Guests must be of the grown-up variety—the moppets should stay at the castle—and knights and ladies can expect an evening of victuals and good drink, fun and fellowship, and a smorgasbord of opportunities to help raise money for ACA, including:

— a $10 raffle full of items for men, women, and children!

—Because it was such a huge success last year - we’re excited to announce our live auction is back! We will have a handful of baskets full of items and events you’ll want to bid each other out of!

—Another exciting part of the gala is a padde raise! Our school is growing out of our current space and in order to add more classrooms and grow our scholarship fund, we need to raise money! Come prepared to give to some specific needs ACA has.

—a long list of buy-a-share parties to fill your summer social calendar—and much more!

Be sure to register as a bidder so you can participate in the auction and also have a seat at a table (assigned seating).

Sponsorships are available, too—for businesses, churches, and individuals (who will get first dibs on bidding for the ever-popular buy-a-share parties)!

Check back (right here) and be on the lookout for it in the Knightly News later in March!

We will post a link to the catalog the week beforehand. Be sure to take a look at all the great things we have sign up for and bid on through the night!

Glad you asked!

This year we will have Buy-A-Share parties (one time events, hosted by ACA families), Time & Talent services donated by ACA families, and Live Auction Baskets full of themed items that have been donated.

In addition to live auction items, we have raffle items (tickets are $10 each). Previous raffle items have included a Solo Stove, Hoverboard, Cotopaxi Backpack, a TV, and a free spot on the Hog Hunt to name a few. We will play Heads or Tails (necklaces are $10 each) where the winner will get $1000 off tuition next year!

You can also enter your grammar school student in a raffle to be an ACA Principal for the day!

A catalog is sent a week beforehand with all the items listed so you can come prepared to sign up for a party, item, or know which Live Auction baskets you’re hoping to out bid everyone on. Check back on our website for more information the week beforehand.

Our auctioneer is back! He will oversee a live auction and he will do a paddle raise to help us raise money for Scholarships, Classroom Improvements and Supplies, and Security. You will get your paddle at check in.

We do need all guests to register so they have a meal, a seat at a table, and a bidder number. Tickets are $25 per person but please reach out to gala@augustineclassical.org if you’d like to attend but are not able to pay for a ticket this year.

When you register for your spot, you’ll have a chance to upgrade your registration to be a sponsor! Sponsorships start at $250 and come with perks like extra raffle tickets, recognition, and early access to Buy-A-Share sign ups! Sponsors are crucial to our school as they kick start the fundraising for the night to ensure we meet our fundraising goals for the year to ensure our building is student ready and enable us to provide scholarships so our wonderful school is an accessible option for families throughout Denver.

Check in starts at 5pm and Buy-a-share parties will open to 1st time Gala attendees and Individual Sponsors at 5:30pm. They will open for everyone else at 5:40pm.

Dinner will start halfway through the night and the night will end around 10pm.

Because this is a celebratory event, we welcome you to dress for feasting, drinking, and merriment. Garments from modern semi-formal to medieval are welcome.

Yes! We will enjoy cheese and provisions while we mingle and gather raffle tickets and sign up for Buy-A-Share parties. We will then sit down to feast upon Casa Crobu's homemade Lasagna & salad followed by a delectable dessert.

When registering for the gala, you will have an option to request a GF/DF Lasagna or a Vegetarian Lasagna.

Each attendee will get one free drink and sponsors will get two! The bar will remain open until 9pm if you’d like to purchase an additional drink.

VIP Parking lot: Love This City lot, Park Ave W and Arapahoe St.

Free Parking lot #1: University Prep parking lot on 24th and Arapahoe

Free Parking lot #2: Park Ave W and Curtis St.

This event cannot happen without the help of our ACA community!

We have a sign up for volunteer needs that will be sent out closer to the date so you can volunteer to help set up, greet, tally parties, or help with check out. We also have some after-the-gala task like washing tablecloths and dishes the following week!

If you're interested in helping with prep work between now and the Gala, please reach out to our gala committee at gala@augustineclassical.org

When you check in for the event, you will receive a bidder number for your household.

Use that number to bid on all live auction items, during the paddle raise, raffles, and buy-a-share parties.

At the end of the night the website you registered through will also ‘check you out’. You will want to make sure you’re using your correct bidder number throughout the night so we can enter your donations and winnings throughout the evening.

After the gala committee checks you out through our auction website, you will be able to see what you won, signed up for and donated to.

We don’t allow proxy bidding. However, you can make arrangements on your own with a friend who can bid on items you want using their own number, pay for them, and take them at the end of the night.

There will also be options to donate and sign up for parties that still have open spots the following week!

No. We have a team of volunteers who will clean up the venue and pack up everything we brought, and we can’t also keep track of auction items. Please make necessary arrangements to take your items with you at the end of the night.

The proceeds raised during this evening (and by sponsors) will go directly toward the comprehensive financial assistance model in order to expand and sustain ACA’s commitment to making this education accessible to any family who desires it and to add additional classrooms next year to accommodate new students.

Yes! We welcome infants.