Art fairs to visit during Paris Art Week October 2025

Fresh off the heels of Frieze Week in London, Paris launches into its own spectacular celebration of art each October, transforming the city into a hub for collectors, curators, and cultural enthusiasts. This year’s Paris Art Week once again demonstrates why the French capital remains a beacon of creativity and exchange, with a constellation of world-class fairs ranging from the monumental to the experimental. From the grandeur of Art Basel Paris at the Grand Palais to the unique energy of Paris Internationale and OFFSCREEN, each fair contributes something unique to the city’s vibrant art scene. Here is our guide to the art fairs to attend in Paris in October 2025.

Art Basel Paris

Art Basel Paris. Courtesy of Art Basel

#FLODown: Art Basel Paris has become the cornerstone of the city’s art calendar each October. Now in its fourth year, the 2025 edition gathers over two hundred leading galleries from around the world inside the Grand Palais. This year’s programme extends across several sites in the city, with sculptures, performances, and installations presented between the Grand and Petit Palais. Among the highlights are Julius von Bismarck’s kinetic sculptures The Elephant in the Roomand Ugo Rondinone’s poetic outdoor piece the innocent. The fair’s “Oh La La!” initiative also invites participating galleries to stage special presentations curated by French journalist and filmmaker Loïc Prigent.

Date: 24–26 October 2025. Location: Grand Palais, Paris/ Website: artbasel.com/paris. Instagram: @artbasel

Paris Internationale

Paris Internationale 2023. Paris. © MTotoe.

#FLODown: Created by a collective of gallerists, Paris Internationale is a bold and independent alternative to conventional art fairs. Its 2025 11th edition continues to foster new ideas and emerging talent through an innovative format that challenges the standard booth layout, allowing architecture and artwork to interact organically. The fair’s ethos of accessibility and experimentation makes it a vital platform for younger galleries and artists taking creative risks. Alongside its core exhibitions, the fair hosts a dynamic public programme of talks, performances, book launches, and guided “dérives” through the city’s cultural landscape.

Date: 22–26 October 2025. Location: Rond-point des Champs-Élysées, 8ᵉ arrondissement, Paris. Website: parisinternationale.com. Instagram: @aaaahhhparisinternationale

OFFSCREEN Paris

ARCOmadrid 2023. Image courtesy of ARCOmadrid.

#FLODown: OFFSCREEN offers one of the most distinctive experiences of Paris Art Week, combining contemporary art with architectural heritage inside the breathtaking 17th-century La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière. Now in its fourth edition, the fair focuses on installations and moving-image practices, bringing together artists whose work bridges time-based media and sculptural form. The 2025 programme, titled Acquisitions & Discoveries, partners with institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and ZKM Karlsruhe to showcase historical and newly rediscovered video works. This year’s guest of honour, Shigeko Kubota, will be celebrated through a dedicated exhibition exploring her pioneering contributions to video art and her influence on generations of artists working with technology and image.

Date: 21–26 October 2025. Location: La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, 47 Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris. Website: offscreenparis.com. Instagram: @offscreenparis

 

AKAA – Also Known As Africa

Sonia BoyceFeeling Her Way. British Pavilion, Venice. April 23 – November 27, 2022.Curated by Emma Ridgway. This project is a part of Venice Biennale 2022: The Milk of Dreams. Images courtesy of the British Pavilion, Venice. Photos by Cristiano Corte.

#FLODown: Celebrating its tenth anniversary, AKAA returns to the Carreau du Temple as the leading fair dedicated to contemporary African and diasporic art in France. The 2025 edition is curated by new artistic director Sitor Senghor and centres around the concept of materiality, exploring how artists from across Africa and its diaspora use texture, form, and substance to articulate identity, history, and imagination. Around forty galleries will participate, representing countries from across Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This year’s central installation by Cameroonian artist Serge Mouangue reflects on collective memory and spirituality through sculptural forms.

Date: 24–26 October 2025. Location: Carreau du Temple, 4 rue Eugène Spuller, 75003 Paris. Website: akaafair.com Instagram: @akaa_fair

Asia Now

Variations on a pile of brick, 2022, Projet PLACES cour d'Honneur la Monnaie de Paris - Supported by Rairies Montrieux, Natsuko Uchino Image courtesy of Galerie Allen and Asia NOW

#FLODown: At the Monnaie de Paris, Asia Now returns for its eleventh edition, transforming the historic site into a vivid showcase of contemporary art from across Asia. The fair brings together galleries from Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok, and beyond, presenting cutting-edge work in dialogue with global narratives. With a growing emphasis on cross-cultural collaboration and the blurring of geographical boundaries, Asia Now continues to challenge perceptions of what “Asian art” encompasses, establishing Paris as a major node for dialogue between East and West.

Date: 22–26 October 2025. Location: Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris. Website: asianowparis.com Instagram: @asianowparis

Menart Fair Paris

Image courtesy of Menart Fair Paris

#FLODown: Menart Fair has become an essential part of Paris Art Week, presenting the only European platform devoted exclusively to modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa. The 2025 edition embraces the theme of “softness,” exploring vulnerability, tenderness, and resilience through works by established and emerging artists from across the MENA region. Staged once again at Galerie Joseph, the fair brings together thirty international galleries for a resonant dialogue on cultural identity, cross-border connection, and artistic strength. Menart’s commitment to gender parity and intercultural exchange continues to make it a standout moment for collectors and institutions seeking new perspectives from the region.

Date: 25–27 October 2025. Location: Galerie Joseph, Paris. Website: menart-fair.com, Instagram: @menart_fair

Design Miami.Paris 

The second annual Design Miami.Paris fair. Image courtesy Design Miami.Paris

#FLODown: Design Miami.Paris returns for its third edition, once again taking over the magnificent 18th-century Hôtel de Maisons in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The fair brings together leading international galleries and designers, showcasing exceptional collectible furniture, lighting, and objects that bridge design and fine art. This year’s edition expands its “Design at Large” programme and continues to champion innovation, material experimentation, and timeless design excellence.

Date: 21–26 October 2025. Location: L’Hôtel de Maisons, 51 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris. Website: designmiami.com/paris-2025 Instagram: @designmiami