Global art fairs calendar: what’s coming through 2026
The international art-fair landscape is shifting as new markets emerge, major fairs lose exhibitors and trade policies reshape logistics.
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From Doha’s first-ever Art Basel Qatar in early 2026 to a growing number of mid-tier and regional fairs across Africa, Asia and Latin America, the global art-fair circuit is expanding but recalibrating.
Major fairs are under pressure as galleries confront higher costs and a cooling high-end market. The 2025 Art Basel Miami Beach fair already recorded at least eight gallery withdrawals from its main sector, raising concerns about the caliber of its lineup by the time it opens in December, according to ARTnews.
One of the galleries to withdraw, San Francisco’s Altman Siegel, announced it would close its doors in November, citing a slowing market. The decision underscored how even established dealers are reassessing the return on large-scale fair participation.
While the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2025 found that global art-market sales fell 12% in 2024 to about $57.5 billion, driven largely by weakness at the top end, the same data shows that fairs remain central to collector behavior. High-net-worth collectors attended an average of six art fairs in 2024, unchanged from 2023 and slightly higher than in 2019, and 58% made purchases linked to fairs, up from 39% the previous year.
Overall attendance is stable, but participation appears to be shifting rather than shrinking. The share of collectors attending local fairs fell from 58% in 2019 to 50% in 2024–25, while enthusiasm for international travel and events in markets such as Brazil and the Persian Gulf rose. Nearly half of collectors, 48%, plan to attend more art events in 2026 than in 2025, according to the survey.
Dealer Miguel Abreu told ARTnews that skipping Miami this year was simply a trade-off after showing at Frieze Masters and Art Basel Paris. “Three fairs in the fall would be too much,” he said. “We have to be able to focus on the shows, and frankly, last year in Miami for us was less than stellar.”
U.S. trade policy under President Donald Trump is adding cost pressure. While most fine art remains excluded from the administration’s new import tariffs, shipping companies and galleries report higher expenses for design objects, mixed-media works and large-scale art-fair logistics.
These trends collectively point to a selective reshaping of the fair economy: blue-chip events are consolidating amid higher costs, regional fairs are engaging broader audiences, and collector participation through fairs remains resilient.
Below is an updated list of confirmed art fairs through December 2026, including both flagship and independent events. Dates are subject to change as organizers finalize 2026 calendars.
November 2025
ART X Lagos
Dates: November 6-9, 2025
Location: Federal Palace Grounds, Lagos, Nigeria
Website: https://www.artxlagos.com/
Summary: Established in 2016 by Tokini Peterside Schwebig, ART X Lagos is West Africa’s premier international art fair. The event works with leading galleries from Africa and the diaspora to showcase emerging artists and highlight contemporary social and cultural issues across the continent. The 2025 edition opens in Lagos just days after President Donald Trump threatened possible U.S. military strikes on Nigeria, lending unexpected geopolitical tension to this year’s fair week.
Art Cologne
Dates: November 7-9, 2025
Location: Koelnmesse Exhibition Center, Cologne, Germany
Website: https://www.artcologne.com/
Summary: Founded in 1967, Art Cologne is the world’s oldest fair devoted to modern and contemporary art. The 2025 edition will feature roughly 170 galleries from 24 countries presenting painting, sculpture, photography and digital media. Newcomers to this year’s fair include: London-based dealer Alex Flick and his gallery Gathering; Berlin’s Super Super Markt Gallery, founded in May 2023, and Galerie Molitor; Lucas Hirsch from Düsseldorf; Lehmann + Silva from Porto, Portugal; Will Aballe Art Projects from Canada; Silke Lindner from New York, and F2 from Madrid.
ART021 Shanghai
Dates: November 13-16, 2025
Location: Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
Website: https://www.art021.org/
Summary: Founded in 2013, ART021 Shanghai is one of China’s oldest art fairs and brings together 139 participating galleries and projects from 50 cities across 22 countries and regions. This year’s edition brings in 33 newcomers, both prominent and emerging galleries. They include Grimm, Latitude Gallery x Long Story Short, Lisson Gallery, Nanzuka, Reflexion, ROH and Petitree. Organized highlighted this year’s inclusion of Lisson Gallery as a show of the event’s “ascending global profile.” The event opens amid ongoing tariff and trade-policy uncertainty that has raised shipping costs for many international exhibitors, and its overlap with West Bund Art & Design once again turns Shanghai into a two-fair week drawing global collectors.
