The best Art Basel and Miami Art Week events to book for 2025

When is it? Dec 2–7, 1–9pm

What to expect: Faena Art celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new, site-specific commission from British artist Es Devlin. "Library of Us" is a 50-foot kinetic sculpture that will slowly rotate within a reflective pool, filled with 2,500 of the books that have shaped Devlin’s imagination, philosophy and life. Part performance, part sculpture and part meditation on language, the piece will transform Faena Beach into a shared space for reading, reflection and quiet connection. 

Guests will take a seat at the 70-foot circular reading table, which surrounds the luminous bookshelf, where some chairs will remain still and others will rotate. Devlin’s project will continue inside the Faena Cathedral with "Reading Room," a meditative companion piece, and in the Faena Project Room, with drawings and glassworks that reveal her layered creative process. All 2,500 books from "Library of Us" will be donated to local schools and libraries after Art Week.

Location: On the sand at 3201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140

How to attend: Admission is free, and no tickets are required. For schedules and program updates, visit faenaart.org.

When is it? Dec 5–6

What to expect: This all-ages immersive art and wellness festival finds a new home at the historic RC Cola Plant on the edge of Wynwood, bringing together Burning Man-style art installations, grounding workhops and beat-heavy performances over two blissed-out days. Headlining DJs at this year’s Art With Me include CamelPhat, Sofi Tukker, WhoMadeWho, Eric Prydz, Luciano, Dixon b2b Jimi Jules and Lee Burridge. By day, choose from classes and activations including breathwork, ice baths, yoga, meditation and more. At night, it’s a journey of deep tribal house music, mesmerizing fire dancing, acrobatic displays and a stunning light show.

Location: RC Cola Plant and Green Space at Mana Wynwood, 550 NW 24th St, Miami, FL 33177

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance; Single-day passes start around $100, weekend passes start around $130.

When is it? Dec 1–Early 2026

What to expect: Our can-not-miss pick from the Design District’s Art Week programming is the 10th Annual Design Commission, featuring Katie Stout’s Gargantua’s Thumb. Installed as a collection of sculptural furniture throughout the neighborhood, Stout’s surrealist playground includes an interactive carousel as its centerpiece, designed to engage visitors of all ages in a joyful dialogue between fantasy and function. 

Other highlights include Craig Robins Collection 2025-2026 Rehang: Walking On Air, which comprises over 1,700 works of modern and contemporary art at Dacra’s headquarters; The Prelude Curated by Rashid Johnson, a new exhibition showcasing a dialogue with works from the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation (BCF) collection; Cartier’s Panthére Into the Wild Exhibit, and From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana at ICA Miami. 

Location: Various throughout the Miami Design District

How to attend: Admission to Katie Stout’s Design Commission is free, and no tickets are required. Additional event info linked above.

When is it? Nov 22–Ongoing

What to expect: Aside from Miami Beach itself, there’s not another Miami neighborhood as packed with Art Week events than Wynwood. Dispersed across its colorful, mural-lined streets, find international art fairs, galleries, immersive exhibitions, pop-up restaurants, live performances, and family-friendly events this year. 

Highlights include the Wynwood Mural Festival (Nov 22–Dec 3), an annual celebration of street art with live mural painting, artist-led tours and new large-scale works by notable muralists; a new show at Wynwood Walls curated by Jessica Goldman Srebnick with works by Persue, Miss Birdy, Joe Iurato, Cryptik, Seth Globepainter and more; three museum-caliber shows at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (Dec 1–6; free); the G Camp Art Basel Fun*Raiser (Dec 7, 7am–7pm), an all-day rave reviving the magic of Miami’s legendary party culture, and the Bakehouse Art Complex – Baker’s Brunch: Open Studios & Cafecito (Dec 4, 9am–noon), offering a behind-the-scenes look into Miami’s creative process.

Location: Various throughout Wynwood

How to attend: Events are both free and ticketed; additional information is linked above.

When is it? Dec 3–7, 9pm–7am

What to expect: A full dance music festival experience, complete with food and drink vendors, immersive art and a strobing labyrinth of live beats at Hialeah’s Factory Town. This year’s major Art Week program features five days and five stages of deep sounds until sunrise. Tiesto, Hugel, Boys Noize, Solomun, Cloonee, Chris Stussy, Richie Hawtin, Skepta and Elrow comprise the stacked bill of house, techno and art experiences, with plenty of surprises mixed in.

Location: Factory Town, 4800 NW 37th Ave, Miami, FL 33142

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance; A five-day pass starts around $300, single-day passes start around $60.

