Special Events

Fundraisers that make all of our work possible.

A large crowd sits at dining tables in a spacious, warmly lit industrial space with big windows.

A group of dancers performs on a balcony as a large audience watches and takes photos in a modern, open hall.

Large group of people dining at banquet tables in a spacious, sunlit event hall with a screen projection.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2025

Open City Benefit

A celebration of the power of place and new possibilities for our city.

The Open City Benefit is our single largest source of support, making possible our work to promote broad, unparalleled access to the city—the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future.

Join us. The 2026 Benefit is on April 28 at 3 World Trade Center.

2026 Open City Benefit

2025 Party Photos

Ornate theater interior with elaborate ceiling, balcony seating, and a large party gathered on stage.

A large crowd gathers in an ornately lit hall with dancers in blue shirts performing in the center.

A large crowd gathers at night on an outdoor terrace with an illuminated building resembling a wizard hat in the background.

People gather at night outside a glass building near a lit bridge and city skyline reflecting on the water.

United Palace, 2024

Launch Party

A festive kickoff to Open House New York Weekend.

The official kickoff to the festival, which helps keep the majority of the programming free. Every October, we gather as a community in a spectacular space to celebrate a weekend of access, discovery, and our shared love of New York City.

Coming soon.

2025 Launch Party

2025 Party Photos