- GALAS
- Big balls
- Festive occasions
- Festive events
- Bashes
- Events for a tuxedo
- Tuxedo times
- Fundraising balls
- Big fundraisers
- Fancy parties
- Some movie premieres
- Fetes
- Celebrations
- Fancy dos
- Black-tie affairs
- Posh parties
- Reasons to dress up
- Big bashes
- Blowouts
- Extravagant parties
- The Oscars, and others
- Sparkly soirees
- Black-tie events
- Some fund-raisers
- Balls
- Festive affairs
- Festive shindigs
- Shindigs
- Lavish affairs
- Big dos
- Political parties, usually?
- Inauguration Day events
- Dance balls, e.g.
- Extravagant affairs
- Grand parties
- Balls and some apples
- Big fetes
- Glitzy parties
- Elaborate parties
- Fancy fetes
- Opening night dos
- Festivals
- Splashy parties
- Fancy dances
- Fundraisers, often
- Lavish parties
- Big celebrations
- Festive parties
- Major functions
- Large dos
- Society-page fodder
- Major parties
- Red-carpet events
- Fund-raising banquets
- Fund-raising parties
- Fancy bashes
- Social events
- Fancy fundraisers
- Fund-raising bashes
- Festive celebrations
- Lavish social events
- Super balls
- Festivities.
- Fêtes.
- Holidays.
- Mardi gras and others.
- Parties
- Joyous occasions
- Opening nights, e.g.
- Balls, e.g.
- Big parties
- Masquerades
- Swank affairs
- Soirees
- Wingdings
- Merry dos
- Dos
- Fancy-dress dos
- Grand opening events
- Inaugural balls
- Showy events
- Many fund-raisers
- Some charity fund-raisers
- Fancy affairs
- Lavish events
- Black-tie parties
- Fancy soirees
- Events for socialites
- Fancy balls
- Formal festivities
- Dressy parties
- White tie affairs, perhaps
- Black tie events, perhaps
- Some black-tie events
- Bashes with cuffs, maybe
- Grand balls
- White House affairs
- Whoop-de-dos
- Met's fêtes
- Big blowouts
- Festive bashes
- Grand celebrations
- Some grand opening events
- Elaborate, dressy parties
- Elaborate bashes
- Merry parties
- Special events
- Ritzy parties
- White-tie affairs
- Glitzy celebrations
- Bash and blowout
- Swanky occasions
- Fancy functions
- Swanky events
- Swanky dos
- Fundraising events
- Some fundraising events
- Posh events
- Some balls
