World City Guide

Special Events

Deco Weekend, festival for the preservation and celebration of Art Deco (website: www.artdecoweekend.com), Jan, South Beach
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, multimedia arts event (website: www.coconutgroveartsfest.com), President’s Day weekend, Feb, Coconut Grove
Miami International Film Festival, 10-day festival featuring Hollywood and International independent films and celebrity parties in the Design District (website: www.miamifilmfestival.com), early Feb, Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, downtown Miami, and other venues
South Beach Wine & Food Festival, culinary festival featuring world-class wine and food tasting, gourmet dinners, and culinary demonstrations (website: www.sobewineandfoodfest.com), late Feb, various venues
Ford Championship, golf tournament, late Feb-early Mar, Doral Golf Resort and Spa
Florida Derby, horseracing (website: www.gulfstreampark.com), Apr, Gulfstream Park
Carnaval Miami, a nine-day festival, with parades and entertainment (website: www.carnavalmiami.com), leading up to Calle Ocho Festival, early Mar, Little Havana
Calle Ocho Festival, the largest one-day Cuban-American festival and street party in America, early Mar, Little Havana
NASDAQ-100 Open, ATP tour tennis competition (website: www.nasdaq-100open.com), late Mar-early Apr, Crandon Park Tennis Center, Key Biscayne
Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival, three-day Caribbean entertainment and food festival (website: www.goombayfestival.com), first weekend in Jun, Coconut Grove
Fourth of July, rides, parade, food stalls and fireworks, 4 Jul, Bayfront Park and Key Biscayne
Hispanic Heritage Festival, the oldest Hispanic cultural festival in America, with food fair and entertainment for a month, leading up to a street party, Festival of the Americas (website: www.hispanicfestival.com), Oct, various venues
Festival Miami, four-week international music festival featuring world premieres, concerts, chamber music and jazz (website: www.music.miami.edu/festivalmiami), Oct, various venues
Junior Orange Bowl Festival, the world’s largest arts, culture and sports festival for youth; an accompanying parade takes place between Christmas and New Year’s (website: www.jrorangebowl.com), Oct-Jan, various venues
South Miami Art Festival, a juried festival and fair of artists and craftspeople, first weekend in Nov, Sunset Drive
Miami Book Fair International, night readings, lectures and workshops with top authors, book fair, mid-Nov, leading up to Thanksgiving (website: www.miamibookfair.com), downtown Wolfson campus of Miami-Dade Community College and other venues
Annual Winternational Thanksgiving Day Parade, fourth Thurs in Nov, starts at the Orange Bowl
King Mango Strut Parade, a quarter-century old tradition, the parade parodies traditional holiday parades and spoofs national figures and current events, Dec 26, Coconut Grove
Fed Ex Orange Bowl Parade and Big Orange New Year’s Eve Celebration, football season events, 31 Dec, downtown Miami