Red Carpet Room Launch Party (NYC Edition)
If you show up with a backpack or your laptop you will be banned from the event.
RED CARPET ROOM Formerly Fun House
Hosted by Anwar Media
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Exact address released to confirmed guests 24 hours before doors.
About the Event
Red Carpet Room is the next chapter of Fun House, rebuilt around a single idea: the people building brands should be hanging out more.
This is a mixer for founders, creators, and investors from the Anwar Events community, gathered in one room with a shared reason to be there.
Everyone in attendance is constructing something with their name attached to it. The night is designed so the person who can unblock you is standing a few feet away.
We are doing it on Halloween on purpose. The city will be full of parties where nothing happens beyond the party itself.
Run of Show
[7pm] — Doors, check-in, and open floor to start the night
[8pm] — Panel: operators who built audiences, companies, and reputations from nothing
SPECIAL GUESTS BEING REVEALED NEXT WEEK
[9pm] — Open mixer, with Red Carpet Show interviews running in the back room
Who's Coming
The typical guest is a founder raising or building, a creator monetizing an audience, or an investor looking for both.
Expect crossover from fashion, music, media, tech, film, art and consumer brands, since that is who the Anwar Events community actually contains.
Whether you are hiring, raising, pitching a collaboration, or looking for people who take their work as seriously as you do, you will be in the right room.
The Red Carpet Show
Throughout the night, Ilias will pull guests aside for on-camera interviews for The Red Carpet Show.
There is one question at the center of every interview: how can he help you. Those conversations get cut into content that reaches an audience of 70,000 plus founders, investors, and creators.
Sitting down costs you four minutes and can put your company in front of people you would never cold email.
Dress Code
Halloween night calls for more than a costume assembled at the last minute.
Come dressed as the version of yourself the press would photograph, whether that means black tie, full character, or your own blend of both. Cameras run from the door onward, so arrive accordingly.
Capacity and Entry
Space is limited and the guest list is curated. A confirmed RSVP secures your place only until capacity fills, so arriving early is strongly recommended. Bring a valid ID for check-in at the door.
About the Host
Ilias Anwar is an entrepreneur, marketer, and community builder based in New York City. He has produced more than 600 events across NYC, LA, and San Francisco, cultivating a network of over 70,000 founders, investors, and creators. His work includes brand partnerships with Google, Red Bull, Andreessen Horowitz, and Universal Music Group, along with activations at NFL Super Bowl Weekend and New York Fashion Week. Today he runs Anwar Enterprises, a venture studio that launches and scales consumer and tech companies through distribution first. If you need to meet someone in this city, they have probably attended one of his events.
Partners and Sponsors
Creatorsarethenewstudios.com
Canvas helps creators, founders, and brands turn ideas into media IP they own. AI agents handle the story, production plan, budget, and distribution, and your first IP is free.
Happyboards.com
HappyBoards makes chef-built charcuterie boards and grazing tables from locally sourced ingredients. It delivers same-day across 27+ Northeast cities, and HappyBoards is feeding the room tonight.Stay Connected
Future Anwar Events drop to the community first. Get on the list at luma.com/iliasanwar and follow along on Instagram, X, and LinkedIn for everything we run next.
Community Standards
Red Carpet Room is inclusive of gender, sexuality, race, religion, and ability. Discrimination or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated on site. For urgent security concerns during the event, please contact venue staff directly.
Disclaimers
By attending this event, you agree to the following terms.
Photography, Video, and Recording: This event will be photographed, filmed, live-streamed, and audio recorded. By entering the venue, you consent to being captured on camera and to the use of your name, image, voice, statements, and likeness by Anwar Enterprises, Anwar Events, The Red Carpet Show, and their affiliated partners and sponsors.
Marketing and Promotional Use: Any material captured at this event may appear in promotional content, social media, websites, newsletters, press coverage, paid advertising, sponsor recap materials, and future marketing assets, worldwide and in perpetuity, without compensation. Guests waive any right to inspect or approve the finished material before publication.
On-Camera Interviews: Participation in The Red Carpet Show is entirely voluntary. Sitting for an interview grants Anwar Enterprises the full right to edit, distribute, and monetize that footage across any platform, in any format, without further approval.
Opting Out: If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, please notify event staff upon arrival and avoid the designated filming areas. Organizers will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, though appearance in wide or crowd shots cannot be fully prevented.
Guest Policy: This is a private, invitation-only event. RSVPs are non-transferable and entry is subject to ID verification. Organizers reserve the right to refuse entry at their discretion.
Capacity and Access: This event has a strict capacity limit. A confirmed RSVP does not guarantee entry once capacity has been reached, so early arrival is strongly encouraged.
Code of Conduct: All attendees are expected to conduct themselves professionally and respectfully. Organizers reserve the right to remove any guest whose behavior is disruptive or inappropriate, without refund or recourse.
Liability: Anwar Enterprises, Anwar Events, and the venue are not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to personal property. Attendance is at your own risk.
Data and Registration: Information submitted at registration may be shared with event sponsors and partners in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Guests may opt out of sponsor communications at any time.
Changes and Cancellations: Event details including time, venue, panelists, and programming are subject to change. Organizers will make reasonable efforts to notify registered guests of any material changes.