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Time-sensitive culture passes, pop-up gallery openings, and public community events happening across the city. Updated daily from our master database of 2,700+ tracked events.
Invitation to Openness — Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum — FIU
May 2 – Nov 8
West Palm Beach GreenMarket — 2026–27 Season
West Palm Beach GreenMarket
Oct 3 – May 22
Swank Saturday Farmers Market — 2026–27 Season
Swank Farm
Oct 10 – May 31
Wynwood Walls Museum — Free Admission for Miami-Dade Residents (GTA VI Partnership)
Wynwood Walls Museum
Oct 14 – Jan 1
The Porch — Triumphal Arch Installation at Bakehouse
Bakehouse Art Complex — Community Garden
Oct 16 – Apr 16
Jazz in Unexpected Places — Kravis Center
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 17 – Jul 1
Wynwood Día de los Muertos Ofrenda Trail
Wynwood Arts District
Oct 30 – Nov 9
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana Cultural Festival
Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Little Havana
Oct 30 – Nov 28
The Stories We Carry — Public Art Debut on Lincoln Road
Lincoln Road
Nov 1 – Jan 1
Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk – Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
Nov 1 – Jan 17
Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk — Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum — FIU
Nov 1 – Jan 17
FAO Schwarz at Nordstrom Aventura — Holiday Shop Opening
Nordstrom, Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180
Nov 1 – Jan 1
Wynwood Walls Artist-in-Residence — Danny Minnick Open Studio
Wynwood Walls
Nov 1 – Jan 31
Noche de Arte: Marine Fonteyne at Gallery 100 — InterContinental Miami
Gallery 100, InterContinental Miami
Nov 2 – Nov 16
Nordstrom Holiday Magic Launch — Aventura Mall
Nordstrom at Aventura Mall
Nov 3 – Dec 1
Women of Wine Series at Shooters Waterfront
Shooters Waterfront
Nov 5
AION Miami Beach Weighted Walk — Gary Brecka & Mike Holland
Mid Beach Park
Nov 5
Green Space Miami Opening Reception
Green Space Miami
Nov 5 – Nov 6
University of Miami's MFA First-Year Reading in Coconut Grove
Books & Books Coconut Grove
Nov 5 – Nov 6
The Radiance: An Evening with Ayad Akhtar
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 6
Beyond the Pages Book Club: The Vortex — The Wolfsonian–FIU
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Nov 6
St. Andrew Greek Festival
St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church
Nov 6 – Nov 9
Wolfsonian Free Admission — November
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Nov 6 – Nov 7
Homeless Awareness Day 2026 — "Sprint for Seniors" Bed Race
MDC Wolfson Campus — Kyriakides Plaza
Nov 6
A Meet & Greet with Matt McKenna
Books & Books Coconut Grove
Nov 6 – Nov 7
Gallery Night: What Rests Between — Dennis Scholl
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 7
An Evening with Meryl Shriver-Rice
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 7
NWSA Jazz Ensemble — Fall
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Nov 7
LoveIsLove Miami Hip Hop Block Party — 6th Annual
Normandy Fountain
Nov 7
Day of the Dead Celebration — Free Admission at Revolution Live
Revolution Live
Nov 7
Homegrown Exhibition — Bakehouse Art Complex
Bakehouse Art Complex — Audrey Love Gallery
Nov 7 – Apr 16
Welcome to Wonder: Josh Aronson — Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Nov 7 – May 25
Electronics Recycling Day — Regatta Park
Regatta Park
Nov 7
BAILATON — Step Up Doral
Doral Central Park Community & Fitness Center
Nov 7
South Miami Art Festival
South Miami
Nov 7 – Nov 8
Boca Raton Fine Art Show
Sanborn Square Park
Nov 7 – Nov 8
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Craft Festival
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Nov 7 – Nov 8
Miami Springs 3rd Annual Vintage Motorcycle & Car Show
Circle Park
Nov 7
Guided Walking Tour of Historic Opa-locka
490 Ali Baba Ave
Nov 7
FREE | Fun with Perler Beads
Coconut Grove Library
Nov 7
The Soul & The Scientific Method (Free Event)
Marquis Miami, Activity Room, 22nd Floor
Nov 7
Downtown Day of the Dead — Fort Lauderdale
Esplanade Park / Revolution Live & Backyard FTL
Nov 7 – Nov 8
An Evening with Jan Carson & Lucy Caldwell
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 7 – Nov 8
The Betsy Honors Veterans: Film Screening & Orb Display
The Betsy South Beach
Nov 7 – Nov 11
Powerboat Week Party at The Marker Key West Harbor Resort
The Marker Key West Harbor Resort
Nov 7 – Nov 8
Wynwood Art Walk Block Party
Wynwood Arts District
Nov 7 – Nov 8
NWS WALLCAST — November
SoundScape Park
Nov 8
Roda de Samba with Soul Samba — Miami Beach Bandshell
Miami Beach Bandshell
Nov 8
Bondi Sushi 9th Birthday (All 3 Locations)
Bondi Sushi
Nov 8
Battle Cancer Miami 2026 — LoanDepot Park
LoanDepot Park
Nov 8
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — November
Pinecrest Gardens
