Fire Island Dance Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary by bringing together captivating performances, breathtaking ocean views and a passionate community dedicated to making a difference on July 18-20, 2025.
Set against an awe-inspiring waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay, the festival unites the Fire Island Pines community in support of Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Fire Island Dance Festival begins with an opening performance at 5 pm on Saturday, July 19, followed by a Leadership Supporter sunset performance at 7 pm, and a closing performance at 5 pm on Sunday, July 20
Beginning May 24, tickets are also available in person on weekends from 10 am-1 pm in the Fire Island Pines harbor.
Leadership Supporters elevate their festival experience with a kickoff performance and intimate evening cocktails on Friday, July 18. Coveted kickoff performance tickets are extremely limited. Leadership Supporters also enjoy their choice of the highly anticipated sunset performance on Saturday or priority seating at either 5 pm performance, as well as recognition on printed materials in the harbor and throughout the Pines.
The exclusive Leadership Performance will feature festival favorite MOMIX, the dynamic and athletic dance company renowned for its visually captivating artistry. MOMIX’s return for the festival’s milestone 30th anniversary is especially significant, as the dance company headlined the first Leadership Performance, marking a full-circle moment in Fire Island Dance Festival history.
Take the hustle and hassle out of your Fire Island escape with our day trip package, featuring round-trip transportation from New York City, a champagne luncheon and tickets to the 5 pm performance on Sunday, July 20. A Sunday VIP option, which includes the champagne luncheon and tickets to the Sunday show without transportation, also is available. Get day trip tickets.
If you can’t attend but would like to support Fire Island Dance Festival, donate now.
Since its debut in 1995, Fire Island Dance Festival has raised more than $9.2 million to help provide lifesaving medication, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance to those in need in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Fire Island Dance Festival is generously supported by corporate sponsors The New York Times and United, the official airline of Broadway Cares.
Watch highlights from the 2024 Fire Island Dance Festival
Leadership Supporters
Steering Committee
Chair – Roger Kluge
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano, Hal H. Hayes, Nicole LaFountaine, Christopher Mai & Matthew Markoff, PJ McAteer, Stacey Newton, Eng Kian Ooi, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Robert Schaffer, Peter Schamel, Martin Wechsler, JD Winston & Michael Walsh
Benefit Committee
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker Gray Coleman & Brian Thies Hernando Cortez Jr. Ronald Marc Feinstein Edrie Ferdun Chris Fraley Roger Hirsch & Drew Souza Lisa Jaffe Alan Klein Robert Levy Jane Newman Lubart Tara Moira McBride Steve McGee Brian McGuiness & Steven Younes Dave Minear Virun Rampersad & David Pavese Janet Rollé Eric Sawyer Vernon Scott Ellen Sirot & Peter Pucci George Slowik Jr. & Brian T. Callaway Matthew Woolf & Steven Filenbaum
Major Sponsors
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King Karen & Walter Boss Jim Heslin – Secret Villas Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan Rockefeller Brothers Fund Christian Zimmerman & Jim Coakley
Legacy
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King Christopher T Coad, MD/Kevin Kowalski/Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology Marta Heflin Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan Christian Zimmerman & Jim Coakley
Titanium
Andy Baker & Ward Auerbach Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland The Omomuki Foundation
Platinum
Sully Bonnelly & Robert Littman Frank Duff & John Okuloski James Pepper Robert N. Alfandre Family Andrew Tobias
Party Sponsors
Steven Filenbaum & Matthew Woolf PJ McAteer Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber Randy Wilson, John Wood & Michael Crisafulli
Gold
Thomas Cott & Shayne De Lima Robert Faust & Roger Kluge Doug Harris & Bill Van Parys Hal H. Hayes, Richard Parsakian, David Sloan & Steve Norring Dr. Jaime Huertas & Mr. Kenneth A. O’Brien Dr. Rob Levy Stacey Newton & Steven Lewis Richard Pittelli & Gino Chiapparelli Rory Pottruck & Max Virun Rampersad & David Pavese Ken Ruebush & Jeff Zimman Anonymous
Silver
Jonathan Aronowitz, Bradley Scalise & David Weigand Allan Baum & Frank Liberto Matt Boethin Steven Clay Art Appraisal Neil Cohn & John Brown Rob Delgado & Bruce Bunnell Randy Fields & Rob Geer Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli David Hansell & Rob Cimino Noel Kirnon Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry Howard Sendrovitz & David Sinclair George Slowik & Brian T. Callaway Bruce Stuart JD Winston & Michael Walsh
Bronze
Torrence Boone Jeffrey Blair & Ivor Clark Robert Bracken & George Applegate Bernardo Coindreau and David Williams Gary Clinton, Don Millinger & Julian Kosma Joseph Conforti & Douglas Jakubowski John Dempsey Ronald Marc Feinstein Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell Rachel Hyman Brad Ingalls & Emrah Akyildiz Carl Johnson Marc Juris & Luis Barraza Judith & Richard Kingman Michael Krans & Matt Rice Karl Krumholz & Dick Limoges Chris Longobucco, Ryan Rinck & Fern Lee Lorenzo López & Matthew Mayer David Minear & David Lawlor Nora Mongardi Mark Murashige Dave Rimple & Paul Teixeira Steven Shulem & Riley Britton Ellen Sirot & Peter Pucci Michael Tully & Daniel Smith Lee Testa Mark Tyner Carol Walbye Elisa Zinberg Dr. Sue Morter David Zuy Anonymous