Hamptons season
July-August· East End, Long Island
Why the circuit stops here
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.
The money signal
Blade helicopter seats from Manhattan sell out Fridays; summer rentals clear $1M for the season.
Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Hamptons season: who fills the room, 13 September
The 2026 season closed with Friday blade seats at capacity and season-long rentals clearing seven figures. A dated read on the money that held court through August.
Read article DispatchHamptons season: the money signal, 10 September 2026
Read article DispatchHamptons season: its position on the circuit, 7 September
Read article DispatchHamptons season: the arrival map, 4 September
Read article DispatchHamptons season: its position on the circuit, 31 August
Read article DispatchHamptons season: East End late summer briefing, 28 August
Read articleWho's there
New York finance at partner level and above, media money, the charity-benefit complex.
How they arrive
- Short-hop helicopter transfers beat the road traffic. This stop is built around its helipads.
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in July: Côte d’Azur high season · Henley Royal Regatta · Paris Haute Couture Week · Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference · Goodwood Festival of Speed · The Open Championship · Salzburg Festival