Nov 8
Free Family Day at Pinecrest Gardens
Pinecrest Gardens
Nov 8
Mary Brickell Pioneer Celebration
Brickell Neighborhood
Nov 8
South Florida Seafood Festival Returns to Wynwood Marketplace
Wynwood Marketplace
Nov 8
Antisemitism from a Perspective of Collective Liberation
Coral Gables Congregational Church
Nov 8
YMU Books & Books Jazz Series
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 8
Women's Empowerment Market by Herpreneur at The Goodtime Hotel — November 8
The Goodtime Hotel
Nov 8 – Nov 9
Holocaust Education Week: The Last Laugh — Holocaust Education Center
Holocaust Education Center
Nov 9
Live on the Plaza: Jean Caze Trio — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Nov 9
Kristallnacht Commemoration — Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
Nov 9
Tommy Bahama x Ray's Hometown Bar Miami Takeover
Ray's Hometown Bar at Freehand Miami
Nov 9 – Nov 16
FIU 11th Annual Salute to Military Service Breakfast
Florida International University
Nov 9
Caribbean Archipelagoes: An Evening with Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 9 – Nov 10
Soft Targets: An Evening with Camila Kerwin in Conversation with Nadege Green
Books & Books Coconut Grove
Nov 9 – Nov 10
Fiction Book Club — Books & Books Coconut Grove (November 2026)
Books & Books Coconut Grove
Nov 10 – Nov 11
The Renegade Housewives of Pop Art: An Evening with Joan Kron in Conversation with Suzanne Slesin
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 11
FIU Music: FIU Wind Ensemble — Fall Concert
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Nov 11
Holocaust Education Week: Nobody's Business — Holocaust Education Center
Holocaust Education Center
Nov 11
The Underline Out Collective Run Club
The Underline — Brickell Backyard
Nov 11
La Fuga del Ilusionista: Una Velada con Jorge Albertini
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 12
Holocaust Education Week: The Last Twins — Michael-Ann Russell JCC
Michael-Ann Russell JCC
Nov 12
Frost School of Music: Frost Wind Ensemble — Fall Concert
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Nov 12
SoundScape Cinema: Flubber — Miami Beach
SoundScape Park
Nov 12
NWSA Dance Ensemble at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Nov 12 – Nov 13
UNIQLO Miami Lincoln Road Grand Opening
UNIQLO Lincoln Road
Nov 12 – Nov 13
Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship Miami — 2026 Holiday Party
The Doral Yard
Nov 12 – Nov 13
Tommy Bahama x Ray's — Island Time Launch Party
Ray's Hometown Bar at Freehand Miami
Nov 12 – Nov 13
Oolite Arts Conversations: Cuauhtémoc Medina
Little Haiti Cultural Complex
Nov 13
Holocaust Education Week: To Kill a Nazi — Holocaust Education Center
Holocaust Education Center
Nov 13
UIM E1 World Championship Miami — Season Finale
Miami Seaplane Base — Biscayne Bay
Nov 13 – Nov 15
Museum and a Movie: Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams — The Wolfsonian–FIU
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Nov 13
Annunciation Church Greek Festival
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Nov 13 – Nov 16
Miami Free Trolley Art Crawl — Wynwood & Design District
Wynwood & Design District
Nov 13 – Nov 14
Stories We Carry: Heritage & Memories
A Love Story Winery & Bistro
Nov 13 – Nov 14
NWSA Theater Production — Fall
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Nov 14
Restoration: An Evening with Carol Davis in Conversation with Rosa Lowinger
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 14
Wynwood Art Walk — November 2026
Wynwood Arts District, NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
Nov 14 – Nov 15
Ofelia Rodríguez: Psychic Jungle — Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum — FIU
Nov 14 – Jul 25
What Takes Root: Green Family Collection Launch — Frost Art Museum
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum — FIU
Nov 14 – Apr 11
Ofelia Rodriguez: Psychic Jungle – Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
Nov 14 – Jul 25
What Takes Root: Green Family Collection – Frost Art Museum FIU
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
Nov 14 – Apr 11
Bondi Midtown Block Party
Bondi Sushi Midtown
Nov 14
305 Cleanup: Backstage at the Bandshell
Miami Beach Bandshell
Nov 14
West Miami Farmers Market | Every 2nd Saturday
City of West Miami — Edmund P. Cooper Park
Nov 14
PAMM Free Second Saturday — November
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Nov 14
EmpowerHer Mentorship
Scott Galvin Community Center
Nov 14
Riverwalk Fall Festival
Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale
Nov 14
Pembroke Pines Festival of the Arts
Charles F. Dodge City Center
Nov 14 – Nov 15
Holiday Barkzaar at The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park
Nov 14
Jazz to Junkanoo at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center
Marshall Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center
