Art Basel Paris takes place at the Grand Palais from October 21 to 25, 2026: VIP preview on October 21 and 22, public days from October 23 to 25. Public tickets and Premium tickets, which open the doors to the October 22 vernissage, are on sale at artbasel.com. The free route runs through the galleries: a VIP preview card can be obtained from a participating gallery where you are a client, or a serious prospect; Art Basel also issues its own cards through its VIP Relations program. Journalists with a media affiliation access the VIP days through press accreditation, via Art Basel's portal.
The week also offers free doors in the fair's orbit, at the auction houses. Sotheby's Paris (76 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré) opens freely the exhibition preceding its "Modernités" evening sale, scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026 at 5 pm to capture the major collectors passing through town; to bid, you must register on sothebys.com. Artcurial, in the Marcel Dassault private mansion (7 Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées), offers a free public opening and exhibition around its "La Modernité en partage" sale on Saturday, October 24, 2026; bidder registration is handled via artcurial.com.