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Fall 2026 / Oklahoma City / Sponsorships, tables, and tickets available
City Center Annual Gala / Fall 2026 / Oklahoma City
Stories From the Center
City Center's annual Gala gathers friends, sponsors, and neighbors for an elegant evening of dinner, auction, and generosity in support of relief, restoration, and trusted relationships in Oklahoma City.
Fall 2026 / Oklahoma CityDinner / Auction / Stories / Giving / Relief and Restoration
Event details
Date
Fall 2026
Location
City & State / Oklahoma City
Evening
Dinner / Live Auction / Silent Auction / Chance to Win
Attire
Elegant evening attire
Guests will receive arrival instructions, auction access information, and any final timing updates after registration.
Why This Night Matters
Relief of needs. Restoration of lives.
City Center is leading change through compassionate action in the heart of OKC. Every week, youth and families come to a trusted place for practical support, steady relationships, and the hope that their past does not define their future.
City Center exists in that space with meals, mentoring, basic needs, community connection, and a safe place where people are known by name.
The Gala gathers the people who help make that work possible. It is one evening designed to strengthen the year-round work that happens long after guests leave the room.
Relationships lead to restoration. The Gala helps keep those relationships present, consistent, and ready when families need them most.
What Your Support Carries
A night of generosity becomes a year of presence.
When you attend, sponsor, give, or invite others into the room, you help City Center continue the kind of work that cannot be rushed and should not be seasonal.
Emotional Restoration
Mentoring, steady relationships, care, and belonging for students and families.
Dignity
Every person deserves respect, support, and the chance to be known beyond their circumstances.
Hope
There is potential in everyone. A hard chapter does not get the final word.
We don't have to serve. We get to serve.
That joy is the heartbeat of City Center, and it is the reason this evening matters.
The Evening
Elegant, meaningful, and built around stories that deserve to be heard.
Stories From the Center is designed to feel beautiful without losing the reason we gather. The evening includes dinner, conversation, auction experiences, and a program centered on the lives and stories connected to City Center's work.
This is not just a formal event. It is a chance to sit with friends, invite new partners, celebrate what has been built, and help provide the resources needed for what comes next.
- Cocktail reception and guest check-in
- Dinner and hosted table experience
- Silent auction preview and bidding
- Live auction moments
- Chance-to-win opportunity
- Mission-centered program
Schedule
A thoughtful flow for a meaningful night.
5:30 PM
Arrival and Reception
Check in, gather with guests, enjoy the reception, and preview silent auction items.
6:30 PM
Dinner
Guests are seated for dinner and conversation with table hosts, sponsors, and friends of City Center.
7:15 PM
Stories From the Center
A focused program sharing the work, the need, and the stories behind City Center's mission of relief and restoration.
7:45 PM
Live Auction and Giving Moment
Guests participate in the live auction and have an opportunity to give directly toward the work of City Center.
8:30 PM
Closing and Checkout
Final auction, checkout, and guest connection before the evening concludes.
Final times may adjust slightly as event details are confirmed.
Sponsorships
Gather a table. Bring people into the story. Help carry the work forward.
Sponsorship gives you a clear way to gather clients, friends, family, or colleagues around a night that matters. It also provides steady support for City Center's work with youth and families.
Each table and sponsorship level helps provide the resources needed for meals, mentoring, basic needs, community connection, and trusted relationships in under-resourced neighborhoods.
Leadership Gift
Presenting Sponsor
$25,000
16 seats
A major leadership sponsorship for a partner who wants to help carry the evening and be visibly connected to City Center's work of relief and restoration.
- Two premier tables for 16 guests
- Featured recognition from stage
- Premier logo placement on event website and screens
- Featured social recognition before and after the Gala
High-Impact Table
Restoration Sponsor
$10,000
10 seats
A strong sponsorship level for companies, families, or foundations ready to make the Gala a larger annual investment in steady relationships and practical care.
- One premier table for 10 guests
- Logo placement on event website and event screens
- Recognition in printed program
- Social recognition before the event
Generous Table
Openhanded Legacy
$5,000
10 seats
A generous table sponsorship for partners who want to gather people close to the mission and support a meaningful portion of the evening.
- Reserved table for 10 guests
- Dinner and two drink tickets for each guest
- Logo on event program, website, and social media
- Logo recognition at event
Core Table
Legacy Table Sponsor
$2,500
8 seats
A core table sponsorship for companies, churches, families, and friends who want to host guests around City Center's mission.
- Reserved table for 8 guests
- Dinner and two drink tickets for each guest
- Logo on event program, website, and social media
- Logo recognition at event
Small Group
Compassion Legacy
$2,000
4 seats
A smaller sponsorship level that still offers meaningful recognition and a strong place in the evening.
- Reserved seating for 4 guests
- Dinner and two drink tickets for each guest
- Logo on event program, website, and social media
- Logo recognition at event
Tickets
Reserve seats for the evening.
Individual tickets and small group options are available for guests who want to be part of the evening without hosting a full table.
Individual Ticket Open Seating
$250
1 seat
One open-seating ticket including dinner and two drink tickets. Seating requests may be submitted, but seats together are not guaranteed.
Reserve TicketsTwo Individual Tickets
$500
2 seats
Two open-seating tickets for guests attending together.
Reserve TicketsTransformation Legacy (4)
$1,000
4 seats
Four seats for a small group, family, or friend circle attending together.
Reserve TicketsAuction
Bid on meaningful experiences and help fund the work.
The Gala includes both silent and live auction opportunities. Auction packages are selected to create energy in the room while helping fund City Center's work beyond the evening itself.
Guests will receive details about auction access, mobile bidding, and checkout before the event.
Guests may have the opportunity to purchase entries for a featured chance-to-win item connected to the Gala. Entries help support the work of City Center and will be tracked carefully through the event system.
Official rules, eligibility, drawing details, and tax language will be provided before purchase.
Voices of OKC
Stories in their own voice
Stories in Their Own Voice
The same students who are learning to tell stories are helping City Center tell its own.
Voices of OKC is part of City Center's storytelling ecosystem, giving students a place to learn production, ask better questions, and help elevate the people shaping Oklahoma City.
At the Gala, that same spirit of storytelling carries the room. We gather not only to raise funds, but to listen closely to the stories of students, families, neighbors, and leaders who remind us why this work matters.
Questions
A few helpful details before you reserve your place.
When will final event details be shared?
Registered guests will receive arrival details, auction access information, and any final timing updates as the Gala approaches.
Can I submit guest names later?
Yes. Table hosts and ticket buyers can save the registration first and return to the guest-list link as names are confirmed.
Can City Center invoice my organization?
Yes. Choose request invoice during registration and City Center will send the appropriate invoice details.
Can I pay by check?
Yes. Choose pay later by check and City Center will share check instructions with your contact email.
Are chance-to-win entries available now?
Chance-to-win details will be shared with official rules, eligibility, drawing information, and any required tax language before entries open.