Nov 14
Downtown Doral Arts Festival
Downtown Doral
Nov 14 – Nov 16
Style Series: The Holiday Edit at Atlantic Village
Atlantic Village
Nov 14 – Nov 15
Eat Your ART out
1050 E 17th St
Nov 15
Venardos Circus — Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Nov 15
Nordstrom Holiday Breakfast with Santa — Aventura
Nordstrom, Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180
Nov 15
Bayfront Park Community Day — November
Bayfront Park
Nov 15
Miami Book Fair 2026 — 43rd Edition
Miami Dade College — Downtown Miami Campus
Nov 15 – Nov 23
Miami Book Fair 2026 — Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College — Wolfson Campus
Nov 15 – Nov 23
Miami Book Fair 2026 — Jewish Life & Culture Program
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Nov 15 – Nov 23
Miami Food Festival 2026 — Miccosukee Casino & Resort
Miccosukee Casino & Resort
Nov 15 – Nov 16
ICA Miami Family Sunday — November
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Nov 15
Miami Book Fair 2026 — Opening Day Party: Made in Miami
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Nov 15 – Nov 16
Festival del Plátano: Food, Culture & Fun in Allapattah
Juan Pablo Duarte Park Mini-Pitches
Nov 15
Lincoln Road Antique & Collectible Market — November 15
Lincoln Road
Nov 15 – Nov 16
Fi-Sci: An Evening with Rhona Trauvitch in Conversation with Leanne Wells
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 15 – Nov 16
MISO Holiday Lighting Concert on Flagler Street
Flagler Street
Nov 15 – Nov 16
Miramar Business Expo
Miramar Business Expo Venue
Nov 16
Bloodletting: An Evening with Kimberly Reyes
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 16 – Nov 17
Palms & Poetry: Open Mic @ Books & Books
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 17
FREE | Baby Feeding Circle
Silly Monkeys Playhouse
Nov 17
FIU Music: FIU Choral Concert — Fall
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Nov 18
The Wondering Jew: Chagall, the School of Paris and the Worlds They Inspired — Jewish Museum of Florida
Jewish Museum of Florida
Nov 18 – Mar 1
Miami Book Fair — Jewish-Muslim Relations: Rick Sopher & Marc David Baer
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Nov 19
Raúl de Molina: Una Vida Tras la Cámara — Una Velada con Raúl de Molina
Coral Gables Museum
Nov 19
Frost School of Music: Frost Choral Ensembles — Fall Concert
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Nov 19
SoundScape Cinema: Supergirl — Miami Beach
SoundScape Park
Nov 19
Screening at SoundScape Park: Supergirl
SoundScape Park
Nov 19
The Bass Dialogues: Introducing Philippe Vergne
The Bass
Nov 19
NWSA Autumn Dances
New World Dance Theater
Nov 19 – Nov 20
Give Miami Day 2026
Virtual / Online
Nov 19
ICON Live: Miami Stars Band — InterContinental Miami
InterContinental Miami
Nov 19
Bass Museum Third Thursday — November
The Bass Museum of Art
Nov 19 – Nov 20
Miami Beach Culture Crawl — Third Thursday
Various Miami Beach Cultural Venues
Nov 19 – Nov 20
Culture Crawl: The Other Rome — Wolfsonian–FIU
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Nov 19 – Nov 20
Autumn Dances — NWSA Dance Theater
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Nov 20
Icon Live — Miami Stars Band: Free Outdoor Performance
Chopin Plaza
Nov 20
Abstract Citizen — North Beach Social (Free)
Miami Beach Bandshell
Nov 20
Lincoln Road Art Walk — November
Lincoln Road
Nov 20
Open-Air Tango on Lincoln Road — November
Euclid Oval, Lincoln Road
Nov 20
Villa Albertine Pop-Up Bookstore — Miami Book Fair
Miami Book Fair Street Fair
Nov 20 – Nov 22
2026 Miami Makers Market & Small Business Expo
Mana Wynwood Convention Center
Nov 20
Miami Book Fair 2026 — Children's Alley
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Nov 20 – Nov 22
Lincoln Road Christmas Tree Lighting — Winter Village
Lincoln Road
Nov 20 – Nov 21
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — November
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Nov 20 – Nov 21
North Beach Social — November
Miami Beach Bandshell
Nov 21
NWSA Film Screening — Fall
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Nov 21
NuGen's Wrapped in Wellness
10045 SW 72nd St
Nov 21
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — November
Bakehouse Art Complex
Nov 21 – Nov 22
WALLCAST Concert: Deneve: Prokofiev's Violin
SoundScape Park
Nov 22
NWS WALLCAST — November II
SoundScape Park
Nov 22
Lincoln Road's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Lincoln Road
Nov 22
Indigo Hands: Family Storytime & Indigo Dyeing Workshop — Vizcaya Village
Vizcaya Village
Nov 22
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — November
Deering Estate
Nov 22
Women's Empowerment Market by Herpreneur at The Goodtime Hotel — November 22
The Goodtime Hotel
Nov 22 – Nov 23
Among Friends: Piano and Voice – The Opera Atelier
Sala Santa Cecilia at The Opera Atelier
Nov 24
