{"id":926967,"date":"2026-07-11T03:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/926967\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T03:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:40:30","slug":"dallas-2026-amfar-gala-to-honor-actress-charlize-theron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/926967\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas’ 2026 amFAR gala to honor actress Charlize Theron"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood star Charlize Theron<\/strong> will be the guest of honor at one of Dallas’ hottest-ticket galas of 2026: She will receive amfAR’s<\/a> <\/strong>Award of Inspiration at the organization’s black-tie ball on October 24.<\/p>\n

For a second year, the glamorous fall fundraiser will take place at the home of Kathleen and Scott Kirby, a release says. Taking over where Dallas’ TWO x TWO gala left off when it ended<\/a> in 2024, the amFAR gala has quickly become one of Dallas’ marquee social events, drawing philanthropists, collectors, and high-profile guests in support of amfAR’s mission to end HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

Theron, who won an Oscar for Monster, is currently on a worldwide press tour<\/a> ahead of her starring role in one of the summer’s biggest movies, The Odyssey<\/a>, Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated adaptation of the Homer epic (opening July 17).<\/p>\n

Beyond her film career, Theron serves as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and founded the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project<\/a> (CTAOP), which supports organizations focused on youth health, HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and combating gender-based violence across Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

“Charlize Theron\u2019s longstanding support of amfAR and HIV\/AIDS care and prevention through her own foundation make her an inspiration to us all,” said amfAR CEO Kyle Clifford in a statement. “We are grateful to her for her tireless work and are thrilled to be able to recognize her at our event in Dallas this year.”<\/p>\n

According to amfAR, programs supported by CTAOP have reached more than 4.8 million young people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Theron and the foundation also launched the Together for Her campaign with CARE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation to address gender-based violence, and later partnered with the Ford Foundation to advocate for global vaccine equity.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1985, amfAR has invested more than $950 million in research grants supporting HIV\/AIDS and other diseases in which viruses and the immune system play a significant role. Over the past 26 years, supporters in North Texas have raised more than $66.5 million to advance amFAR’s ongoing HIV research and global health initiatives, the organization says.<\/p>\n

This year’s gala will feature cocktails, a seated dinner, musical performances, and a live auction offering luxury goods, travel experiences, and contemporary art. Tickets and table sponsorships are now available<\/a>, starting at $2,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Charlize Theron will be the guest of honor at one of Dallas’ hottest-ticket galas of 2026:…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":926968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,140878,185,18981,1596,150193,61155,1045,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-926967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-amfar","tag-celebrities","tag-charlize-theron","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-gala","tag-galas","tag-hollywood-star","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116899271522221918","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/926968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=926967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=926967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}