Top Contemporary Art Fairs to Visit in 2025
As an avid contemporary art lover, I plan my travels around must-see global art fairs. These fairs offer unparalleled opportunities to engage with art, experience new perspectives, and connect with the broader art community.
This contemporary art fair guide includes prominent art fairs and smaller, intimate satellite fairs that I either regularly attend or have on my bucket list. While they might require additional effort to visit, their distinctive charm makes the journey worthwhile.
I've included pre-travel planning tips and resources to help you plan your art fair travel. I've also developed the Find Contemporary Art Google map, a comprehensive companion guide to art fairs. This interactive map features color-coded pins for art fairs, galleries, museums, temporary art installations, and travel tips.
How to Navigate an Art Fair With Jerry Saltz by New York Magazine
Travel Tips for Contemporary Art Fairs
Art fairs can be overwhelming, with their sprawling tents, thousands of artworks, and throngs of people. But with the right approach, you can have a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Let’s dive into tips from renowned art critic Jerry Saltz, as featured in New York Magazine's video "How to Navigate an Art Fair With Jerry Saltz."
How to Navigate Art Fairs
1. Do Your Research: Before attending the art fair, research the participating artists, galleries, and artworks. This will help you identify the booths you want to visit and maximize your time.
2. Create an Itinerary: Create a personalized itinerary of the booths you want to visit based on your research. This will help you stay focused and avoid aimlessly wandering around the fair.
3. Arrive Early: Aim to arrive at the fair early in the morning when it's quieter and less crowded. This will give you more time to view the art without feeling rushed.
4. Talk to the Gallerists: Don't be afraid to talk to the gallerists and art fair staff. They're a wealth of knowledge and can provide you with insights into the artists and their work.
5. Trust Your Instincts: When it comes to art, there are no right or wrong answers. Trust your intuition and go with the pieces that speak to you.
6. Take Care of Yourself: Stay hydrated, eat nutritious food, and take breaks throughout the day to rest your eyes and mind. Step outside for some fresh air or find a quiet corner to sit down and relax.
7. Negotiate: Art fairs are often perceived as exclusive and intimidating, but it's important to remember that you can negotiate prices. If you're interested in a piece, don't be afraid to talk to the gallerist about a price that works for both of you.
8. Document Your Experience: Take photos, jot down your impressions, and engage your senses fully. This documentation will help you remember your experience and share it with others.
9. Enjoy the Experience: Above all, remember to enjoy yourself! Art fairs are an excellent opportunity to see amazing art, meet new people, and learn about the latest trends in the art world.
Contemporary Art Fair & Gallery Map
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Top Contemporary Art Fairs To See In 2025
During the annual art fair weeks, the host city’s art world comes alive with activity. Collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts gather to experience the latest in contemporary art. These events showcase a diverse mix of established and up-and-coming galleries from around the world.
Each of these major art fair weeks also includes several satellite fairs. These satellite art fairs allow for the exploration of a broader range of art and artists. In addition to art exhibitions, fair weeks offer a variety of programming, such as artist talks, panel discussions, and special exhibitions.
Here is my 2025 art fair calendar:
The satellite art fairs, marked with bullet points, offer a more personalized or indie experience and are an excellent way to discover up-and-coming artists and galleries.
