The best Labor Day Weekend events in Miami 2023

Part food hall, part rooftop bar, part multi-purpose event space for pop-up shops and community activations, The Citadel injects an eclectic energy into Miami's Little River Business District with its funky design and curated selection of local eateries. Pop over this Sunday for its free, summer-themed barbecue on the rooftop featuring grilled provisions from USBS and Gueritos, large-format games, frozen drinks, snow cones, fresh coconuts, good music and more.

In the spirit of Labor Day, one of Miami's oldest waterfront gems will offer patriotic-themed cocktails all weekend long, and for a great cause. The Red, White and Boozy menu includes fun drinks like the Lemon Drop Martini ($13) and Patriotic Titos & Soda ($12), with proceeds going toward the Folds of Honor foundation. The specialty drinks will be available all Labor Day weekend from Friday, September 1 until Monday, September 4.

Hyde Beach at the SLS South Beach is basically a nightclub—but it’s during the day, everyone's in a bathing suit and the dance floor is a pool. If it’s a Vegas-style bash with bottle service and champagne showers you seek, the SLS Pool party is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm, while the Haus of Hyde nightclub rages on from 10pm to 3am. Though weekends are the busiest, hit up the SLS pool any day of the week for a guaranteed fist-pumping good time. Check their Instagram for the full Labor Day Weekend lineup.

Downtown's legendary after-hours club serves up hard-hitting underground dance music stars and indie electronic acts across two floors and three thumping rooms. Up on the terrace this Labor Day weekend, catch ÂMD (Âme B2B Marcel Dettmann) and Cassy (Saturday). On the lower level, highlights this weekend include Pop Punk & Emo Night at The Ground (Friday) and Boys Noize at Floyd (Sunday).

This famous outdoor food market started in Williamsburg over a decade ago and has since expanded to downtown L.A., Jersey City and beyond. Opened in the spring of 2022, Smorgasburg Miami has joined the list of locations where folks can find the country’s largest weekly open-air food market. This weekend, the foodie destination kicks off its Summer Nights Music Series featuring local live music from 4 to 11pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Cooler days and breezier evenings are no longer a far-off fantasy—autumn in Miami is just around the corner and we can’t overstate how excited that makes us. Adding to the buildup, Rooftop Cinema Club just dropped its schedule of breezy September and October screenings. This weekend, head upstairs to enjoy a fun, festive lineup of movies on the 24-foot LED screen set against a dreamy view of the sun setting over South Beach: Get Out (9/2), Practical Magic (9/3), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (9/3), The Sandlot (9/4) and Top Gun: Maverick (9/4).

We’ve already run down the list of more than 200 participating restaurants to bring you our comprehensive guide to all the Miami Spice menus and deals we’re most excited about this year. Now, we’re taking it a step further and highlighting the very best Miami Spice lunch and brunch deals for 2023. A few usually require sneaking away during the work week, making this Monday's holiday a great time to indulge in all manner of fresh seafood, Mediterranean plates, comforting sammies and Michelin-starred meats—at prices you won’t find during any other time of year. Peep our picks for the best Miami Spice lunch deals linked below.