Save the Date: Art Fair Philippines Is Moving (Again)

Art Fair Philippines, which was founded in 2013, moved to a new venue in 2025: from the parking spaces of The Link to makeshift air-conditioned tents at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. And for 2026, the annual art event is moving yet again as it calls Circuit Makati its new home.

This news comes a year after Circuit Makati unveiled its plans for a massive Contemporary Art Center with a launch date in 2027. The structure joins thriving art spaces at the Ayala-owned mall, including Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater, which has hosted all kinds of shows, from improv nights to straight plays, since its launch in 2016; and the Samsung Performing Arts Theater, which opened in 2022 and quickly became a hotspot for the performing arts.

In a launch event in November 2024, Mariles Gustilo, Senior Director for Art and Culture of the Ayala Foundation, told VIPs and members of the press that the "resounding success of Art Fair Philippines" inspired the need for a contemporary art museum on the property.

ArtFairPH 2026 will run from February 6 to 8. That's Friday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Regular tickets are now available for P750 through their website, with concession tickets (students, PWDs, and senior citizens) available only on-site upon presentation of valid IDs.

Art Fair Philippines 2026 Regular Tickets are valid for one day only. Upon payment, guests will get an e-mail, which may end up in the Spam folder, that bears a QR code. A screenshot or printout of this needs to be presented at the reception during fair dates to get a wristband valid for the entire day.

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