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Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 & Miami Art Week: Fairs and Museums

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Art Basel Miami Beach runs December 4 to 6, 2026, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with VIP preview days starting December 2. It anchors Miami Art Week, a citywide run of fairs from November 30 through December 6 that includes Untitled Art, NADA, Design Miami, InScope, and more than a dozen others, plus major museums, spread across Miami Beach, Wynwood, and Downtown Miami.


Miami Art Week 2026 runs November 30 through December 6, anchored by Art Basel Miami Beach’s public days of December 4-6 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. More than twenty fairs open during the same stretch, from Ocean Drive tents to Wynwood warehouses to a hotel courtyard in South Beach. Here’s the full lineup, with addresses and confirmed 2026 dates.


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The Miami Art Fairs

Art Basel Miami Beach

December 4-6, 2026 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach entrance at the Miami Beach Convention Center
The entrance at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Photo: The Miami Guide)

Art Basel Miami Beach is the anchor of Miami Art Week, with public hours running 11am to 6pm across its three public days. VIP preview runs December 2-3, split into First Choice, Preview, and Vernissage access tiers by invitation. The 2026 edition is deliberately more focused: 272 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and territories across roughly 12 percent less floor space, with 30-plus first-timers concentrated in the Nova, Positions, and Survey sectors. Brazil returns as the third-largest national contingent, and South Florida galleries get a bigger presence this year.

Planning your visit? Read our full visitor guide: Art Basel Miami Beach: What to Know Before You Go.


Untitled Art

December 2-6, 2026 · Ocean Drive at 12th Street, Miami Beach

Untitled Art returns to its oceanfront tents for its 15th edition, with a VIP and press preview on December 1. The 2026 fair brings 166 galleries and non-profit organizations from 36 countries and territories, organized across five sectors: Main, Artist Spotlight, Nest, Non-Profit, and Special Projects. Guest curators Agustina Ferreyra (Artist Spotlight), Willem Molesworth (Nest), and Damîen Dakota (Special Projects) lead this year’s sector programming.

Untitled Art

NADA Miami

December 1-5, 2026 · Ice Palace Studios, Wynwood

NADA Miami runs Tuesday through Saturday at Ice Palace Studios on North Miami Avenue, with 135 galleries from 63 cities in 27 countries — 45 of them exhibiting for the first time. The fair focuses on emerging and mid-career galleries, and NADA Projects returns with 25 special exhibitions. A portion of ticket sales funds the Pérez Art Museum Miami’s annual acquisition from the fair, now in its ninth year.


Design Miami/

December 1-6, 2026 · Convention Center Drive at 19th Street, Miami Beach

Design Miami/ runs on the grounds adjoining the main Art Basel site, with 75-plus exhibitors led by curatorial director Charlene Prempeh. This year’s theme is “Unveiling,” explored through four threads — Process as Aesthetic, Subverting Archetypes, Material Poetry, and Mirrors of Society and Place. Highlights include a mycelium-inspired sculptural surfboard from Cristina Grajales Gallery, four parchment-wrapped works by Achille Salvagni, and a Parisian collector-apartment staging by Charles Zana. The fair is the collectible-design counterpart to Basel, presenting 20th- and 21st-century design pieces through leading galleries and dealers; show hours are still to be announced.

Design Miami/

InScope

December 1–6, 2026 · Ocean Drive at 8th Street, Miami Beach

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SCOPE Art Show on the sand at Ocean Drive. (Photo: SCOPE)

InScope is the new event from the team behind SCOPE Art Show — founders Alexis Hubshman and Matt Middleton and director Hayley River Smith — debuting on the sands of Ocean Drive at 8th Street. The inaugural edition spans 220,000+ square feet across four gallery pavilions, with large-scale Feature Projects, daytime programming from wellness to conversations, and evening dinners and performances, expecting 45,000+ attendees.


Art Miami & CONTEXT Art Miami

December 1-6, 2026 · One Herald Plaza, Edgewater / Downtown Miami

Art Miami and its sister fair CONTEXT share the same pavilion, with a Platinum VIP preview at 11am and a general VIP preview at 1pm on December 1, both by invitation, followed by public hours that same afternoon. Public hours run 11am-7pm Wednesday through Saturday and 11am-6pm on Sunday. Art Miami focuses on 20th- and 21st-century works, while CONTEXT centers emerging and mid-career artists.


Aqua Art Miami

December 2-6, 2026 · Aqua Hotel, South Beach

Aqua Art Miami runs at the Aqua Hotel on Collins Avenue, with a VIP preview December 2 from 3 to 10pm. The fair keeps its scale intimate, showing young and mid-career artists inside the hotel’s exhibition rooms.


Pinta Miami

December 3-6, 2026 · The Hangar, Coconut Grove

Pinta Miami focuses on modern and contemporary Latin American and Spanish art, offering a diverse and carefully curated selection of artworks. Founded in New York and based in Miami, Pinta Miami is committed to showcasing artistic plurality through its interdisciplinary program.


INK Miami Art Fair

December 2-6, 2026 · Suites of Dorchester, Miami Beach

INK Miami Art Fair is the one satellite fair built entirely around works on paper, now in its 20th year. Galleries take over individual suites surrounding the hotel’s open-air courtyard, drawing museum curators and serious collectors more than a general crowd, with a mix of 20th-century masterworks and newly released editions from contemporary artists. Tickets are free with online registration.

