
Miami Festivals Worth Planning Your Year Around
A month-by-month look at the fairs, parades and street parties that anchor the calendar across Miami-Dade.
Festivals, markets, concerts and family events across Miami-Dade, with dates, prices and parking.

A month-by-month look at the fairs, parades and street parties that anchor the calendar across Miami-Dade.

The Coral Gables school climbed 14 spots in two years. Here is what the U.S. News numbers mean, and what they leave out.

On the last Friday of every month, Little Havana's Southwest 8th Street closes to traffic for a nonprofit-run celebration of Cuban culture that has drawn artists and neighbors since 2000.

Miami Carnival brings J'ouvert, the Parade of Bands, and Panorama to South Florida each October — per the organizers, the 2026 weekend is set for October 10–11, with the parade at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition grounds.

Miami-Dade Parks' summer calendar runs movie nights, free and low-cost pool sessions, and evening programming at parks from Amelia Earhart to South Dade — this guide explains how the season works.