PAD London, the art and design fair held in a pavilion on Berkeley Square, runs from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 October 2026. The first two days are previews. The public days are Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, from 11am to 7pm, and Sunday 18 October, from 11am to 6pm, according to the fair’s own information page.
The dates sit inside Frieze week, which is why Mayfair, W1, is busier than usual: the Frieze fairs are in The Regent’s Park from 14 to 18 October, and PAD is the one large fair of the week that is in Mayfair itself.
Opening Hours Day by Day
Tuesday 13 October is the Collectors Preview, from 11am to 8pm. Wednesday 14 October is the VIP Opening, from 11am. The fair’s page gives an 8pm close for that day and the ArtRabbit listing gives 7pm, so do not plan around the last hour. Thursday to Saturday are 11am to 7pm and Sunday is 11am to 6pm. The address is Berkeley Square, London W1J 6EN.
Ticket Prices and the Cloakroom
The fair’s ticket page lists an adult ticket at £30 and a student ticket at £15, each good for one entry on any day from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October. The student ticket needs a valid student ID. A Collectors Preview ticket is £100 and a VIP Opening ticket is £75, and both give unlimited access through to Sunday. Tickets are sold online and cannot be refunded, returned or exchanged. The cloakroom is charged: £2 for a jacket, helmet, umbrella or small bag, and £5 for a suitcase or large backpack.
The fair shows dealer galleries with modern and contemporary design alongside art, which makes it a different visit from the commercial galleries a few streets away. Our earlier pieces on PAD London and on buying fine art in Mayfair cover the background.
Getting There and Eating Nearby
Green Park is the nearest Underground station to Berkeley Square, which is in the City of Westminster. On the square itself, Sexy Fish at Berkeley Square House is open seven days a week. Book ahead, because a fair week fills the tables around the square.
Photograph: Berkeley Square, Mayfair, March 2015, before the fair pavilion, by Hugh Venables via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.
