2024 Met Gala in NYC: Red carpet looks

NEW YORK - It's Met Gala time and the fashion parade of A-listers Monday included a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet surrounded by foliage. Jennifer Lopez went for silver leaves in a second-skin goddess gown and Zendaya was all vamp and fantasy.

Both are co-chairs of the annual fundraiser at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. And both received cheers from the crowd of fashion enthusiasts packed behind barriers outside.

Flowers were everywhere, in line with this year's theme: "The Garden of Time." Lopez (in Schiaparelli) was all va-va-voom in a near-naked gown that hugged like a second skin. She’s got the Meta Gala down: It’s her 14th.

This year’s theme is inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same name.

Here's everything you need to know about the red carpet looks, livestreams, street closures, possible protests, 2024 theme and more:

Met Gala looks

Guests and the evening's hosts are walking onto the red carpet now. It's expected to end around 8 p.m. Check out some of this year's looks:

Zendaya

Bad Bunny

Gwendoline Christie

Serena Williams

Alexandra Daddario

Colman Domingo and Alton Mason

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman 

Lana Del Rey

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

Lil Nas X

Penélope Cruz

Marc Jacobs, Dua Lipa and Charly Defrancesco

Doja Cat

Kendall Jenner 

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Kerry Washington

Kim Kardashian

Andrew Scott and Jude Law

Charli XCX

Taraji P. Henson

FKA Twigs

Cara Delevingne

Keke Palmer

Donald Glover 

Shakira 

Janelle Monáe

Sydney Sweeney

How to stream the Met Gala live

Vogue has the exclusive livestream, which starts at 6 p.m. Eastern at Vogue.com. The feed will also be available on Vogue's digital platforms, including TikTok and YouTube.

Tons of other media will be on site, too. Catch the action on E!, also starting at 6 p.m., with livestreams on X, TikTok, Instagram and Peacock.

The Associated Press will be live outside the Mark Hotel, where many celebs get ready before heading to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for their walk up the grand staircase. That livestream will begin at 4:45 p.m. Eastern and will be available on YouTube and APNews.com.

Only the event's stacked red carpet is watchable — the gala's cocktail hour and dinner are notoriously private events.

NYC street closures

Expect street closures on 5th Avenue between 86th Street and 79th Street and on 86th Street between Central Park West and 5th Avenue, according to the city.

Will protesters interrupt the Met Gala?

Pro-Palestinian protesters are expected to gather Monday evening at Manhattan's Hunter College, just a mile away from the star-studded 2024 Met Gala.

It is unclear if the protesters will move north to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the A-list palooza, but NYC Gaza demonstrators have not shied away from disrupting high-profile events,

Members of the Conde Nast union are also threatening to create a scene at the 2024 Met Gala amid contract negotiations.

The union had, however, reached a tentative deal with the media company Monday, the union tweeted.

What is the Met Gala theme? 

There's a dress code each year tied to the museum's spring exhibition. Some guests, not all, step up at the request of Anna Wintour. This year's theme is "The Garden of Time," inspired by J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story of the same name. It's a squishy fashion ask considering how specific last year's theme was: all things Karl Lagerfeld. Florals, and more florals, are expected this time around. Vintage will likely be big, too.

Who's hosting this year?

Reggaeton titan Bad Bunny, multi-hyphenate Jennifer Lopez, red carpet stalwart/actress Zendaya and action-movie star Chris Hemsworth will host.

And, of course, Wintour herself.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.