The clock the fair publishes
Spectrum Miami runs December 2 to 6, 2026 at Mana Wynwood Convention Center. The visitor page prints five time blocks, and the Red Dot Miami page prints the same five for the same dates in the same building. Wednesday December 2 opens with a VIP and press preview from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. An opening night preview follows from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. That evening admits guests aged 21 or over, or a younger guest with an adult. Thursday, Friday and Saturday run noon to 8 p.m. Sunday runs noon to 6 p.m. The five blocks total 34 hours of floor time: four on Wednesday, eight on each of Thursday to Saturday, and six on Sunday.
Every decision below comes out of those numbers. The fair names its programmes without times. Spectrum runs the Discoveries Collection, the Spotlight Program, Art Labs, Meet the Artist and the Art Theater. Red Dot runs the Discoveries Collection, the Spotlight Program, Art Labs and Meet the Curator. The Discoveries Collection holds works priced at $3,000 or less.
Wednesday: two doors and four hours
Wednesday holds four hours of floor time, and the hour before the public door is the one worth an early arrival. A press credential or a VIP pass gets entry at 5 p.m. The all-access ticket covers the opening night preview from 6 p.m. A one-day general admission ticket does not cover Wednesday at all, and the ticket page states that term on the product itself.
The car park runs on its own clock. On-site parking costs $33 plus tax on every day of the run, and the payment buys 12 hours from the moment of entry. Drive in at 4:45 p.m. and the stay ends at 4:45 a.m. Thursday. A Wednesday evening of three hours prices at $11 an hour before tax.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday: three identical days
The floor runs noon to 8 p.m. on each of the three long days, and nothing on the page separates one from another. Eight hours is the longest block the fair sells, and it repeats three times.
Park at 11:30 a.m. and the 12-hour purchase ends at 11:30 p.m., three and a half hours after the door closes. $33 spread across those eight hours is $4.13 an hour before tax. The purchase carries no in-and-out privilege, so a car parked for the floor day stays in the lot until the visit ends.
Sunday: six hours, then the drive
Sunday runs noon to 6 p.m. A parking stay bought at 11:30 a.m. runs to 11:30 p.m., five and a half hours past the close. A guest who checks out on Sunday carries the bag to the noon door or leaves it in the car.
The lot, the overflow and the walk in
On-site parking is first come, first served. Ten stalls are ADA compliant. The fair states no overnight privilege and no in-and-out privilege on the paid stay, and it refers drivers who cannot get a stall to Wynwood neighbourhood parking through a ParkWhiz page.
The venue publishes its own access lines. Mana Wynwood sits 9.1 miles from Miami International Airport, a 23-minute drive on the routing read of 22 October 2026. Metrorail's Orange Line stops at Culmer Station, and Miami-Dade Transit buses stop near the venue.
One ticket across two fairs
Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami share a ticket. The all-access pass costs $70 plus a $3.73 fee, $73.73 at checkout, and covers the opening night preview plus unlimited entry from December 3 to 6. The one-day general admission costs $30 plus a $2.33 fee, $32.33, and runs for one of those four days. A two-for-one general admission pair costs $15 plus a $1.81 fee, $16.81. A concession ticket for students aged 16 to 20, teachers, seniors aged 62 and over, military and first responders costs $12.50 plus a $1.72 fee, $14.22. Door prices rise on December 2 to $95 for all-access and $50 for general admission, so buying the all-access pass in advance saves $21.27. Children aged 15 and under enter free with an adult.
The fair requires credentials at check-in and admits trade buyers on all fair days and hours. Refund requests run through ticket support until the event ends on Sunday December 6 at 6 p.m. Eastern. The checkout offers an optional purchase protection add-on and a coupon code field.
A four-day sheet
Wednesday: park at 4:45 p.m., preview at 5 p.m., opening night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday: park at 11:30 a.m., floor from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: the same two clocks. Sunday: park at 11:30 a.m., floor from noon to 6 p.m., then the drive out.
The building splits into two rooms. The Event Hall measures 45,000 square feet and the Sound Stadium 35,000, inside a 100,000 square foot air-conditioned convention centre. A group that covers both fairs separates at the door. It regroups on a clock it sets itself, because the fair publishes no meeting point and no programme times.