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9th Annual Gala / Friday, October 30, 2026 / City + State, Oklahoma City / Registration closes October 15
City Center's 9th Annual Gala / Oct. 30, 2026
Welcome
Stories From the Center
Welcome to Our Neighborhood
This year's theme, Welcome to Our Neighborhood, is about the kind of community City Center works to build every day: one where everyone is welcomed, supported, and valued. Join friends, sponsors, and neighbors for dinner, stories, and an auction that carries that work into another year.
Friday, October 30, 2026 / 5:30 PMCity + State / Oklahoma City
Event details
Date
Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:30 PM
Location
City + State, 19 NE 6th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Theme
Welcome to Our Neighborhood
Attire
Business casual
Registration and payment are handled through Greater Giving, City Center's event partner. Registration closes Thursday, October 15. Guests will receive arrival and auction details before the evening.
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. This year, under the theme Welcome to Our Neighborhood, 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
- Mission-centered program
Schedule
Friday, October 30, at City + State.
5:30 PM
Registration and Cocktail Hour
Check in, gather with guests, 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.
After dinner
Stories From the Center
A program sharing the work, the need, and the stories behind City Center's mission of relief and restoration.
Evening
Live Auction and Giving Moment
Guests take part in the live auction and have a chance to give directly toward the work of City Center.
Program and auction times will be shared with registered guests before the event.
Sponsorships
Gather a table. Bring people into the story. Help carry the work forward.
Hosting a table gives you a simple 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.
Looking for a presenting or custom sponsorship? Reach out and we'll walk through the options together.
Host a Table
Legacy Table Sponsor
$2,500
8 seats
Gather eight people you care about (clients, family, church, or team) around City Center's work for one evening.
- Reserved table for 8 guests
- Dinner for every guest
- Your name recognized at the table
Open Seating
Individual Ticket
$250
1 seat
One seat for the evening, including dinner. Seating is open, so let us know if you hope to sit with friends.
- One open-seating ticket
- Dinner and the full evening program
Presenting and Custom
Sponsor the evening
Presenting, underwriting, and custom sponsorships are arranged directly with City Center's development team so the recognition fits your goals.
Auction
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.
Auction items are still coming together. Registered guests will receive the auction preview, bidding details, and checkout instructions before October 30.
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.
Register
Reserve your seat or table.
Tickets, tables, and gifts are handled on Greater Giving, City Center's event registration partner. You can pay by card there. Guest names can be sent now or closer to the event.
Register on Greater Giving- Registration closes
- Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Prefer to pay by check?
- Mail to City Center, P.O. Box 42301, Oklahoma City, OK 73123
- Questions
- info@okcitycenter.org / (405) 384-5670
Questions
A few helpful details before you reserve your place.
Where do I register?
Registration, table purchases, and gifts are handled on Greater Giving, City Center's event partner. Use any Register button on this page.
When does registration close?
Online registration closes Thursday, October 15, 2026.
What should I wear?
Business casual.
Can I pay by check or get an invoice?
Yes. Checks can be mailed to City Center, P.O. Box 42301, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. For an invoice, email info@okcitycenter.org and we'll send one.
Can I send guest names later?
Yes. Register your table or tickets now and send guest names to info@okcitycenter.org when they're confirmed.
I can't attend. Can I still give?
Yes. Gifts of any amount can be made on the same Greater Giving page, and every gift supports City Center's year-round work.