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Nave of the Grand Palais, Art Basel Paris

The world this week · October 19–25, 2026

ParisArt Basel Paris

Art Basel's October fair under the restored glass roof of the Grand Palais, with commissioned work placed across nine sites in the city.

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The world this week

Where now →
Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola, Art Basel Paris Paris Art Basel Paris Oct 23–25 · Art Sunset at Circuit of the Americas, United States Grand Prix Austin United States Grand Prix Oct 23–25 · Motorsport Henderson Executive Airport is a public airport located 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) south of the central business, NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Las Vegas NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Oct 20–22 · Private Aviation

Also running: Venice Biennale (through Nov 22) · Alba International White Truffle Fair (through Dec 6)

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Where the season moves next

The view of the Tower of London from The Shard to the south west in Central London London Oct 14–18 Frieze London Interiors of restaurants in Paris Paris Oct 23–25 Art Basel ParisNow Queen Victoria Market from above, Melbourne Melbourne Oct 31 – Nov 7 Melbourne Cup Carnival Lima Nov 3–4 The World's 50 Best Restaurants Aerial photographs of Lake Geneva Geneva Nov 6–9 Geneva Watch and Jewelry Auction Weeks New York City, New York, USA New York Nov 9–20 New York Fall Marquee Auctions Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Nov 19–21 Las Vegas Grand Prix Bayfront Park and Plaza in February 2020, with the Ferris Wheel under construction, Miami Miami Dec 1–6 Art Basel Miami Beach

One stop per destination, in date order; the ring marks the current position. Dates in the line are the organizers’ where confirmed, otherwise the usual pattern. Circuits →

Coming next

30 days ahead →
  1. 26Oct
    Riyadh Future Investment Initiative · FII10 Confirmed
  2. 28Oct
    Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Confirmed
  3. 30Oct
    Mexico City Mexico City Grand Prix Confirmed
  4. 30Oct
    Lexington Breeders' Cup World Championships · 43rd World Championships Confirmed
  5. 31Oct
    Melbourne Melbourne Cup Carnival Confirmed
  6. 2Nov
    New York CFDA Fashion Awards Confirmed
  7. 3Nov
    Lima The World's 50 Best Restaurants · Lima Confirmed
  8. 6Nov
    Geneva Geneva Watch and Jewelry Auction Weeks · Autumn (November) auction week Expected
  9. 7Nov
    Geneva Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève · 26th GPHG Confirmed
  10. 7Nov
    Los Angeles LACMA Art+Film Gala · 15th annual Confirmed
  11. 9Nov
    New York New York Fall Marquee Auctions Confirmed
  12. 12Nov
    Paris Paris Photo · 29th edition Confirmed

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Extracted images, Roland-Garros Circuit European Summer Circuit Cannes to the Mediterranean: the six weeks in which the European year peaks CHOIR installation by German Artist Katharina Grosse at Messeplatz at Art Basel 2025 Circuit Art Collector Circuit The collector's year: fairs, biennials and sale weeks from Brussels to Miami Beach The qualification process for the 35th America's Cup started on Saturday with the first event of the 2015 America's Cup Circuit International Yachting Circuit The yacht year: the Caribbean in winter, the Mediterranean in summer, Monaco in September Miki Koyama, British Grand Prix Circuit Formula 1 Social Circuit The Grands Prix people travel for, from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi Detail photo of the U.S. Open men's singles championship trophy at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, US Open Circuit International Tennis Circuit Four Slams and the tournaments around them, January to November The 2022 Scottish Open PGA Tour tournament held at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, Genesis Scottish Open Circuit Golf Majors Circuit The majors, the Players and the cups — where golf's season gathers St. Moritz - Swiss, White Turf St. Moritz Circuit European Ski Season Davos to the Engadin: the Alpine winter as a sequence of weekends Boats in Miami, Florida, Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show Circuit American Winter Circuit Aspen to Augusta: the American winter from the slopes to the Florida coast Goodwood Revival - 2017 - Goodwood Circuit, Friday 8th September 2017 Circuit British Social Season Chelsea to Cowes: the English summer in its traditional order Located in the heart of the glamorous city of Cannes —close to the Palais du Festival and famous Croisette walk— the Vieux, Cannes Yachting Festival Circuit Mediterranean Summer From the Riviera in May to Saint-Tropez in October, by way of the islands Palais de Tokyo @ Paris, Paris Fashion Week Menswear Circuit International Fashion Circuit New York, London, Milan, Paris — twice a year, with couture and the awards Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève Circuit Watch & Jewelry Circuit Geneva twice, Las Vegas once, Dubai in odd years This is a picture of the Boronda Road Eucalyptus Tree Row, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering Circuit Automotive Concours Circuit From Palm Beach in January to Newport in October: the collector-car year Delta VRC St Leger Jockey Neville Sellwood, Melbourne Cup Carnival Circuit Equestrian Circuit Wellington to Melbourne: racing, jumping and eventing across the year Royal Festival Hall as seen from outside the Hayward Gallery, London Borough of Lambeth, BAFTA Film Awards Circuit Film Festival Circuit Sundance to Capri: the festival year and the awards it feeds Berkeley Square Gardens - London, UK, PAD London Circuit Design & Architecture Circuit Paris in January, Milan in April, Miami Beach in December

