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Hamptons season: when the circuit moves, 14 August

By mid-August, East End summer is still the finance calendar's preferred detour, with Friday helicopter demand and seven-figure seasonal rentals setting the tone.

Hamptons season·July-August

The Stop

Hamptons season runs through July and August across the East End of Long Island, New York finance's summer capital and a recurring fixture on the annual circuit.

The Crowd

The customary constituency is New York finance at partner level and above, alongside media money and the charity-benefit complex. Southampton benefits and East Hampton dinner parties provide the social architecture.

The Signal

Friday Blade helicopter seats from Manhattan sell out, while summer rentals clear $1 million for the season. The pricing signal is less about leisure than continuity: deal flow continues, in linen.

Getting There

The practical arrivals are helicopter and jet. For this 14 August update, the relevant window remains July through August, with the circuit positioned between Wall Street and the East End rather than outside the working calendar.

Editorial note: this article was generated from Rich Circuit's structured recurring event record. It is scheduled analysis, not live reporting. Confirm exact edition dates with the organiser.

On the circuit

Hamptons season

Wall Street’s summer capital. The trading floors empty on Fridays and reconvene at Southampton benefits and East Hampton dinner parties, and deal flow continues, in linen.

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