An Evening with J.P. Linstroth
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 25
Trivia Night! — Books & Books Coral Gables
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 25
The Reading Party — Books & Books Coral Gables (November)
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 26
SoundScape Cinema: Creed — Miami Beach
SoundScape Park
Nov 26
Miami Thanksgiving Parade
Downtown Miami
Nov 27
Thanksgiving NFL Watch Parties — South Florida
Various South Florida Venues
Nov 27 – Nov 28
Thanksgiving Roller Disco — Miami Beach Bandshell
Miami Beach Bandshell
Nov 27 – Nov 28
Jazz at MOCA — November
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Nov 28
Annual Palm Show & Sale — Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden — Lakeside Marquee Tent
Nov 28 – Nov 29
Black Friday at Miami Design District
Miami Design District
Nov 28 – Nov 29
Downtown Miami Holiday Village
Flagler Street
Nov 28 – Jan 1
Small Business Saturday — Wynwood
Wynwood
Nov 29 – Nov 30
Lincoln Road Antique & Collectible Market — November 29
Lincoln Road
Nov 29 – Nov 30
Segments: Sergio Castiglione in Conversation with Victor Deupi
Books & Books Coral Gables
Nov 29 – Nov 30
Paddle in the Park Classic — Miami Art Week at The Bass
The Bass — Collins Park
Nov 30
Naudline Pierre — ICA Miami Stairwell Commission
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami)
Nov 30 – Jun 1
The Unthinkable, Turning Tragedy into Triumph: An Evening with R. David New
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 1
Downtown Miami Art Week 2026 — VIP Preview
129 W Flagler St
Dec 1
Downtown Miami Art Week 2026'
209 E Flagler St
Dec 1
Downtown Miami Art Week 2026' — VIP Preview
129 W Flagler St
Dec 1
Friedrich Kunath: I'll Romanticize This Later — ICA Miami
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami)
Dec 1 – Jan 22
Diego Singh: Deeper and Deeper — ICA Miami
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami)
Dec 1 – Apr 11
Miami Art Week: Hank Willis Thomas & Resident Open Studios — YoungArts
YoungArts Campus
Dec 1
BUILT DESIGN WEEK — Little River — Miami
158 NW 73rd St
Dec 1 – Dec 6
Cyber Monday at Bal Harbour Shops
Bal Harbour Shops
Dec 1 – Dec 2
Miami Art Week: Hank Willis Thomas & Resident Open Studios — YoungArts Campus
YoungArts Campus
Dec 1 – Dec 2
Croquis: An Evening with Jose Gelabert-Navia
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 1 – Dec 2
FIU Music: FIU Holiday Music Showcase
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Dec 2
Malcolm McFly LIVE at the Miami Improv
Miami Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater
Dec 2
The Bass Dialogues: Pedro y Juana — Miami Art Week
The Bass
Dec 2
Hästens Basel Breaks — Miami Design District Sleep Spa Pop-Up
Hästens Miami Design District
Dec 2 – Dec 9
Art Kids at Art Basel Miami Beach — Dec 2
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 2 – Dec 3
CHROMA 2026 – A Miami Art Week Fair for Contemporary Art & Community
Lucid Design District
Dec 2 – Dec 7
No Esperes por Mí Mañana: Una Velada con Gina Montaner en Conversación con Paola Ramos
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 3
Frost School of Music: Frost Symphony Orchestra — Holiday Concert
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Dec 3
Baker's Brunch: Open Studios + Cafecito at Bakehouse
Bakehouse Art Complex
Dec 3
The Bass Dialogues: Johnston Marklee Reveal — Art Week
The Bass
Dec 3
Baker's Brunch: Open Studios and Cafecito
Bakehouse Art Complex
Dec 3
The Bass Dialogues | Johnston Marklee in Conversation with Tom Healy
The Bass
Dec 3
Baker's Brunch: Open Studios & Cafecito — Bakehouse Art Complex
Bakehouse Art Complex
Dec 3
Brunch and Open Studios — Oolite Arts
Oolite Arts
Dec 3
Art Kids at Art Basel Miami Beach — Dec 3
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 3 – Dec 4
History of Art
Doral Cultural Arts Center
Dec 3 – Dec 4
The Unvarnished Interiors: An Evening with Jack Baruch
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 4
NWSA Dancemakers: New Works
New World Dance Theater
Dec 4 – Dec 5
The Bass Dialogues: Amalia Pica — Art Week
The Bass
Dec 4
Public Art Reveal: Grove Central at Coconut Grove Metrorail Station
Coconut Grove Metrorail Station
Dec 4
Wolfsonian Free Admission — December
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Dec 4 – Dec 5
Art Kids at Art Basel Miami Beach — Dec 4
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 4 – Dec 5
Wynwood Art Market: Basel Edition 2026
Wynwood Shop
Dec 4 – Dec 7
An Evening with Princess Booker
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 5
Dancemakers: New Works — NWSA Dance Theater
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Dec 5
NWSA Holiday Dance Concert
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Dec 5
Art Kids at Art Basel Miami Beach — Dec 5
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 5 – Dec 6
Coral Gables Holiday Tree Lighting
