The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has held an annual fundraiser since 1948, called the Costume Institute Gala, but usually known as the “Met Gala” or “Met Ball.” The term “Met Gala” has nothing to do with Gala apples, but there are jokes.
 
“What is a met gala? Do they have Gala apples there bc I’m in” was posted on Twitter by Shey on May 2, 2016. “Here’s the thing about the Met Gala: I don’t know what it is. It’s a… party… for… gala apples?” was posted on Twitter by Andrew Han on May 2, 2017. “I want to be famous enough to go to the Met Gala one day and carry around a Gala Apple, introducing it to everyone. Because then they would have MET GALA” was posted on Twitter by Corndair on May 7, 2018. “The only Met Gala I care about is the home run gala apple that pops up when the Mets hit a home run” was posted on Twitter by john haskell on May 7, 2018. 
   
“Whats a met gala” was asked on Twitter by Hbomberguy on September 14, 2021. “A type of apple found in new york. Also why its called the big apple” was the Twitter response from Dib.
     
The Met Gala has been nicknamed the “Oscars of the East Coast” and the “Party of the Year.” Other Met Gala descriptions include “The Met Gala is just Final Fantasy cosplay for rich people,” “Met Gala is the ugly sweater contest for the upper class,” “The Met Gala is Burning Man for people named in the Panama Papers,” “Met Gala is just Burning Man for rich(er) people” “The Met Gala is like a bougie Halloween party,” “The Met Gala is just boujee Halloween,” “The Met Gala is Halloween for celebrities” and “The Met Gala is just Halloween for rich people.”
 
     
Wikipedia: Met Gala
The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit. Each year’s event celebrates the theme of that year’s Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit.
 
Wikipedia: Gala (apple)
Gala is a clonally propagated apple cultivar with a mild and sweet flavour. In 2018, it surpassed Red Delicious as the apple cultivar with the highest production in the United States, according to the US Apple Association. It was the first time in over 50 years that any cultivar was produced more than Red Delicious.
         
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Shey
@666larrie
What is a met gala? Do they have Gala apples there bc I’m in
8:25 PM · May 2, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Shey
@666larrie
I have arrived to the met gala, ready for the gala apples
(Horses are shown.—ed.)
8:27 PM · May 2, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Andrew Han
@andrewthehan
Here’s the thing about the Met Gala: I don’t know what it is.
It’s a… party… for… gala apples?
12:43 AM · May 2, 2017·TweetDeck
   
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The Honorable Judge Mental
@G_lewnit
Met Gala Apples
8:41 AM · May 3, 2017 from Kalamazoo, MI·Twitter for Android
   
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IMFLoanBro
@ReidferMadness
Gala apples > Met Gala
1:06 AM · May 8, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
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Corndair
@Corndair
I want to be famous enough to go to the Met Gala one day and carry around a Gala Apple, introducing it to everyone.
Because then they would have MET GALA
I can see the Variety articles now: “Gala ruined by unfunny shithead, apple”
9:00 PM · May 7, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
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john haskell
@DrPemby
The only Met Gala I care about is the home run gala apple that pops up when the Mets hit a home run please retweet
11:31 PM · May 7, 2018·Twitter Web App
   
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pirate angel
@jennaaa210
Met Gala Apple
1:00 AM · May 10, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
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I Totally Serious
@itotallyserious
I hope to see someone dressed as an apple at this thing so they can be a Met Gala Apple.
8:26 PM · May 6, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Aaron Pruner
@AaronFlux
But what about them Met Gala Apples?
I’m sorry for this tweet.
11:20 PM · May 6, 2019·TweetDeck
 
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Dr. Richard Nudity III
@MrZachPeterson
Tweet “Met Gala apple” And then you post a picture of an apple in a crazy outfit. Everyone would love that!
11:40 PM · May 6, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
     
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EFRAIN CUESSY
@HiThisIsEfrain
Replying to @dddaanniieelll
It’s when people meet the owner of Gala apples therefore being a term: I met Gala
12:35 AM · May 7, 2019 from Whittier, CA·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Bhad Bhagel
@ttinaa
Disappointed no one dressed up like a met Gala Apple.
10:13 AM · May 7, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
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HBG
@AshTweets101
Gala Apples < Met Gala
10:23 AM · May 7, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Alex Micu
@axelk
My chosen costume for the Met Gala would be a Gala apple
11:55 AM · May 7, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
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tuney fish dipe
@tunafishdiaper
Little known fact: the Met Gala is actually just a big party to celebrate the Gala apple, the unanimous #1 breed of apples
10:08 PM · May 7, 2019·Twitter Web Client
 
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Baby 2 KINGs 2:7-25⚡
@1Corinthians126
That’s the Outfit I want to wear#Eating a Gala Apple at the Met Gala.
1 Corinthians 10:31
#Imposter
Thank YOU
#HolySpiritJesusChrist
11:51 AM · Jun 29, 2019·Twitter Web App
 
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TORI
@HFtori
“i love a good met gala apple”
10:55 AM · Apr 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Lee | #BringWynonnaHome
@Ferdifier
I understand the confusion. Gala apples are gala but Met Gala is gala.
#WynonnaEarp #BringWynonnaHome #EarpMovieNights
4:50 PM · Jul 31, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
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Chris (כריס)
@TheSixCents26
Met Gala is a celebration of the Mets baseball team and NYC, the big apple (gala apples)
6:14 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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ike
@IkeYouGuys
only met gala i’m interested in is me meeting a delicious gala apple
7:04 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Max… Not affiliated with Naked Gary so stop aski
@ImSmilingRn
Yeah I love the Met Gala. I love the Mets and I also love Gala apples!
7:58 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
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genius hominidae
@apenotorious
yeah i met gala,some gala apples into my mouth! they were delicious. k
8:26 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
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𝙀𝙐𝘼𝙉
@_euanito
Fun fact: the Met Gala is named as such because it started as a meeting about gala apples
9:03 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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Drunkle Jesse
@WindRiverII
Is @Apple the sponsor for the #MetGala
If not they should be, and they should have a mascot
“Have you guys….met: gala apple”
10:20 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Martin Kaszubowski
@martinkasz
Met Gala? More like I Met a Gala apple at the supermarket today
10:27 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
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≋S≋U≋M≋M≋E≋R≋aPUNzel
@RandilynIsIn
Replying to @Rav_Mike
Gala Apples < Met Gala

10:56 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
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Larry Fitzmaurice
@lfitzmaurice
Everyone’s tweeting about the Met Gala when there’s plenty of fruit you could’ve “Met” instead. Like a “Gala” apple
11:10 PM · Sep 13, 2021·TweetDeck
 
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ur mom
@urmom64167229
The met gala apple where everyone has to come in a shade of red
1:03 AM · Sep 14, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Kathleen Guevara ➳
@KthleenGuevara
Met Gala,
but it’s me as a Gala Apple
in a New York Mets jersey.
4:31 AM · Sep 14, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Rinny
@rinners
Met Gala?
Sure. I buy Gala apples at the store once a week.
10:17 AM · Sep 14, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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Hbomberguy@Hbomberguy
Whats a met gala
 
Dib
@GamerDyson
Replying to @Hbomberguy
A type of apple found in new york. Also why its called the big apple.
10:20 AM · Sep 14, 2021·Twitter for iPhone