February 2025
Zona Maco | Feb 5-9, 2025 | at Centro Citibanamex west of the Polanco district | Av. del Conscripto 311, Lomas de Sotelo, Hipódromo de las Américas, Miguel Hidalgo, 11610 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico | México City City Guide
Feria Material | Feb 6-9, 2025 | at Expo Reforma in the Colonia Juárez district | Av. Morelos 67, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Salón ACME | Feb 5-9, 2025 | in the Colonia Juárez district | Calle Gral. Prim 30, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Juárez, CDMX, Mexico
Frieze Los Angeles | Feb 20 – 23, 2025 | at Santa Monica Airport’s Airport Park Soccer Field in the city of Santa Monica | 3027 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA | Los Angeles City Guide
Felix Art Fair | Feb 19 – 23, 2025 | at The Hollywood Roosevelt in the Hollywood neighborhood | 7000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Post-Fair | Feb 20–22, 2025 | at the Santa Monica Post Office in the city of Santa Monica | 1248 5th St, Santa Monica, CA 90406
SPRING/BREAK Art Show LA | Virtual for 2025
March 2025
ARCOmadrid | Mar 5-9, 2025 | at IFEMA Madrid in the Barajas district | Av. del Partenón, 5, Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain | Madrid City Guide
FORMAT International Photography Festival | Mar 13-30, 2025 | 30 participants throughout the city of Derby, United Kingdom
IFPDA Print Fair | Mar 28-30, 2025 | at The Park Avenue Armory in the Lenox Hill neighborhood | 643 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA | New York City Guide
Art Basel Hong Kong | Mar 28-30, 2025 | at The Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in the Wan Chai district | 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Hong Kong City Guide
PHOTOFAIRS Hong Kong | Mar 26-30, 2025 | at the Central Harbourfront Event Space in the Central neighborhood | 9 Lung Wo Rd, Central, Hong Kong
April 2025
Expo Chicago | Apr 24-27, 2025 | at the Navy Pier in the Streeterville neighborhood | 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Art Brussels | Apr 24-27, 2025 | at Brussels Expo in the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, Laeken district | Pl. de Belgique 1, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium
May 2025
Frieze New York | May 7-11, 2025 | at The Shed in Hudson Yards | 545 W 30th Street, New York City, USA | New York City Guide
NADA New York | May 8-11, 2025 | in the Chelsea neighborhood | 548 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011
Independent | May 8-11, 2025 | at Spring Studios in the Tribeca neighborhood | 6 St Johns Ln, New York, NY 10013, USA
Photo London | May 15-18, 2025 | at Somerset House in central London | Strand, London WC2R 1LA, UK | London City Guide
Offprint London | May 16-18, 2025 | at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall | Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK
Art Photo BCN | May 23-25, 2025 | at Disseny Hub Barcelona in Sant Martí district | C/ Irena Sendler, 1, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona City Guide
ARCOlisboa | May 29 - Jun 1, 2025 | at Cordoaria Nacional in the Belém district | Av. da Índia, 1300-598 Lisboa, Portugal
June 2025
FUTURES Meet Up in Portugal | Jun 6-7, 2025 | at Ci.CLO Plataforma de Fotografia in the Bolhão district | R. de Santo Ildefonso 354 Ground Floor, 4000-466 Porto, Portugal
Art Basel | Jun 19-22, 2025 | at Messe Basel in the Mustermesse district | Messepl. 10, 4005 Basel, Switzerland
Liste Art Fair Basel | Jun 16-22, 2025 | at Messe Basel, Hall 1.1 in the Mustermesse district | Riehenring 112, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Photo Basel | Jun 17-22, 2025 | at Volkshaus Basel in the Altstadt Kleinbasel district | Rebgasse 12-14, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Volta Basel | Jun 19-22, 2025 | at Klybeck 610 in the Basel-Klybeck district | Gärtnerstrasse 2, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
August 2025
Intersect Aspen | Jul 29 - Aug 3, 2025 | at the Aspen Ice Garden in the Shadow Mountain neighborhood | 233 W Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO 81611, USA
September 2025
Frieze Seoul | Sep 3-6, 2025 | at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in the Gangnam district | 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea | Seoul City Guide
Kiaf SEOUL | Sep 3-6, 2025 | at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in the Gangnam district | 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea | Seoul City Guide
The Armory Show | Sep 5-7, 2025 | at the Javits Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood | 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USA | New York City Guide
