The 66th Quadrille Ball: White Tie at The Plaza, and a Dance That Sends Scholars Across the Atlantic
The German-American Scholarship Association's volunteer-run Quadrille Ball returns to The Plaza on February 6, 2027, with a champagne reception, a rehearsed quadrille and dancing until 2 a.m.
The Quadrille Ball connects a formal New York evening with an international educational purpose. Its 66th edition is announced for February 6, 2027. The German-American Scholarship Association raises support for students moving between Germany and the United States, giving the celebration a life beyond the ballroom.
What the charity supports
The Quadrille supports educational exchange between Germany and the United States. Scholarships give graduate and undergraduate students opportunities to study across the Atlantic, with the wider purpose of building understanding through lived experience. Explore the organization’s work.
Where support goes
The organizer names scholarship fundraising as the ball’s purpose. Corporate sponsors, individual patrons and other donors contribute to the stipend fund. The 2027 date is announced, but the page’s named 2026 guest of honor belongs to that earlier edition and should not be treated as a new 2027 announcement.
The people behind the work
Scholarship recipients, volunteer organizers, dancers and patrons are all part of the tradition. Their contribution connects a formal New York evening with students’ time abroad. The official site’s film and scholarship accounts provide a way to see both parts of the occasion. Meet the organization.
Why this evening matters
White tie has nearly vanished from New York's social calendar, which is reason enough to cherish an evening that still insists on it. But the Quadrille Ball is more than a costume drama. It is a living tradition in which strangers become friends over months of rehearsal, the city's German-American community gathers in one of its most storied ballrooms, and every dollar, by design, becomes a scholarship. A ball that ends at 2 a.m. and funds doctoral research the following autumn is a rare combination, and a charming one.
The date and how to take part
2027-02-06 · The Plaza Hotel. Read our event guide for the evening’s details and visit the organizer for tickets, tables or admission inquiries. A public event page does not guarantee that tickets remain available or that every package includes the same access.
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