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The best things to do in Miami this week

Get up and out the door with our hand-picked guide to the best events in Miami this week.

Ashley Brozic
Written by Ashley Brozic
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Miami Beach Pride kicks off Thursday with the Progress Pride Flag Raising at City Hall, and the calendar fills up fast from there: the Family Picnic at Pride Park, the Queer Art Showcase at the Moxy South Beach, the Mr. & Miss Miami Beach Pride Pageant at Palace and the brand-new Drag Me to Pride concert at Lummus Park all land before the festival weekend proper on April 11 and 12. Elsewhere, the O, Miami Poetry Festival is already underway, scattering poems across parking lots, ventanitas and railroad museums for the entire month. Tequila Town opens Thursday at Toledo Studios in Hialeah, a 25,000-square-foot immersive journey through agave and Mexican culture backed by the family behind Jose Cuervo. And the Miami Film Festival runs through April 19, with Adam Scott at Wolfson's Chapman Center, Whiplash in Concert at the Arsht Center and a 25th anniversary screening of The Princess Diaries at Vizcaya still on the calendar. Want a full overview of what's to come this month? We've rounded all April events up for you as well. 

Prefer to go at your own pace? We've got tons of eclectic activities to jump into whenever the mood strikes, plus festive pop-ups and tourist attractions that even locals approve of. In this list, we've handpicked special events and happenings over the next seven days, enough to have you saying, "This was the best week ever." And if you're looking specifically for weekend events in Miami, we've rounded those up into a handy guide, too.

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What to do in Miami this week

1. Tequila Town

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Tequila Town
Tequila Town
Courtesy: 1800 Tequila / Credit: Dina Martucci
A 25,000-square-foot immersive experience dedicated to agave and tequila opens April 2 at Toledo Studios in Hialeah. Backed by the Beckmann family, the dynasty behind Jose Cuervo, 1800, Reserva de la Familia and Centenario, who have been making tequila since 1758, and developed in collaboration with Mexican-American multimedia artist Danié Gómez-Ortigoza, the experience begins with guests boarding a train that symbolically transports them from Miami to Mexico before moving through more than ten immersive environments tracing agave from seed to spirit. Along the way there are recreations of La Rojeña, the oldest distillery in Latin America and birthplace of Cuervo, and the home of Centenario's original master distiller — plus tastings, live performances and a mercado to close things out. 
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2. O, Miami Poetry Festival

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O, Miami Poetry Festival
O, Miami Poetry Festival
Photograph: Javier Sanchez
Now in its 15th year, the O, Miami Poetry Festival takes over the entire month of April with a deceptively simple mission: for every person in Miami-Dade County to encounter a poem. The result is one of the most inventive and genuinely Miami things the city does all year, a monthlong program that turns parking lots, railroad museums, ventanitas, hurricane simulation labs and planetariums into stages for poetry, with events built largely through an open community submission process. The 2026 edition is celebrating its quinceañera, and the programming reflects a festival that has grown into a true city institution. It opens with a full moon party at Andaz Miami Beach (Apr 2), where guests gather under the rising pink moon for a lunar-themed launch. La Versicleta — artist Julian Pardo's ice-powered custom bike that prints immigrant community poems directly onto the concrete as the ice melts — rolls through multiple Miami locations throughout the month. Poetry in Pajamas, the beloved kids' open mic at Pinecrest Gardens, is back (Apr 4), as is the All-Aboard-leggers collaboration with Bookleggers Library at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum (Apr 4). A karaoke night built around heartbreak songs and poetry (Apr 8), a communal dinner and reading centered on food and storytelling (Apr 10), and a quinceañera-inspired gathering at a historic restaurant (Apr 12) round out a calendar that covers every conceivable corner of the city and the human experience. The festival closes April 30...
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3. From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana

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From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana
From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana
Courtesy Dolce&Gabbana/Mark Blower
After sell-out runs in Paris, Rome, and Milan, From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana arrives in Miami, opening February 6 at ICA Miami and running through June 14, 2026. The exhibition offers a rare look inside the creative universe of designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, tracing how their ideas move from inspiration to execution—all by hand. Curated by Florence Müller and produced by MARI, the show brings together more than 300 Alta Moda pieces, set within immersive installations and shown alongside works by contemporary artists, celebrating the artisanry, excess, and exuberance of Italian aesthetics. 
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4. Miami Beach Pride

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Miami Beach Pride
Miami Beach Pride
Photograph: Courtesy Miami Beach Pride/SRL Media Inc
Miami Beach Pride returns April 2–12 for its 18th edition, and this year's theme, Pride is Infinite, lands with more weight than usual against a backdrop of ongoing LGBTQ+ rights rollbacks across Florida and the country. The eleven-day celebration opens with a Pride Flag Raising at Miami Beach City Hall on April 2, followed by a week of events including a Queer Art Showcase at the Moxy South Beach (April 6), a Women's Event, a Family Picnic at Pride Park and the Mr. & Miss Miami Beach Pride Pageant at Palace. New this year is Drag Me to Pride, a brand-new open-air drag concert at Lummus Park on April 10 headlined by five RuPaul's Drag Race alums including Trinity the Tuck, Jimbo and Ginger Minj. The festival itself runs April 11 and12 in Lummus Park with live performances across two stages, plus dedicated spaces including a Trans Pavilion, Senior Lounge, Women's Tent and Calming Pavilion. The parade rolls down Ocean Drive on Sunday April 12 at noon, drawing upward of 170,000 people along one of Miami's most iconic stretches of road. The festival and parade are free to attend. 
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5. OBSESSION

