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Fall Ball: Technicolor Edition 10/03/2025 Get your tickets today!

October 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

$85 – $150
Friday, October 3rd, from 6:00-8:30PM
at The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub

 

Bring your “Glam” & Join the Fun! From street to chic and off the wall, creative attire encouraged for all!
Support public art & art education by purchasing your ticket today!

 

 


Ticket Tier

$150 per ticket

$85 per ticket available to non-profit employees, artists, and teachers

$1250 Per Table for 8 guests

Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of places to sit, but we designate specific tables for those who reserve them for their guests.

Reserve your tickets HERE.


Event Details:

When:  Friday, October 3rd, from 6:00-8:30PM

Where:  Join us in Downtown New Bedford, MA at The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub (new location this year!)

Address:  791 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740 (Our parking recommendations are below.)


Full Description of the Evening:

On view for one night only will be inflatable neon sculptures by local design collective, Pneuhaus. Guests will enjoy sounds by DJ AnjKep and complimentary Aura Portraits by Strawberry Moon. All tickets include & hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and a specialty cocktail “The Roger”

Come celebrate with us, while bidding on silent auction items & lucky draws, and bringing your glam for the “Most Vogue Attire” in the following categories: Most Techy, Most Glam, Most Like Your Favorite DATMA Artwork, Most Creative, Most Technicolor. Winners determined by special guest juror, Jeffrey Westport.


Parking:

1. Street parking (free after 5pm)

2. The main lot on 174 Union Street New Bedford, MA 02740, a block from the event (courtesy of Boulder on Union)

3. The overflow lot behind Boulder on Union, the entrance to the lot is located at 83 School Street, just around the corner from the Boulder on Union building, two blocks from the event.

4. Elm Street Parking Garage: 51 Elm St, New Bedford, MA 02740, about five blocks from the event.


Immersive sculptures, silent auction, fashion, and delicious libations are made possibly by the following 2025 supporters:

 

Explore New Bedford

Will Milbury & Co.

BankFive

Boutique Fitness

Event Support Courtesy of:

 

Boulder on Union

Jeffrey Westport

Shara Porter Designs

Salt on Elm

Farm & Coast

Community Boating Center

Scuttlebutt Coffee

The Drawing Room

 


Fall Ball Committee Members
Gayle Mandle, Anthi Frangiadis, Liv Haines Gauthier, Hannah Haines,
Dan Shedd, Nancy Hammer, Pat Coomey Thornton,
and special thanks to Coco Mandle & Lara Harrington, our 2025 Party Chairs.
Can’t make it to the event? Please consider visiting https://datma.org/donate/ to help us produce free & accessible public art in New Bedford. For questions regarding sponsorship inquiries, please contact Lindsay Mis at [email protected].
 

*To avoid online processing fees, consider sending DATMA a check for your tickets. Mail your check to DATMA’s NEW Headquarters located: 1213 Purchase Street, Suite 206, New Bedford, MA 02740. Include your email so we will send you a confirmation email acknowledging your check has been received and your name(s) is on our list.

 

 

Details

Date:
October 3
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
$85 – $150
Event Category: