Miami Art Week 2026: Your Guide to Art Basel, Design Miami & the VIP Circuit
September 19, 2026
A Curated Guide to the Collector Previews, Major Fairs & Social Calendar
Miami Art Week 2026 takes over Miami from November 30 through December 6, 2026, drawing collectors, galleries, artists, luxury brands, and an international crowd for a week that extends far past the exhibition halls.
More than 20 fairs take place across Miami and Miami Beach; however, the real calendar begins before the public doors do, with collector previews, private viewings, invitation-only receptions, and dinners scheduled throughout the week. This is your curated guide to Miami Art Week 2026, from the major fairs and VIP previews to private events and collector access.
Miami Art Week 2026 Fairs & Exhibitions
Art Basel Miami Beach 2026
📅 December 2 to 6, 2026
📍 Miami Beach Convention Center
🥂 First Choice: December 2, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
🥂 Preview: December 2, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
🥂 First Choice & Preview VIP: December 3, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
🥂 Vernissage: December 3, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
🌐 Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach centers the week at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Among the first presentations confirmed for December, Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange and Paul Signac will feature in a Neo-Impressionist presentation by Pavec, while Pat Lasch receives a solo presentation tracing her place in New York’s feminist art scene. Galerie frank elbaz will show works by Sheila Hicks, Kenjiro Okazaki, Mungo Thomson and Kunié Sugiura.
The Art Basel Awards will also take center stage in Miami, where the 2026 Gold Awardees will be announced in December following the second edition of the international awards program. The names in contention include Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Laurie Anderson, Julie Mehretu, Arthur Jafa, Theaster Gates, and Rirkrit Tiravanija, placing several major figures of contemporary art at the center of this year’s edition.
Design Miami 2026
📅 December 1 to 6, 2026
📍 Convention Center Drive & 19th Street, Miami Beach
🥂 Members Preview: December 1, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
🥂 Collectors Preview: December 1, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
🥂 VIP Preview: December 2, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
🌐 Design Miami
Design Miami 2026 celebrates its 22nd edition with Unveiling, a curatorial theme conceived by Charlene Prempeh around discovery, craftsmanship and the cultural narratives embedded within collectible design. Gallery presentations will sit alongside Curio installations, special projects and large-scale works, making the fair one of the strongest stops of the week for contemporary and historic design.
Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2026
📅 December 2 to 6, 2026
📍 Ocean Drive & 12th Street, Miami Beach
🥂 VIP & Press Preview: December 1
🌐 Untitled Art
Untitled Art marks its 15th edition on the sands of Miami Beach with 166 galleries and nonprofit organizations from 36 countries and territories, including 52 first-time exhibitors. The fair is divided across several sections, with Artist Spotlight devoted to solo presentations, Nest focusing on younger galleries and collaborative formats, and Special Projects bringing site-specific work throughout the pavilion.
Art Miami 2026
📅 December 1 to 6, 2026
📍 One Herald Plaza, Miami
🥂 Platinum VIP Preview: December 1, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
🥂 VIP Preview: December 1, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
🌐 Art Miami
Art Miami brings modern and contemporary art to its waterfront pavilion at One Herald Plaza, with galleries spanning postwar work, contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, and Latin American art. The first viewing begins with the invitation-only Platinum VIP Preview, followed by the wider VIP Preview benefiting the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
AfriKin Art Fair
📅 November 29 to December 6, 2026
📍 Maison AfriKin, Scott Galvin Community Center, North Miami
🥂 Vernissage: November 29, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🌐 AfriKin
AfriKin Art Fair begins before the main Miami Art Week calendar with a November 29 vernissage, followed by a week devoted to contemporary art and cultural perspectives from Africa and the African diaspora.
Red Dot Miami
📅 December 2 to 6, 2026
📍 Mana Wynwood, 2217 NW 5th Avenue, Miami
🥂 VIP & Press Preview: December 2, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
🥂 Opening Night Preview: December 2, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🌐 Red Dot Miami
Red Dot Miami starts with a dedicated VIP and press hour before its Opening Night Preview at Mana Wynwood. The fair focuses on contemporary galleries and sits within one of the busiest art-week neighborhoods.
Spectrum Miami
📅 December 2 to 6, 2026
📍 Mana Wynwood, 2217 NW 5th Avenue, Miami
🥂 VIP & Press Preview: December 2, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
🥂 Opening Night Preview: December 2, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🌐 Spectrum Miami
Spectrum Miami shares Mana Wynwood with Red Dot and follows the same opening-night schedule, beginning with a VIP and press preview before the wider evening event. Its programming leans toward contemporary art, installations, and emerging artists.
NADA Miami 2026
📅 December 1 to 5, 2026
📍 Ice Palace Studios, 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami
🌐 NADA
NADA Miami returns to Ice Palace Studios with its focus on independent galleries, younger artists, and work outside the more established Art Basel circuit. The former film studio and its tropical courtyard create one of the more relaxed settings of the week, while the fair itself is particularly strong for discovering artists before they reach the larger international galleries.
SCOPE Miami Beach 2026
📅 December 1 to 6, 2026
📍 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
🌐 SCOPE Art Show
SCOPE Miami Beach takes over its beachfront pavilion on Ocean Drive with more than 80 international galleries and a strong emphasis on emerging contemporary artists. Gallery presentations sit alongside large-scale installations, digital work, design, music, and multidisciplinary projects, making it one of the livelier fairs on the Miami Beach circuit.
Pinta Miami 2026
📅 December 3 to 6, 2026
📍 The Hangar, 3385 Pan American Drive, Coconut Grove
🌐 Pinta Miami
Pinta Miami celebrates its 20th anniversary with a fair devoted to modern and contemporary Latin American and Ibero-American art. Set in Coconut Grove, it offers a more intimate counterpoint to the larger Miami Beach fairs, with curated sections focused on established galleries, younger spaces, and experimental practices.
Faena Art Miami Art Week 2026
📅 November 30 to December 6
📍 Faena District, Miami Beach
🌐 Faena Art
Faena Art turns the Faena District into one of the most visible cultural stops of the week. Christopher Joshua Benton will create a monumental mirrored disco ball across Faena Beach as an open-air dance floor, while Marinella Senatore transforms the Faena Cathedral with An Expanded Baroque Crown. At Casa Faena, Kevin Arrow presents a site-specific installation in collaboration with No Vacancy Miami Beach.
Miami Art Week 2026 Parties, Private Events & Brand Activations
Official Miami Art Week Kickoff Party
📅 November 30, 2026, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍 Miami Art Week Gallery, 2300 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood
🥂 VIP, Invitation Only
🌐 Miami Art Week
The Official Miami Art Week Kickoff Party, presented by PNC Bank, starts the week in Wynwood with an invitation-only evening at the Miami Art Week Gallery. It is one of the first private events on the calendar and belongs in the guide precisely because it happens before the major fairs begin.
arteNXT Contemporary Art Exhibition
📅 December 1 to 6, 2026
📍 Miami Art Week Gallery, 2300 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood
🥂 Private Event: December 2, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Invitation Only
🥂 Artist, Exhibitor & VIP Reception: December 4, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Invitation Only
🥂 Art After Dark: December 4, 9:00 PM to Midnight, Invitation Only
🌐 Miami Art Week
arteNXT combines contemporary art with a week of private programming, including an invitation-only event on December 2 and a VIP reception followed by Art After Dark on December 4. Special exhibitions, artist talks, seminars, and presentations will continue throughout the week.
SXM Festival Rooftop Takeover
📅 December 4
📍 1 Hotel South Beach
🥂 Invitation-led rooftop event
SXM Festival is planning a six-hour Miami Art Week rooftop takeover at 1 Hotel South Beach, bringing its electronic-music identity to an oceanfront setting for a crowd of collectors, artists, creators, and cultural figures. The event is currently being presented as a 400 to 500 guest Art Week night.
DJ Awards USA Global Launch & Fundraiser
📅 Miami Art Week, December 2026
📍 Miami Beach
🥂 Invitation Only
The DJ Awards will stage its first U.S. launch and fundraiser during Miami Art Week in partnership with Gospel NYC, forming part of a private Art Week program that also includes a beachfront Champagne reception and a hosted dinner at Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann.
My Yacht Art Week Reception
📅 November 30 to December 7
📍 Private superyacht, Miami Beach
🥂 Private Reception
🌐 My Yacht Group
My Yacht Group is planning its private Miami Art Week reception aboard a superyacht moored near South Beach, with collectors, gallerists, artists, museum board members, celebrities, and other invited guests. The evening includes wine, gastronomy, caviar, and cigar service.
Miami Media Festival 2026
📅 November 30 to December 6, 2026
📍 Greater Miami
🌐 Miami Art Week
The inaugural Miami Media Festival joins the official Miami Art Week program in 2026, extending the week into film, photography, digital media, and visual storytelling. It will run alongside the fairs, exhibitions, and cultural events taking place across Greater Miami.
Art Basel Miami Beach VIP Tickets
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Premium Pass
🥂 Vernissage access on December 3 from 4:00 PM
🎟️ Access December 4 to 6
⏰ Early entry from 11:00 AM on public days
🏛️ Access to selected South Florida cultural institutions
✨ East Salon access
Premium Connection
🥂 Vernissage access on December 3 from 4:00 PM
⏰ Early entry from 11:00 AM on public days
🎁 Art Basel gift
✨ Concierge service on public days
🎨 Guided show tour with an art world specialist
🥂 Access to selected VIP events
🛋️ Collector Lounge access
🎟️ Privileged VIP entrance
✨ East Salon access
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