Dallas Art Fair Dates

Dallas Art Fair opens its 2026 edition on April 16 and runs through April 19 at Fashion Industry Gallery in downtown Dallas. (dallasartfair.com) The fair’s schedule starts with a Thursday, April 16 VIP Preview and Preview Benefit, followed by public days on Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19. Public hours are listed as 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. (dallasartfair.com) Dallas Art Fair said the 2026 event is its 18th edition and will feature more than 90 galleries. Its January press release said those exhibitors come from more than a dozen countries. (dallasartfair.com) The event is staged in the Dallas Arts District at Fashion Industry Gallery, the venue at 1807 Ross Avenue that has hosted the fair in recent years. The fair describes itself as a place for collectors, arts professionals and the public to see modern and contemporary art from national and international galleries. (dallasartfair.com) This year’s dates place the fair in the middle of Dallas Arts Month, the citywide April program organized by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. KERA reported on April 1 that the month includes exhibitions, performances and other events across the city. (dallasculture.org) (keranews.org) The fair also doubles as a fundraiser. Dallas Art Fair says proceeds from the Preview Benefit support the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center and Dallas Contemporary. (dallasartfair.com) Local coverage has framed the 2026 exhibitor list as a mix of Texas galleries, United States dealers and international programs. Glasstire reported in February that both the Dallas Art Fair and the separate Dallas Invitational released exhibitor rosters for April’s art-fair week. (glasstire.com) The fair’s foundation says it has raised more than $3 million for local art institutions and helped acquire more than 75 works for the Dallas Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Those figures, cited in local reporting on the 2026 announcement, help explain why the opening-night benefit remains central to the event. (prestonhollow.advocatemag.com) For visitors, the key split is simple: April 16 is the benefit and VIP opening, and April 17 through April 19 are the public dates. For Dallas, that puts one of the city’s biggest annual art-market events squarely into the third week of April. (dallasartfair.com)