NEW YORK ART FAIR GUIDE

This New York art fair guide is online year-around to make it easier for you to plan ahead. You'll find the a basic description of each fair and other details including location and ticket prices. For specific details on each fairs programming we suggest that you visit their websites, a link is provided for each fair. Instagram links are also included so that you can explore further. Art fairs frequently make posts about interesting special events, you might even find a fun after party. Also, if you're posting images from your art fair visit, the most commonly used hashtags for each fair are listed.

The most prestigious and most talked about fairs are Frieze New York in the Spring and The Armory Show in the Fall. However, throughout the year you will find a variety of art fairs, right now the focus is on Spring art fairs. The fairs are listed and organized by starting dates. It's difficult to visit all the fairs, so we suggest choosing two or three and taking the time to really enjoy the fairs. If you're only in town for a few days consider a day of actually visiting galleries in Chelsea, Tribeca or in the Lower East Side. Recommendations are listed on the right side of this guide.

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UPCOMING NEW YORK ART FAIRS
The Photography Show
Superfine NYC 2025
TEFAF New York
Independent
Frieze NY
NADA
The Armory Show
The Art Show

Other Spring Art Fairs
NYC Fairs Throughout the Year
 

The Photography Show presented by AIPAD
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avene New York, NY 10065

April 23 - 27, 2025

This important photography art fair brings together galleries specializing in fine art photography from across the U.S. and around the world. The exhibitors are all members of the prestigious Association of International Photography Art Dealers known as AIPAD, recognized as the world's leading galleries of fine art photography. One of the world's most highly-anticipated annual art fairs, The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, now in its 42nd edition, is the longest-running and foremost exhibition dedicated to the photographic medium. The tightly focused fair will feature a tantalizing array of fresh-to-market and museum-quality work including cutting-edge contemporary, modern, and exemplary 19th-century photographs.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @aipadphoto
Instagram Hashtags: #aipad   #aipadphoto2024

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.aipad.com/show

 

Superfine NYC 2025
Location TBD
New York, NY

April 24 - 27, 2025

Say goodbye to the traditional art fair. Created in 2015 as a direct answer to the problem of stuffy art fairs and galleries, Superfine Art Fair has been showing artists from around the world how to sell their art at our fairs in New York City, Washington DC, Miami Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. "Superfine was created to bring down the barriers of the art world, with transparent prices, affordable pieces and non-intimidating events that encourages newcomers to the contemporary art world." - Art Fair Magazine. Join us in NYC for days of buying art, meeting other collectors, and enjoying a wonderful art fair experience.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @superfineartfair
Instagram Hashtags: #superfineartfair , #superfinenyc

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.superfine.world/new-york-art-fair

 

TEFAF New York
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue between 66th & 67th Streets
New York, NY 10065

May 9 - 13, 2025

The ninth edition of TEFAF New York will be held at the Park Avenue Armory, with public days set for May 9th - 13th. Approximately 100 dealers (very established) from multiple countries will be participating. Artworks and collectibles range in styles, eras, cultures, and mediums. TEFAF New York will once again provide art enthusiasts, collectors, museum and design professionals the opportunity to experience curated spaces within the captivating period rooms of the Armory. The fair has been widely recognized for introducing new ways of looking at, thinking about, and experiencing art. The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) produces an exception art fair, one worth attending.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @tefaf
Instagram Hashtags: #tefaf   #tefafny

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.tefaf.com/fairs/tefaf-new-york

 

Independent
Spring Studios
50 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013

May 8 - 11, 2025

Over the last decade, Independent has created an internationally recognized platform for galleries that prioritizes discovery and context, in contrast to the standard commercial fair. Due to Independent's unique model, our audience is tailored to connoisseur-based collectors and institutions. Independent Art Fair is the globally recognized art fair for the international art world community. Our mission is to inspire relevant encounters for a well-informed and devoted Contemporary Art audience. Independent was conceived and initiated in 2009 with a consortium of like-minded commercial and non-profit galleries. This year, Independent New York has a new program of talks and film screenings as part of this 15th anniversary edition of the fair, located at Spring Studios in Tribeca.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @independent_hq
Instagram Hashtags: #IndependentArtFair , #independentnewyork

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.independenthq.com/

 

Frieze New York
The Shed in Hudson Yards
New York, NY

May 7 - 11, 2025

This year Frieze New York will be held once again at The Shed in Hudson Yards and features 60 galleries. The fair brings together world-leading galleries and the most influential and talked about artists. In its tradition, the fair features a strong core of NYC galleries and the artists they represent. In addition, a key part of their mission is discovery, not only at the fair but throughout New York, providing a platform to non-profit organizations that have been foundational to the City's art community and its continued vitality. Frieze New York is very popular and tickets sell out, we advise that you purchase tickets early. Viewing rooms and additional information available on their website.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @friezeofficial
Instagram Hashtags: #friezenewyork   #friezeny   #friezeartfair   #friezeweek

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-new-york

 

NADA New York
548 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011

May 8 - 11, 2025

The 11th edition of NADA New York, to be held in May 2025. NADA New York will showcase a diverse selection of 92 galleries, art spaces, and non-profit organizations from the United States and around the world, 15 countries and 31 cities. The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), is the definitive non-profit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation, support, and advancement of new voices in contemporary art. This year's exhibitors list showcases 59 NADA Members and 34 first-time exhibitors. The fair will also feature NADA Presents, the organization's signature programming series of conversations about art and culture.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @newartdealers
Instagram Hashtags: #newartdealers   #nadanewyork

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.newartdealers.org/

 

The Armory Show
Javits Center
429 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

September 5 - 7, 2025

Founded in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world's leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year. This is one of the best art fairs going and has been for years, plus it's a good time of the year to visit NYC. The fair plays a leading role in the city's position as an important cultural capital through elevated presentations, thoughtful programming, curatorial leadership, meaningful institutional partnerships, and engaging public art activations. Over 225 leading international galleries exhibiting in the 2025 edition representing more than 35 countries.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @thearmoryshow
Instagram Hashtags: #thearmoryshow and #thearmoryshow2024

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://www.thearmoryshow.com/

 

The Art Show
Park Avenue Armory
67th Street and Park Avenue
New York, NY

TBD 2025

The Art Show offers intimately scaled and thoughtfully curated presentations of the highest quality-fostering active conversations with gallerists, new relationships, and close looking at works by artists from a variety of genres, practices, and national and international origins. Organized annually by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). It has a history of programming that ranges from artist performances to dynamic keynote presentations, The Art Show provides its audience with a wide scope of cultural experiences, meaningful interactions, and illuminating exposure to phenomenal works of art.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @the_adaa
Instagram Hashtag: #theartshownyc

ART FAIR WEBSITE
https://theartshow.org/

 

OTHER SPRING ART FAIRS

NYC FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR