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All four Miami Beach fire stations will open their doors to trick-or-treaters on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 7 to 9 p.m., offering candy, photos with fire trucks and a chance to meet firefighters.
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View MoreFIU student sequences rediscovered Miami palm's genome
FIU doctoral student Daniel Tucker co-discovered the Miami palmetto palm alive in the wild after it was believed extinct for over 40 years, and is now sequencing its genome to guide breeding and reintroduction of about 50 plants in Miami-Dade County by early 2027.
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View MoreMiami Beach Classical Music Festival ends summer with light show
The Miami Beach Classical Music Festival wraps its 2026 summer series July 12–18 with a conductor's concert, chamber music at The Betsy Hotel, and "Celestia," an immersive light-and-orchestra production projecting visuals across Temple Emanu-El's dome.
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View MoreWolfsonian-FIU opens free shoe exhibit tracing footwear's cultural history
The Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District opened "Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society," a free exhibit for Florida residents running through February 2027 that features 36 pairs of shoes, an antique X-ray fluoroscope, and works connected to designers Beth Levine and Salvatore Ferragamo.
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View MoreFree Freedom Family Day offers soccer, art, music at tower
The Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College hosts a free Freedom Family Day on Sunday, July 12, with live music, art-making, a scavenger hunt and tours of the FIFA-partnered "Unidad: The World's Game" exhibition at the Freedom Tower.
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View MoreFlorida Supercon returns to Miami Beach with Daredevil, TMNT panels
Florida Supercon 2026 takes over the Miami Beach Convention Center from Friday, July 10, through Sunday, July 12, featuring celebrity panels with the casts of Daredevil: Born Again and the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, plus cosplay competitions and gaming tournaments.
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View MoreFree live music fills Ocean Drive every Sunday evening
Two free, recurring Sunday music series on Ocean Drive give Miami Beach residents five hours of live performances, from the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series at Lummus Park to Latin jazz duo Cuerda & Clave at The Betsy Piano Bar.
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View MoreColony Theatre extends 'Todo Lo Que No Dije' through August
Miami New Drama has extended its Spanish-language world premiere "Todo Lo Que No Dije," starring Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney, through August 2 at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road, three weeks beyond its original July 12 closing date.
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View MoreFree women-led artisan market at Goodtime Hotel on July 19
Liz Ceballos brings her Herpreneur by Liz women-led artisan market back to The Goodtime Hotel's Breezeway on Sunday, July 19, with free admission, South Florida women-owned vendors, and a dining discount at Strawberry Moon for those who RSVP via Eventbrite.
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View MoreThree free classical concerts remain on Ocean Drive this July
The Miami Beach Classical Music Festival brings free outdoor concerts to Lummus Park on Ocean Drive every Sunday evening in July, with three performances remaining on July 12, 19, and 26.
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View MoreGiant soccer sculpture reaches Bal Harbour Beach for World Cup
British football designer Jon-Paul Wheatley's monumental "Badly Drawn Ball" sculpture is on view free at Bal Harbour Village Beach through Monday, July 27, coinciding with two World Cup knockout-round matches in Miami Gardens.
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View MoreMiami Beach Rowing Club earns silver at Youth Nationals
Miami Beach Rowing Club finished its best season in program history, winning back-to-back US Rowing Southeast Region Sculling Points Championships and sending a record nine boats to the 2026 Youth Nationals, where Simon Paley and Beckett Baker-Espegren earned silver in the men's varsity double.
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View MoreSea turtle cleanup comes to 24th Street July 15
Miami Beach Rising Above, MORAES of South Florida, and 1 Hotel will host the "Flip the Switch" Sea Turtle Beach Cleanup on Wednesday, July 15, at 24th Street Beach, combining a guided beach experience, nesting education and a shoreline cleanup during peak nesting season.