When is it? Dec 2, 5–9pm

What to expect: Miami’s destination for indie zines, art books and emerging artists has partnered with Subliminal Projects to present HANDLE WITH CARE, a co-curated group exhibition opening at Dále Zine’s flagship shopfront in the Miami Design District during Art Week. The joint show brings together a dynamic group of artists, including longtime collaborators and new voices from their extended creative networks, to offer a soft landing in a time of collective unrest. 

Featuring works by Brian Butler, Jean Chung, Kelly Breez, Kyle Chapman, Lee Pivik, Terra Keck and more, the collaboration celebrates community and the cultural intersections shaping today’s shifting contemporary art landscape. The opening will feature a performance by Poincili Creación at 8pm, followed by a DJ set by Shepard Fairey.

Location: Dalé Zine, 50 NE 40th St, Miami, FL 33137

How to attend: The opening reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition runs through January 31, 2026.

When is it? Dec 5–6, 8pm

What to expect: New York’s famous Tribeca Festival returns for Art Basel week, bringing with it two nights of live entertainment at the Miami Beach Bandshell. On Friday, December 5, the Bogotá-based and Latin Grammy-nominated ensemble Monsieur Periné will take the stage with its joyful fusion of Latin swing and pop. On Saturday, December 6, the otherworldly instrumental duo Hermanos Gutiérrez will perform, bringing their hauntingly cinematic sound to captivate global audiences. Additional performances and guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

Festivalgoers will also get to experience the Google Gemini Photobooth—an IRL photo booth that invites guests to snap a pic, apply AI-powered styles and print a photo strip on the spot—combining an old-school photo booth with the magic of Gemini’s latest AI image-editing model, Nano Banana. 

Location: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33141

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance; single-day passes start at around $40 and $70.

When is it? Dec 2–Mar 1

What to expect: The Wolfsonian-FIU debuts Marco Brambilla: After Utopia during Art Week. Formerly a commercial filmmaker (his directorial debut was 1993’s Demolition Man), Brambilla has since explored how we grapple with our humanity through pioneering digital imagery and video art. For his new video installation at The Wolfsonian, the artist uses AI and computer graphics to construct virtual landscapes inspired by world's fairs, combining and animating images of iconic structures from 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century expositions to create surreal scenes tinged with nostalgia and aspiration. Brambilla pulled from The Wolfsonian's archives to shape his work, which is shown in dialogue with the collection exhibition World's Fairs: Visions of Tomorrow.

Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU, 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

How to attend: Museum admission is open to Florida residents and the public. Admission for non-resident adults is $12, or $8 for seniors, students with ID and children ages 6 to 18.

When is it? Dec 2–3, 8am–7pm

What to expect: The Wellness Oasis™ presented by Chase bills itself as a transformative community and event platform dedicated to promoting mental, physical, spiritual and emotional well-being. This year, the Wellness Oasis joins forces with Miami’s Reserve Padel for a two-day pop-up at its luxe Seaplane club along the waterfront. Partake in a variety of expert-led workshops, inspiring conversations and immersive activations centered around mindfulness, movement, self-care and connection. 

This year’s star-studded lineup includes Lindsay Lohan (A Conversation with Lindsay Lohan: On Life, Balance, and Self-Care), Gary Brecka, tennis champ Sloane Stephens, the world’s fastest man Noah Lyles, Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner, BLOND:ISH, Dr. Becky Kennedy, Lauren London, Ferg and many more world acclaimed doctors, authors and health experts.

Location: Reserve Padel Miami Seaplane, 1000 MacArthur Cswy, Miami, FL 33132

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance; single-day passes start around $195.

When is it? Dec 6, 5–11pm

What to expect: Black Coffee, the Grammy-winning South African DJ and producer, will take over the historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse for a one-night-only, open-air performance courtesy of the folks at Space Miami. The civic landmark will serve as a dramatic backdrop for Black Coffee's soulful, high-energy set. General admission tickets are on sale now for guests 18 and older, while VIP access, which grants flexible entry, is limited to those 21 and up. 

Where: Outside of the Miami-Dade Courthouse, 73 West Flagler Street, Miami

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance. They range from around $100 to $180.

When is it? Dec 6, 2–5pm

What to expect: Amid the corporate takeovers and invite-only parties, the Beach Towel Art Show is a cheeky reminder that art should be fun, and accessible to all. This homegrown event invites the public to create their own works of art on beach towels and exhibit them proudly on the sand of South Beach. Though the artworks are not formally for sale, visitors and participants are free to approach the owners and ask. 

Location: On the sand at 9th Street, Miami Beach 33139 (behind Scope Art Fair)

How to attend: Participation is free and casual; No pre-registration required, just bring your wild homemade beach towel to display.

