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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 MoreFree after-school enrichment at Biscayne Beach Elementary starts August 13
The City of Miami Beach is offering free after-school enrichment activities for children enrolled in Biscayne Beach Elementary's aftercare program, launching August 13 alongside the new Miami-Dade County Public Schools year.
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View MoreInternational Ballet Festival offers free Lincoln Road performance Aug. 6
The 31st International Ballet Festival of Miami runs through Aug. 16 with 17 companies from 11 countries, including a free outdoor contemporary dance performance at Lincoln Road's Euclid Oval on Thursday, Aug. 6.
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View MoreStyle Saves supplies 20,000 students at Miami Beach convention center
Style Saves' 16th annual Back-to-School Event brings free backpacks, uniforms, and school supplies to approximately 20,000 students and families at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9, four days before Miami-Dade schools reopen.
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View MoreMiami Beach reviews Boat Show traffic ahead of yacht-display return
Miami Beach held its July 30 virtual public meeting on the 2027 Boat Show traffic plan, with the Convention Center serving as the main hub and large yachts returning to Collins Avenue for a second consecutive year; residents can still contact the city with feedback.
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View MoreEdouard Duval-Carrié opens free Ocean Drive retrospective
Miami-based Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, who represented Haiti at the 61st Venice Biennale, opens a free retrospective exhibition at The Betsy on Ocean Drive on Saturday, Aug. 1, with live jazz, nightly video art projections throughout August, and an optional charitable donation for children in Zimbabwe.
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View MoreFree Lincoln Road 5K offers pizza, shoe raffle Saturday
The HOKA Run Club South Beach hosts a free 5K on Lincoln Road on Saturday, Aug. 1, with Prince St. Pizza providing post-run slices, a HOKA Clifton Pro shoe raffle, and rewards for repeat participants.
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View MoreSouth Beach Seafood Festival returns with 40-plus restaurants
The 14th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival returns to Lummus Park on Oct. 21-24 with 40-plus restaurants, a 20-chef showdown, and exclusive dinners at Rao's Miami Beach and Phuc Yea, marking the kickoff to stone crab season and Miami Beach's peak hospitality period.
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View MoreNorth Beach CRA awards first Normandy-area facade grants
Tree Bees Inc. and Ducale LLC received the first grants from the North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency's new Commercial Façade Improvement Program, with the next public advisory committee meeting set for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Normandy Shores Golf Club.
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View MoreMiami Beach allocates $30,000 for Black entrepreneur competition, summit
The Miami Beach City Commission voted July 22 to approve a $30,000 sponsorship for Black Professionals Network Inc., funding the "Pitch the Beach" entrepreneur competition on Aug. 27 in Miami Beach and the annual BPN Summit Oct. 2–4 in Hollywood.
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View MoreMiami Beach honors Ileana García, citing $1.4 million state funding
The Miami Beach City Commission proclaimed July 23 as "Senadora Ileana García Day," crediting the state senator with securing $1.4 million for Alton Road reconstruction and North Beach facility repairs. A separate $900,000 flood-mitigation project García championed on West Avenue was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis.
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View MoreFree cumbia, cultural festival, art headline Miami Beach weekend
Miami Beach residents have a packed weekend ahead with Cumbia Libre, a free psych-cumbia benefit concert at the Bandshell on Saturday, July 25; the 18th annual Miami Takeover cultural festival running July 24–27; Jack Pierson's exhibition at The Bass; and the weekly Lincoln Road Farmers Market on Sunday.
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View MoreBillboard Latin Music Week moves to Faena Forum with Pitbull
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 shifts from The Fillmore to the Faena Forum on Collins Avenue for a four-day conference Oct. 19-22, with Pitbull headlining a Superstar Q&A and a first wave of Latin music stars and industry executives confirmed.