Art fairs in Paris: 18 fairs analyzed, from Art Basel to Paris Photo
PARIS
From October 19 to November 15, 2026
From Art Basel Paris to Paris Photo, the Parisian autumn boasts eighteen art fairs and exhibitions in a single month. Around the Grand Palais, from October 19 to 25, Art Week showcases Asia Now, AKAA, Menart, Design Miami, ceramics and glass, outsider art, photography, and art books; followed by the Salon d’Automne, Réalités Nouvelles, and, in November, photography for its bicentenary. Here is our breakdown, fair by fair.
Art Basel Paris, the fair that makes the week
It all starts here. For its fifth edition, Art Basel Paris brings together 211 galleries from 41 countries at the Grand Palais, with a new sector, Premise, dedicated to works from before 1900, and thirty-two galleries making their debut at the fair. The entire city around it is embracing contemporary art. Read our article.
ART BASEL PARIS
Grand Palais, 75008 - Metro: Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau (1/13)
From October 23 to 25, 2026 (public days)
Price: €47 - Reduced price: €30
The Salon d’Automne, a thousand artists and not a single gallery
Cézanne, Matisse, Rodin, Chagall: all exhibited here, and it was a room in the Salon d’Automne that, in 1905, earned the Fauves their nickname. For its 123rd edition, a thousand works and fifty nationalities are on display in the Place de la Concorde, without a single gallery in sight: the artists are there, alongside their works, for five days. Read our article.
THE AUTUMN SALON
Place de la Concorde, 75008 - Metro: Concorde (Lines 1, 8, 12)
From October 28 to November 1, 2026
Price: €16 - Reduced price: €8 - Free for children under 12
Paris Photo, the bicentennial edition at the Grand Palais
An anniversary that changes everything: 200 years of photography. Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais with a juxtaposition of historical prints and the most contemporary practices, a new display of the Centre Pompidou's photography collection, and the Elles program, dedicated to the visibility of women photographers. Read our article.
PARIS PHOTO
Grand Palais, 75008 - Metro: Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau (1/13)
November 12-15, 2026
Price: €41/€36 - Reduced rate: €26 - Free for children under 12
Réalités Nouvelles, a showcase for abstract art at Césure
The Salon Réalités Nouvelles celebrates its 80th edition: 120 artists take over the large Césure stage, showcasing all forms of abstract art, three installations blending art and science, and a small-format space where each artist presents a single work Accessible. Read our article.
NEW REALITIES FAIR
Césure, 13 rue Santeuil, 75005 - Metro: Place Monge (Line 7)
November 5-8, 2026
Free admission
Menart Fair, Where is home?
Resistance isn't always blatant. Menart Fair opens its 7th edition with the desire and the need to give voice to those confined to a single geography. This year, the home is central to the exhibition's practices, and under the curatorship of Wassyla Tamzali, the Algerian art scene reaches its peak. Thirty-four galleries from eighteen countries invite us to dream of excess, absence, and the shared feeling of searching for oneself within the home. Read our article.
MENART FAIR
Galerie Joseph Turenne, 75003 - Metro: Filles du Calvaire (Line 8)
October 23-25, 2026
Price: €16 - Reduced price: €11
AKAA, Also Known As Africa, at the Carreau du Temple
This edition is unlike any other. It notably features a monumental installation by Senegalese photographer Gabriel Dia, based on his series *Mother’s Heritage*, large-format photographs printed on fabric and suspended in space, inspired by the spirit of the Bicentennial of Photography. More than ever, the fair champions reconciliation: between people, between forms, between places, and between mediums. Read our article.
AKAA - ALSO KNOWN AS AFRICA
Carreau du Temple, 75003 - Metro: Temple (Line 3)
October 23-25, 2026
Price: €16 - Reduced: €11
Asia Now, Asia and its Diasporas at the Monnaie de Paris
For its 12th edition, Asia NOW brings together art galleries and artists from Asia and its diasporas at the Monnaie de Paris. The highlight of this edition? The works of seven Saudi artists are arranged around a table as a ritual space. A deeply moving return from a residency at Villa Hegra. Read our article.
ASIA NOW
Monnaie de Paris, 75006 - Metro: Pont-Neuf (Line 7)
October 20-24, 2026
Price: €15 - Reduced price: €10
Ceramic Art Fair + Glass: Earth and Glass in Majesty
Earth and glass alone occupy the Maison de l’Amérique latine. For its second edition, the fair brings together nearly forty galleries around exceptional pieces and launches the Métamorphose Prize, which will recognize one ceramic and one glass artist. Read our article.
