Sing for Siteman to benefit Siteman Cancer Center
Saturday, November 6 - Justice Speaks/65th Anniversary Celebration to benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Saturday, November 13 - The Black Rep's 45th Anniversary Gala
Wednesday, November 17 – The St. Louis Zoo’s Marlin Perkins Society Celebration, Ritz Carlton
Saturday, November 20 – Play Date to benefit St. Louis Children’s Hospital
December 5 or 12 (TBD) - Opera Theatre St. Louis Annual Holiday Celebration
Wednesday, December 8 – June Jesse Memorial Foundation Auction & Raffle, The Hall at Olive + Oak
2022 Dates
Friday, January 21 – FLAME – COCA’s event for Richard Baron Leadership Circle Members
Saturday, February 5 - The Spirit of Provident Gala benefitting Provident Behavioral Health, The Chase Park Plaza
Saturday, March 5 – St. Louis Public Library Foundation Stranger Than Fiction
Saturday, April 2 - An Evening at The Sheldon to benefit The Sheldon Concert Hall
Sunday, April 3 - Eat Drink Love supporting the Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation, The Hall at Olive + Oak
Saturday, April 9 – Threads to benefit the Missouri Historical Society, Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
Friday, April 29 - COCAcabana
Saturday, May 7 - Opera Theatre St. Louis, Spring Gala
Saturday, May 14 - REimagine - Fashion with a Cause to benefit The Salvation Army
2020 Dates
Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 27 – The St. Louis Arts Awards to benefit the Arts and Education Council, The Chase Park Plaza
Monday, February 17 – President’s Day
Saturday, March 7 – Celebrate Kanaval! The Rhythm of Haiti, Meds & Food for Kids – Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
Saturday, March 7 - SouthSide Early Childhood Center’s Champions for Children Gala, The Four Seasons
Saturday, March 7 – Duo Dog’s: A Fetching Affair, The Chase Park Plaza
Wednesday, April 8 - Saturday, April 16 - Passover
Sunday, April 12 - Easter
Saturday, April 18 – St. Louis Ballet Spring Gala, “An Enchanted Evening in the Garden”, The Ritz Carlton
Saturday, April 18 - Variety’s Runway Lights Fashion Show and Luncheon
Friday, April 24 - COCAcabana at COCA - VIRTUAL
Saturday, April 25 - De La Salle’s Catch a Rising Star Gala, The Palladium
Saturday, April 25 - Dinner with the Stars to benefit Variety the Children's Charity, Stifel Theatre
Thursday, April 30 - The 10th Anniversary Big Muddy Ball: "Young at Heart", The Sheldon
Sunday, May 3 - Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School Gala - VIRTUAL
Monday, May 4 - Saturday, May 9 - CID OUT LOUD! – VIRTUAL
Thursday, May 7 - 20th Anniversary Season Gala to benefit Shakespeare Festival St. Louis – VIRTUAL
Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day
Saturday, June 6 – Illumination Gala to benefit Siteman Cancer Center
Saturday, June 13 – College Bound Cap & Gown Ball - VIRTUAL
Wednesday, July 22 – Downtown STL Inc’s Show Me Downtown
Thursday, July 23 - Young at Art to benefit St. Louis ArtWorks, at St Louis ArtWorks
Thursday, August 27 - Sunrise Celebration to benefit Care and Counseling, Majorette
Monday, September 7 - Labor Day
Friday, September 18 - Sunday, September 20 - Rosh Hashana
Saturday, September 19 – Starkloff Disability Institute, Party to the Max - VIRTUAL
Thursday, September 24 – Metro Theatre Company Gala - VIRTUAL
Saturday, September 26 – The Big Dinner to benefit Laumeier Sculpture Park - VIRTUAL
Sunday, September 27 - Monday, September 28 - Yom Kippur
Friday, October 2 – Open Your Hearts for the Homeless Gala to benefit Gateway 180, St. Louis Aquarium
Friday, October 2 – Jazz St. Louis Gala - VIRTUAL
Saturday, October 3 - Benefit for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis to honor Alison and John Ferring - VIRTUAL
Monday, October 12 - Columbus Day
Friday, October 16 - Journey for Little Bit - VIRTUAL and at The Four Seasons
Friday, October 16 - Mathews-Dickey Gala, Jerseys & Jewels, Celebrating 60 Years. - VIRTUAL
Wednesday, October 21 - Memories & Melodies to benefit Memory Care Home Solutions - VIRTUAL
Friday, October 23 – Illumination Gala to benefit Siteman Cancer Center – VIRTUAL
Saturday, November 15 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis to benefit The Sheldon, VIRTUAL
Friday, November 20 – St. Francis Xavier (SLU) College Church Gala - VIRTUAL
Saturday, November 21 - Play Date Anti-Gala - Virtual Edition to benefit Children’s Hospital
Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving