Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will co-chair the Met Gala 2026

Musical powerhouse Beyoncé, tennis legend Venus Williams and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala on May 4 alongside Vogue's Anna Wintour, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Wednesday in New York.

The annual Met Gala, traditionally held on the first Monday in May, was first organized in 1948 and for decades was reserved for New York high society.

Wintour, the high priestess of American fashion, took over the show in the 1990s, transforming the party into a catwalk for the rich and famous.

The gala is a fundraiser for the Met Costume Institute, but it's also a social media spectacle in which stars don over-the-top looks, competing to create the biggest spectacle.

The dress code has not yet been revealed, but it will dovetail with the “Costume Art” exhibition, which opens May 10 at the venerable Manhattan museum and will seek to explore the “clothed body” in works of art through the centuries.

The co-presidents are powerful players in their fields: music, sports and film.

The gala will mark the first time in a decade that Beyonce has attended, and fashion lovers will be holding their breath waiting to see what look (or looks) she reveals. She was honorary co-president in 2013.

Williams, 45, is the winner of seven Grand Slam titles. She is still competing on the WTA Tour. Her sister Serena, who retired from tennis, co-hosted the event in 2019.

Kidman, who co-chaired the event in 2003 and 2005, has several projects in the works for 2026, including “Practical Magic 2,” a sequel to the popular 1998 film about a family of witches, and “Scarpetta,” a series based on the heroine of Patricia Cornwell's crime novel.

The Met also announced a gala “host committee” headed by Saint Laurent designer Anthony Vaccarello and actress Zoe Kravitz. Also on the committee are singers Sabrina Carpenter and Doja Cat, retired ballet superstar Misty Copeland and WNBA champion A'ja Wilson.