Paris is hosting a busy week of art fairs, headlined by Art Basel Paris returning to the Grand Palais from October 24–26, 2025, under outgoing director Clément Delépine. The fair features 206 galleries across three sections, public programs at nine iconic venues including an inflatable Kermit the Frog by Alex Da Corte and a participatory installation by Harry Nuriev, and a talks series hosted by Edward Enninful. Satellite fairs include Design Miami Paris at L’Hôtel de Maisons, the dealer-run 7 Rue Froissart co-founded by Brigitte Mulholland and Sara Maria Salamone, and others like Paris Internationale and Asia Now.
This concentration of fairs underscores Paris’s growing status as a global art market hub, rivaling London and New York. The rise of smaller, dealer-organized fairs like 7 Rue Froissart reflects a shift toward community-oriented alternatives amid the dominance of mega-fairs. Art Basel’s public programming and inclusion of a rediscovered Old Master painting at Gagosian highlight the fair’s effort to blend historical and contemporary art, while Design Miami Paris expands the city’s appeal to design collectors.