Barneys at Saks Art Basel Miami Kick-Off opens Art Basel week inside Saks Fifth Avenue at Bal Harbour Shops, an invitation-only evening built around Barneys New York's heritage at the intersection of art and culture. It is a kickoff, not the fair itself: the room is a curated guest list of celebrities, influential artists and top talent, gathered as Miami fills up for Art Basel Miami Beach, which runs December 4 to 6, 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The audience is affluent, fashion-literate and art-world connected. Authentic Live, the live events division of Authentic Brands Group, builds the guest list along with the programming and hospitality, so a partner is in front of a small room of tastemakers rather than a convention crowd. Barneys brings its own following, with about 2.5 million Instagram followers on @barneysny as of October 2026. Reach runs through Authentic's media engine. Authentic Live staged more than 50 signature events in 2025 that drew 65,000 consumers and generated 324 million social impressions and more than 35 billion media impressions, according to Fortune. Authentic's portfolio counts more than 980 million social media followers as of 2026. Barneys has staged this moment before. For its 100th anniversary at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2023, Barneys New York hosted an evening for art enthusiasts, fashion figures and cultural tastemakers, with custom cocktails from Tequila Don Julio, Ketel One and Mr Black, live sushi from Nobu chefs and a Porsche Drive raffle, produced with NOBLE Publishing. Authentic Live partners elsewhere include Verizon, DraftKings and Lexus. Three packages are available. The Entry Partnership ($55,000) includes venue signage and logo placement on digital materials. The Mid-Tier Partnership ($110,000) adds a custom activation design and build alongside digital logo placement. The Premium Partnership ($275,000) carries title sponsorship of the evening.