CERAMIC ART FAIR + GLASS
Maison de l’Amérique latine, 75007 - Metro: Solférino (Line 12)
From October 20 to 25, 2026 (VIP day on the 20th)
Price: €25 - Reduced price: €15
Design Miami Paris, collection design at the Hôtel de Maisons
For its fourth Parisian edition, Design Miami is once again taking over the Hôtel de Maisons. Galleries and collectors discover rare historical and contemporary pieces of collectible design. Read our article.
DESIGN MIAMI PARIS
Hôtel de Maisons, 51 rue de l’Université, 75007 - Metro: Rue du Bac (Line 12)
From October 20 to 25, 2026
Price: €45 - Reduced price: €31
Modern Art Fair, modern art at Place de la Concorde
Modern art, contemporary creation, and design engage in dialogue at Place de la Concorde. The 2026 edition welcomes the Arab World Institute and the iconic works from the Claude and France Lemand donation, in a custom-designed setting. Read our article.
MODERN ART FAIR
Place de la Concorde, 75008 - Metro: Concorde (Lines 1, 8, 12)
October 22-25, 2026
Price: €25 - Reduced price: €15 - Free for under 16s
Outsider’ Paris, Art Brut Without Permission
This time, Art Brut unfolds from the Bastille Design Center to the Halle Saint-Pierre, which hosts a related program. Eighteen galleries from eight countries champion artists who have asked no one for permission. Mozambican artist Zefrino Chilaule will perform his most anticipated solo set at the Halle Saint-Pierre.
OUTSIDER’ PARIS
Bastille Design Center, 74 bd Richard-Lenoir, 75011 - Metro: Saint-Ambroise (Line 9)
October 20-25, 2026
Free admission
OFFSCREEN, the image under the vault of the Salpêtrière
OFFSCREEN reclaims the Saint-Louis chapel of the Salpêtrière for an itinerary dedicated to image practices. Installations, still and animated images interact under the monumental vault in an immersive and unconventional experience. Special Guest: Ana Mendieta
OFFSCREEN
Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière Chapel, 75013 Paris - Metro: Saint-Marcel (Line 5)
October 20-25, 2026
Price: €12 - Students: €8 - Free for children under 12
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Offprint, independent publishers at Césure
Independent publishers take over Césure: art, architecture, and humanities books in tow. Produced by LUMA Arles, the fair features a series of meetings and book signings, attracting a loyal audience of students and professionals.
OFFPRINT PARIS
Césure, 13 rue Santeuil, 75005 - Metro: Censier-Daubenton (Line 7)
October 22-25, 2026
Free admission
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Post-Fair
Post-Fair, the fair that aims to be an exhibition
Chris Sharp launched his fair in Santa Monica by denouncing the duopoly of major retailers. It transports it to two buildings in the Marais district, with thirty-four solo and duo exhibitions, low-cost booths, and a focus on display rather than individual galleries.
POST-FAIR
74 and 79 rue du Temple, 75003 - Metro: Rambuteau (Line 11)
October 19-24, 2026
Free admission with registration
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The International Cultural Heritage Fair, under the sign of light
The 31st edition, themed around light, showcases master glassmakers, bronze casters, and lighting designers. Three hundred workshops demonstrate their techniques, and a three-dimensional reconstruction resurrects the Palace of Electricity as it was in 1900.
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE FAIR
Carrousel du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001
From October 29 to November 1, 2026
Price: €21 (€17 in advance) - Reduced price: €12 - Free for children under 12
a ppr oc he, fifteen solos for experimental imagery
For its 10th edition, a ppr oc he brings together fifteen solo exhibitions dedicated to artists who experiment with the image. Labeled as part of the bicentennial of photography, the fair also sheds light on the historical processes that nourish contemporary creation.
A PPR OC HE
Le Molière, 40 rue de Richelieu, 75001
From November 12 to 15, 2026
Free admission with reservation
Mira Art Fair, Latin American scenes in Paris
For the third time, Latin American scenes have their own dedicated Parisian event. Around twenty galleries, brought together by Manuela Rayo, showcase contemporary art from the continent in the salons of the Maison de l’Amérique latine.
MIRA ART FAIR
Maison de l’Amérique latine, 217 bd Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris
November 12-15, 2026 (open to the public on the 14th and 15th)
Admission: €13 - Reduced price: €8 - Free for under 26s
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Signature Art Fair: Limited Edition Art
The concept? To exhibit only limited-edition, numbered, and signed works. Prints, screen prints, photographs, sculptures, jewelry, and artists' objects are displayed side by side without hierarchy. Some forty galleries and publishers are participating, from Perrotin to Semiose.
SIGNATURE ART FAIR
Le Carreau du Temple, 4 rue Eugène-Spuller, 75003
From November 13 to 15, 2026
Price: €12 - Reduced price: €6
To extend the week without spending a euro, follow our free contemporary art trail outside the walls of Art Basel, and for the bicentenary, our 18 photo exhibitions to see in Paris.