West Bund Art & Design
Dates: November 13-16, 2025
Location: West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China
Website: http://www.westbundshanghai.com/
Summary: This year’s West Bund Art & Design will occupy five venues across Shanghai’s riverfront West Bund district, covering roughly 280,000 square feet. Nearly 200 galleries from 48 cities in 22 countries will participate, including 30 first-time international exhibitors such as Ark Kollekt, Studio Victor Miklos and Haus of Hu. More than 6,000 works by artists including Louise Bourgeois, Olafur Eliasson and Nicolas Party will be shown alongside large-scale installations, live performances and talks linking art, design and commerce.
December 2025
NADA Miami
Dates: December 2–6, 2025
Location: Ice Palace Studios, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Website: https://www.newartdealers.org
Summary: The 23rd edition of NADA Miami will bring together about 140 galleries and nonprofit spaces from more than 30 countries worldwide. Organized by the nonprofit New Art Dealers Alliance, the fair focuses on emerging and independent galleries and artist-run spaces. This year features 47 first-time exhibitors, including Brigitte Mulholland, Foundry Seoul, Post Times, McLennon Pen Co., Castle, Akiinoue and Chilli. The fair will also feature the return of a special section called Curated Spotlight, a selection of galleries organized by a renowned curator.
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dates: December 5–8, 2025
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Website: https://www.artbasel.com/miami-beach
Summary: The 23rd edition of Art Basel Miami Beach remains the largest art fair in the Americas, featuring more than 270 galleries from 35 countries. This year’s main sector saw several high-profile withdrawals amid a slower market, though major international dealers including Gagosian, David Zwirner and White Cube will return. The fair anchors Miami Art Week with its survey of modern and contemporary works spanning painting, sculpture, photography and digital media.
Untitled Art, Miami Beach
Dates: December 3–7, 2025
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Website: https://www.untitledartfairs.com
Summary: Untitled Art will return to its beachfront tent for its 14th edition, hosting roughly 160 exhibitors from 29 countries and territories. This year, it announced it will debut a new sector, Artist Spotlight, dedicated to solo presentations and curated by interdisciplinary artist Petra Cortright, and expands the Nest section for emerging and people-of-color-run galleries.
Design Miami
Dates: December 3–7, 2025
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Website: https://www.designmiami.com
Summary: Marking its 20th anniversary year, Design Miami returns for its 21st edition under the curatorship of design historian Glenn Adamson. The 2025 fair will explore the theme "Make. Believe." and will survey avant-garde design from the past, present and future. The edition concludes a year-long global program that included satellite events in Aspen, Seoul and Paris.
January 2026
L.A. Art Show
Dates: January 7-11, 2026
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center
Website: https://www.laartshow.com/
Summary: The L.A. Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center for the fair’s 31st edition. Billed as Los Angeles’ largest and longest-running art fair, the event will feature more than 90 exhibitors under the direction of producer and director Kassandra Voyagis. The international gallery roster includes a notable presence from the United Kingdom, with four London-based galleries, and South Korea, with more than 10 participating galleries.
New for 2026, the fair introduces a Latin American Pavilion, curated by Marisa Caichiolo, aimed at expanding the fair’s global scope by spotlighting emerging artists from across Latin America. The pavilion centers on themes of memory, migration, and identity, positioning Latin American artistic production within a broader international market context.
The fair’s non-commercial platform, DIVERSEartLA, also curated by Caichiolo, returns with a program examining the influence of global biennials and art institutions on contemporary practice. The 2026 edition will feature five large-scale installations alongside a video presentation highlighting six international biennials, including those in Gwangju, South Korea, and Cuenca, Ecuador.
ART SG
Dates: January 23-25, 2026
Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Website: https://artsg.com/
Summary: The fair, which launched in 2023, coincides with Singapore Art Week and will welcome leading international and regional galleries from Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas. In a key development, the fair will host a major Southeast Asian art event called S.E.A. Focus, signalling a deeper commitment to the region’s art ecosystem.
London Art Fair
Dates: January 21-25, 2026
Location: Business Design Centre, London
Website: https://www.londonartfair.co.uk/
Summary: London Art Fair, now in its 38th year, will feature modern and contemporary galleries from the U.K. and around the world. Notably, the National Trust is the fair's museum partner this year and will bring surrealist and post-war abstract works and design from historic modernist homes 2 Willow Road and The Homewood, including pieces that have never left those sites.
