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Calle Ocho fills 15 blocks of Little Havana every March. In January the King Mango Strut makes fun of the past year all the way through Coconut Grove.

62 events come back to Miami every year, and January is the busiest month with 9. 22 of them are free. A card marked Expected is still waiting on the organisers to confirm a date.

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Miami Book Fair, photo 1 of 3
November 2026

Miami Book Fair

Sunday, November 15 to Sunday, November 22 Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Miami

Eight days every November, the Miami Book Fair centers on Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Author talks and readings fill the week. The Street Fair on the closing Friday through Sunday is where most people spend their time: more than 150 book exhibitors under tents. It began in 1984 as a two-day event called Books by the Bay and now runs under Miami Dade College, which says it brings more than 500 authors and up to 200,000 visitors. The Street Fair is free on Friday. Saturday and Sunday need a ticket, priced by age with cheaper multi-day passes. Children 12 and under always get in free. Almost all author events are free, though some sessions in the Evenings With series are priced separately. Bags are hand-checked at the gates. Metromover stops at College Bayside and College North, and the college's garage on NE Second Avenue has free parking during the fair, about a block from the nearest entrance.

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North Miami Greek Festival Food & Drink

North Miami Greek Festival

Friday, Nov 6 to Sunday, Nov 8 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, North Miami
Free
Diwali Miami Community

Diwali Miami

Saturday, Nov 7 FunDimension, Miami
$21
Art Basel Miami Beach Arts & CultureFeatured

Art Basel Miami Beach

Friday, Dec 4 to Sunday, Dec 6 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach
$92
King Mango Strut Holidays & Parades

King Mango Strut

Sunday, Jan 3 Streets of Coconut Grove (Commodore Plaza and Main Highway), Miami
Free
Three Kings Parade Holidays & Parades

Three Kings Parade

Expected January 2027 Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Little Havana, Miami
Free
Miami Jewish Film Festival Arts & Culture

Miami Jewish Film Festival

Wednesday, Jan 13 to Thursday, Jan 28 Miami Beach Bandshell (opening and closing films) and seven other Miami-Dade venues, Miami Beach
$16
Art Deco Weekend Arts & CultureFeatured

Art Deco Weekend

Friday, Jan 15 to Sunday, Jan 17 Ocean Drive and Lummus Park, Miami Beach
Free
Homestead Championship Rodeo Sports & Fitness

Homestead Championship Rodeo

Friday, Jan 29 to Sunday, Jan 31 "Doc" DeMilly Rodeo Arena, Harris Field Park, Homestead
$35
Miami Greek Festival Food & Drink

Miami Greek Festival

Expected January 2027 St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, Miami
$7
Miami International Boat Show Conventions & ExposFeatured

Miami International Boat Show

Wednesday, Feb 10 to Sunday, Feb 14 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach
$30
Coconut Grove Arts Festival Arts & CultureFeatured

Coconut Grove Arts Festival

Saturday, Feb 13 to Monday, Feb 15 Coconut Grove bayfront (McFarlane Road, South Bayshore Drive and Pan American Drive, with Peacock Park and Regatta Park), Miami
$30
Gay8 Festival Community

Gay8 Festival

Sunday, Feb 14 Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Little Havana, Miami
Free
SOMI Art Fest Arts & Culture

SOMI Art Fest

Saturday, Feb 20 to Sunday, Feb 21 Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street), downtown South Miami, South Miami
Free
South Beach Wine & Food Festival Food & DrinkFeatured

South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Thursday, Feb 25 to Sunday, Feb 28 Loews Miami Beach Hotel (host hotel) and venues across Miami Beach, Miami Beach
$59
Winter Party Festival Nightlife

Winter Party Festival

Friday, Mar 5 to Monday, Mar 8 National Hotel Miami Beach (host hotel and Saturday Pool Party), plus a Sunday Beach Party on the sand in South Beach and other Miami Beach venues, Miami Beach
$298
Carnaval on the Mile Community

Carnaval on the Mile

Saturday, Mar 6 to Sunday, Mar 7 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
Free
Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Family & Kids

Miami-Dade County Youth Fair

Thursday, Mar 18 to Sunday, Apr 11 Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition grounds, Tamiami Park, Miami
$18
Ultra Music Festival MusicFeatured

Ultra Music Festival

Friday, Mar 26 to Sunday, Mar 28 Bayfront Park, Miami
Ticketed
Miami Film Festival Arts & CultureFeatured