Art on Paper | Sep 5-7, 2025 | at Pier 36 in the Lower East Side neighborhood | 299 South St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Independent 20th Century | Sep 4-7, 2025 | at Cipriani South Street in The Battery neighborhood | 10 South St, New York, NY 10004
SPRING/BREAK Art Show NYC | TBA Sep 2025 | at TBA, New York, NY, USA
Volta New York | TBA Sep 2025 | at Chelsea Industrial in the Chelsea neighborhood | 535-551 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001
Berlin Art Week | Sep 10-14, 2025 | 100 participants throughout the city of Berlin, Germany
Positions | TBA Sep 2025 | at Tempelhof Airport, Hangar 5-6 in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district | Tempelhof, 12101 Berlin, Germany
Apertura, Madrid Gallery Weekend | Sep 11-14, 2025 | 50+ participants throughout the city of Madrid, Spain | Madrid City Guide
Untitled Art, Houston | Sep 19-21, 2025 | at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston | 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, USA
Mira Art Fair | TBA Sep 2025 | at Maison de l'Amérique Latine in the 7th arrondissement | 217 Bd Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris, France | Paris City Guide
October 2025
Estampa | Oct 9-12, 2025 | at IFEMA Madrid in the Barajas district | Av. del Partenón, 5, Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain | Madrid City Guide
Frieze London | Oct 15-19, 2025 | on the south side of Regent's Park in the Marylebone district | 14 Pk Sq W, London NW1 4LJ, UK | London City Guide
Frieze Masters | Oct 15-19, 2025 | on the north side of Regent's Park in the Gloucester Greens in the Camden Town neighborhood | 14 Gloucester Gate, London NW1 4HG, United Kingdom
Frieze Sculpture | Sep – Oct 2025 | on the south side of Regent's Park in the English Gardens in the Marylebone district | 14 Pk Sq W, London NW1 4LJ, UK
Minor Attractions | TBA Oct 2025 | at The Mandrake in the Fitzrovia neighborhood | 20-21 Newman St, London W1T 1PG, UK
Art Basel Paris | Oct 24-26, 2025 | at the Grand Palais in the 8th arrondissement | 3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris, France | Paris City Guide
The Salon by NADA & The Community | TBA Oct 2025 | 10th arrondissement | 30 bis Rue du Paradis, 75010 Paris, France | | Paris City Guide
The Art Show by ADAA | Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2025 | at The Park Avenue Armory in the Lenox Hill neighborhood | 643 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA | New York City Guide
Artissima | Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025 | at OVAL Lingotto Fiere in the Lingotto district | Via Giacomo Mattè Trucco, 70, 10126 Torino TO, Italy
November 2025
ART X Lagos | Nov 6-9, 2025 | at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino on Victoria Island | 6-8 Ahmadu Bello Wy, Victoria Island, Lagos 101241, Lagos, Nigeria
West Bund Art & Design Fair | TBA 2025 | at the West Bund Art Center in the Xuhui District | 2555 Long Teng Da Dao, Xu Hui Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200232
Paris Photo | Nov 13-16, 2025 | at the Grand Palais in the 8th arrondissement | 3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris, France
LOOP Barcelona Fair | Nov 2025 | at the Almanac Barcelona in the Eixample district | 619-621, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, L'Eixample, 08007 Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona City Guide
December 2025
Art Basel Miami Beach | Dec 5-7, 2025 | at the Miami Beach Convention Center in the South Beach neighborhood | 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA | Miami City Guide
Art Miami | Dec 2-7, 2025 | on the east side of One Herald Plaza next to Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami | 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132
Aqua (by Art Miami) | Dec 3-7, 2025 | at the Aqua Hotel in the South Beach neighborhood | 1530 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
Context (by Art Miami) | Dec 2-7, 2025 | on the west side of One Herald Plaza next to Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami | 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132
NADA Miami | TBA Dec 2025 | at Ice Palace Studios in Downtown Miami | 1400 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Photo Basel Miami | TBA Dec 2025 | on the beach at 10th Street and Ocean Drive at Scope Art Fair as a curated section in the South Beach neighborhood | 1000 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
Untitled Art, Miami | TBA Dec 2025 | on the beach at 12th Street and Ocean Drive in the South Beach neighborhood | 1200 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
2026
Manifesta 16 Ruhr, Germany | 2026 | at multiple locations throughout the Ruhr, Germany area | Manifesta Website
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