Miami Art Week guide: Some of the top art fairs to visit
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"Penetrable" (1992) by Jesús Rafael Soto, which will be on view at Art Basel Miami Beach. Photo: Courtesy of Galería RGR, Mexico. © Jesús R. Soto/ADAGP, Paris 2025
While most cities are busy setting up holiday decor, in South Beach — home to Art Basel — a series of hot-pink inflatable characters have begun to pop up along rooftops in Lincoln Road.
- "Mr. Pink Takes Flight," by French artist Philippe Katerine, is one of the first public art installations marking the start of the city's annual arts celebration.
Why it matters: Miami Art Week, which begins Dec. 1, is headlined by Art Basel, but there are dozens of other art fairs, public exhibits and concerts that help transform Miami-Dade County into a giant paint party.
To help you make a plan, we compiled some of this year's best events.
👀 Between the lines: This list isn't exhaustive. We'll be hyping more happenings as we get closer to Day 1.
Art Basel
Miami's biggest art fair features 283 leading galleries from 43 countries across five continents.
- The fair, now in its 23rd year, is divided into four core sectors, ranging from monumental pieces to solo presentations from emerging artists.
- New this year: The Cuban art gallery El Apartamento will make Art Basel history as the first gallery founded on the island to participate.
- Basel is also debuting a digital art sector called Zero 10, which features 12 international exhibitors.
Pro tip: Art Basel is massive, so get there early and grab a map to track your progress. You will want to stay here all day, if the big crowds don't overwhelm you.
- Dec. 5–7
- Single-day tickets $88
- Miami Beach Convention Center
Art Miami + Context Art Miami
Art Miami, which is celebrating its 35th year, says it's the city's original and longest-running contemporary art fair — and the second-most popular.
- This year, it boasts 160 international galleries across 24 countries.
- Last year, we highlighted some quirky pieces here, like "Bang-nana," a banana-shaped grenade that poked fun at the 2019 banana art "Comedian" by Maurizio Cattelan.
- Context Art Miami is Art Miami's sister fair, dedicated to the development and reinforcement of emerging and mid-career artists.
Pro tip: If you don't want to deal with South Beach traffic, Art Miami is a good option. The food was also better here last year.
- Dec. 2–7
- Single-day tickets $68
- One Herald Plaza, downtown Miami
Scope Art Show
Does it get more Miami than a padel match at an art fair? Scope and the Pro Padel League are hosting exhibition matches on a court painted by artist Ryan Keeley.
- There will be celebrity matches Dec. 4 from 5pm–7pm and a sunset DJ celebration Dec. 7.
Scope's art lineup features over 80 international galleries with a focus on emerging artists.
- Dec. 3–7
- Single-day tickets $71+
- 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Untitled Art Fair
Untitled Art Fair — Scope's South Beach neighbor — is known for its hot-pink entrance.
- This year's fair will feature 160 exhibitors from galleries — and, for the first time, nonprofits — representing 29 countries and territories.
- Alongside paintings and sculptures, Untitled has live performance art. Last year, we watched artist Chanel Matsunami Govreau drag sandals tied to cinderblocks around the fair in a hypnotizing performance called "Situational Awareness."
Pro tip: There's nothing like checking out the art at Untitled and stepping outside onto their oceanfront terrace to eat lunch. Last year, the tacos were amazing.
- This is a more intimate alternative to Art Basel.
- Dec. 3–7
- Tickets here
- On Miami Beach at Ocean Drive and 12th Street
NADA Miami
The long-running downtown Miami fair highlights rising talent from around the world.
- The nonprofit New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is seen as an incubator for up-and-coming galleries. This year, 11 galleries that showed at NADA Miami 2024 are making the jump to Art Basel, according to ARTNews.
- NADA Miami 2025 will showcase nearly 140 galleries, art spaces, and nonprofit organizations spanning 30 countries.
- The fair will also have a banana-based soft-serve vendor called Banana Daddy, a nod to Basel's favorite fruit.
- Dec. 2–6
- Tickets here
- Ice Palace Studios in Miami (free shuttles available from Venetian Marina & Yacht Club)
Pinta Miami
The only fair specializing in Latin American art will feature 35 international galleries.
- Unique to Pinta, the fair lists the price ranges for its pieces online. The most affordable artwork you can buy is this $500 porcelain piece.
- Another curiosity: Argentine artist Nicola Costantino will set up a mock flower kiosk and offer attendees ceramic flowers from her "Pardes" line as part of a special project.
- Dec. 4–7
- Early-bird tickets $33+
- The Hangar, Coconut Grove
Red Dot Miami + Spectrum Miami
- Red Dot Miami is a "curated, gallery-only contemporary fair," a spokesperson says.
- Spectrum Miami highlights up-and-coming artists
- Dec. 4–7
- Early-bird tickets $32+
- Mana Wynwood
Other events
🎨 The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami is unveiling five solo presentations for its winter 2025 season beginning Dec. 2, including debut U.S. solo shows for Andreas Schulze and Masaomi Yasunaga.
- Miami Design District
🎸 Tribeca Festival: The festival is back with Bogotá-based and Latin Grammy-nominated ensemble Monsieur Periné and instrumental duo Hermanos Gutiérrez.
🤖 Brave New Earth at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach: PartNYC is hosting a digital-forward beachfront experience with "AI-generated visions of the future," high-tech art, electronic music, live theater and futuristic set design.
- Dec. 2–7
- Tickets $44+
- South Beach
🤑 $25 Dollar Art Show: Hit up Toe Jam Backlot for an art experience where every original piece is priced at $25 and measures 36 square inches or less.
- Dec. 3–6
- Wynwood
📸 The Bishop Gallery and the Moore Miami will showcase photographer Alexis Adler's rarely seen archive of the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1979 to 1980.
- "Emerging and Beyond" runs Dec. 4–8.
- Free with RSVP
- 12–4pm
- The Moore, Miami Design District