When is it? Dec 5, 6–10pm

What to expect: Miami Art Week expands west as the Coral Gables Museum and its Young Associates present Backyard Basel, an Art Basel–inspired edition of the Museum’s monthly Gallery Night. Choose from two experiences: The Outdoor Art Fair, a lively art and music showcase with food and drink for purchase that’s free and open to the public; or the VIP Collectors’ Lounge, a ticketed experience featuring large-scale installations, artist meet-and-greets, bites from Zitz Sum and Kojin, and unlimited drinks from Unseen Creatures and Happy Wine Calle Ocho. 

Location: Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134

How to attend: General admission is free with RSVP; VIP tickets start around $55.

When is it? Dec 2–7 

What to expect: As usual, the after-hours dance mecca Club Space has queued up a bonkers week of music programming throughout Art Week. If your idea of Baseling includes at least one late night that melts into a sunrise dance session, slot a Space pitstop into your itinerary—or go all-in with a multi-day Space Basel Pass. Artists performing across the downtown club’s three rooms include Chris Lake, Francis Mercier, Jamie Jones, Mura Masa, Marco Carola and others, plus a 33+ Hour Space Basel Closing Party that kicks off Sunday and doesn’t stop until Tuesday (lineup TBA).

Location: Club Space, 34 NE 11th St, Miami, FL 33132

How to attend: Nightly events are ticketed separately and range from around $15 to $40 in advance; multi-day passes are available starting around $600.

When is it? Dec 4–5, 10am–3pm, plus additional times for Capital One cardholders

What to expect: In partnership with The Cultivist, Capital One presents a journey to Los Angeles through the ages in a new art installation pop-up by visual artist and director Alex Prager during Art Week in Miami. Housed in a former nightclub on Lincoln Road, Mirage Factory unfolds as a distinctive mise-en-scène of Los Angeles through the ages, from the recreation of an artificial orange grove to the glow of Hollywood Boulevard at dusk.

In addition to public access, Capital One cardholders can enjoy exclusive programming throughout the week, including live performances, immersive experiences and a celebrity chef–curated dinner with James Beard-winning Dave Beran, as well as Martinis at the Mirage, a private evening event featuring a surprise musical guest.

The experience also extends to the new Shelborne By Proper, part of the Premier Collection from Capital One Travel, which will serve as the hospitality hub for Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders, featuring daily Venture X Golden Hour Sun Deck gatherings, live DJ sessions and more.

Location: 430 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139

How to attend: Public guests can attend during viewing hours; no ticket required. Capital One cardholders can visit The Cultivist website for exclusive access details.

When is it? Dec 1–7, opening reception Dec 4, 8–11pm

What to expect: The Betsy’s Art Week exhibitions capture the intensity of the world around us: past, present and future. Front and center is a major collection of works from Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s legacy of “putting the world under wraps,” including historic images of the Biscayne Bay installation in Miami (1983), the Reichstag in Berlin (1995) and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (2021), all exclusively photographed in real time by Wolfgang Volz.

The opening event on December 4 features the premiere of a commissioned piece by the Peter London Global Dance Company that explores themes of wrapping, unwrapping, temporality and transformation. The piece reflects on the ephemeral nature of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work, which will be on view at The Betsy’s Gallery. While you’re there, visit the famous Betsy Orb out in the alley and ogle the trippy new projection-mapped piece by artist duo LIZN'BOW.

Location: The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139

How to attend: Guests attending the opening reception are encouraged to enter The Betsy’s Gallery at 1433 Collins Avenue.

When is it? Dec 1–Feb 7

What to expect: Acclaimed Miami gallerist Nina Johnson (who will be exhibiting at the flagship Art Basel fair for the first time this year) will debut three new shows at her beautiful Little Haiti space in tandem with Miami Art Week. Acid Bath House, organized by writer, curator and artist Jarrett Earnest, brings together 60 works by 25 artists to transform the main gallery space into a queer pleasure palace with candy-colored velvet sculptures, glitter and pearl paintings, liquid mirror, holographic images and more.  

Neon Sun by Miami-based artist Emmett Moore transforms the gallery courtyard into a livable space with functional outdoor sculpture. Moore repurposes industrial waste into technically rigorous and design-forward refined forms. Think neon-pink aluminum benches, coral-like lamps carved from scrap foam and bowls fusing mussel shells with disposable lighters.

In the upstairs gallery, local artist Dara Friedman’s Star People reflects on the body’s connection to the cosmos. A timely and much-needed respite from the hustle and bustle of Art Week, Friedman’s carefully crafted installations invite quiet contemplation and meditative rest, literally offering an opportunity to lie down and enjoy the wonder of stargazing.

