soirée
/ˈswɑːreɪ
/(also soiree)
noun
An evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.In the suburbs, the middle class developed their own set of cultural institutions, of golf and tennis clubs, musical soirées and garden parties....
- The Johannesburg Botanic Gardens also host several outdoor Sunday music soirées throughout the year.
- In elegant Georgian times, crinolined ladies were carried from their town houses to the season's grand balls and soirées in sedan chairs.
Origin
French, from soir 'evening'.