BRAFA Art Fair
Dates: January 25 - February 1, 2026
Location: Brussels Expo, Brussels, Belgium
Website: https://www.brafa.art/en
Summary: The 71st edition of the BRAFA Art Fair, which is positioned early in the annual art market calendar, will feature nearly 150 galleries from 18 countries. Exhibited disciplines are diverse and include painting, sculpture, design, non-European arts, jewelry, manuscripts and tapestries, among other practices. A fundamental pillar of the event is its vetting process, which employs nearly 90 international experts to examine all displayed works. The experts review pieces for authenticity and provenance, which is intended to ensure a rigorous purchasing environment. The King Baudouin Foundation will serve as the guest of honor, presenting works from its collections on a larger stand. The foundation will also host a KBF Forum with daily concerts, conferences, and round table discussions.
February 2026
Zona Maco
Dates: February 4-8, 2026
Location: Centro Banamex in Mexico City, Mexico
Website: https://zsonamaco.com/en/inicio-english/
Summary: Latin America’s largest and most influential commercial art fair is expected to return to Mexico City in early February 2026, continuing its role as the region’s primary market anchor. The fair traditionally takes place at Centro Citibanamex and brings together a large international roster of galleries alongside strong representation from across Latin America.
As of now, full details for the 2026 edition—including exhibitor lists, curated sections and programming—have not yet been publicly announced. Based on previous editions, the fair is expected to again combine its contemporary art core with parallel sections dedicated to design, photography and antiques.
India Art Fair
Dates: February 5-8, 2026
Location: NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi, India
Website: https://indiaartfair.in/
Summary: The India Art Fair will return to the NSIC Exhibition Grounds for its 17th edition, the largest yet. The leading platform for modern and contemporary South Asian art has announced a record 123 exhibitors, including 87 galleries and 24 art institutions. The fair will showcase a diverse array of works, including painting, sculpture, new media, and an expanded design section, with dedicated solo artist presentations in its popular "Focus" segment.
1-54 Marrakech
Dates: February 7-8, 2026
Location: La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco
Website: https://www.1-54.com/marrakech/
Summary: The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair will hold its Marrakech edition in Morocco from February 5-8, 2026. The fair is dedicated to showcasing contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, and has sister shows in London and New York. The 2026 edition will be hosted at the La Mamounia hotel and the multidisciplinary art space DaDa Marrakech. Past Marrakech editions have typically featured approximately 30 exhibitors from about a dozen countries, including Moroccan galleries.
Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Dates: February 20-22, 2026
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa
Website: https://www.investeccapetownartfair.co.za/
Summary: The Investec Cape Town Art Fair returns to Cape Town in February 2026, continuing its position as Sub-Saharan Africa’s most significant commercial art fair. Held annually at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the fair brings together leading galleries from across Africa alongside international exhibitors, with a focus on contemporary art from the continent and its diaspora.
Structured around a core gallery fair, the event combines sales-driven booths with curated sections, talks and citywide programming. Since its founding in 2013, the fair has established itself as a key market gateway for African contemporary art.
March 2026
TEFAF Maastricht
Dates: March 15-19, 2026
Location: MECC Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre, The Netherlands
Website: https://www.tefaf.com/fairs/tefaf-maastricht
Summary: TEFAF Maastricht, widely regarded as one of the world’s premier fairs, will bring together 276 dealers and galleries from 24 countries, spanning 7,000 years of art history across eight collecting categories, including Old Master paintings, classical antiquities, modern and contemporary art, jewelry and design.
Several sections—Paintings, Works on Paper, Modern & Contemporary, and Design—have been expanded in response to exhibitor demand. The fair will also feature TEFAF Focus, highlighting underexamined artists and historical narratives, and the Showcase program supporting nine emerging dealers. Alongside the commercial fair, the third annual TEFAF Summit will take place on March 16, in partnership with the Netherlands Commission for UNESCO, addressing the theme “Beyond Economic Impact – Rethinking Culture in Public Policy.”
Affordable Art Fair New York-Spring
Dates: March 18-22, 2026
Location: Starrett-Lehigh Building, New York, New York
Website: https://affordableartfair.com/fairs/new-york-spring/
Summary: The Affordable Art Fair New York Spring edition returns to the Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York City from March 18–22, 2026. The fair will present thousands of original contemporary artworks from local, national and international galleries, continuing its focus on accessibility within a commercial fair format.
All works are offered within the fair’s established price cap of $100 to $12,000, positioning the event toward emerging collectors and first-time buyers.
