# Design Miami 2026: VIP Preview

This is an invitation-only preview of Design Miami 2026, held for guests before the fair's first public day. It forms part of Miami Art Week 2026. The location is private, and the address isn't published.

- Type: Preview
- When: Wednesday 2 December 2026, 11:00 AM (EST)
- Where: a private location in Miami (the address isn't public)
- Part of: [Miami Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/miami-art-week)
- Event's own page: https://designmiami.com/fair/miami-2026
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/design-miami-2026-vip-preview

## From the organiser

By-invitation VIP preview of Design Miami 2026, ahead of the first public show day.

## Also on Wednesday 2 December

- **Until Dec 9** · [InterContinental Miami: A World of Artistry](https://artweekguide.com/events/intercontinental-miami-a-world-of-artistry) — Show at InterContinental Miami. An art walk runs through the InterContinental Miami as part of Miami Art Week 2026, with work placed around the hotel and in the Brickell Ballroom. Entry is free. A preview night opens the run on Wednesday 2 December.
- **Until Dec 6** · [Shepard Fairey façade mural at the Aqua Hotel](https://artweekguide.com/events/shepard-fairey-facade-mural-at-the-aqua-hotel) — Other at Aqua Hotel, South Beach. Shepard Fairey has painted a new large-scale mural on the exterior of the Aqua Hotel in South Beach. It marks the 20th anniversary of Aqua Art Miami and is part of Miami Art Week 2026.
- **All day** · [Shepard Fairey DJ set at the Aqua Art Miami VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/shepard-fairey-dj-set-at-the-aqua-art-miami-vip-preview) — Performance at a private location. Shepard Fairey plays a DJ set at the VIP Preview marking Aqua Art Miami's 20th anniversary, part of Miami Art Week 2026. Fairey is this year's recipient of the Art Miami Lifetime Visionary Award. The venue's address isn't public.
- **Until Dec 6** · [UBS presents LA in MIA: Alex Israel and the UBS Art Collection](https://artweekguide.com/events/ubs-presents-la-in-mia-alex-israel-and-the-ubs-art-collection) — Other at Miami Beach Convention Center (UBS Lounge and UBS Art Studio), South Beach. UBS, Art Basel's Global Lead Partner, stages this presentation inside the fair's UBS Lounge and UBS Art Studio. It brings together works by Alex Israel and a selection from the UBS Art Collection by artists inspired by Los Angeles.