Miami Film Festival

Thursday, Apr 1 to Sunday, Apr 11 Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center (main venue; screenings also in Miami Beach and Coral Gables), Miami
$16
Miami Beach Pride Community

Miami Beach Pride

Saturday, Apr 10 to Sunday, Apr 11 Lummus Park (festival) and Ocean Drive (parade), Miami Beach
Free
Cinco de Wynwood Nightlife

Cinco de Wynwood

Expected May 2027 Wynwood Marketplace, Miami
Free
Cuba Nostalgia Community

Cuba Nostalgia

Expected May 2027 Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Center, Miami
$25
Hyundai Air & Sea Show Family & KidsFeatured

Hyundai Air & Sea Show

Saturday, May 29 to Sunday, May 30 Lummus Park, Ocean Drive (South Beach), Miami Beach
Free
Goombay Festival Community

Goombay Festival

Expected June 2027 Grand Avenue, Coconut Grove (SW 37th Avenue to Elizabeth Street), Miami
Free
Wynwood Pride Community

Wynwood Pride

Expected June 2027 Wynwood Arts District (multiple venues), Miami
$15
Royal Poinciana Festival Community

Royal Poinciana Festival

Expected June 2027 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (celebration party) and tour and planting sites across Miami-Dade County, Coral Gables
Ticketed
Red, White & Grove Holidays & Parades

Red, White & Grove

Expected July 2027 Peacock Park, Miami
Free
Florida Supercon Conventions & ExposFeatured

Florida Supercon

Friday, Jul 9 to Sunday, Jul 11 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach
$53
Miami Salsa Congress Arts & Culture

Miami Salsa Congress

Wednesday, Jul 21 to Monday, Jul 26 InterContinental Miami, Miami
$179
DanceAfrica Miami Arts & Culture

DanceAfrica Miami

Expected July 2027 Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens
$12
Taste of AfriKin Food & Drink

Taste of AfriKin

Sunday, Sep 5 Maison AfriKin at Scott Galvin Community Center, North Miami
$50
Taste the Caribbean Food & Drink

Taste the Caribbean

Expected September 2027 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables
$25
Miami Carnival Community

Miami Carnival

Saturday, Oct 2 to Sunday, Oct 10 Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill
$40

On every week in Miami

Markets and walks that run year-round, not one-off dates.

Viernes Culturales Arts & Culture

Viernes Culturales

Last Friday of every month Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Little Havana, Miami
Free

Already run this year

These are annual, so they come back around the same time next year. Worth marking now if you missed them.

III Points Festival MusicFeatured

III Points Festival

Friday, Oct 16 to Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 Mana Wynwood, Miami
$129

Concerts & shows

Live, ticketed events near Miami.

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Planning the trip around it

Practical guides to hotels and days out around Miami.

When Miami is cheap, and the weeks to avoid

The same hotels averaged $294 a night in February and $157 in September. Some festival weeks are the hardest in the year to book.

South Beach, Mid-Beach or downtown

The Elser, downtown, adds a $59 daily fee before tax, and in South Beach only the Ritz-Carlton charges more. Of the three areas, only downtown has real self-parking.

How many days Miami really takes

Two full days covers the main sights: one downtown, where the Metromover is free, and one aimed west at the Everglades or south at the zoo.

Photos: P. Hughes CC BY-SA 4.0; Radomianin CC BY-SA 4.0; P. Hughes CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Explore Florida

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The Best Florida Beaches

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Florida Springs

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Florida State Parks

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Florida Attractions

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Secluded Florida Gulf Coast Beaches

Cayo Costa, Caladesi, Anclote Key and St. Vincent Island have no road to them, so you go by ferry or your own boat. You can drive to the other five, and none of the nine has a high-rise on the beach. Pack water and shade either way.

Best Florida Wildlife14 places

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Go in winter if you can. Manatees crowd the warm springs from mid-November through March, and the wading birds are thickest on the same cool, dry mornings.

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Best Tampa Bay Breweries

The Tampa ones are close enough to string together in an afternoon if someone else is driving. The Pinellas side is across the bay. Give it a day of its own.

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Florida Gulf Coast Beach Towns

If the plan is a week in a condo with the Gulf out the back door, it's probably one of these.

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Undeveloped Beaches on Florida's East Coast

For the days you'd rather carry your own water than hunt for parking. All of it is protected land of one kind or another.

Beach Towns on Florida's East Coast13 places

Beach Towns on Florida's East Coast

Every one of these has a town right behind the sand. Bring the friend who gets bored on a beach.

Where to See Manatees in Florida7 places

Where to See Manatees in Florida

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