Location: Nina Johnson Gallery, 6315 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33150

How to attend: Free and open to the public

When is it? Dec 3–7, 10am–6pm

What to expect? Formerly known as LVMH Culture House, this annual gallery pop-up lands in the Design District for five days of artistic immersion. Now in its fifth year, the luxury conglomerate continues its Miami Art Week tradition of showcasing the expressions of artists from all walks of life and hosting a series of free panels that bring together innovators, entrepreneurs and LVMH leaders to share their vision. The full program is still TBA.

Location: Palm Court Event Space, 140 NE 39th Street, 3rd Floor, Miami FL, 33137

How to attend: Admission is free and open to the public. For schedules and program updates, visit miamidesigndistrict.com.

When is it? Dec 3–6, 9am–9pm

What to expect: The Art of Transformation returns with a dynamic multimedia presentation that unfolds across five activated spaces in the heart of historic downtown Opa-locka in the Arts District & Ten North Group Campus. This year’s "At the Edge of Entanglement" theme examines the interplay among cultural, economic, social and political layers of the African American experience through painting, performance, photography, sculpture and literary expression. Festivities begin with an opening reception on Wednesday, December 3, with artist talks, live music and more scheduled across the four-day exhibition.

Location: Contemporary African Diaspora Art Center, 675 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-Locka, FL 33054

How to attend: Exhibitions and events are free and open to the public; RSVP in advance to the opening reception and select events.

When is it? Dec 3–7, late

What to expect: If your interest in art leans 2000s hip-hop and EDM, make your way to megaclub E11EVEN for The Art of Nightlife, where headliners like Ty Dolla $ign, 50 Cent, Diplo, Marshmello and CamelPhat will light up the stage along with surprise acts and signature acrobatics that will make your head spin. 

How to attend: Events are ticketed nightly and range from around $23 to $110 in advance.

When is it? Dec 3–7, late

What to expect: For a Vegas-style party fueled by bottle service and backdropped by intense club lights, head to LIV. The Miami Beach institution is going big this Art Week, with a stacked lineup that includes Gunna, Tiesto, Black Coffee, John Summit and a special surprise guest for the Basel edition of the iconic hip-hop night, LIV on Sunday.

Location: LIV Nightclub Miami, 4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140

How to attend: Nightly parties are individually ticketed and start around $50.

When is it? Dec 2–7

What to expect: The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach aims to be an Art Basel center of gravity with four monumental installations that explore humanity's relationship with nature, technology and possibility. As an official Art Basel Miami 2025 sponsor, the beachfront hotel—located steps from the big art fairs—will present installations under the overarching theme "The New Current," embodying the flow of creative energy shaping the future of coastal resilience and cultural expression.

The centerpiece of the presentation, Italian contemporary artist Loris Cecchini’s sculptural installation “The New Current” will define the lobby experience; “The Brave New Earth,” a retrofuturistic spectacle founded by Nash Petrovic that envisions a utopian future, will unfold across the beach; Leandro Erlich’s REEFLINE will present additional beachfront activations exploring the intersection of art and science; and “Marcel van Luit: Immersive Worlds,” a luminous digital sanctuary celebrating human imagination and our connection to the natural world, will complete the experience. 

Location: 1 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139

How to attend: Loris Cecchini’s free and open for viewing inside the hotel lobby; The Brave New Earth is ticketed.

When is it? Dec 3, 6–7

What to expect: John Summit, Disclosure (DJ set) and Rampa are all slated to perform during Art Week at Palm Tree Club, the laidback yet very much lit waterfront day club by Kygo and Myles Shear.

Location: Palm Tree Club Miami, 1819 79th Street Causeway, Miami Beach, FL 33141

How to attend: Events are individually ticketed in advance and start around $300.

When is it? Dec 6, 7pm

What to expect: On the heels of two consecutive sold-out Miami Music Week events, Breakaway Beach returns for its inaugural Miami Art Week edition, transforming the shoreline into an interactive music and lifestyle experience headlined by Zedd, alongside performances by Chris Lorenzo, Daniel Allan, Kaleena Zanders, Night Tales, and Benjamin Lloyd. Produced in partnership with Elite Daily, the event will blend music and experiential programming, with plenty of product giveaways, photo moments and more.

Location: On the sand at 38th St and Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

How to attend: Purchase tickets in advance; GA passes start at $50 and VIP start at $80;

When is it? Dec 3, 6pm

What to expect: Dutch DJ and producer Mau P headlines this edgy Basel dance party in Allapattah, produced by the folks at III Points, with Ben Sterling (dubbed  "a leader of the UK’s new school" by Mixmag) as support.

Location: Printshop, 2300 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127

How to attend: Advance tickets start at $80.