A scintillating, inspirational, and dreamy Bay Area artist-led Vampire Ball: Walk the fashion runway while artfully saving the planet!About this Event
Join us for Earth Gala's Vampire Ball
A decadent, delicious, delightfully dark and romantic evening raising funds for the Amazon rainforest.
October 9, 2026 | Historic Verdi Club, San Francisco
Step into the decadent world of the historic Art Deco Verdi Club for an elegant and playful affair celebrating vintage glamour, vampire theatrics, live music, dance, parlor games, delectable bites, and signature elixirs.
Dress to impress your fellow glamorous creatures of the night! Our photographers will be ready to capture you in all your immortal splendor.
A celebration of timeless style
Throughout the evening, enjoy extraordinary fashion shows celebrating the artistry of vintage, antique, and sustainable fashion.
And for our beautifully dressed guests, the runway awaits! Join our community fashion walk and show off your finest vintage treasures, Art Deco elegance, or imaginative interpretation of immortal style.
After all, when you've lived for centuries, you've had plenty of time to develop impeccable taste.
An evening of immortal pleasures
Enjoy live music, dancing, theatrical performances, and vampire parlor games while sipping your favorite Type O Negative.
Come in character if you wish. We all want to know your origin story!
Were you a silent-film star? A mysterious countess? A Jazz Age socialite who never quite left the party?
The possibilities are eternal.
The dress code: Glamour is mandatory. Excess is encouraged.
Cocktail attire is the minimum, and there is no maximum!
Think Gothic Romance, Art Deco elegance, jewel tones, antique treasures, and exquisite details gathered across centuries of worldly travels.
Whether your inspiration comes from the age of Egyptian Pharoes to the Roaring Twenties, we invite you to celebrate your own history as a long lived creature of the night with exquisite taste cultivated over centuries.
Explore our pinterest for inspiration!
If you choose to be a member of an ancient vampire house, wear Red, Green, Blue or Purple. See Graphic Below and more info will be emailed to you on ticket purchase.
The Eco Couture Challenge
When you live for millennia, you would never dream of wearing fast fashion!
For those who wish to take their creativity a step further, our Eco Couture Challenge invites you to create an extraordinary look using sustainable fashion principles.
Participants will have the opportunity to walk in a special fashion show and compete for a cash prize.
A beautiful evening for a beautiful cause
This second annual Earth Gala brings together some of the Bay Area's finest entertainers, designers, and artists to celebrate the beauty of sustainable fashion while raising funds to help protect the Amazon rainforest. Here are a few photosets from last year! ( 1, 2, )
If you wish, learn more about the rainforest conservation initiative and meet Planet Love Foundation founder April Gee and Sanzio Macel, the guardian of one untouched parcel of Brazilian rainforest by watching this video.
Tickets are live!
Join us for an unforgettable evening where the past meets the future, glamour meets purpose, and beautiful creatures of the night come together for the planet.
Planet Love Foundation + The Verdi Club "Let's Make Duty Fun"
Agenda
🕑: 07:30 PM
The Gathering
Info: The mortal world dissolves.
Enter the Vampire Ball with live hot jazz, torch songs and swinging reimaginings, roving characters, games, gambling, shopping, acrobatics and the Immortal Feast.
Enjoy hosted sangria and mulled wine, and the first of four ceremonial Vampire Elixirs, each also available alcohol-free.
At 8 PM, the Four Great Vampire Houses assemble for their first ceremonial toast.
🕑: 08:30 PM
HOUSE I: The Ancients
Info: The old blood awakens.
Dark Garden Corsetry and Mariana Sadié take the runway amid live opera, harp, swing, theatre and centuries of accumulated style.
The Art Deco Society Vampires emerge from another age to join the runway as alliances and rivalries between the Four Houses begin to unfold.
Second ceremonial Elixir served.
🕑: 09:00 PM
9:00 PM • THE REVEL
Info: DJ Trademarx takes the ballroom as the Vampire Ball erupts into dancing.
Third ceremonial Elixir served.
At 9:30, Taiko drummers, Lion Dance, violin and cello descend upon the revelry, culminating in a wild communal dance.
At 9:45, the Four Houses are summoned once more. After a century apart, can they finally make peace?
The Fourth ceremonial elixir is served.
🕑: 10:00 PM
10:00 PM • HOUSE II: THE NEW BLOOD
Info: New Blood Late-Entry Tickets begin at 10 PM.
A new generation of immortals arrives.
Kung Fu Vampire opens the chapter with 5AM, joined by Taiko and Movement Vision, before the New Blood Eco-Fashion Walk, curated and produced by Blackfairydust Creations.
Featuring emerging designers and live performances by Kung Fu Vampire, UNWOMAN and The Vampire Guillaume, with music from No More Bad Days, Psycho Killer, Need You Tonight, Cry Little Sister and Alabama Song. AFTER THE RUNWAY • THE IMMORTAL FOREST
The fashion gives way to music, theatre and strange conversations among immortals who have watched the mortal world change for centuries.
Featuring Brotha Peace performing Mush Love and This Peace, with Vampire Theatre woven throughout.
New Blood admission features a cash bar, with remaining offerings from the Immortal Feast available while they last.
🕑: 10:45 AM
HOUSE IV: The Immortals DJ Dance Party + Community Fashion Walk
Info: Kicked off by dancer Agatronic and DJ Yuka Yu, the final House belongs to you. All may walk the runway. Prizes awarded to those who are the best dressed, with an additional cash prize for following the eco fashion guidelines! (bit.ly/ecofashionguide ) Dancing down the runway is highly encouraged. DJ YUKA YU continues the dance party til she passes the torch to DJ DEVILDOLL
🕑: 11:45 PM
11:45 PM DJ DEVILDOLL - CLOSING
Event venue
Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, United States
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