The 2016 Met Gala is expected to be one of the most highly watched events of the year - here's how you can watch the red carpet go down live online.

The Met Gala has come around for another year, and the hottest names in pop culture and fashion will be showing off innovative new looks. The gala is held on the first Monday of May every year and helps raise funds for the Costume Institute for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The event is often an opportunity for celebrities to display bold designs from some of the best fashion designers in the world. Hosts for the gala include chairwoman Anna Wintour, Apple's chief design officer for Jonathan Ive, singer Taylor Swift and actor Idris Elba.

The theme for 2016 is Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, so you can expect celebs to come to the event wearing bold designs.

An official list of guests attending the Met Gala has not been released, though there are murmurs of celebrities expected to attend, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

If you want to see all the looks from the Met Gala as the celebrities debut them to the world, there are a few options. E! is broadcasting live from the Met Gala starting at 7 p.m. ET.

However, for those who can only watch online, The New York Times has a live stream expected to begin at 7 p.m. You can also watch E! online if you have a cable subscription by going here.

For those who wish to live tweet the Met Gala or keep up with what's happening from others who are watching, simply use hashtag #MetGala on Twitter.

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