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Piano Slam 2023 / Photo by Alex Markow
Piano Slam at the Arsht Center
Watch the future of the arts on stage at The Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion Piano Slam 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. The performance is free to the public. RSVP here for limited free tickets.
Piano Slam is a classical, hip-hop and spoken word mash-up featuring Miami's top teen poets. Participating students will perform original poems they composed based on their life experiences or live classical music they heard in school.
The 20 teens will for the time be judged by a live judging panel led by presidential poet laureate Richard Blanco and including Haitian poet Mecca “Grimo” Marcelin, Miami-Dade poet laureate Caridad Moro-Gronlier and Miami Book Fair executive director Lissette Mendez.
Click here for full details.
Miami-Dade County Youth Fair
Catch the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair before it ends on Sunday, April 6. Enjoy rides, yummy carnival food, the expo area, and plenty of performances.
The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Center is at 10901 Coral Way (SW 24th St.), Miami. General admission at the fairgrounds is $12, but we've detailed quite a few discounts below. For all the details, click here.
Children age 5 and younger and seniors age 65 and older can enjoy free admission every day. Parking is free, and all entertainment and concerts are free of charge as well.
We've rounded up all the discounts on particular days in our post. Click here for full details.
Deering Seafood Festival on the Bay
Save money on admission by purchasing tickets in advance!
The popular festival takes place Sunday, April 13 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Deering Estate, overlooking Biscayne Bay. It typically includes music, art, nature activities, pontoon boat rides, and a science discovery area for kids. (Plus fresh seafood served every way you can think of, as well as burgers and wings!) Click here for full details and to purchase discounted tickets.
Other fun monthly events and deals…
Free museum entry for Bank of America cardholders
Free monthly events at Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in Downtown Miami
Free outdoor movies at Soundscape Park
Free events at Bass Museum on Miami Beach including their Art Outside Annual Picnic on April 6
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