Merrick Park
Dec 5 – Dec 6
Miami Art Week: Meet the Artist Party with Edison Peñafiel
Locust Projects
Dec 6
NWS WALLCAST — December
SoundScape Park
Dec 6
Breakfast in the Park – Frost Art Museum FIU (Art Week)
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
Dec 6
The Bass — Free Community Day: Miami Art Week
The Bass
Dec 6
STAMPED: AYA x FRIENDS Hosted by 333 Club — Miami Art Basel '26
Higher Ground (3rd floor) at Arlo Wynwood
Dec 6 – Dec 7
Art Kids at Art Basel Miami Beach — Dec 6
Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 6 – Dec 7
Junior Orange Bowl Parade: "Miracle on the Mile"
Miracle Mile
Dec 6 – Dec 7
Fiction Book Club — Books & Books Coconut Grove (December 2026)
Books & Books Coconut Grove
Dec 8 – Dec 9
Frost School of Music: Frost Jazz Big Band — Holiday Showcase
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Dec 10
The Reading Party — Books & Books Coral Gables (December)
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 10
Tower Theater Miami Centennial Block Party
Tower Theater Miami
Dec 10
Strings For Change
Teatro Trail Miami
Dec 10
NWSA Holiday Voice Recital
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Dec 12
The Nutcracker – NWSA with Symphony Orchestra at Fillmore Miami Beach
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
Dec 12
PAMM Free Second Saturday — December
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Dec 12
Art & Histories Vol. 1: Glexis Novoa & Kaira Cabañas in Conversation with Gary Calcagno
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 12 – Dec 13
Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights
Ocean Drive
Dec 12 – Dec 21
WALLCAST Concert: Deneve: Brahms 3
SoundScape Park
Dec 13
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — December
Pinecrest Gardens
Dec 13
Bayfront Park Community Day — December
Bayfront Park
Dec 13
ICA Miami Family Sunday — December
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Dec 13
Members Only Holiday Party — The Wolfsonian–FIU
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Dec 17
Third Thursdays: Hosted by Commissioner
The Bass
Dec 17
Bass Museum Third Thursday — December
The Bass Museum of Art
Dec 17 – Dec 18
Mr. Pauer & Friends — North Beach Social (Free)
Miami Beach Bandshell
Dec 18
Third Thursdays at The Bass | Hosted by Commissioner
The Bass Museum of Art
Dec 18
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — December
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Dec 18 – Dec 19
North Beach Social — December
Miami Beach Bandshell
Dec 19
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — December
Bakehouse Art Complex
Dec 19 – Dec 20
NWS Holiday WALLCAST
SoundScape Park
Dec 20
WALLCAST Concert: Sounds of the Season
SoundScape Park
Dec 20
Palms & Poetry: Open Mic @ Books & Books (December)
Books & Books Coral Gables
Dec 22
Jazz at MOCA — December
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Dec 26
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — December
Deering Estate
Dec 27
Countdown Miami — New Year's Eve 2026 — Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park
Jan 1
Wolfsonian Free Admission — January
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Jan 3 – Jan 4
Live on the Plaza: Smooth Jazz Syndicate — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Jan 4
Beyond the Pages Book Club: Nylon — The Wolfsonian–FIU
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Jan 8
PAMM Free Second Saturday — January
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Jan 8
YoungArts National Week — Opening Ceremony
YoungArts Campus
Jan 10 – Jan 11
YoungArts National Week — Visual Arts Exhibition
YoungArts Campus
Jan 11 – Jan 12
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — January
Pinecrest Gardens
Jan 12
Eve of Launch: Rotary Clubs of Perrine, Cutler Ridge & Palmetto Bay
True Food Kitchen at The Falls
Jan 12 – Jan 13
YoungArts National Week — Music & Voice
YoungArts Campus
Jan 12 – Jan 13
Flowers for Mary — Mausoleum Ceremony, 105th Anniversary
Mary Brickell Park & W Hotel Mausoleum / Woodlawn Cemetery
Jan 13
FREE | The Incredible Years: Parents and Babies Group
Coconut Grove Library
Jan 13
YoungArts National Week — Theater & Dance
YoungArts Campus
Jan 13 – Jan 14
Simpson Park Stroll, Barnacle Series Part 1 & Books & Books Panel
Simpson Park / The Barnacle / Books & Books
Jan 14 – Jan 15
YoungArts National Week — Film & Writing
YoungArts Campus
Jan 14 – Jan 15
South Beach Jazz Festival
South Beach (multiple venues)
Jan 14 – Jan 18
Bass Museum Third Thursday — January
The Bass Museum of Art
Jan 15 – Jan 16
YoungArts National Week — Jazz Showcase
YoungArts Campus
Jan 15 – Jan 16
North Beach Social — January
Miami Beach Bandshell
Jan 16
Pioneer Paintings in Brickell Room & Stan Cooper Archives
The Capital Grille — Brickell Room
Jan 16
Casey Piket Tour, Bites & Brews, and "Who Were the Brickells?"
