70 events — A Riviera-level selection: dates, venues and how to get in.
VIP preview (First Choice) Wed 2 – Thu 3 Dec, public opening Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026
Art Basel Miami Beach 2026Pinnacle of the global art world, Preview Days by invitation, the elite of collectors and celebrities (DiCaprio, Gagosia
Tuesday 22 September 2026 · Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center
Metropolitan Opera — Season Opening Gala (Verdi's Macbeth)Curtain-up for New York's elite: Verdi's Macbeth, tuxedos and diamonds beneath the chandeliers of the Met.
From October 21 to 25, 2026 · Grand Palais (VIP preview 21-22, public 23-25)
Art Basel Paris 2026 — Grand Palais206 galleries under the nave of the Grand Palais: billionaire collectors' VIP preview, the art rendezvous of the autumn.
Wednesday 30 September 2026 · David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York Philharmonic — Gustavo Dudamel's Inaugural GalaGustavo Dudamel's inaugural gala: all of New York celebrates the new era of the Philharmonic.
24-25 July 2026 (Friday and Saturday)
The Watermill Center Summer Benefit 2026 — « Limitless Time »The most exclusive art gala in the Hamptons, presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, with celebrities expected.
Saturday 10 October 2026 · Palais Garnier, Paris
AROP — Dance Season Opening Gala 26/27Opening of the dance season at the Palais Garnier: gala, cocktail and dinner among the Opéra's star dancers.
19-23 September 2026 · Grand Palais, Paris
Fine Arts Paris 2026 (heir to the Biennale des Antiquaires)Beneath the nave of the Grand Palais: old masters, fine jewellery and collectors, with a private view set to music.
31 December 2026 (the maison's annual tradition; 2026-27 programme not yet released)
New Year's Eve Gala Dinner at Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de FranceThe island's most haute-couture New Year's Eve: a multi-course gala dinner at La Case, the gastronomic table of the LVMH
18 February 2027 (CONFIRMED date) — The Breakers, Palm Beach. 72nd annual edition.
72nd Palm Beach Heart Ball (American Heart Association)Historic charity gala (72nd) in the salons of The Breakers, by invitation, prestigious honorary chairs. Palace hotel and
Saturday 18 July 2026
Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Gala 2026 — "A Night in the Clouds"The benchmark gala of the Hamptons, collectors and artists honoured in a museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
Recurring annual gala held in early February in West Palm Beach; the 2027 edition has NOT yet been announced as of 16 July 2026. The date 2027-02-06 is a speculative projection (an early-February Saturday, by analogy), not an official date.
Norton Museum of Art - Annual Gala 2027The Norton Museum's grand cultural gala, by invitation, red carpet, trustees, collectors and patrons of Palm Beach. An e
13-18 October 2026 · Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London
PAD London 2026 — Collectors PreviewBerkeley Square in collector mode: a private preview of Mayfair's chicest art and design fair.
Week of December 1–6, 2026 (concurrent with Art Basel)
Design Miami 2026 (22nd edition)The benchmark fair for collectible design, with a Collectors Preview and high-society private views, in direct dialogue
14-19 August 2026 (around the sale sessions)
Receptions and buyers' cocktail parties around the Arqana salesInvitation-only receptions for the racing elite: champagne, buyers' dinners, a very closed circle.
15-17 August 2026
Arqana — La Vente d'Août (August Yearling Sale)Elite Arqana sale: Godolphin, Coolmore, Aga Khan Studs, yearlings beyond the million mark.
15-17 August 2026
Arqana August Yearling Sale ('La Vente d'Août')Arqana's August Sale, the society and business heart of Deauville before the great racing silks.
Seasonal dining residency by an international house
GAIA Bodrum — Greek-Mediterranean summer residency at Mandarin OrientalGAIA, the cult Greek-Mediterranean table from Fundamental Hospitality (Evgeny Kuzin / chef Izu Ani), with addresses in L
7 August 2026 (Friday)
Guild Hall Summer Gala 2026A Hamptons charity gala, drawing collectors and the New York art world by reservation.
