The best Art Basel Miami satellite art fairs to check out in 2024

The best fair for interior design junkies is back. Now in its 20th season, Design Miami returns to the Art Basel-adjacent Pride Park for its 2024 program. This year's curatorial theme, "Blue Sky," explores the boldest leaps of imagination in design today. Expect to browse around 50 collectible design galleries plus curios, special projects and collaborations that highlight design as a risk-taking venture. Convention Center Drive and 19th St, Miami Beach; Dec 3–Dec 8

Time Out tip: DM is among the smallest fairs to stroll. You could probably comb every inch of the show and its luxury brand activations in about an hour. But feel free to stop and listen to a cutting-edge design talk and ogle the works for a while; good design deserves time.

The artist-run fair is back for its tenth edition, taking place once again on Lincoln Road, just a few blocks away from the Convention Center. Expect a more authentic and accessible environment than Art Basel, where direct connections are intentionally fostered between artists and collectors. Full details have yet to be announced, but last year's Satellite Art Show featured over 30 installations and performances including a meat installation, live music stages, performance art, multiple VR projects and, wait for it, vagina plates. They also hosted drawing and painting workshops daily. 700 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach; Dec 4–8

Time Out tip: When the clock strikes 10pm, Satellite switches gears from business to pleasure, hosting a buzzy after-party each night at the same location.

Definitely one of the more popular fairs with the public, SCOPE Miami Beach returns in 2024 with a slate of experiential and experimental contemporary works guided by this year's curatorial theme, INTERDEPENDENCE, which highlights the power of global interconnectedness, collaboration and creative exchange. In addition to its gallerists and featured artists, the fair's big draw is The New Contemporary, a multidisciplinary multi-day program with large-scale installations, music performances, panel discussions and even wellness activities in the morning, like yoga and guided meditations. On the beach at Ocean Drive and 8th St, Miami Beach; Dec 3–8

Time Out tip: This year, SCOPE has partnered with Chase Sapphire for an exclusive concert on Friday, December 6 at 9pm. Expect a yet-to-be-announced, "can't miss lineup" of award-winning musicians performing an intimate show at the pavilion. General admission tickets cost $60.

Celebrating 21 years in Miami, the New Art Dealers Alliance is known for elevating the voices of underexposed but rising artists around the world by showcasing their works and the young gallerists who represent them. This year's show at Ice Palace Studios includes over 150 galleries, art spaces and nonprofit organizations spanning 66 cities, from Lagos to Pittsburgh. Ice Palace Studios, 1400 North Miami Ave; Dec 3–7

Time Out tip: NADA is among the edgiest of the satellite fairs during Art Week. While you're there, take some time to lounge out on the pretty lawn, where you can grab a beer, take in a funky performance art piece and people-watch the NYC art hipsters.

Another big art fair on the sands of Miami Beach, Untitled aims to be an inclusive, collaborative platform for discovering contemporary art by emerging artists and historical figures and prides itself on including galleries from art scenes outside the more traditional mainstream hubs. This year marks the fair’s largest presentation to date, with 172 exhibitors. Its thematic focus for 2024 is “East Meets West,” pushing the market to extend beyond the traditional Western understanding of geography to incorporate more Eastern gallery and artist representation. On the beach at Ocean Drive and 12th St, Miami Beach; Dec 4–8  

Time Out tip: If you can handle more art, pop over to the World Erotic Art Museum just a couple blocks away, where you'll find an impressive collection of erotic art from the 300 BCE to present.

Courtyard-facing rooms of the charming, boutique Aqua Hotel are transformed into gallery spaces for the annual Aqua Art Miami, which brings an intimate and local vibe to Art Week with its focus on young, emerging and mid-career artists. Make your way through mini-galleries filled with international and local exhibitors then gather in the breezy Art Deco courtyard to discuss your favorites. The full program and exhibitors list have yet to be announced, but performance art is a huge part of the fair that’s previously featured live tattooing in its exhibitions. 1530 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; Dec 4–8

Billed as “two fairs under one roof,” Spectrum and Red Dot are among the longest-running fairs during Miami Art Week, together covering more than 100,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space in the heart of Wynwood. This year, over 35,000 attendees will flock to see the work of more than 1,000 artists showcased by over 280 exhibitors. Mana Wynwood Convention Center, 2217 NW 5th Avenue; Dec 4–8

Miami’s OG art fair—and the second most attended in the world—returns to its illustrious bayfront location for a 34th edition featuring a huge lineup of investment quality paintings, drawings, design, sculpture, NFTs, video art, photography and prints. The exhibitors list hasn't dropped yet, but last year's fair featured over 900 artists from 170 different galleries showcasing contemporary and modern works. One Herald Plaza, NE 14th St; Dec 3–8

Time Out tip: Art Miami is a high-traffic fair that's directly connected to Context Miami, so give yourself a good amount of time to make your way through. 

One of the best attributes of Miami Art Week is its ability to expose our city to international art and traditionally underrepresented artists, and exhibitions like AfriKin Art Fair do just that. The non-profit brings artists, designers, performers, and scholars to our shores to showcase their talents for eight days straight. This year, the fair celebrates its tenth anniversary with the theme "Thread of Life in Fragments of Time," exploring the connections between humans, the earth and the cosmos, specifically highlighting displacement, regeneration, healing and environmental challenges. Expect to encounter visual art, performance, photography and interactive digital installation works. Scott Galvin Community Center, 1600 NE 126th Street; Dec 1–8

Time Out tip: Beyond the art, keep your eyes peeled for a forthcoming schedule of insightful artist talks, a global fashion runway and en evening honoring Miami's first responders.

Founded in 2013 in New York’s Lower East Side, today’s Fridge Art Fair remains dedicated to presenting eclectic, anti-commercial art in tandem with Frieze Week in NYC and Art Basel Miami. This year, Fridge stakes out two locations: The Walk-In Fridge at The Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove (2951 South Bayshore Drive) and the Mini Fridge at the LGBT Visitor Center in Miami Beach (1130 Washington Ave). Spanning both venues, the landmark exhibition "Fridge Does the Freddie" celebrates the iconic Queen frontman and his extraordinary impact on music and culture with a whirlwind of new artist projects, performances and workshops. Dec 4–8

If Art Basel is for the upper-crust art aficionados, CONTEXT (and its parent fair Art Miami) is for the everyday appreciators, with a more casual and approachable vibe. CONTEXT places emerging and mid-career artists front and center. This year's exhibitor list is still pending, but last year's fair featured 76 innovative galleries from more than 21 countries as well as 10 installations and outdoor sculptures. One Herald Plaza at 14th St; Dec 3–8

Time Out tip: If you're avidly avoiding the beach (or have already tackled it), you could make a day out of exploring both CONTEXT and Art Miami which are both located in the Arts and Entertainment District.

For its 18th edition, the eminent fair for Latin American and Hispanic artists returns to The Hangar in Coconut Grove, the historic base of Pan American Airlines. Here, Pinta presents programs, initiatives and curators to ensure the visibility of Latin American artists in a global context. Exhibits are divided into three sections: Main (contemporary works), Radar (deeper explorations of artists) and NEXT (pretty self-explanatory). The Hangar, 3385 Pan American Drive; Dec 5–8

Time Out tip: If you're new to the area and want to explore more, check out our full guide to Coconut Grove, which was ranked one of Time Out's Coolest Neighborhoods in the World in 2023.