As 2026 unfolds, the global design scene is packed with fairs, biennales, and exhibitions that set the trends in architecture and interiors.
From Milan’s buzzing Design Week to Miami Art Week, here’s a curated calendar of the events you won’t want to miss this year.
January
Maison&Objet – Paris, France
January 15–19, 2026
Desert X AlUla – AlUla, Saudi Arabia
January 16 – February 28, 2026
Desert X 2025 installation view of Sarah Meyohas, Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams, photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy Desert X
London Art Fair – London, UK
January 21–25, 2026
February
Modernism Week – Palm Springs, USA
February 12–22, 2026
April
Milan Design Week / Salone del Mobile – Milan, Italy
April 20–26, 2026
Aria. A medium for connection | Archiproducts Milano 2025
May – November
Venice Art Biennale (Biennale Arte) – Venice, Italy
May 9 – November 22, 2026
NYCxDESIGN + ICFF – New York, USA
May 18–25, 2026
Kim Markel @ ICFF 2025
Lisbon Design Week – Lisbon, Portugal
May 27–31, 2026
June
3daysofdesign – Copenhagen, Denmark
June 10–12, 2026
Material Matters Past Fair - Credit Material Matters photo by Sophie Mutevelian
AIA Conference on Architecture & Design – San Diego, USA
June 10–13, 2026
UIA World Congress of Architects – Barcelona, Spain
June 28 – July 2, 2026
July
ARCHIDEX 2026 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 29 – August 1, 2026
August – September
Helsinki Design Week – Helsinki, Finland
August 28 – September 6, 2026
Pan‑African Architecture Biennial – Nairobi, Kenya
September 2026 (dates TBC)
London Design Festival – London, UK
September 12–20, 2026
Oslo Architecture Triennale – Oslo, Norway
Opening September 17, 2026
Maison & Objet – Autumn Edition – Paris, France
September 10–14, 2026
Cersaie 2026 – Bologna, Italy
September 21–25, 2026
MARMOMAC – Verona, Italy
September 22–25, 2026
Mostra a Marmomac 2025 - Fabula Litica: La Foresta Incantata
Landscape Festival – I Maestri del Paesaggio – Bergamo, Italy
September 2026 (dates TBC)
Hunter International Forum – São Paulo, Brazil
September 28 – October 2, 2026
October
EDIT Napoli – Naples, Italy
October 9–11, 2026
Domitilla Dardi ed Emilia Petruccelli. Ph. © Serena Heller Vainicher
Dutch Design Week – Eindhoven, Netherlands
October 17–25, 2026
Mexico Design Week – Mexico City, Mexico
2nd Semester 2026 (dates TBC)
November – December
Miami Art Week / Design Miami – Miami, USA
November 30 – December 6, 2026
Designart Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
2nd Semester 2026 (dates TBC)
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Cover image: Two-Fold Silence by 6:AM - photo Melania Dalle Grave, MDW 2025
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