Inside the Serpentine Summer Party 2026
The stars turned out in force for the Kensington Gallery's biggest fundraiser of the year
Last night, luminaries from the worlds of art, fashion, film, music and more came together to celebrate a new artisitic season at the Serpentine Summer Party 2026. The Kensington gallery’s msot important fundraiser of the year, held to coincide with the opening of its annual summer Pavilion, the evening was hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg, chairman of Serpentine’s Board of Trustees, Bettina Korek, CEO, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director, with co-hosts Salma Hayek Pinault, Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
A landmark year for the Serpentine, with its Pavilion commission now in its 25th year, the 2026 edition has been deisgned by Mexico City-based Lanza Atelier. Guests were invited to explore the fluid red brick structure, while also taking in the Serpentine’s major summer exhibitions, including Picture Making and A Year in Normandie and Other Thoughts on Painting, solo shows dedicated to Cecily Brown and David Hockney respectively.
Elsewhere, guests were served a Latin American menu featuring a corn station and chocolate sculpture, Ruinart Champagne, Whispering Angel, and Casa Dragones tequila flowed, and DJs Wolfram Amadeus, Carlita and Danny L Harle kept the vibes going, stopping only to allow Mariachi Las Adelitas delight guests with a joyful live performance.
Step inside the event – and see who made the guestlist – below.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Tiffany & Co jewellery. Image: Getty Images
Sienna Miller wearing Olivia von Halle, Conor Ives and Ara Vartanian. Image: Getty Images
Richard E. Grant. Image: Getty Images
Celia Imrie. Image: Getty Images
Salma Hayek-Pinault in McQueen and Boucheron jewellery
Emilie Livingstone and Jeff Goldblum
Bettina Korek, Chet Lo and Harris Reed
Maya Jama in David Koma
Pixie Geldof and Alexa Chung in Dilara Findikoglu
Jessie Ware in Mulberry and Jenna Coleman in Longchamp
Rebel Wilson in Louis Vuitton. Image: Getty Images
Naomie Harris in Ferrari. Image: Getty Images
Roksanda Ilincic
Grayson Perry
Mark Strong
Caitríona Balfe. Image: Getty Images
Ellie Goulding. Image: Getty Images
Joy Crookes. Image: Getty Images
Adwoa Aboah
Adot Gak
Nabhaan Rizwan. Image: Getty Images
Jessica Gunning. Image: Getty Images
