The biennale calendar, 2026.
41 editions, month by month: what is on view, what opens next, and who is curating it.
This calendar lists every biennale, triennial and recurring survey we track with dates in 2026, checked against official sources on October 1, 2026. Editions marked Expected have a month but no published dates; Unconfirmed means we could not verify that the edition will take place. Each entry links to our guide and to the organizer.
For commercial fairs see the art fairs calendar; for each region, start with Europe, Asia or Latin America.
Carried over from 2025
June 2025
- June 21, 2025 to January 4, 2026
2025 California Biennial Closed
Costa Mesa, USA · Desperate, Scared, But Social
- June 27, 2025 to January 12, 2026
12th SITE SANTA FE International Closed
Santa Fe, USA · Once Within a Time · Curated by Cecilia Alemani
September 2025
- September 6, 2025 to January 11, 2026
36th Bienal de São Paulo Closed
São Paulo, Brazil · Not All Travellers Walk Roads: Of Humanity as Practice · Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (chief curator), with Alya Sebti, Anna Roberta Goetz, Thiago de Paula Souza and Keyna Eleison
- September 19, 2025 to February 28, 2026
6th Chicago Architecture Biennial Closed
Chicago, USA · SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change · Curated by Florencia Rodriguez (artistic director)
October 2025
- October 3, 2025 to September 13, 2026
6th Kyiv Biennial Closed
Warsaw, Antwerp, Dnipro, Kyiv, Linz and Berlin, Multiple (Poland, Belgium, Ukraine, Austria, Germany) · Near East, Far West (main exhibition); Berlin chapter: A Bird That Cannot Land · Curated by L'Internationale curators (Nick Aikens, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Zippora Elders, Charles Esche, Nav Haq, Serge Klymko, Magda Lipska); Berlin chapter curated by Sofie Krogh Christensen with Linda Franken, Lorena Juan and Vasyl Cherepanyn
- October 5, 2025 to March 1, 2026
Made in L.A. 2025 (7th edition) Closed
Los Angeles, USA · Curated by Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha
- October 10, 2025 to April 18, 2026
VI Bienal del Sur Closed
Caracas, Venezuela · Pueblos en Resistencia: El Poder de la Diversidad
- October 11, 2025 to January 18, 2026
18th Quadriennale d'arte Closed
Rome, Italy · Fantastica · Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, Francesco Bonami, Emanuela Mazzonis di Pralafera, Francesco Stocchi, Alessandra Troncone
- October 24, 2025 to February 1, 2026
- October 31, 2025 to March 29, 2026
8th Singapore Biennale (Singapore Biennale 2025) Closed
Singapore, Singapore · pure intention · Curated by Duncan Bass, Hsu Fang-Tze, Ong Puay Khim, Selene Yap
November 2025
- November 1, 2025 to March 29, 2026
14th Taipei Biennial Closed
Taipei, Taiwan · Whispers on the Horizon · Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
- November 8, 2025 to March 31, 2026
15th Shanghai Biennale Closed
Shanghai, China · Does the flower hear the bee? · Curated by Kitty Scott (chief curator), Daisy Desrosiers, Xue Tan
- November 29, 2025 to April 30, 2026
4th Thailand Biennale, Phuket Closed
Phuket, Thailand · Eternal [Kalpa] · Curated by Arin Rungjang and David Teh (artistic directors), Hera Chan, Marisa Phandharakrajadej
December 2025
- December 12, 2025 to March 31, 2026
6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale Closed
Kochi, India · For the Time Being · Curated by Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces
Opening in 2026
January 2026
- January 30 to May 2, 2026
3rd Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale Closed
Diriyah (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia · In Interludes and Transitions · Curated by Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed
February 2026
- February 11 to April 12, 2026
5th Kathmandu Triennale ClosedUnconfirmed
Kathmandu, Nepal · Coexistence, Kinship, and Care · Curated by Natalie King and Sujan Chitrakar (artistic directors)
- February 27 to June 8, 2026
