The best things to do in Miami this week

Little Havana's street party and gallery walk, Viernes Culturales, happens every last Friday of the month along Calle Ocho from 8th to 27th Avenue. Running strong since 2000, it celebrates Latin culture with an old-school pachanga, featuring art exhibits from over 30 local artists, an artisan market at Domino Plaza, live music, and dancing in one of Miami's most famous cultural hubs. Dr. Paul George's free Little Havana Walking Tour begins at 7pm from the Historic Tower Theater for anyone who wants the deeper history alongside the party.

Venezuelan street food meets Texas-style barbeque on Wednesday, August 26, courtesy of La Traila. Together with Diplomático Rum and Plasenica Cigars, La Traila will present a four-course Rum Dinner accompanied by four rum pours and a cigar pairing. Tickets priced at $120 per person.

Miami's traveling vintage flea market lands in Allapattah on Friday, August 28, for a special evening pop-up at Jon & Vinny’s. Shop vintage clothing and artisan goods from a curated mix of vendors, 5 to 10 pm, and take advantage of happy hour deals from the restaurant, served from 5 to 7pm.

According to the internet, August 26 is National Dog Day. That’s reason enough for local bars and restaurants to celebrate (us, too). Head to The National Hotel Miami Beach for a glamorous, pup-friendly “yappy hour” from 5 to 7pm on August 26, or go all out at Kiki on the River’s Fashion Paw-ty: Paws & Pose event on Saturday, August 29, featuring a doggie fashion competition, themed photo opps, live portraits, pup apparel and more. Your $99 ticket includes reserved seating for the fashion show, one brunch entrée, a glass of rosé, and a welcome pup cup and waffle treat for your four-legged bestie.

Jazz at MOCA is a monthly ritual for music lovers in North Miami. On the last Friday of the month, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (aka MOCA) welcomes the public for a free live jazz concert on the plaza, featuring local artists and world-renowned musicians. On Friday, August 28, the series continues with a performance by Luis Enrique “Kiki” Sanchez, a Peruvian producer, composer and pianist whose signature sound draws from classic jazz and “Afro-Peruvian fusion.” The outdoor event has first-come, first-served seating starting at 7pm. (You can bring your own chairs, too!) Music kicks off at 8pm. Concert-goers also enjoy free admission to MOCA galleries that same evening, from 7 to 10pm. All ages welcome.

Welcome the full moon on Friday, August 28, with a community mat Pilates class, yoga flow, and guided meditation at South Pointe Park, led by 840Miami. All experience levels are welcome to participate. Free and open to the public.

If you’ve been waiting to book that Spa Month massage, now is the time. The annual citywide program concludes on August 31, meaning you have just one more week to book luxury spa services at a fraction of the price. Check out our insider guide to the best Miami Spa Month offers, many of which grant access to hotel amenities like fitness centers, beach chairs, and umbrellas.

What do women really want? Mid-week martinis and pasta. Harbour Club’s swanky Italian restaurant, A’Riva, offers just that with Pastatini Nights, featuring $10 martinis and $15 pasta dishes every Wednesday evening. Rotating specials include A’Riva signatures like the Sweet Corn Agnolotti and Spaghetti Alla Nerano, served alongside classic martinis like watermelon and espresso. Pro tip: pair your outing with weekday happy hour, available on Wednesdays from 5 to 7pm.

Miami Spice returns August 1-September 30 with special-priced three-course menus available at over 300 local restaurants. Prix-fixe menus start at $40 for brunch and lunch, and range $50-$65 for dinner, excluding tax and gratuity. A new “Reserve” tier ups the ante with $95 signature experiences. Check out a Michelin-starred darling in the Grove, savor Peruvian ceviche in Kendall, or see what’s newly opened in Doral. Or why not do it all? Explore the full list of Miami Spice 2026 participating restaurants.

The largest presentation of Jean-Michel Basquiat's work ever mounted in Florida opens at PAMM on June 25. Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols brings together ten works from the collection of Kenneth C. Griffin, including Untitled (1982), the painting that sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's and reportedly changed hands again for $200 million in 2024. But the exhibition is less interested in the market mythology around Basquiat than in the work itself, concentrating on his portraiture, his use of text and coded language, and the layered visual vocabulary he built from world history, Renaissance anatomy, hip-hop, and the street culture of 1980s New York. As the son of a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father, Basquiat's relationship to migration and cultural hybridity lands with particular resonance in Miami. Curated by PAMM director Franklin Sirmans, who has been central to the posthumous study of Basquiat's work for over two decades. On view through June 2027.