List of debutante balls in the United States
The list of debutante balls in the United States aims to include notable debutante balls held in the United States.
Alabama[]
- Birmingham:
- The Ball of Roses[1]
- Mobile
- The Camellia Ball,[2] held the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/ErnieHeckscher-CotillionAlbumCover.jpg/300px-ErnieHeckscher-CotillionAlbumCover.jpg)
A souvenir recording released by Verve Records in the summer of 1959 featuring longtime San Francisco bandleader Ernie Heckscher playing for The Cotillion at The Fairmont. The cover photo models are some of the previous winter's debutantes and their escorts
California[]
- Los Angeles:
- Las Madrinas Ball[3]
- Peninsula Ball - [4]
- Bal Blanc de Noel - presentation of Les Fleurettes [5]
District of Columbia[]
- Washington, D.C.:
- The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball[6]
Florida[]
- Tampa:
- Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla Debutante Ball[7]
- Sarasota:
- The Debutante Program of Sarasota & Manatee Counties[8]
Indiana[]
- Indianapolis:
- Presentation of Daughters, Held since 1950 during the holiday season, the Presentation is a biennial cotillion of The Dramatic Club of Indianapolis (founded 1889).[9]
Louisiana[]
- New Orleans
- The Pickwick Club
- The Twelfth Night Revelers (TNR)
- Society of the War of 1812 in Louisiana
- Le Debut des Jeunes Filles de la Nouvelle Orleans
- the Bachelors’ Club
- the Debutante Club
- the Mid-Winter Cotillion
- the Original Illinois Club
- the Young Men Illinois Club
- Rex Mardi Gras ball
- Krewe of Proteus
- Knights of Momus
- Mistick Krewe of Comus
- Elves of Oberon
- Krewe of Athenians
- The Atlanteans[10]Krewe of Nereus; Grand Ball of Osiris
Maryland[]
- Washington D.C.:
- Gridiron Club Dinner
- United States presidential inaugural balls
- Russian Ball, Washington, D.C.
- Assembly Club of Hagerstown, MD
Massachusetts[]
- Boston:
- The Boston Cotillion, which benefits the Vincent Memorial Hospital.[11]
Michigan[]
Missouri[]
- Kansas City:
- The Jewel Ball, founded in 1954, which benefits the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kansas City Symphony.[13]
- St. Louis:
- The Veiled Prophet Ball, founded in 1878, which caters to the members of the Veiled Prophet Organization, a secret society of prominent St. Louisans
- Fleur de Lis Ball, a Roman Catholic ball founded in 1959, named after the symbol associated with French kings and the city's French heritage, which raises money for the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.[14]
Nebraska[]
- Omaha:
- Omaha Symphony Debutante Ball was established in 1966 as an annual fund-raising event traditionally held on December 27.[15]
New York[]
- New York City:
- Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner
- The International Debutante Ball, held each even-numbered year
- The Viennese Opera Ball in New York
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Rochester_Bachelors%27_Cotillion.jpg/220px-Rochester_Bachelors%27_Cotillion.jpg)
The Rochester Bachelors' Cotillion in 1964.
- Rochester:
- The Rochester Bachelors' Cotillion was founded in 1950 by a group of single young men from some of Rochester's social circles that wished to repay their social debt. It is a white tie ball held annually at the Genesee Valley Club.[16]
North Carolina[]
- Cary:
- The Cary Debutante Society Ball[17]
- Durham:
- Gastonia:
- Gastonia Debutante Ball[19]
- Greensboro:
- The Greensboro Symphony Presentation Ball[20]
- Greenville:
- Carolinian Debutante Ball[21]
- Raleigh:
- Wilmington:
Ohio[]
- Cleveland:
- The Assembly Ball, presented by The Recreation League of Cleveland[23] annually since 1937 at The Union Club.[24]
Pennsylvania[]
- Pittsburgh:
- Cinderella Ball, founded in 1924.[25]
- Philadelphia:
- The Philadelphia Charity Ball, founded in 1881.[26]
South Carolina[]
- Charleston:
- Lexington
- The Lexington Cotillion Holiday Ball[28]
- Greenville: The Assembly
Texas[]
- Laredo:
- The Society of Martha Washington Debutante Ball[29]
- Tyler:
- Dallas:
- The Idlewild Club[31]
- San Antonio:
- The Chairty Ball[32]
- Fort Worth:
- Steeplechase Ball[33]
Virginia[]
- Chantilly:
- The Old Dominion Cotillion[34]
- Ettrick:
- Wives of Beaux-Twenty Debutante Cotillion[35]
- Richmond:
Washington[]
- Tacoma:
- Tacoma Holiday Cotillion
References[]
- ^ "Ball of Roses to benefit Alabama Ballet". AL.com. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "61st Camellia Ball, featuring Mobile Carnival Association debutantes (Photos)". 29 November 2013.
- ^ Archivist (2013-07-17). "Las Madrinas Announces 2013 Debutantes". westsidetoday.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Peninsula Ball". peninsulaball.collectiveweb.net. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "LA Canada Thursday Club - Les Fleurettes Debutante Program". lacanadathursdayclub.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball". bethesdamagazine.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "YE MYSTIC KREWE OF GASPARILLA DEBUTANTE BALL". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "Debutante Program of Sarasota". Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (22 November 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. ISBN 0253112494.
- ^ "New Orleans debutante balls canceled for 2020-21 due to pandemic".
- ^ "Young ladies night out". Boston.com. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "The Debutante Club". TCSDEF.org. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ "Upcoming Events « The Jewel Ball « The Independent". kcindependent.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "The 2015 Fleur de Lis Ball". Ladue News. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Debutante Ball". Omaha Symphony. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Sign Up | LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Cary Lifestyle". citylifestyle.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/05199/
- ^ Gazette, Special to The. "Debutantes to be presented at the 2019 Gastonia Debutante Ball". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Debutante Program | Greensboro Symphony Guild". Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Carolinian Debutante Club to present 16 at annual ball". GREENVILLE JOURNAL. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ TayloeGray.com. "North Carolina Azalea Festival". ncazaleafestival.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Log in - Rec League of Cleveland". therecreationleagueofcleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "RECREATION LEAGUE OF CLEVELAND". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "History". The Cinderella Ball. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "http://www.philadelphiacharityball.com/". Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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- ^ Johnson, Rory (2012-12-20). "The Charleston Bucket List". Charleston. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Lexington Cotillion presents seven debutantes at Holiday Ball". The State Newspaper. December 2017.
- ^ Times, Los Angeles (19 February 2016). "At Laredo's colonial pageant, Tex-Mex culture and Martha Washington meet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "40 young ladies to participate in Rose Festival - TylerPaper.com". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "So you want to be a deb". Dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "The Chairty Ball". Chairtyball.org. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Steeplechase Ball". Fwtx.com/culture. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Old Dominion Cotillion Hosts 27th Debutante Ball". Reston, VA Patch. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ Report, Contributed. "WOBT celebrates 40th debutante cotillion". The Progress-Index. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Bal du Bois". Sheltering Arms®. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Richmond German presents debutantes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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