2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (19th) Closed
Adelaide, Australia · Yield Strength · Curated by Ellie Buttrose
- February 28 to August 16, 2026
4th FRESTAS Trienal de Artes Closed
Sorocaba, Brazil · do caminho um rezo · Curated by Luciara Ribeiro, Naine Terena, Khadyg Fares
March 2026
- March 7 to May 10, 2026
FotoFest Biennial 2026 (21st) Closed
Houston, USA · Global Visions to FotoFest at 40 · Curated by Wendy Watriss, Steven Evans, Annick Dekiouk, Madi Murphy
- March 8 to October 12, 2026
82nd Whitney Biennial On view
New York, USA · Curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer
- March 14 to June 14, 2026
25th Biennale of Sydney Closed
Sydney, Australia · Rememory · Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi
April 2026
- April 11 to July 5, 2026
Anozero'26 Closed
Coimbra, Portugal · To hold, to give, to receive · Curated by Hans Ibelings and John Zeppetelli
May 2026
- May 2, 2026 to January 3, 2027
59th Carnegie International On view
Pittsburgh, USA · If the word we · Curated by Ryan Inouye, Danielle A. Jackson, Liz Park
- May 9 to November 22, 2026
61st International Art Exhibition On view
Venice, Italy · In Minor Keys · Curated by Conceived by Koyo Kouoh (d. 2025); realized by her team
June 2026
- June 5 to June 21, 2026
11th Glasgow International Closed
Glasgow, UK · Curated by Helen Nisbet (festival director)
- June 14 to November 15, 2026
16th Bienal Internacional de Curitiba On view
Curitiba, Brazil · LIMIARES · Curated by Adriana Almada and Tereza de Arruda
- June 21 to October 4, 2026
Manifesta 16 Ruhr On view
Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen (Ruhr), Germany · This is not a church
August 2026
- August 29 to November 1, 2026
13th Busan Biennale On view
Busan, South Korea · Dissident Chorus · Curated by Amal Khalaf and Evelyn Simons
September 2026
- September 5 to November 1, 2026
11th Contour Biennale On view
Mechelen, Belgium · The Eyes of the Heart and the Soul of the World · Curated by Sofia Lemos
- September 5 to November 15, 2026
16th Gwangju Biennale On view
Gwangju, South Korea · You Must Change Your Life · Curated by Ho Tzu Nyen (artistic director)
- September 17 to October 1, 2026
9th Oslo Architecture Triennale On view
Oslo, Norway · What if Nature Comes First? · Curated by Line Ramstad (director and chief curator)
- September 19 to December 13, 2026
18th Lyon Biennale On view
Lyon, France · To pass from one dream to another (Passer d'un rêve à l'autre) · Curated by Catherine Nichols (guest curator)
- September 26 to December 20, 2026
4th Toronto Biennial of Art On view
Toronto, Canada · Things Fall Apart · Curated by Allison Glenn
- September 30 to October 18, 2026
October 2026
- October 29, 2026 to February 28, 2027
5th Bangkok Art Biennale Opens October 29
Bangkok, Thailand · Angels and Mara · Curated by Apinan Poshyananda (CEO and artistic director), with Adulaya Hoontrakul, Rémy Jarry, Melanie Pocock, Kulapat Yantrasast
- October 30 to December 5, 2026
61st October Salon Opens October 30
Belgrade, Serbia · Curated by Numa Hambursin
- Dates to be announced; expected October 2026
5th Lagos Biennial Dates to comeUnconfirmed
Lagos, Nigeria · The Museum of Things Unseen · Curated by Chinyere Obieze, Furen Dai, Sam Hopkins
November 2026
- November 4 to November 21, 2026
7th AURORA Biennial Opens November 4
Dallas, USA · States of Becoming · Curated by Julia Kaganskiy and Tairone Bastien
- November 19 to December 19, 2026
16th Dak'Art Opens November 19
Dakar, Senegal · (Anti)fragility · Curated by Morad Montazami (artistic director)
- November 26, 2026 to January 26, 2027
15th Bamako Encounters Opens November 26
Bamako, Mali · Refabulation(s) · Curated by Armelle Dakouo
December 2026
- December 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027
6th Casablanca International Biennale Opens December 10
Essaouira, Morocco · Fabriquer l'Impossible · Curated by Marisa Caichiolo (international commissioner)
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