6 August 2026, 9.30pm
Concerts au Palais Princier 2026 — Kazuki Yamada & Alexandre Kantorow (OPMC, season closing)Season closing at the Palais Princier, Yamada's final concert with Kantorow, a singular princely setting.
5 December 2026 (to be confirmed by the Maison)
Winter reopening of Cheval Blanc Courchevel (LVMH)The LVMH Maison rekindles “a new enchanted season”: Le 1947 at Cheval Blanc (3 Michelin stars, Yannick Alléno), spa Guer
11 – 30 August 2026
Le Studio – Ginza Maison Hermès: screening of "The Motorcycle Diaries"Private Hermès mini-cinema with a very limited capacity, by registration — yet a free cultural programme.
2 August 2026, 9.30pm
Concerts at the Prince's Palace 2026 — Martin Rajna & Zoltán Fejérvári (OPMC)A ticketed concert, yet held in the Court of Honour of the Prince's Palace, residence of Prince Albert II.
4-8 July 2026 (public viewings 4-8 July, sales 6-8 July)
Artcurial Monaco Auction Week 2026 (Watches, Jewellery, Hermès & Luxury Bags, Monaco Sculptures)Fine-jewellery auctions at the Hermitage palace, international collectors with no named celebrities.
Opening week 4-7 July 2026; summer exhibitions from 4 July to 8 November 2026 and beyond
LUMA Arles — Opening Week and Summer 2026 Exhibitions (Maja Hoffmann Foundation)Opening of the Hoffmann Foundation with Patti Smith and Obrist announcements, mixed access.
From Wednesday 14 to Sunday 18 October 2026 · VIP previews 14-15, public 16-18
Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2026300 galleries in Regent's Park: Frieze's VIP days gather billionaire collectors and Mayfair dinners.
9-12 July 2026 (Malandain Ballet Biarritz 'Marie-Antoinette', Opéra Royal); Monday 13 July (Vivaldi, The Four S…
Season Finale at the Opéra Royal de Versailles: the ballet Marie-Antoinette, then The Four Seasons (Grand Trianon and Opéra Royal)Tickets on sale, but an exceptional royal setting: the Opéra Royal de Versailles and the Grand Trianon.
Saturday 22 August 2026
SummerFest Gala 2026 — Southampton Arts CenterTicketed benefit gala in the heart of Southampton; Hamptons society likely, though unnamed.
3-9 July 2026 (exhibition from 3 July, sales from 5 to 9 July)
HVMC - Summer session of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo (Collector's Watches, Important Jewels, Yanou Collart Collection, Leather Good…Jewelry and Hermès auctions on the port, a public exhibition but a clientele of wealthy collectors.
9-11 July 2026
Sotheby's — Jewellery Valuation Days, Monaco & NicePrivate consultations by appointment for an affluent clientele, in the hushed setting of Sotheby's Monaco.
4-9 July 2026 (viewing 4-8 July, sale on 9 July)
Auction of Martin Margiela's personal archives (Maurice Auction x Kerry Taylor)A landmark sale with Margiela himself involved, yet a public viewing in the 11th arrondissement.
2-5 July 2026 (ENDED — before the 11-31 July window)
PAD Saint-Tropez — 1st edition (with Opera Gallery, stand 19)Art and design fair with mixed access at place des Lices, major works but artists not present.
9 May - 22 November 2026 (open throughout August)
Biennale Arte 2026 — In Minor Keys (61st International Art Exhibition)A public Biennale, yet a magnet for collectors, houses and private jets, with satellite private dinners.
exhibition ongoing throughout July; 'Morning Mists' sessions on Sundays from 5 to 26 July 2026, 10am–11am
Clair-obscur + Morning Mists — Bourse de Commerce, Pinault CollectionPrivileged early-hour access in the private Pinault museum, but access via general-public tickets.
13 to 16 August 2026
Besch Cannes Auction summer sales (Hôtel Martinez)Fine jewellery sales at the Martinez, though public viewings with no notable names cited.