Features

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Internal view of the Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, Teatro alla Scala Opening Night Where NextThe December Migration From Miami to St. BartsArt Basel Miami Beach empties on a Sunday in the first week of December; three weeks later the same harbour-side crowd is in Gustavia for New Year. How the year's clearest migration works.
In 1950 two Cadillac 61s were entered in the Le Mans 24 hour race, 24 Hours of Le Mans Season BriefingThe Four Weeks That Define the European SummerFrom the last weekend of May to the last weekend of June, the calendar does something it does at no other time: it puts Cannes, Monaco, Le Mans, Ascot, Basel and Wimbledon within… Cala d'en Serra, Ibiza The CircuitHow the Mediterranean Season Actually MovesThe coast fills from west to east and back again, and the yachts explain most of it. A month-by-month reading of the summer from the Riviera to Mykonos. The Frieze Masters tent in Regent’s Park, London, October 2014 The CircuitThe Art Collector's YearEleven fairs, four sale weeks and one biennale: the calendar the art world keeps, and why the same faces appear at all of it.

Destination intelligence

When each place matters, from the events actually on its calendarAll destinations →
Campus of New York University in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi The UAE capital: Formula 1's finale and a state-built museum island, each Gulf winter. Amalfi Coast (Italy, October 2020) Italy Amalfi Coast A cliffside coast road of resort towns, quietest outside Easter to October. Aspen, United States United States Aspen A Colorado mining town, rebuilt after 1945 around skiing and ideas, busy in two seasons. Beyeler Foundation, Riehen, Basel, Switzerland Switzerland Basel A Rhine city split in two, given over to contemporary art each June. Fireworks festival of Cannes France Cannes A festival and trade-fair city on the Croisette, busiest in May, June and September. Buildings in Capri Italy Capri A cliff-top island off Naples, closed to most cars, quiet outside April to November. Church Stella Maris in Porto Cervo (Sardinia), Costa Smeralda Italy Costa Smeralda Sardinia's planned yacht coast, built from 1962, busiest from June to September. Sight, in winter, of Courchevel 1850 ski resort village and its tourist office, in Savoie, France France Courchevel A purpose-built French resort of four villages, the best-known gate to the Three Valleys.

Seasonal guides

All seasons →
Aerial Photos of Los Angeles for SB56, Super Bowl Season Winter Social Season January and February: altitude in the Alps, sun in Palm Beach and the Gulf, and the first major of the tennis year Monte Carlo, Monaco 26th May 2013 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W04, leads at the start, Monaco Grand Prix Season Spring Social Season March to May: the art trade, the great race meetings, Geneva, Augusta and the run to Cannes Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, Cannes Film Festival Season European Summer Late May to July: the six weeks in which Cannes, Monaco, London, Basel and Paris hold the year's peak in sequence Kamal Bahamdan & Noblesse Des Tess at 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour in Lausanne, Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco Season Mediterranean Summer July and August: coasts and islands, from Saint-Tropez and Sardinia to Capri, Ibiza and Mykonos, with the music festivals inland Ryder cup and Ryder Cup Tartan Season Autumn Social Season September to November: fashion month, the yacht shows, Frieze and Art Basel Paris, the Arc, the autumn auctions and Geneva Paf customers travel to Dubai to experience the city, the desert and Formula One, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Season Festive Season December: Miami Art Week, the last Grand Prix, La Scala, the Alps opening and the Caribbean filling for New Year The harbour of the island, in Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy, Les Voiles de Saint-Barth Richard Mille Season Caribbean Season December to April: St. Barts, Antigua and the yachting calendar of the dry season Professor Klaus Schwab attends the 20th Anniversary Schwab Foundation Gala Dinner in New York, NY USA. Copyright by World, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Season Ski Season December to March: St. Moritz, Gstaad, Courchevel, Kitzbühel, Wengen, Davos and Aspen, from the Christmas opening to the Engadin marathon Rowing finish line at the 1908 olympics, Henley Royal Regatta Season British Social Season May to August: Badminton and Chelsea to Ascot, Wimbledon, Henley, Goodwood and Cowes, the oldest fixed sequence on the calendar Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the, Monaco Yacht Show Season Riviera Season May to October: Cannes, Monaco and Saint-Tropez from the film festival to Les Voiles, with the yacht shows as the second act The Aspen Art Museum at dusk, September 2015, Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Season American Summer June to September: Aspen, Sun Valley, the Hamptons, Newport, Saratoga and Monterey Car Week, ending at the US Open

In the press

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Formula One cars wind through the infield section of Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2003 United States Grand Prix Formula1.com Hamilton reflects on Singapore mistakes ahead of US GP 23 October 2026 · Pictured: United States Grand Prix The start of the 1991 United States Grand Prix Formula1.com Verstappen backs Mekies' Red Bull contract extension 23 October 2026 · Pictured: United States Grand Prix Drivers' Parade at the 2021 United States Grand Prix Formula1.com All the stories that got the Austin paddock talking 23 October 2026 · Pictured: United States Grand Prix Large crowds cheered the return of Formula 1 to the USA at the 2012 US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, United States Grand Prix Formula1.com McLaren drivers 'still allowed to race' each other – Norris 23 October 2026 · Pictured: United States Grand Prix Formula1.com Crawford set for Mexico City FP1 outing with Aston Martin 23 October 2026 Hube magazine Theo Triantafyllidis on game engines, simulations, and his Frieze London Artist Award commission 23 October 2026