Summer Celebration with Cuban singer MayLu

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:

Summer Celebration
Thursday, June 5, 7-10 p.m.
Performance by the Cuban singer and dancer Maylu with several special guests. RSVP here.

North Beach Social: “Summer of Soul” Screening
Thursday, June 19, 8-10 p.m.
Academy Award-winning documentary by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on summer of 1969 six-week Harlem Cultural Festival. RSVP here.

4th of July and Labor Day Roller Disco
Friday, July 4 and Sunday, Aug. 31 from 5-9 p.m.

Spend the afternoon rollerskating to fun tunes from the Club Box Deck. Bring your skates or rent them for a fee. Rentals are complimentary for Miami Beach residents with ID. RSVP here as soon as possible as these events sell out quickly.

North Beach Social: Raven & The Dark Shadows

Thursday, July 17, 7:30-10 p.m.
Legendary Miami runner Robert “Raven” Kraft, known for running eight miles along Miami Beach and seeing every sunset for the last five decades, is also a musician and performs with his group. Miami Beach native, singer/songwriter Julia Bhatt opens. RSVP here.

Ballet Folklorico de Chile
Friday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Part of Miami Beach Arts in the Parks, the performance by the folkloric ensemble includes 12 musicians and 30+ dancers performing traditional Chilean music and dance. RSVP here.

North Beach Social: Diego Melgar
Thursday, Oct. 16, 8-10 p.m.
Guitarist/composer performs an eclectic blend of jazz, R&B, gospel, electronic and ambient music combined with choreography and immersive visuals. He will be joined by his ensemble group Swamp Lily. RSVP here.

Sol Ruiz: Miami Beach Arts in the Parks
Sunday, Nov. 2, 7-10 p.m.
The Grammy-nominated international recording artist presents “Positive Vibration Nation,” a rock guaganco opera that blends live performance with technology, visual art, sound, music and vibrant costumes. RSVP here.

Tabla master Rajesh Bhandari, leader of The Navikaran Quartet.

North Beach Social: The Navikaran Quartet
Thursday, Nov. 20, 8-10 p.m.
Indian-fusion ensemble led by tabla master Rajesh Bhandari with Pratyush Goberdhan on violin, Kanada Naharari on sitar and Keshav Nelavai on mridangam. RSVP here.

North Beach Social: Sonora Tukukuy
Thursday, Dec. 18, 8-10 p.m.
Allapattah-based cumbia group is made up of Miami's popular Latin Funk rock group veterans. 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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