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The Short List
If you only do six things this week.
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Free, open to all, and one of the best costume crowds in South Florida. The whole strip turns into a parade. Show up early, stay late.
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Wine, costumes, and the banyan bowl lit up for Halloween. One of the more civilized ways to spend the night — and it sells out every year.
- 03
REVOLVE's first Florida store opens with a live event featuring Dwyane Wade and the Way of Wade sneaker line. Open to the public, 1–3 PM. Free to attend.
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100 China-based funds, 50+ sovereign wealth funds, and a $5 trillion capital deployment target — all converging in Miami the same week as the G20 Leaders' Summit. Register now at i20summit.com.
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Get ahead of it now — $65, bottomless drinks, Turkey Sliders, Hot Honey Fried Chicken, and full drag production. Groups of 4+ get a $50 gift card. Reservations fill fast.
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The last weekend to catch these guided tours through Miami's oldest burial ground. History, ghost stories, and a side of the city most people never see. Free with registration.
Week of October 26
Miami Events Database
2,433+ hand-curated events — the data engine behind our Editorial Guides, weekly Short Lists, and local cultural tracking.
Music & Concerts
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Arts, Culture & Film
Galleries, screenings, theater, and fairs
Food, Drink & Festivals
Dining events, tastings, and outdoor fests
Sports & Motorsport
HEAT, F1, Inter Miami, boat shows
Family & Community
Parks, markets, and neighborhood events
Fashion, Wellness & More
MIAFW, wellness summits, and beyond
October · South Florida
Halloween 2026
Spooky Symphony, Haunted Estates, Horror Parks & More.
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Thanksgiving 2026
Holiday dispatches, local dining logs, and family escapes.
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December 4–6, 2026
Miami Art Week 2026
Art Basel, Design Miami, NADA, Untitled & more.
Full Coverage →Insider Tools
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Skyline Shadow Analyzer
Find out when and where a building casts shade — useful for outdoor dining and event planning.
Acoustic Decibel Matcher
Match 38 Miami venues by sound level — from whisper-quiet to full-blast concert floors.
Transit Route Generator
Map car-free routes to any venue using Brightline, Metrorail, and Miami trolley lines.
Anti-Aero Dining Planner
Discover 36 restaurants with optimal airflow — ideal for outdoor dining year-round.
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Three live features — curated, updated, and written by the PGM team. Not an algorithm.
The Countdown Radar
View All →Don't Sleep On This
Multi-week runs, major museum installations, and seasonal dining windows closing across South Florida in the next 5 days. We track the calendar so you don't miss the final encore.
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Halloween Week 2026 — Miami
Halloween week in Miami runs all the way through Friday and the city does it well. R House Wynwood has the Villains Party, Hoy Como Ayer is doing a full costume night, Lincoln Road throws its annual block party, and Kiki on the River has a pumpkin carving situation that turns into something else entirely. Pick your room and commit to the costume.
Ends Today
Inter Miami CF vs. FC Cincinnati — MLS Regular Season
Inter Miami hosts FC Cincinnati at Nu Stadium tonight at 7:30 PM — MLS regular season with playoff positioning on the line. The stadium has found its rhythm this season and the crowd will be in it. Get there early.
Ends Today
Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour
Young Miko at Kaseya Center tonight — the Late Checkout Tour hits Miami with the Puerto Rican trap artist who's been one of the most interesting voices in Latin music over the past two years. The arena setting suits her. This one will be loud.
The Budget Balance
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Miami knows how to drain a wallet, but we know how to balance it. We pair the city's most decadent splurges with completely free, zero-dollar cultural alternatives happening right next door.
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The Playbook
PGM Strategy
Both events deliver live music this weekend — one is a ticketed arena show, the other is a…
The Curated Timelines
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Zero guesswork. No logistics fatigue. Three consecutive events from the PGM calendar — pulled live, updated daily. Mix free and ticketed, cultural and culinary, into one clean block.
First Stop
Oct 28
Miami Film Festival GEMS — Marie Antoinette 20th Anniversary at Vizcaya
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens · Oct 28
Second Stop
Oct 28
Taste America: Miami — James Beard Foundation Dinner
Wynwood Event Center · Oct 28
Third Stop
Oct 28
James Beard Foundation Taste America Dinner — Wynwood
Wynwood Event Center · Oct 28
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Three Things Worth Your Wednesday
01Watches
DOXA SUB 200T Afterglow — 50 Pieces, All Florida
A pink dial born from the afterglow over the Gulf of Mexico. DOXA and Naples-based Exquisite Timepieces made 50. Available now online and at the Windup Watch Fair this weekend.
02Arts & Culture
Wynwood Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda Trail
Free, self-guided, and running through November 2. Wynwood galleries and murals are dressed with ofrendas — follow the trail through the neighborhood and see the art.
