Le Dîner en Blanc – Jersey City

Le Dîner en Blanc Jersey City returns for year two on August 17, 2023

At the last minute, the secret location is revealed to thousands of friends who have all been patiently waiting to learn where “Dîner en Blanc” will take place. Thousands of people, dressed all in white, and conducting themselves with the greatest decorum, elegance, and etiquette, all meet for a mass “chic picnic” in a public space.

Over the course of the evening, guests experience the beauty and value of their city’s public spaces by participating in the unexpected. Beyond the spectacle and elegance of the dinner itself, guests are brought together from diverse backgrounds by good taste and a love of beauty. Le Dîner en Blanc recalls the elegance and glamor of high French society, and guests engage one another, knowing that they are taking part in a truly magical event. There are no disruptions: no car traffic, no pedestrian traffic—only amazed and astonished looks from passersby observing the scene before them. And participants, like spectators, wonder whether it’s all not a dream…

Le Dîner en Blanc® began as a strictly word-of-mouth event. Today, it has grown to rely on the Internet and social media to communicate with its members and others who are curious about the event. Although the technology behind this fantastic event may have changed over the years, the principles fueling it have not; guests continue to gather at a secret location with the sole purpose of sharing a gourmet meal with good friends at the heart of one of their city’s most beautiful locations.

What are the key rules of the event?

Le Dîner en Blanc® is quite different from other special events. The evening takes place in a crowded public place that was not designed for such a purpose. Dîner en Blanc must necessarily remain controlled in order to continue holding future events.

In order to participate, guests must be a member or be sponsored by a member from the previous year, or they must sign up to official website’s waiting list.

Once confirmed, each guests’ participation in the event becomes mandatory, regardless of weather conditions, as Dîner en Blanc is a rain or shine event.

Participants arrive and then depart in unison by chartered bus or organized public transportation.

They take all of their belongings with them at the end of the night, including leftovers and trash, and they leave the site as clean as it was upon arrival.

Must-bring items?

A table and two white chairs.

A picnic basket including a white tablecloth and napkins, gourmet meal items, cutlery, dishware, and glassware.

Dress Code

Participants must wear white (and white only) and be dressed elegantly.

Originality is always encouraged as long as it stays stylish and denotes taste.

For more information visit jerseycity.dinerenblanc.com

If you are interested in attending visit the website and register for the waitlist, or email jerseycity@dinerenblanc.com