opening night

noun

: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time

I have tickets for opening night.

Examples of opening night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, a source told Variety trailers with sets hadn’t arrived to fit the stage leaving the cast to rehearse on an empty stage despite the opening night being just days away. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

The opening night takes place in December at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, before the league moves to the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto and then Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Washington Capitals Despite barely even being a functional hockey team for the first decade or so of their existence, the Caps have only surrendered one three-point debut in their history, and that one came on opening night in 2000. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The policy came following unprecedented violence on the opening night of the fair that year, which led to at least 31 arrests and 11 people injured, including seven police officers. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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