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A New Orleans-style wine house with a backyard full of mismatched chairs and a band every night. Grab a bottle and a cheese board inside, then find a
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
Forty-plus local vendors, food trucks, live music, and string lights across the Worldcenter promenade every Friday evening. Free, family-friendly, and
Little Haiti's improv house runs two fast, filthy, audience-driven shows every Friday. BYOB, 60 seats, and a cast that has been building scenes togeth
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
Touring stand-up headliners and the best of the local scene at Doral's CityPlace comedy club. Two-item minimum, full dinner menu, 18 and over.
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.
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
Wynwood's favorite dive runs local and touring bands on the patio stage every Tuesday, with pizza from the window and cheap beer at the bar. Come for
Wynwood's Asian food hall turns up on Wednesdays: private karaoke rooms, a DJ in the courtyard, and dumplings, ramen, and poke served late.
Miami Dade College's fall showcase of festival-circuit winners opens with a red-carpet screening and filmmaker Q&A at Silverspot. Eight days of intern
The 1984 classic on the big screen with Elmer Bernstein's score performed live by a full orchestra in the Knight Concert Hall. Costumes encouraged for
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
Wynwood Marketplace fills with crab boils, ceviche, grilled lobster, and raw bars from local seafood spots, plus live music and craft beer all afterno
