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Gala 2025

Gala 2025: Glitter and Be Gay

Cocktails, Dinner, Candide Concert and Dancing

Benefiting Artistic, Community and Music education

5pm | Champagne and hors d’oeuvres on the Wendt Terraces
6pm | Multi-course dinner in the Porter Riverview Ballroom
7:30pm | Performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide in the Au-Rene Theater
Post-concert | Dessert and dancing with the artists in the Porter Riverview Ballroom

Fort Lauderdale

Broward Center
Porter Riverview Ballroom
& Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale

THURS

JAN

16

2025

5:00 PM

Order online or call
954.522.8445

Miami Beach

New World Center
500 17th Street

SAT

NOV

16

2024

7:30 PM

Order online or call 305.673.3331

About the Gala:

“It’s the best of all possible worlds,” as an evening of glamour and grandeur unfolds.

Enter into a world where musical brilliance, sublime cuisine, sparkling libations, dancing, and laughter converge in decadent delight and opulent luxury. Inspired by South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s irreverent satire, Candide, the Glitter and Be Gay Gala benefits South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s impactful artistic, educational, and community outreach initiatives.

Opportunities for Participation:

Gala Tickets and Sponsorships

Support South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s impactful artistic, community, and education programs. 

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS 

  • SINGLE GALA TICKET: $500 (exclusively for those who already have a Candide performance ticket) 
    • Champagne reception, multi-course dinner, dessert reception, and complimentary valet parking (concert ticket not included) 
  • SINGLE GALA TICKET + CANDIDE PERFORMANCE: $650 
    • All of the above + Prime seating in the Au-Rene Theater for Candide performance  
  • SINGLE GALA TICKET + GALA COMMITTEE: $1,000 
    • All of the above + Prime Gala seating ticket and recognition as a Gala Committee Member (concert ticket included) 

TABLES FOR 10 

  • TABLE SPONSOR: $6,500 
    • Champagne reception, multi-course dinner dessert reception, complimentary valet parking, and concert tickets for up to 10 guests 
  • PREMIER TABLE SPONSOR + PRIVATE VIP RECEPTION: $10,000 
    • All of the above, plus Prime Gala and concert seating for up to 10 guests, table host recognition as a Gala Committee Member, and an exclusive invitation to private VIP reception on Jan. 15, 2025. 

GALA SPONSORSHIPS

There are several opportunities for corporations, organizations and individuals to be recognized as sponsors for this special evening. For more information about sponsorship, or if you would like to become a sponsor of the 2025 gala, please contact Jacqueline Lorber at info@southfloridasymphony.org or 954.522.8445. 

CAN’T ATTEND? If you are unable to join us at the Gala, donations are appreciated in support of SFSO’s impactful artistic, community and education initiatives. Click here and enter your contribution under Gala 2025: Candide Support 

The fair market value of the Gala is $350 without a concert ticket or $500 with a concert ticket, per person. The balance is a contribution and is a tax deduction to the extent allowed by law.