From shooting fruit in Toronto to miles of ribbon in Chicago to fiber-optic trees in New York, here are the best ideas, themes, and trends from benefits held across North America this spring.
Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Gala
Photo: George Pimentel
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala
Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
The Washington Ballet's Spring Gala
Photo: Tony Powell
Team Impact's Game Day Gala
Photo: Rinze van Brug
Apollo Theater’s Spring Gala
Photo: Shahar Azran
The Arsht Center’s Gala
Photo: Justin Namon
Jays Care Foundation’s Curve Ball
Photo: Mauricio Jose Calero
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Gala 2018
Photo: Michael Litchfield
Public Art Fund’s Spring Benefit
Photo: Travis Magee
The Hospital for Sick Children's Scrubs in the City Benefit
Photo: George Pimentel
Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s Butterfly Ball
Photo: Ana Miyares
The High Line’s Spring Benefit
Photo: Liz Ligon/Courtesy of the High Line
Biblio Bash
Photo: Ernesto DiStefano
The Alzheimer’s Association’s Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala
Photo: Bill Richert
ASPCA’s Bergh Ball
Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for ASPCA
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Leukemia Ball
Photo: Bruce Buckley
Power Ball XX: Carousal
Photo: Courtesy of Phototerra
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Mission Creek Gala
Photo: Baron Spafford
American Cancer Society’s Discovery Ball
Photo: Francis Son
Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden
Photo: Taylor McIntyre/BizBash
My Friend’s Place’s Gala
Photo: Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for My Friend's Place
The Robin Hood Foundation’s Benefit
Photo: Taylor McIntyre/BizBash
The California Science Center’s Discovery Ball
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/MG18/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue