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Celebrate the arrival of 2025 in Downtown Miami during the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s 1ONE New Year’s Day Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 1 from 3-8 p.m. at Julia and Henry’s, 200 E. Flagler St.  The free, family-friendly block party will be headlined by the iconic DJ Irie, the legendary DJ who has spun at Miami …

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Miami Dade College presents a series of free daytime jazz concerts through April 16, 2025, called Jazz at Wolfson at the MDC Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Meet inside Wolfson Auditorium, Room 1261. As jazz aficionados know, the genre comes in all shapes, sizes and sounds, on piano, sax, bass, guitar, trombone, drums and more. It’s …

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts is a busy place with plenty of indoor shows but its outdoor Live on the Plaza events are perfectly suited for a line-up of local artists during the somewhat cooler Miami months. Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomson Plaza for the Arts @ Ziff Ballet …

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Jungle Island’s Luminosa attraction is back in 2024. It is scheduled to run November 14, 2024, through March 8, 2025. If you buy your ticket before November 14, 2024, you can get a discount. Luminosa includes 40 giant lantern exhibits, featuring mythical jungle wildlife, submerged Atlantis, ancient Asian dynasties and legendary Latin culture. Luminosa takes …

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Once again, South Florida’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration will be at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami from 6 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024 to 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1, 2025, for a Bayfront New Year. General admission is free and includes premium entertainment with concert and fireworks display. VIP prices vary.   At the party, fireworks …

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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 …

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The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is a world-class art museum in a spectacular location in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay. The museum offers permanent and temporary art exhibits, including exhibits that explore the cultures that make up Miami, including Latin American, Caribbean, African American and more. PAMM is also home to Verde, a modern, …

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Arsht Center continues to connect Miami audiences to the arts by presenting its signature, free monthly Family Fest Series with diverse programming. Below is the lineup for 2023-2024. Free tickets are available at arshtcenter.org Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.  The Big Sing Knight Concert Hall This yearly performance features four community choirs singing …

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Free Family Day at The Underline in Brickell is on the first Saturday each month. It’s a fun day to meet neighbors, enjoy fun activities, participate in yoga and meditation, listen to music and enjoy food available for purchase from local vendors. Click here for full info. The dates are… Dec. 7, 2024; Jan. 4, …

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Science is not only cool, it’s awesome. And the 250,000-square-foot Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami is a campus for interactive science learning that not only houses extraordinary exhibits, but also a world-class aquarium and planetarium. It dominates four acres in downtown Miami’s waterfront area. The buildings themselves are innovative achievements that …

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