opening night

noun

: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time

I have tickets for opening night.

Examples of opening night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All other eligibility will be consistent with the opening night credits. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show star Luke Evans and boyfriend Fran Tomas celebrate the show's opening night at an afterparty on April 23 in New York City. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

The opening night of the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage concert series will take place June 10, and feature a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Ledisi in association with Blue Note Jazz Festival. —Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026

Think: an opening night cocktail soirée, an afternoon screening of The First Monday in May to mark the seminal documentary’s 10th anniversary, and a dinner fete hosted during the red carpet livestream for fashion’s biggest night. —Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026

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