Rivergate Plaza / Brickell Ave & Pinecrest Library
Jan 16
Beaux Arts Festival of Art
University of Miami Campus
Jan 16 – Jan 17
Virginia Key Grassroots Festival
Virginia Key Beach Park
Jan 16 – Jan 17
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — January
Bakehouse Art Complex
Jan 16 – Jan 17
YoungArts National Week — Gala Performance
YoungArts Campus
Jan 16 – Jan 17
NWS WALLCAST — January
SoundScape Park
Jan 17
Bayfront Park Community Day — January
Bayfront Park
Jan 17
Cypress Cove Lecture, Ingraham Zoom & Florida History Books
Cypress Cove, Fort Myers & Online Zoom
Jan 17 – Jan 18
Shell Point & The Arbors: Everglades Treks & Ingraham Archives
Shell Point Woodlands Center
Jan 18
ICA Miami Family Sunday — January
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Jan 19
Birth of Miami & The Foundation at Sunny Isles Gateway Center
Sunny Isles Gateway Center
Jan 19
Wolfson Media Center Zoom with Great-Granddaughter Bea Brickell
Virtual (Zoom)
Jan 21
Third Thursdays: Miami Light Project & Screendance Miami Festival
The Bass
Jan 21
The Barnacle Lecture Series Part 2: Melbourne to Cleveland
The Barnacle Historic State Park
Jan 21 – Jan 22
NWSA Spring Dance Showcase
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Jan 23
Full Moon Boat Tour: "Mary on the Bay"
Crandon Marina
Jan 23
Bookmarked: Miami Book Club Fair — Main Library
Miami-Dade Public Library — Main Branch
Jan 23
Arch Creek "Meet at the Bridge" Festival & Real Estate Pioneer Mixer
Arch Creek Park
Jan 23 – Jan 24
Live on the Plaza: Javier García — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Jan 24
Two Mothers of Miami Walking Tour & Xiomara Pagés Tertulia
Mary Brickell Park to Julia Tuttle Statue
Jan 24 – Jan 25
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — January
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Jan 24 – Jan 25
School Outreach Launch: Biscayne Gardens Elementary
Biscayne Gardens Elementary School
Jan 25
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — January
Deering Estate
Jan 26
Broward Community College: The New River Sisters & Fort Lauderdale
Broward County Community College
Jan 26 – Jan 27
FIU Music: FIU Spring Opening Concert
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Jan 27
Brightline & Orange Blossom 2.0 Rail Tour: Miami to West Palm
MiamiCentral Brightline Station
Jan 27
Frost School of Music: Frost Symphony Orchestra — Spring Opening
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Jan 28
The Barnacle Lecture Series Part 3: The Birth Story of Miami
The Barnacle Historic State Park
Jan 28 – Jan 29
AI in History with Rolando Rojas & Mary's Marginalization Discussion
Downtown Miami
Jan 29 – Jan 30
4th Annual Bird Road Walking & Culinary Tour (Day 1)
Frankie's Pizza
Jan 30
WALLCAST Concert: Strange Magic — Ravel + Stravinsky
SoundScape Park
Jan 31
Bird Road Tour Day 2 & Ronnie Hurwitz City Cemetery Tour
Frankie's Pizza (Bird Rd) & City of Miami Cemetery
Jan 31
Family Day | STEAM + Celebration at The Bass
The Bass
Jan 31
Jazz at MOCA — January
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Feb 1
School Outreach: Cypress Elementary & Southwood Middle School
Cypress Elementary & Southwood Middle School
Feb 1
Raised by Wolves: The Reno Family & Mary Brickell / MDC Workshop
Miami Dade College Kendall Campus & Reno Family Homestead
Feb 2
Metrorail & Metromover Historical Tour with Cesar Becerra
Government Center Metrorail / Metromover Station
Feb 3
Frost School of Music: Frost Jazz Ensemble — Spring Showcase
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Feb 4
Mary Brickell The Musical: Live Zoom from England with Colin Clarke
Virtual (Zoom from England)
Feb 5
Lyric Theatre Black Archives: Uncovering Miami's Black Founders
Historic Lyric Theatre
Feb 5 – Feb 6
NWSA Voice Recital — Spring
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Feb 6
Everglades City & Smallwood Store Excursion & Seminole Hammock Airboat
Everglades City & Chokoloskee Island Smallwood Store
Feb 6
NWS WALLCAST — February
SoundScape Park
Feb 7
Wolfsonian Free Admission — February
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Feb 7 – Feb 8
Shell Point: Collecting Miami's Past & Stranahan House Visit
Shell Point, Fort Myers & Historic Stranahan House
Feb 8
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — February
Pinecrest Gardens
Feb 9
Sunny Isles Gateway Center: Swizzle Sticks, Clippers & Memorabilia
Sunny Isles Gateway Center
Feb 9
FIU Music: FIU Latin Jazz Ensemble — Spring
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Feb 10
Key Biscayne Bike and Culinary Tour
Bill Baggs Cape Florida Lighthouse to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Center
Feb 10
Frost School of Music: Frost Opera Workshop — Spring Production
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Feb 11
Wolfson Media Center: Moving Images of Old Brickell Avenue
MDC Wolfson Media History Center
Feb 12
Historic Hampton House: Honoring Dr. Enid Pinkney & Ralph Munroe
Historic Hampton House
Feb 12 – Feb 13
Pioneers Natives of Dade: "Aussie Aussie Aussie" William & Mary
Pinecrest Library
