{"id":2401602,"date":"2026-05-04T15:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401602"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:21:49","slug":"will-mariska-hargitay-be-at-the-2026-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/will-mariska-hargitay-be-at-the-2026-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Mariska Hargitay Be at the 2026 Met Gala?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" class=\"css-nzvxqj e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>The 2026 Met Gala is occurring on May 4, 2026, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are convinced <em>Law and Order: SVU <\/em>star Mariska Hargitay will attend the Met Gala based on a clue from hairstylist Adir Abergel.<\/p>\n<p>Mariska previously attended the Met Gala in 2005 and 2010, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s possible <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/mariska-hargitay\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/mariska-hargitay\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Mariska Hargitay\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"0.1.0\">Mariska Hargitay<\/strong><\/a> will trade the police station for a night on the town.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The 2026 Met Gala takes place on May 4, and hundreds of stars are expected to appear on the red carpet throughout the night. With the theme of \u201cCostume Art\u201d front and center, folks are curious to see how their favorite celebrities will show up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art event.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">You may be thinking, <em data-node-id=\"2.1\">how does Mariska play into all of this<\/em>? The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/law-and-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/law-and-order\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Law &amp; Order: SVU\" data-node-id=\"2.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.3.0\">Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em><\/a> star surprised fans by debuting a bold new haircut <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX52MJEjuVQ\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX52MJEjuVQ\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on Instagram\" data-node-id=\"2.5\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on Instagram<\/a>. Her hairstylist, <strong data-node-id=\"2.7\">Adir Abergel<\/strong>, teased that it may be due to the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cThe night before the Met Gala we decided to chop off some hair,\u201d he wrote on his Instagram story on May 4.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-13f5bxj e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-1k29q50 e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"mariska hargitay met gala 2026\" title=\"mariska hargitay met gala 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"821\" height=\"1489\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=768:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/5ef7a8a2-d59b-48da-b89a-4140956ce6a1.jpeg?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-24c8bp e1geg53v2\">hairbyadir\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_the_latest_mariska_hargitay_news\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-18-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-18-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get the Latest Mariska Hargitay News<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Fans couldn\u2019t hold back their excitement about the prospect of seeing the actress at the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIS MARISKA GOING TO THE MET GALA???\u201d one person inquired <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oliviasgreenmug\/status\/2051165769749471469\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oliviasgreenmug\/status\/2051165769749471469\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on X\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on X<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m wondering \ud83e\udd14,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Liv_Noah_Benson\/status\/2051169245552103526\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Liv_Noah_Benson\/status\/2051169245552103526\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"another\" data-node-id=\"8.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">another<\/a> replied. \u201c\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f Happy Mariska at the Met gala dayyyyy \ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EOsLoveChild\/status\/2051280046493753752\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EOsLoveChild\/status\/2051280046493753752\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a different follower\" data-node-id=\"8.5\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">a different follower<\/a> manifested.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Now, let\u2019s be clear\u2014we won\u2019t know if Mariska will attend the Met Gala until celebrities start arriving. But she has attended the gala in years past, such as in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/photos\/37673\/met-gala-2005-celebrity-fashion\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/photos\/37673\/met-gala-2005-celebrity-fashion\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"2005\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">2005<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/mariska-hargitay-met-gala\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/mariska-hargitay-met-gala\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"2010\" data-node-id=\"9.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">2010<\/a>. Mariska reminisced about the last time she attended the Met Gala with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CruDL9zg9Du\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CruDL9zg9Du\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"throwback Instagram post\" data-node-id=\"9.5\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">throwback Instagram post<\/a> from May 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201c#MetGala #Vibes #2010 #NewYorkCity #Fashion,\u201d she wrote at the time alongside photos of her in a stunning navy blue gown and a bold bejeweled necklace.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">We can only hope we\u2019ll get a chance to see her there!<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-20\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_more_tv_+_pop_culture_news\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-20-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-20-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get More TV + Pop Culture News<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The 2026 Met Gala is occurring on May 4, 2026, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Fans are convinced Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay will attend the Met Gala based on a clue from hairstylist Adir Abergel. Mariska previously attended the Met Gala in 2005 and 2010, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2401603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[441337,274717,469041,285977,466866,285684,441834,469040,436322],"class_list":["post-2401602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-collection-mariska-hargitay","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-ab28b63a-fad7-46fb-ae5e-203c1725db26","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-is-mariska-hargitay-attending-the-met-gala","tag-subsection-celeb-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Will-Mariska-Hargitay-Be-at-the-2026-Met-Gala.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401604,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401602\/revisions\/2401604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}