Programming includes a First Look preview on March 18, a free-admission evening with an art-supply donation on March 19, and Family Hours on March 22. Additional initiatives include a Fellowship Program and the Fair Director’s Picks, highlighting selected galleries and artists.
Art Basel Hong Kong
Dates: March 27-29, 2026
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Website: https://www.artbasel.com/hong-kong?lang=en
Summary: For its 13th edition, Art Basel Hong Kong will bring together 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories, reinforcing its role as a global commercial platform with a strong base in the Asia-Pacific region. More than half of the participating galleries operate spaces in the region, including 29 galleries based in Hong Kong, and the lineup includes 32 first-time exhibitors from across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
The 2026 edition introduces a new sector, Echoes, focused on tightly scoped presentations of work produced within the past five years. The fair’s large-scale installation sector, Encounters, will be curated for the first time by a collective of four Asia-based curators, including Mami Kataoka, director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.
Art Basel Hong Kong’s Public Program will expand with several notable collaborations. The Film Program will be curated by Hong Kong media artist Ellen Pau, marking the first time an artist has curated the sector, while the Conversations series will include a day guest-curated by Venus Lau, director of Museum MACAN in Jakarta.
For the fifth consecutive year, Art Basel and M+ will co-commission a monumental public artwork for the M+ Facade, presented by UBS. Shahzia Sikander’s animation 3 to 12 Nautical Miles will transform the museum’s exterior beginning March 23, 2026.
April 2026
SP-Arte
Dates: April 8-12, 2026
Location: Bienal Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil
Website: https://www.sp-arte.com/
Summary: SP-Arte, Brazil’s leading commercial art fair, is expected to continue its role as a major market platform for modern and contemporary art in Latin America. As of now, full details for the 2026 edition—including dates, exhibitor lists, and programming—have not yet been announced. Based on previous editions, the fair is expected to bring together leading Brazilian galleries alongside international participants.
Art Paris
Dates: April 9-12, 2026
Location: Grand Palais, Paris, France
Website: https://www.artparis.com/en/edition
Summary: Art Paris, one of Europe’s leading spring fairs for modern and contemporary art, will hold its 28th edition in the renovated nave and on the balconies of the Grand Palais in Paris. The fair is set to host approximately 170 French and international galleries.
For the 2026 edition, Art Paris will center on two major curated themes. The first, “Babel – Art and Language in France,” curated by Loïc Le Gall, examines systems of signs and language structures within contemporary French art. The second theme, “Reparation,” curated by Alexia Fabre, explores contemporary art through the lenses of restoration, resilience and repair, and is expected to feature around 20 international artists.
Additional sections include Promises, dedicated to galleries established less than 10 years ago; the French Design Art Edition, focused on contemporary design and decorative arts; and the fair’s Solo Show initiative, which encourages monographic presentations.
The fair will also award two major prizes: the BNP Paribas Banque Privée Prize “A Focus on the French Scene,” a roughly $47,000 award for an artist in the Babel focus, and the Her Art Prize, a roughly $35,000 international reference prize for women artists, awarded in partnership with Marie Claire and Boucheron.
Art Paris also describes itself as the first art fair to develop a sustainability strategy based on life cycle assessment, integrating environmental considerations into the organization of the event.
Dallas Art Fair
Dates: April 16-19, 2026
Location: Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Website: https://www.dallasartfair.com/
Summary: The Dallas Art Fair is scheduled to return to Dallas in April 2026, continuing its role as one of the most established commercial art fairs in the southern United States. Known for its emphasis on modern and contemporary art, the fair typically brings together a mix of U.S. and international galleries, with strong participation from regional collectors and institutions.
As of now, full details for the 2026 edition—including exact dates, exhibitor lists, and programming—have not yet been publicly announced.
The AIPAD Photography Show
Dates: April 22-26, 2026
Location: Park Avenue Armory, New York, New York
Website: https://www.aipad.com/show
Summary: The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, the leading international fair dedicated to fine-art photography, is expected to return to New York City in April 2026. Organized by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers, the fair brings together specialist photography galleries, estates and dealers from around the world.
As of now, full details for the 2026 edition—including exact dates, venue, exhibitor lists, and programming—have not yet been publicly announced. Based on previous editions, the fair is expected to maintain its sales-driven booth format alongside a program of talks and special exhibitions focused on photography as a collecting category.
MORE 2026 DATES TO COME
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Last updated: December 13, 2025
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