New York, Paris and London each hold more than a dozen art fairs a year. Berlin holds three

The art fairs held in each city in the twelve months to October 3, 2026, by the galleries or exhibitors at each

New York15 fairsThe Armory Show
London14 fairsFrieze London
Paris14 fairsArt Basel Paris
Los Angeles4 fairsFrieze Los Angeles
Berlin3 fairsPositions Berlin Art Fair

The numbers

City	Fair	Galleries or exhibitors
New York	The Armory Show	230
New York	NADA New York	120
New York	TEFAF New York	88
New York	IFPDA Print Fair	80
New York	The Photography Show (AIPAD)	77
New York	Independent	73
New York	The Winter Show	70
New York	Future Fair	69
New York	Frieze New York	68
New York	Outsider Art Fair	68
New York	Independent 20th Century	57
New York	Salon Art + Design	50
New York	1-54 New York	20
New York	Split Level	17
New York	Fridge Art Fair	10
London	Frieze London	166
London	Photo London	131
London	Frieze Masters	123
London	London Art Fair	120
London	Affordable Art Fair Battersea	114
London	Affordable Art Fair Hampstead	100
London	LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair	80
London	Minor Attractions	70
London	British Art Fair	70
London	PAD London	67
London	Treasure House Fair	53
London	1-54 London	50
London	London Original Print Fair	50
London	Collect	40
Paris	Paris Photo	222
Paris	Art Basel Paris	206
Paris	Art Paris	165
Paris	Fine Arts Paris	100
Paris	PAD Paris	77
Paris	Drawing Now Paris	71
Paris	Asia Now	70
Paris	Paris Internationale	66
Paris	Moderne Art Fair	60
Paris	AKAA – Also Known As Africa	43
Paris	Salon du Dessin	39
Paris	Menart Fair	30
Paris	Design Miami.Paris	29
Paris	Offscreen	27
Los Angeles	Frieze Los Angeles	100
Los Angeles	LA Art Show	90
Los Angeles	Felix Art Fair	62
Los Angeles	Post-Fair	31
Berlin	Positions Berlin Art Fair	96
Berlin	Paper Positions Berlin	69
Berlin	Affordable Art Fair Berlin	65

Fairs count galleries, exhibitors or dealers; those whose stands are artists’ own are left out. A count given as “more than” or “around” is drawn at the number named. Frieze’s counts are the press’s. Sources: the fairs’ organizers and press reports of their figures (see How we counted).

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