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Miami Beach · December 2026
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The independent guide to the week: what to book, in what order, and where the art actually happens.
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Miami Beach Convention Center
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Art fairs during Miami Art Week
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guideThe main fair, the satellite fairs, museums and openings, mapped.Art guideCurated
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transportationChauffeurs, water taxis and every way across the bay.Getting around
guideThe main fair, the satellite fairs, museums and openings, mapped.Art guideCurated
hotelsHand-picked rooms near the fair and across the bay.Where to stayTable
reservationsThe restaurants worth booking for fair week, and when to book them.Where to eatGreat
experiencesOpenings, talks and parties, day by day through the week.What's OnLuxury
transportationChauffeurs, water taxis and every way across the bay.Getting around
Galleries · 9 min read
Miami's galleries beyond the fair: Little River, Allapattah and the Design District
The fair lasts three days; Miami's own galleries are open all season, mostly in Little River and Allapattah. Where they are, how they got there and what they show in Art Week.
Our picks for fair weekEditors' choice · not for sale
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Art Fairs
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NADA Miami
More than 130 galleries and art spaces from 63 cities, chosen by peer review: the fair where Miami Art Week's discoveries usually start.
The week, day by dayFull What's On →
Mon Nov 30Art Week opensMuseums, galleries and the kickoff party.Tue Dec 1Fairs openNADA, Art Miami, Design Miami and more open.Dec 2–3InvitationPrivate days at the main fairFri Dec 4Public openingFair in the morning, Wynwood openings at night.Sat Dec 5Satellites in the afternoon, parties after dark.Sun Dec 6Final dayLast chance for the main fair.Plan itOpenings, talks and parties for every day.What's On →
Miami's galleries beyond the fair: Little River, Allapattah and the Design District
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