2026 Global Art Calendar: Major Fairs, Biennials, and Festivals Across Continents
The global art calendar for 2026 kicks off with the Mumbai Gallery Weekend, scheduled for January 8–11, followed by the 9th Colomboscope in Colombo from January 21–31. Singapore Art Week takes place from January 22–31, coinciding with Art SG & SEA Focus from January 23–25. The 3rd Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale in Diriyah/Riyadh opens on January 30 and runs until May 2. February features Art Basel Qatar in Doha (February 5–7), India Art Fair in New Delhi (February 5–8), and Frieze Los Angeles from February 26–March 1. March includes the 82nd Whitney Biennial in New York (opening March 8), the Malta Biennale (March 11–May 29), and the 25th Biennale of Sydney (March 14–June 14). Other notable events include TEFAF Maastricht (March 14–19) and Asia Week New York (March 19–27).
Key facts
- Mumbai Gallery Weekend runs January 8–11, 2026
- The 61st Venice Biennale opens May 9, 2026
- Art Basel occurs in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris, and Miami Beach
- Frieze hosts fairs in Los Angeles, New York, Seoul, and London
- The 82nd Whitney Biennial begins March 8, 2026
- The 25th Biennale of Sydney runs March 14–June 14, 2026
- The 3rd Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is from January 30–May 2, 2026
- ARTJOG in Yogyakarta spans June 19–August 30, 2026
Entities
Institutions
- Mumbai Gallery Weekend
- Colomboscope
- Singapore Art Week
- Art SG
- SEA Focus
- Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale
- Art Basel Qatar
- Art Jakarta Papers
- India Art Fair
- Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions
- Melbourne Art Fair
- Frieze Los Angeles
- Whitney Biennial
- Malta Biennale
- Art Fair Tokyo
- Biennale of Sydney
- TEFAF
- Asia Week New York
- Pavilion
- Art Central
- Art Basel
- Art OnO
- Art Dubai
- Aotearoa Art Fair
- Gallery Weekend Berlin
- Art Jakarta Gardens
- Photofairs Shanghai
- Venice Biennale
- Frieze New York
- TEFAF New York
- Beijing Dangdai Art Fair
- Hive Art Fair
- Art Busan
- Gallery Weekend Beijing
- Liste Art Fair
- ARTJOG
- Les Rencontres d’Arles
- Seattle Art Fair
- Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
- Frieze Seoul
- KIAF Seoul
- Sydney Contemporary
- Busan Biennale
- Gwangju Biennale
- Tokyo Gendai
- The Armory Show
- Contemporary Istanbul
- Art Jakarta
- Frieze London
- Asia NOW
- Art Basel Paris
- Bangkok Art Biennale
- Art Week Tokyo
- Art Collaboration Kyoto
- Art Mumbai
- Rubaiya Qatar
- ART021
- West Bund Art & Design
- Sharjah Architecture Triennial
- Frieze Abu Dhabi
- Art Basel Miami Beach
Locations
- Mumbai
- India
- Colombo
- Sri Lanka
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Singapore
- Diriyah
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Doha
- Qatar
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- New Delhi
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York
- Valletta
- Cottonera
- Gozo
- Malta
- Sydney
- Maastricht
- Netherlands
- Hong Kong
- China
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Auckland
- New Zealand
- Berlin
- Germany
- Shanghai
- Venice
- Italy
- Beijing
- Busan
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Yogyakarta
- Arles
- France
- Seattle
- Darwin
- Yokohama
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Kyoto
- Sharjah
- Abu Dhabi
- Miami Beach