Salsa, reggaeton, and Caribbean heat
50 events
The 1930s Calle Ocho landmark runs live bands under the pineapple stage every Thursday night. Expect salsa, Latin jazz, and a dance floor that fills b
Little Havana's longest-running Cuban party: Spam Allstars-style live timba and funk in a tiny room on SW 8th Street. The band starts late and the cro
Eighteen of Miami's top chefs cook head-to-head on the sand at Lummus Park, followed by stone-crab-cracking and oyster-shucking contests. All-inclusiv
Ocean Drive's loudest stage: live bands, dancers in feathers, and salsa and bachata on the floor between sets. Touristy in the best way, and the energ
The main event: a dozen South Beach restaurants serving signature seafood dishes in pop-up cafés on the beach, live bands, and cold drinks all afterno
South Beach's intimate house-and-techno room with no bottle service, a serious sound system, and residents plus international guests from 11 until the
Second and fourth Sundays: 100+ dealers of mid-century furniture, vintage Miami postcards, jewelry, and vinyl stretched along Lincoln Road. Free to br
Wynwood's legendary Sunday brunch: a full drag show between courses, bottomless mimosas, and a dance floor by dessert. Reservations go fast; the 11:30
Sunday afternoons in the Freehand's backyard: a DJ by the pool, award-winning cocktails from the garden bar, and a crowd that lingers until the string
Calle Ocho's art-filled rum bar closes the weekend with a live Cuban band, salsa on the floor, and one of the deepest rum collections in the country.
The award-winning South Beach cocktail bar keeps Mondays loose with a live jazz trio, happy hour until 8, and the famous cauliflower nachos.
A free all-levels flow on the lawn at the tip of South Beach as the cruise ships head out through Government Cut. Bring a mat and water; donations wel
Española Way's dive bar hands over the mic. Rock, pop, and the occasional reggaeton ballad, cheap drinks, and a crowd that sings every chorus with you
Free outdoor screening of The Addams Family on the 7,000-square-foot projection wall of the New World Center. Bring a blanket and a picnic; the lawn o
The Española Way dive turns Wednesdays over to the ladies: free drinks for women from 10 PM to 1 AM, DJs, and the same no-attitude crowd as always.
Wednesdays on Ocean Drive: complimentary bubbles for ladies from 10 PM, a free shot at 11, and the live Latin show and dancers that run every night at
Wynwood's official free Halloween block party takes over the Marketplace from 7pm to 3am: multiple stages of DJs, a costume contest with cash prizes,
A free family day in the Ichimura Miami-Japan Garden on Watson Island: Shichi-Go-San blessings, taiko drumming, tea ceremony, cosplay, and Japanese st
Free outdoor screening of Project Hail Mary on the 7,000-square-foot projection wall of the New World Center. Bring a blanket and a picnic; the lawn o
A Rio-style samba circle on the North Beach oceanfront: a ring of percussionists, cavaquinho, and call-and-response singing with the crowd dancing aro
South Florida's biggest Caribbean food festival: jerk everything, a celebrity cook-off, reggae and soca on the main stage, and a kids zone at Miramar
Free outdoor screening of Flubber on the 7,000-square-foot projection wall of the New World Center. Bring a blanket and a picnic; the lawn opens at 7
