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Armory Show pushes 2026 edition to late September, expands Caribbean focus
The fair's VIP preview moves to September 24 to avoid clashing with Frieze Seoul, with roughly 230 galleries and two new Caribbean-focused sections.
Events: Calendar and Coverage
The city's art calendar with practical detail attached: opening receptions, artist talks, panels, performance nights, late museum hours and fair week programs, including times, ticketing and RSVP requirements. For anyone building a week around events rather than hearing about them afterward.
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Where to see performance art in New York
Between The Kitchen in Chelsea, the Museum of Modern Art's Kravis Studio and the Performa biennial, New York covers performance art from intimate experiments to citywide spectacle.
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Which New York museums stay open late?
Friday is the city's museum late night — the Whitney to 10 p.m., the Met to 9, MoMA, the Frick and the Morgan to 8:30 or 8 — but every weeknight has at least one late option, and the evenings are the calmest hours in the building.
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TEFAF New York closes its tenth edition with reported strength
The Park Avenue Armory fair reported energetic crowds and sales from Miró to Lalanne in its closing statement of May 20, 2026, ending the city's May art week on an up note.
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Frieze New York closes its run at The Shed
The fair's 2026 edition drew the May art week to a close on May 17 after five days at The Shed in Hudson Yards, with roughly seventy galleries in a single hall.
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How New York's art fair weeks now work
New York's fair calendar has consolidated into three clusters — mid-May, late September and mid-November — and a visitor who understands the shape of each week can see the city's whole fair ecosystem in a few well-chosen days.
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What the Spring/Break Art Show actually is
The Spring/Break Art Show replaces gallery booths with curator-staged rooms built around a yearly theme, making it the one New York fair organized around ideas rather than inventory.
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New York's March fair calendar loses its anchors
With the major fairs gone from late winter, March 2026 in New York comes down to two specialist events opening the week of March 16.
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The Art Show becomes the ADAA Fair
The Art Dealers Association of America has retired its long-running Art Show and scheduled the new ADAA Fair for November 12-16, 2026 at the Park Avenue Armory; here is what the change means for visitors.
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How to get into artist talks and panels in New York
Most artist talks in New York are free or bundled with admission; the actual work is finding them when they are announced and reserving before a list closes.