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588 Results in category Arts / Collectables
Art & Collectables Events, Fairs & Auctions
Few experiences compare with being in the room when something extraordinary happens. This part of LuxuryLifestyle.com focuses on international art fairs, evening sales at major auction houses, gallery vernissages, private collector previews and antiques shows, the occasions that define the year for collectors, curators, advisors and first-time buyers building a meaningful collection. Settings range across museum halls, historic palazzos, convention pavilions and intimate gallery spaces, and the mood can shift from intimate and invitation-only to grand and international. Our editors look for events that pair a strong program with genuine hospitality, thoughtful details and the chance to meet the people who make them special. Listings are updated throughout the year as organizers confirm new dates, venues and guest experiences.
Every event page covers the essentials: dates, venue, highlights and a direct link to tickets or reservations. VIP preview days usually offer the best access to new works, so ask galleries and auction houses about collector passes ahead of opening day. Schedules can change, so confirm final details with the organizer shortly before you travel. Many readers combine these occasions with other galas, shows, auctions and tastings listed on LuxuryLifestyle.com, turning one event into a memorable journey. If you host an event that fits this category, list it with us to connect with a discerning international audience ready to attend.
11/12/2026 - 11/15/2026
Shanghai's major contemporary art fair during Shanghai Art Week, pairing with West Bund along the city's November collecting circuit.
No. 1000, Yan An Middle Road Shanghai, Shanghai
China
11/13/2026 - 11/15/2026
Easton, Maryland hosts the Waterfowl Festival, a three-day celebration of Eastern Shore sporting art, decoy carving, wildlife culture and conservation across downtown venues anchored at the historic Armory HQ.
40 S. Harrison Street Easton, Maryland (MD) 21601
United States
1-410-822-4567
11/10/2026 - 11/15/2026
Shanghai's leading international art and design fair, held each November across the West Bund venues.
2555 Longteng Avenue, Xuhui District Shanghai, Shanghai
China
11/16/2026
Canada's celebrated fiction prize names its winner at the annual Giller Prize gala in downtown Toronto, broadcast nationally on CBC, honouring the year's best Canadian novel or short story collection.
Canada
Sotheby's marquee Now & Contemporary Evening Auction in New York during the November sales week.
New York, New York (NY)
United States
11/12/2026 - 11/16/2026
Art Dealers Association of America fair; Preview Gala Nov 12 benefits the Whitney Museum.
New York, New York (NY)
United States
An NYC Jewelry Week opening reception for W.M. Ricci's 'Memory Palace' collection.
38 Renwick Street New York, New York - NY 10013
United States
Strauss & Co's live Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Johannesburg offers 92 lots of South African masters, from Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto and Maggie Laubser to Pierneef and William Kentridge, with bidding in the room and online.
89 Central Street, Houghton Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
11/17/2026
The Driehaus Museum's signature Gilded Gala in its Gilded Age mansion, with a reception, dinner and a performance by D-Composed curated by Enrique Mazzola; 2026 honoree Mansueto Office, Inc.
50 East Erie St. Chicago, Illinois (IL) 60611
United States
11/18/2026
South Africa's first-ever single-producer wine auction offers three decades of Kanonkop from 1984 to 2001, every bottle recorked by Amorim and the Kanonkop team and never having left the estate cellar, sold live by Strauss & Co.
89 Central Street, Houghton Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
