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Free Family Fun Day at HistoryMiami

Special event: Free exhibition opening on Friday, Aug. 1 from 6-11 p.m.

The weekend before Family Fun Day the museum is hosting a free opening event for the exhibition “Long Live J'ouvert” which looks at the history of Carnival. The event will feature live carnival characters, a steel pan rhythm section and conversations. Traditional food will be available for purchase. Click here to RSVP.

HistoryMiami museum hosts a free Family Fun Day the second Saturday of every month, with free admission for all. The free admission is all day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with activities taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is required to participate. You can register online.

 

The theme rotates monthly, usually around either current exhibitions or perhaps a national celebration.

Upcoming themes: 

Aug. 9, 2025: National Lighthouse Day

Celebrate National Lighthouse Day and learn the history behind the iconic and Miami’s oldest standing structure is the lighthouse at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park with a tour of the permanent exhibition Tropical Dreams: A People’s History of South Florida. Plus, take part in a lighthouse making workshop.

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Free Family Fun Day
When
Monthly on the 2nd Saturday @ 10:00 am-4:00 pm (starting January 14, 2023)
What
Free Family Fun Day
Where
HistoryMiami
Cost
FREE
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Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, aside from Miami on the Cheap, she currently writes for Artburst Miami and contributes to Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She has contributed to Miami.com, Biscayne Times and Miami New Times. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog Scene Around South FL at josiegulliksen.com

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