The fall edition of National Gallery Nights is nearly upon us, with three unique events planned by the National Gallery of Art (NGA) to give Washingtonians a unique opportunity to mingle and appreciate art, music, pop-up talks, and so much more!
National Gallery Nights are an incredibly popular series of events that usually come twice per year, once during the spring season and another during the fall season, each time offering a handful of specialty events being held in The East Building of the NGA to provide a unique and memorable experience to Washingtonians, promoting culture, open-mindedness, and appreciation of the arts.
What are National Gallery Nights?
National Gallery Nights is an after-hours program hosted at the NGA that provides an opportunity for Washingtonians to connect and learn to appreciate the arts and cultures being displayed at the National Gallery of Art that they may not take the time to acknowledge otherwise.
The events are held once a month during the spring and again during the fall.
Typically, there are three National Gallery Nights in each of the two seasons.
Each month that there is a National Gallery Night, the theme of the occasion changes; it may reflect the season, such as cherry blossom season in the spring or Halloween in the fall, but it could be as simple as what art is exhibit is currently on display.
What are the National Gallery Night Events this spring?
This spring, there are three unique National Gallery Night events:
- Back to School – Thursday, September 11th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
- Strike a Pose – Thursday, October 9th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
- Art Under the Stars – Thursday, November 13th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
How to get tickets to National Gallery Night
As a result of the immense demand for tickets to attend each National Gallery Night event, the tickets are distributed via a lottery system, which opens the week before the event is scheduled, from Monday at 10 am until Thursday at noon.
The registration will be open on the specific event page on the National Gallery Nights website.
For this spring’s National Gallery Night events, the registration dates are as follows:
- Back to School– Registration opens on Monday, September 1st at 10 am and closes on Thursday, September 4th at noon.
- Strike a Pose– Registration opens on Monday, September 29th at 10 am and closes on Thursday, October 2nd at noon.
- Art Under the Stars -Registration opens on Monday, November 3rd at 10 am and closes on Thursday, November 6th at noon.
Following the close of the registration period, those who have been selected from the lottery to move forward with their registration to attend the event will be notified on Friday, the week before the event.
If you aren’t selected, fret not, there’s still a chance you could get a ticket; the last additional passes to join the event are available at the East Building entrance on the day of the event starting at 5:30 pm, but be warned it’s first come, first serve, which means show up early or you’ll be likely to miss out.