14-16 July 2026 (Silverware on the 14th, Watches on the 15th, Jewellery on the 16th)
Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Auctions: Silverware, Watches, JewelleryHaute joaillerie sales by registration in a Milanese palazzo, with no society events announced.
9 May - 23 November 2026 (open in August)
Helter Skelter: Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince (Fondazione Prada Venice)Palazzo Prada on the Grand Canal, Jafa and Prince on show, the Prada ecosystem, public access.
9-12 July 2026
Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2026A chic Hamptons art fair for collectors, yet with pavilions open to the general public.
Festival from 25 to 28 June 2026 (before July); exhibitions on view throughout July: until 30 August 2026 at the villa N…
Design Parade 2026 — exhibitions at the villa Noailles (Hyères) and in Toulon (20+10 anniversary edition)Public exhibitions, but at the historic villa Noailles with the design profession in attendance (Gonzalez, Front).
25 April – 1 November 2026; in July: Thursday evening openings, open-air cinema, La Nuit des violoncelles on 28 July
Villa Carmignac — 'Sea, Pop & Sun' exhibition and summer evening openingsVilla Carmignac on Porquerolles, a crowd of collectors and the yachting set, yet open to the public.
Saturdays 4 ('American Independence' edition), 11, 18, 25 July + Tuesday 14 July 2026, the only non-Saturday edition of the…
Grandes Eaux Nocturnes at Versailles — July editions (including the special Bastille Day evening on 14 July)A ticketed spectacle in the royal gardens of Versailles, an elegant general public with no celebrities.
25 October 2025 – 23 August 2026 (running throughout July, final weeks)
Exposition Générale — inauguration of the new Fondation Cartier by Jean NouvelFondation Cartier inauguration by Jean Nouvel, a major cultural event open to the public.
sale Friday 3 July 2026 at 2pm; public viewings 1–3 July
'Important Jewellery & Watches' Sale — Drouot EstimationsA prestige jewellery and watch sale at Drouot, a historic auction house yet open to the public.
15 April – 16 August 2026 (running throughout July)
Calder. Dreaming in Balance — Alexander Calder retrospectiveA major retrospective at the Fondation Vuitton (Gehry, LVMH), an iconic venue but with public tickets.
15 April - 16 August 2026 (thus open from 1 to 16 August)
Calder. Dreaming in Balance — Fondation Louis VuittonThe same Calder retrospective at the Fondation Vuitton: a prestigious LVMH setting, open to the general public.
10 June - 21 September 2026 (ongoing throughout August)
Picasso, through the Eyes of Paul Smith (collection of the Musée national Picasso-Paris)A public museum exhibition in Tokyo, with Paul Smith as scenographer but no presence announced.
27 June - 15 November 2026 (all of August)
Ellsworth Kelly – At the Water's Edge (Fondation Maeght summer exhibition)A prestigious private foundation, yet an exhibition open to the public, with the Maeght circle as a backdrop.
14 May - 8 November 2026
Fondation Maeght — « Peter Knapp: The Courrèges Years »Fondation Maeght, a historic private institution in Saint-Paul, a Courrèges show open to the public.
Friday 3 July 2026
Calder Late Night #3 — an evening of DJ sets and workshops at the Fondation Louis VuittonLate-night open to the public at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a Gehry setting with no guests announced.
19 March - 13 September 2026
Rina Banerjee 'You made me leave home...' — Espace Louis Vuitton TokyoPublic Espace Louis Vuitton in Tokyo, the prestige of the Fondation without a society event.
2-7 July 2026 (online sale 1-8 July)
Exhibition of Karl Lagerfeld's Fashion Drawings at Sotheby's Paris (ahead of the auction)Free exhibition at Sotheby's ahead of the online sale, Lagerfeld prestige without the social fanfare.
Rotating programming (two exhibitions per year); the exhibition covering August 2026 has not yet been publicly announ…
Aloft at Hermès - the Hermès art space in Singapore (August programming to be confirmed)A free and open Hermès art space, the prestige of the Fondation but without a confirmed society event.
6 June - 1 November 2026 (ongoing throughout August)
Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath (ArtScience Museum x OceanX)A paid museum exhibition at Marina Bay Sands; artists are unnamed and there is no private character.