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OBSESSION
OBSESSION
Photograph: Faena Miami Beach
Gilded and crimson-draped Faena Theater is the ideal venue to experience OBSESSION, a new original production presented by Faena Live in collaboration with the Quixotic performance art collective. Nestled in Mid-Beach, the cabaret-style show blends live vocals, choreography and cinematic storytelling to take guests on a seductive 1.5-hour journey complete with lasers, projected visuals and plenty of theatrical haze. Helmed by emcee Sophia Bollman—whose credits include a stint on NBC's The Voice as part of Team Miley Cyrus and backup singing in Beyoncé's iconic Coachella performances—Faena Theater's 2026 headlining production also features the energetic stylings of Principal Violin and Musical Lead Kostia Lucky. Tickets start at $100 per person and include show admission only (food and beverages sold separately). Guests must be 18 or older, with a valid ID required upon arrival.
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6. Tortuga Music Festival

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Tortuga Music Festival
Tortuga Music Festival
Photograph: Alive Coverage
This epic three-day fest across the county line was created over a decade ago to generate awareness and raise funds for ocean conservation while pandering to Floridians’ natural instinct to strip down in front of large crowds. If you love country, rock and pop music and cold beer, the Tortuga Music Festival is for you. It’s Broward County's answer to Ultra Music Festival (minus all the ravers and beat drops), and it happens right on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach. This year, Post Malone, Riley Green and Kenny Chesney headline, along with an eclectic mix of icons like Ice Cube, Afroman, The Fray and G. Love & Special Sauce.
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7. Cirque du Soleil: Luzia

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Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
Photograph: Courtesy Matt Beard
The great Montreal contemporary-circus troupe brings its Luzia production to South Florida, performing cutting-edge acrobatics and tightly choreographed dance numbers amid lavish costumes and set pieces. This show, written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, is inspired by the culture of Mexico. Running February 19 through April 25 at Gulfstream Park, Luzia takes audiences through a series of surrealistic scenes, from an old movie set to a smoky dance hall, an arid desert, and even a cenote. It's a dream-like, sensory exploration of Mexico's past and present, packed with awe-inspiring moments—including rain incorporated into acrobatic and artistic scenes (a first for a Cirque du Soleil touring production).
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8. SURVIVOR Ultimate Fan Cafe

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SURVIVOR Ultimate Fan Cafe
SURVIVOR Ultimate Fan Cafe
Photograph: Courtesy SURVIVOR Ultimate Fan Cafe
Diehard Survivor fans and their obliging friends and family will be flocking to Jungle Island this season for a limited-time immersive pop-up celebrating 50 seasons of the pioneering CBS reality series. Launching January 31, the SURVIVOR Ultimate Fan Cafe brings the show to life through hands-on challenges, photo moments, themed food and drinks, exclusive merchandise and more. Following a successful run in Boston, the immersive experience pays proper homage to the Survivor legacy with a mix of fan-favorite physical and mental challenges (all adapted for safe indoor play) and faithful recreations of iconic sets, like the Tribal Council fire pit, a voting confessional booth and a signature Winner’s Wall. Plus, join live watch parties every Wednesday starting February 25. (Rumor has it you might spot an alumnus or two while you're there.) Tickets are available via Bucketlisters and include a food and beverage credit for use during each 90-minute reservation.
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9. WellNXT Miami x Fest

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WellNXT Miami x Fest
WellNXT Miami x Fest
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Wellness gets a serious upgrade at the Miami Design District's Jungle Plaza on April 18 and 19, when WellNXT Fest brings two days of fitness, mindset, recovery and community to one of the city's most vibrant outdoor settings. The festival serves as the marquee event of Wellist Week — a citywide wellness gathering running April 13 through 19 across Miami Beach, Wynwood and beyond — and spans 50-plus programs, workshops and activations across eight curated time blocks each day, covering everything from outdoor workouts and cold plunge recovery to expert speaker panels, live podcasts and nutrition demos. General admission is free, while VIP passes ($95) unlock exclusive lounges, priority seating and a curated gift bag. 
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10. Model Volleyball

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Model Volleyball
Model Volleyball
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Model Volleyball is exactly what it sounds like. Now in its 16th year, this beachside tournament pits over 250 models from ten of the top agencies against each other in a daylong competition on the sand at 9th and Ocean Front. This year, Club Space takes over the music, bringing CamelPhat and Prospa to headline across both days. Doors open at noon, with agencies like Wilhelmina, Next, Elite, and Ford battling it out for the championship title. At 6PM the courts come down and Club Space opens the dancefloor, with DJs carrying the night through until 11. VIP tables sit right between the courts and the stage if you want to do it properly. Over the years it has drawn Travis Scott, Vince Vaughn, Joe Jonas, and Jamie Foxx, so you never know who you'll be rubbing shoulders with. Tickets start at $20 at modelvolleyball.com.
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