The 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred

About the Event

City Harvest’s annual Gala brings together celebrities, influencers, and NYC’s high-profile individuals to honor supporters who have played a significant role in helping us provide high-quality food to New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity. Designed by celebrity event planner Colin Cowie, the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred serves as City Harvest’s most important fundraising event of the year and recognizes generous supporters of City Harvest and New York City. With your support, we hope the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred will raise enough to help provide more than 12.5 million meals to New Yorkers in need. Past attendees have included Antoni Porowski, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Tyson Beckford, Nas, Darren Criss, Richard Gere, Julianne Moore, Chelsea Clinton, Karen Pittman, Dascha Polanco, Brooks Nader, Cynthia Nixon, Elizabeth Olsen, Benjamin Bratt, Ryan and Emilia Serhant, and Martha Stewart. Chef supporters have included Eric Ripert, Geoffrey Zakarian, José Andrés, Tom Colicchio, Ron Ben-Israel, Marc Murphy, Marcus Samuelsson, Dominique Ansel, Ochi and Cedric Vongerichten, Eitan Bernath, Rocco DiSpirito, and Ted Allen. City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval raised enough to help provide more than 8.5 million meals for New Yorkers in need.

Venue

Cipriani 42nd Street 110 East 42nd Street New York,, NY 10017