Feb 13
Nude Nite — Wynwood
Wynwood
Feb 13 – Feb 14
The Underline Bike Tour: Brickell to Vizcaya
Brickell Metrorail Station to Vizcaya Museum
Feb 14
PAMM Free Second Saturday — February
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Feb 14
Gay8 Festival — Little Havana
Calle Ocho
Feb 14 – Feb 15
Presidents' Day Podcast Launch & FIU Curator's Archives Preview
FIU Green Library
Feb 15
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Caravan & Marco Island Museum Lecture
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum & Marco Island Historical Museum
Feb 16 – Feb 17
ICA Miami Family Sunday — February
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Feb 16
Bridge to Bluff: Walking Tour of South Brickell & Stranahan Exchange
Alice Wainwright Park
Feb 17
Frost School of Music: Frost Chamber Music Recital — Spring
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Feb 18
Third Thursdays: Subtropic Film Festival
The Bass
Feb 18
FIU Brickell Exhibition Grand Reception: Uniting 5 Collections
FIU Green Library 2nd Floor Lobby
Feb 19
Celebrating Carmen Petsoules & Kreyòl History Evening
Simpson Park Community Center & Little Haiti Cultural Complex
Feb 19 – Feb 20
Bass Museum Third Thursday — February
The Bass Museum of Art
Feb 19 – Feb 20
North Beach Social — February
Miami Beach Bandshell
Feb 20
NWSA Jazz Ensemble — Spring
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Feb 20
NWSA High School Student Choreography — New World Dance Theater
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Feb 20
Live on the Plaza: Tony & the Kings — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Feb 20
1st Annual Mary Brickell Look-A-Like Contest ($1,000 Grand Prizes!)
Mary Brickell Park
Feb 20
Heritage Fest at the Arsht — Black History Month
Adrienne Arsht Center — Ziff Ballet Opera House
Feb 20 – Feb 21
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — February
Bakehouse Art Complex
Feb 20 – Feb 21
WALLCAST Concert: Deneve: Mahler 1
SoundScape Park
Feb 21
NWS WALLCAST — February II
SoundScape Park
Feb 21
Bayfront Park Community Day — February
Bayfront Park
Feb 21
An Evening with Ken Davidoff in Conversation with J. Adrian Betancourt
Books & Books
Feb 21 – Feb 22
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — February
Deering Estate
Feb 23
FIU Music: FIU Piano Recital — Spring
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Feb 24
Jazz at MOCA — February
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Feb 27
College BFA Dance — NWSA Dance Theater
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Feb 27
Live on the Plaza: Son Gitano — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Feb 27
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — February
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Feb 28 – Mar 1
Frost School of Music: Frost Wind Ensemble — Spring Concert
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Mar 4
NWSA Theater Production — Spring
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Mar 6
NWS WALLCAST — March
SoundScape Park
Mar 7
Carnaval Miami — Calle Ocho Festival
Calle Ocho
Mar 7 – Mar 8
Wolfsonian Free Admission — March
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Mar 7 – Mar 8
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — March
Pinecrest Gardens
Mar 9
FIU Music: FIU String Ensemble — Spring
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Mar 10
PAMM Free Second Saturday — March
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Mar 13
A Night in Paris with Chopin and Malibran – The Opera Atelier
TBD – The Opera Atelier
Mar 15
Frost School of Music: Frost Choral Ensembles — Spring Concert
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Mar 17 – Mar 18
Third Thursday: Filmgate Interactive Media Festival
The Bass
Mar 18
NWSA Rising Stars Performance and VIP Reception – Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center – Ziff Ballet Opera House
Mar 18
Bass Museum Third Thursday — March
The Bass Museum of Art
Mar 19 – Mar 20
North Beach Social — March
Miami Beach Bandshell
Mar 19 – Mar 20
NWSA Film Screening — Spring
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Mar 19 – Mar 20
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — March
Bakehouse Art Complex
Mar 20 – Mar 21
NWS WALLCAST — March II
SoundScape Park
Mar 21
Bayfront Park Community Day — March
Bayfront Park
Mar 21
ICA Miami Family Sunday — March
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Mar 21
FIU Music: FIU Wind Ensemble — Spring
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Mar 23 – Mar 24
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — March
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Mar 26 – Mar 27
Jazz at MOCA — March
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Mar 26 – Mar 27
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — March
Deering Estate
Mar 28
NWSA Spring Dance Concert
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Apr 2 – Apr 3
Wolfsonian Free Admission — April
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Apr 4 – Apr 5