03Events
Brightline Midnight Train to Horror Nights
Round-trip to Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights on the late train. Departs Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Book the Brightline + ticket bundle — cheaper than driving and parking.
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A Flying Cuban Sandwich Will Try to Break a World Record at Bayfront Park on Halloween
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WIRED Is Bringing Its Journalism to Life in Miami on November 4 — and the Lineup Is Worth Clearing Your Calendar For
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Full story →Fort Lauderdale Boat Show · Oct 28 – Nov 1
FLIBS 2026 · The World's Largest In-Water Boat Show
Fort Lauderdale · Play Miami
Superyachts, helicopter arrivals, and 1,000+ boats across 3 million sq ft of show space.
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On the SetlistOct 28, 2026
Miami Film Festival GEMS — Marie Antoinette 20th Anniversary at Vizcaya
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
James Beard Foundation Taste America Dinner — Wynwood
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
Taste America: Miami — James Beard Foundation Dinner
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
Key West Brewfest 2026
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
Oolite Arts Conversations: Ralph Rugoff
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
Art Talk: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
Miami Film Festival GEMS — 13th Edition
📅 EventsOct 28, 2026
FIFA World Cup 2026 Legacy — ONE GAME ONE FUTURE at Normandy Isle Park
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The Free Miami Concierge
34 local resources. 30 completely free. Your verified, zero-dollar city compass — free transit networks, airport connectors, museum days, and open-air culture blocks. Navigate South Florida seamlessly. No parking fees, no gridlock, no Uber surges.
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Free Miami Tip — Found a zero-dollar event in our Free Miami index? Before you book a $50 ride-share, map your car-free route below. The Metromover is free. The trolley is free. Every venue in our calendar is reachable without a car.
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The Traffic Dodge
Metrorail Orange & Green Lines
Airport → Brickell → Downtown → Wynwood corridor
The ultimate hack for Kaseya Center concerts and downtown dinners. Skip Brickell gridlock entirely — Airport to City Center in under 20 minutes for $2.25.
Kaseya · Brickell · Coconut Grove
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The Arena Connector
Miami Metromover Loop
Free elevated rail above downtown traffic
Your midnight lifesaver. Glides above downtown gridlock while the rest of the crowd waits for surge-priced rides. Connects Brickell to Omni and everything between.
Downtown · Omni · Brickell
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The Neighborhood Weave
Miami Free Trolley Network
Brickell · Wynwood · Coconut Grove · Coral Gables
Eight free routes covering the neighborhoods PGM covers most. Runs until midnight on weekends. The move for gallery nights, restaurant hops, and late-night bar crawls.
Wynwood · Grove · Coral Gables
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Plan Your Route →The Long Haul
Brightline Intercity RailMiami ↔ Fort Lauderdale ↔ West Palm ↔ Orlando
The only reason to leave Miami without renting a car. Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, Palm Beach events, Orlando theme parks — all reachable without touching I-95.
Gallery & Social Scene
Visual snapshots, red carpets, and frames from the crowd.
The Daily Pulse
Cultural highlights, community spotlights, and breaking dispatches from across South Florida.
Latest Miami Breaking News & Cultural Highlights
LOVE MIAMI
Devil Proof Vineyards Releases Its 2024 Sonoma Malbec — and the Season Mirrors the Vintage That Won the Judgment of Paris
Jesse Katz's cult California Malbec brand releases three 2024 wines on November 3, drawn from Alexander Valley and Rockpile Ridge. The growing season closely mirrored 1974 Napa conditions — the vintage that produced the Cabernet Sauvignon victorious at the 1976 Judgment of Paris.
Miami News & Community Spotlight
- Watch Spotting: 50 Cent Wears Hublot to the Street Fighter Red Carpet and Premiere Party
- Bad Gyal's Más Cara World Tour Hits The Fillmore Miami Beach Tomorrow Night
- Four Watches Worth Knowing: BENRUS and DOXA Make the Case for Heritage at an Attainable Price
- David Sedaris Is at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale Tonight
- DOXA Welcomes Mélodie Treviño as Friend of the Brand — Diver, Explorer, Shark Conservationist
- Ed Sheeran Brings the LOOP Tour to Hard Rock Live This Thursday
- Gables Cinema Is Showing the New Almodóvar — and It's the Only Theater in Florida Doing It
- GableStage and Oolite Arts Are Throwing a Sold-Out Art Walk Through Waterfront Homes — and It Kicks Off Miami's Art Season
- The Tony and Pulitzer Winner Is Coming to Coral Gables — GableStage Brings Liberation to the Biltmore This Spring
- GableStage Opens True Art Just in Time for Art Basel — and the Rest of the Season Is Just as Sharp
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