Holidays in Miami & NYE

Dec 7, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · Miami

Lights at the zoo and the garden, lantern nights on Watson Island, and the Big Orange dropping over Bayfront Park at midnight to ring in 2027.

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Dec 12, 2026

Zoo Lights Miami

Zoo Miami

A million lights and glowing animal lanterns across Zoo Miami after closing: a 1.5-mile illuminated trail, holiday characters, s'mores stations, and t

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Dec 18, 2026

Luminosa Lantern Festival: Holiday Nights

Jungle Island

Luminosa's holiday weekends add a lantern-lit market, live music on the lagoon, and extended Friday and Saturday hours until 10:30.

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Dec 19, 2026

A Very Merry Garden: Winter Weekend

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

The last Saturday before Christmas at Fairchild: the full light show, visits with Santa under the baobab, and the garden café open late.

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Dec 19, 2026

Zoo Lights Miami: Pre-Christmas Weekend

Zoo Miami

The busiest Zoo Lights night of the season: the lantern trail, holiday music on the plaza, and the giant lit-up flamingo everyone photographs.

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Dec 26, 2026

Zoo Lights Miami: Final Weekend

Zoo Miami

Last chance for the lights before they come down: the trail, the lanterns, and the holiday carousel through December 30.

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Dec 31, 2026

NYE Countdown Miami & the Big Orange Drop

Bayfront Park

Miami's free New Year's Eve party: live bands and DJs across Bayfront Park from 8pm, food trucks, and the 35-foot neon Big Orange rising up the InterC

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Dec 31, 2026

New Year's Eve at LIV

LIV

The most in-demand ticket of the night: a headline DJ, a midnight champagne toast with confetti cannons, and the Fontainebleau in full glamour. Tables

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Dec 31, 2026

New Year's Eve at E11EVEN

E11EVEN

The 24-hour club's NYE: aerialists, a celebrity host, a champagne shower at midnight, and a party that technically never ends. Downtown's loudest coun

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