FIU Music: FIU Choral Concert — Spring
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Apr 6 – Apr 7
Frost School of Music: Frost Symphony Orchestra — Spring Finale
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Apr 7 – Apr 8
Live on the Plaza: Fat Produce — Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center — Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts
Apr 10 – Apr 11
NWS WALLCAST — April
SoundScape Park
Apr 11
PAMM Free Second Saturday — April
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Apr 12
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — April
Pinecrest Gardens
Apr 13
Frost School of Music: Frost Jazz Ensemble — Spring Finale
Frost School of Music — University of Miami
Apr 14 – Apr 15
Third Thursdays: O, Miami Poetry Festival
The Bass
Apr 15
Bass Museum Third Thursday — April
The Bass Museum of Art
Apr 16 – Apr 17
North Beach Social — April
Miami Beach Bandshell
Apr 16 – Apr 17
NWSA Senior Showcase
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
Apr 16 – Apr 17
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — April
Bakehouse Art Complex
Apr 17 – Apr 18
The Ground Zero Experience: Miami and Hip-Hop Culture
Adrienne Arsht Center — Knight Concert Hall
Apr 17 – Apr 18
Bayfront Park Community Day — April
Bayfront Park
Apr 18
ICA Miami Family Sunday — April
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Apr 18
FIU Music: FIU Spring Music Festival
Wertheim Performing Arts Center — FIU
Apr 20 – Apr 21
Spring Dances — NWSA College Spring Dance Concert
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Apr 22 – Apr 23
Books & Blooms Miami — World Book Day Celebration
Location TBA — Miami
Apr 23 – Apr 24
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — April
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Apr 23 – Apr 24
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — April
Deering Estate
Apr 25
Spring Dances — NWSA College Spring Dance Concert (Matinee)
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
Apr 25
Jazz at MOCA — April
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Apr 25 – Apr 26
21st Annual All Kids Included Family Arts Festival – Moss Center
Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center
May 1
NWS WALLCAST — May
SoundScape Park
May 2
WALLCAST Concert: Gershwin, Adams & Connesson
SoundScape Park
May 2
Wolfsonian Free Admission — May
The Wolfsonian–FIU
May 2 – May 3
Yom HaShoah Commemoration — Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
May 3
NWSA High School Spring Dance Concert
New World Dance Theater
May 7 – May 10
High School Spring Dance Concert — NWSA
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
May 7 – May 8
NWSA Graduation Showcase
New World School of the Arts (NWSA)
May 7 – May 8
PAMM Free Second Saturday — May
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
May 8
High School Spring Dance Concert — NWSA (Matinee)
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
May 8
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — May
Pinecrest Gardens
May 11
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — May
Bakehouse Art Complex
May 15 – May 16
Bayfront Park Community Day — May
Bayfront Park
May 16
ICA Miami Family Sunday — May
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
May 16
Third Thursday: The Bass Dialogues
The Bass
May 20
High School Senior Dance Showcase — NWSA
New World Dance Theater — NWSA
May 20 – May 21
Bass Museum Third Thursday — May
The Bass Museum of Art
May 21 – May 22
North Beach Social — May
Miami Beach Bandshell
May 21 – May 22
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — May
Deering Estate
May 23
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — May
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
May 28 – May 29
Jazz at MOCA — May
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
May 30 – May 31
Wolfsonian Free Admission — June
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Jun 6 – Jun 7
CommuniTEA Dance — LGBTQ+ Pride at the Arsht
Adrienne Arsht Center — Ziff Ballet Opera House
Jun 6 – Jun 7
Pinecrest Gardens Free Day — June
Pinecrest Gardens
Jun 8
PAMM Free Second Saturday — June
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Jun 12
Third Thursdays: Sound in the Round
The Bass
Jun 17
Bass Museum Third Thursday — June
The Bass Museum of Art
Jun 17 – Jun 18
North Beach Social — June
Miami Beach Bandshell
Jun 18 – Jun 19
Bakehouse Art Complex Open Studio — June
Bakehouse Art Complex
Jun 19 – Jun 20
Gospel Fest Miami — Weekend Festival
Adrienne Arsht Center — Knight Concert Hall
Jun 19 – Jun 21
Bayfront Park Community Day — June
Bayfront Park
Jun 20
ICA Miami Family Sunday — June
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA)
Jun 20
Viernes Culturales — Little Havana — June
Calle Ocho — Little Havana
Jun 25 – Jun 26
Jazz at MOCA — June
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
Jun 25 – Jun 26
Deering Estate Free Admission Day — June
Deering Estate
Jun 27
Third Thursdays: Photo Book Speed Date with Josh Aronson
The Bass
Jul 15
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