INK Miami Art Fair

Red Dot Miami & Spectrum Miami

December 2-6, 2026 · Mana Wynwood, Wynwood

Red Dot Miami and Spectrum Miami share the Mana Wynwood campus, with a joint VIP and press preview December 2 from 5 to 6pm and an opening night preview from 6 to 9pm. Both fairs mix modern and contemporary work across painting, photography, and sculpture from international galleries


AfriKin Art Fair

November 29 – December 6, 2026 · Maison AfriKin, North Miami

AfriKin Art Fair opens with a vernissage on November 29 from 6 to 9pm at the Scott Galvin Community Center. The fair centers African and diaspora artists with public programming through the week. Last year’s edition drew artists from more than 30 countries.


Prizm

2026 dates TBD · Downtown Miami

Prizm Art Fair is based on Biscayne Boulevard; 2026 dates were still pending as of this writing. Recent editions have paired a themed curatorial program with African and diaspora artists.


Fridge Art Fair

December 1–6, 2026 · Miami Beach

Fridge Art Fair — Gianni • Madonna • Coconuts. A love letter to the era of Versace, Madonna, glamour, art, and tropical excess.

Citywide fair across venues including UMA House by Yurbban South Beach, Habitat Hyett, and the SoBeVisitor Center; each venue becomes a stage for contemporary art, nostalgia, camp, color, fashion.

Contemporary art, photography, painting, sculpture, and installation exploring 1980s–90s South Beach culture — supermodels, tropical glamour, Art Deco, Ocean Drive nightlife; coconuts as a recurring sculptural motif.

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Museums to Visit During Art Week

Miami Freedom Tower

Downtown Miami

The newly renovated Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College is home to four state-of-the-art museum exhibitions. Art Week typically brings new exhibition openings timed to the citywide crowds.

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

Downtown Miami

PAMM is Miami’s flagship contemporary art museum, sitting on Biscayne Bay in Museum Park. Art Week typically brings new exhibition openings timed to the citywide crowds.

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Downtown · Attraction · $$

group-friendly

Miami's waterfront museum where contemporary art, Biscayne Bay views, and a slow afternoon actually belong together.

Rubell Museum

Allapattah

The Rubell Museum houses one of the country’s largest privately assembled contemporary art collections, in a converted warehouse in Allapattah. It’s a short drive from the Wynwood fair cluster.

MOCA North Miami

North Miami

For 30 years, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami has championed artists and connected global conversations with South Florida through exhibitions in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. MOCA offers an intimate contemporary art experience rooted in its community with free public programs and a permanent collection worth the extra travel time.

Museum of Graffiti

Wynwood

The Museum of Graffiti sits inside the Wynwood fair cluster and covers the history of the art form through murals and archival work. It’s a walkable add-on if you’re already covering NADA or Red Dot.


Other Fairs and Installations

Pantone Color of the Year 2027 — Public Activation

December 3, 2026 · Rubell Museum Event Space, Allapattah

For the first time ever, Pantone is opening its annual Color of the Year celebration to the public — for one day only during Miami Art Week. Guests step inside the story of the Pantone Color of the Year 2027, exploring the cultural influences, creative movements, and shared emotions behind its selection through immersive storytelling, interactive installations, hands-on workshops, educational programming, curated retail experiences, and partner showcases. The public activation runs 11am to 6pm at the Rubell Museum Event Space, 100 NW 23rd St. More programming and partner details are still to come.

A handful of smaller fairs round out the week; 2026 dates weren’t yet announced as of this writing, so treat these as watch-list items to confirm closer to the date:

  • Satellite Art Fair — Collins Avenue (Satellite Hotel), next to Aqua Art Miami
  • Fridge Art Fair — citywide across Miami Beach, Dec 1–6
  • Art Beat Miami — spread across the Caribbean Marketplace, Joseph Caleb Center, and Brightline Miami Central Station
  • No Vacancy, Miami Beach — site-specific artist installations inside Miami Beach hotels
Miami Art Installations

How to Get Around

Free Water Taxi & Shuttles

Miami Beach runs a free water taxi and shuttle program every Art Week, connecting Miami Beach with Downtown Miami. Boats run between Maurice Gibb Memorial Park (1790 Purdy Avenue, Miami Beach) and Venetian Marina & Yacht Club (1635 North Bayshore Drive, Miami), with dedicated free shuttles linking that water taxi stop to the Convention Center, South Beach, Mid Beach, and the Design District. Last year’s program ran with boats every 10-15 minutes from 10am to midnight (10am-10pm on the final day) and shuttles every 15 minutes.

Other Options

The Miami Beach Trolley and Freebee run free year-round and add extra service during Art Week; Citi Bike stations are spread across the city for a faster, self-directed option. Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrobus also connects to the mainland for anyone staying off the Beach.


FAQ

Art Basel Miami 2026: FAQ


When is Art Basel Miami Beach 2026?

December 4-6, 2026, with VIP preview days from December 2, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.


When is Miami Art Week 2026?

November 29 (AfriKin’s vernissage) through December 6, 2026, across Miami Beach, Wynwood, Downtown Miami, Coconut Grove, and North Miami.


What’s the difference between Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week?

Art Basel Miami Beach is the single largest fair, held at the Convention Center. Miami Art Week is the citywide umbrella covering Basel plus more than twenty satellite fairs, museum programming, and events during the same stretch.


Is Art Basel Miami Beach free to attend?

No. Tickets are sold through Art Basel’s official site; most satellite fairs also charge admission, though INK Miami is free with online registration.


Where do the satellite fairs take place?

Mostly across four clusters: Miami Beach (Untitled, Art Basel, Aqua, InScope, INK, Design Miami), Wynwood (NADA, Red Dot, Spectrum), Downtown Miami/Edgewater (Art Miami, CONTEXT, Prizm), and Coconut Grove (Pinta), with AfriKin further north in North Miami.

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