The Juneteenth Experience

The Miami Beach Bandshell is one of the city's busiest venues where free music and dance performances are regularly presented. The open-air location provides a gorgeous snapshot of Miami Beach and is just steps from the water.

Here's what's coming up that's free:

Guitars Over Guns Spring Showcase
Friday, May 15, 6:30-9 p.m.
Guitars Over Guns’ Annual North Spring Showcase will feature young artists from our Miami Gardens, North Miami, and Allapattah school sites performing to showcase their hard work, creativity, and progress throughout the year. Four ticket limit per customer. Click here to reserve tickets.

Courtesy of Miami Beach Bandshell website.

La Hora de Dormir

Sunday, May 17, 6-7 p.m.

Part of the Miami Beach Arts in the Parks Series, Simbio Art Camp presents a Spanish-language play that features songs, dance, acting and clowning and is appropriate for children ages 3-8. RSVP here.

Miami Soundspace

Thursday, May 21, 8-10 p.m.
Performance by the community choir collective Miami Sound Choir led by Choir Master Laurah Mersier. The collective includes Miami Sound Choir, The Bluebirds, Threshold Singers and Lullaby & Life. Six ticket limit per person. RSVP here.

Previous event Hued Songs. Photo/Osmany Torres

The Juneteenth Experience
Friday, June 19, 8-11 p.m.
The Sixth Edition of this event will begin with short films by local filmmakers rooted in Black history plus, a multifaceted performance featuring music by Hued Songs, dances choreographed by Gentry George, spoken word by writer Arsimmer McCoy and immersive multimedia by visual artist Russell Watson. Two ticket limit per person. RSVP here.

Photo courtesy of artist.

David Rivera y La Bámbula
Thursday, July 16, 8 p.m.
The group, led by percussionist David Rivera, performs music inspired by Puerto Rico's bomba y plena that incorporates call-and-response vocals, heavy drums and rhythmic grooves blending Afro-Cuban jazz. Two ticket limit per customer. RSVP here.

If you can't make it to a live show, tune in to “Soundwaves at the Bandshell” hosted by Cuci Amador Mondays at 10:30 p.m. on WXEL and Fridays at 11 p.m. on WPBT.

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