25 June - 16 August 2026
LINDER: Goddess of the Mind — Chanel Nexus HallPublic exhibition at the Chanel Nexus Hall, a notable artist but with open access and a cultural setting.
24 March – 26 July 2026 (final weeks in July)
Matisse. 1941–1954 — Grand PalaisA blockbuster Matisse show for the general public at the Grand Palais, open ticketing, with no society events noted.
6 May - 30 August 2026 (on view for nearly the whole of August)
Hilma af Klint — Paintings for the Temple (1906-1915) — Grand PalaisHilma af Klint blockbuster at the Grand Palais, general-public ticketing, no society scene.
all of July 2026 (open daily except Tuesday; new summer 2026 route)
La Galerie Dior — museum of the House of Dior, 30 avenue MontaigneThe Dior museum, open to the public in the historic avenue Montaigne town house.
25 October 2025 – 23 August 2026 (so on view from 1 to 23 August)
Exposition Générale — Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (new Palais-Royal address)Exhibition open to the public in the new Jean Nouvel building; Cartier prestige without exclusivity of access.
14 March - 12 July 2026 (final days in July)
Exhibition 'Eighteenth-Century Fashion. A Fantasised Legacy' — Palais GallieraMunicipal fashion exhibition open to all at the Palais Galliera, a couture echo but with public access.
29 April – 23 September 2026
Ron Mueck — Mori Art Museum x Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporainA public museum in Roppongi, with the Fondation Cartier's imprimatur, but no society dimension announced.
4 June - 8 September 2026
Journey within: A look at the creative journey of Thierry Hermès — Le ForumFree exhibition at Le Forum Hermès Ginza, a luxury-house setting but with entirely public access.
Throughout July 2026 (Cao Fei: 9 April - 28 September; Mona Hatoum: 29 January - 9 November; Hito Steyerl: until 3…
Fondazione Prada — Summer Programme (Cao Fei 'DASH', Mona Hatoum, Hito Steyerl at the Osservatorio)Prada's cultural headquarters in Milan, open to the public, with no private evening mentioned.
31 March - 12 July 2026
Exhibition 'Africa Fashion' — Musée du quai Branly-Jacques ChiracAfrican fashion exhibition at the quai Branly, a public museum, with no notable figures announced.
Saturday 1 August 2026, 5 pm–9 pm
Free Late-Night Opening at the Bourse de Commerce — Saturday 1 August 2026A free late-night opening open to all, yet within the private museum of the Collection Pinault.
Until 19 July (Bosetto, opened 12 February) and 26 July 2026 (Tiravanija, opened 26 March)
Pirelli HangarBicocca — Final Weeks of the Benni Bosetto and Rirkrit Tiravanija ExhibitionsContemporary art venue open to the public; Pirelli patronage but without any society dimension.
8 July - 15 August 2026
Saint-Tropez Fine Art 2026 (David Pluskwa pop-up museum)A free pop-up museum on the Place des Lices; major works, but free entry and a municipal venue.
Thursday 16 July 2026 at 2pm
"Hermès — Silk II" Sale (online) — Gros & DelettrezA collectible Hermès sale, but entirely online, with no venue or society presence.
29 May - 15 August 2026 (final weeks in August)
BALLET - The Making of an Étoile (Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, first curation outside France)Free public exhibition at the Alliance Française, institutional prestige without the social glamour.
20 June - 20 September 2026 (all of August)
WE ARE [still] HERE — Petit PalaisEntirely free exhibition at the Petit Palais, street art for a general audience, no society element.
20 July - 31 December 2026
Exhibition “From Barracks to Museum... 10 Years Already” — Musée de la Gendarmerie et du CinémaA municipal exhibition open to all in a public museum, with no society dimension.
23-29 July 2026 (weekly exhibitions throughout the summer; « Fractures » by Anouchka Gérard from 2 to 8 July)
Exhibitions at the Lavoir Vasserot — including « L'Intemporelle » by ALINFree municipal exhibitions in a public Saint-Tropez space, without any society trappings.