Miami Beach arts to Dec. 9: Gandhi and the Jew at the Colony Nov. 5-29, No Vacancy hotel art from Nov. 12, the Nov. 19 Culture Crawl and Art Basel Dec. 4-6.

Last checked Oct. 28, 2026. Rebuilt at the start of each month. Listings come from the venues’ own calendars: The Bass, The Wolfsonian-FIU, the New World Symphony, Miami New Drama, the Miami Beach Bandshell and the City of Miami Beach events calendar. Ticket prices are on each venue’s page where it publishes them.

November is a big arts month in Miami Beach. Miami New Drama opens a world premiere at the Colony Theatre on Nov. 5, the city’s No Vacancy hotel installations go up on Nov. 12, the Culture Crawl returns Thursday, Nov. 19, and Miami Art Week builds to Art Basel Miami Beach, Dec. 4-6. For everything else on, see things to do this month.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Sarah Zapata: Against a State of Malevolence, The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., through Feb. 28, 2027. Details
  • Yuko Mohri: Unviolated Imperfection, The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., through May 30, 2027. Details
  • Amalia Pica: Lecturas Posibles, The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., through Feb. 12, 2027. Details
  • Gabriel Rico: IX Mural from the series Reducción Objetiva Orquestada, The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., through August 2028. Details
  • Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., through Feb. 28, 2027, on the seventh floor: footwear from the first half of the 20th century and what it said about politics and identity. Details
  • Miami Beach Ocean Heroes, unveiled 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Galeria Ocean Drive, the outdoor gallery in Lummus Park between 11th and 12th streets: an exhibition for the Ocean Rescue centennial that honors the groups and volunteers who protect the beach. Details
  • No Vacancy, Miami Beach 2026, Nov. 12 to Dec. 19: 12 artists show site-specific installations in 12 hotels, among them The Betsy, Eden Roc, the Royal Palm, the Shelborne and the Kimpton Surfcomber, competing for a $10,000 public prize and a $25,000 juried prize. Details
  • Public Art Fund: Between Tides, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Collins Park outside The Bass: six playable ping-pong table sculptures by artists including Amalia Pica and SUPERFLEX. Free; paddles and balls to borrow. Details

Theater and dance

  • Miami New Drama: Gandhi and the Jew, Nov. 5-29, Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road: the world premiere of Harley Elias’s play about the young Gandhi and the architect Hermann Kallenbach, directed by Margot Bordelon. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees Nov. 21 and 28; the Nov. 7 opening night is sold out. Box office: 305-674-1040. Details
  • New World Symphony: Music in Motion, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, New World Center, 500 17th St.: music and contemporary dance, with Lotte Reiniger’s silent Cinderella and a new score. Details

Concerts and classical

  • New World Symphony Concert for Kids: Spooky Symphony, 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, New World Center, 500 17th St.: a Halloween family concert for ages 4 to 9. Details
  • New World Symphony: Debussy’s Influence, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, New World Center: chamber music with violinist Sean Lee and the symphony’s fellows. Details
  • South Florida Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, New World Center: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Sheng Cai, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 and Jennifer Higdon’s “Cathedrals.” Details
  • OnStage! Live en la Playa, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Lummus Park, Ocean Drive at Sixth Street: Spam Allstars and Tony and the Kings, DJs and a Latin vinyl record fair; moved from its original date because of weather. Free. Details
  • Live Arts Miami: Saami Brothers Qawwali, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave.: Sufi devotional music from a Karachi family of qawwali musicians. Details
  • New World Symphony: Tunes and Tales, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, New World Center. Details
  • New World Symphony: Denève conducts Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, New World Center: Stéphane Denève conducts, with violinist James Ehnes. Details

Film

  • SoundScape Cinema Series: The Addams Family, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St. Free. Details
  • The Class of 2026 Horror Shorts, 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, SoundScape Park: FANGORIA Studios’ PG-13 shorts, shot in Miami Beach. Free. Details
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Dia de los Muertos, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Miami Beach Bandshell: O Cinema’s annual screening with a shadow cast; 18 and older; $42 on the city calendar. Details
  • Museum and a Movie: Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams, 6:15 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, The Wolfsonian-FIU: Luca Guadagnino’s Ferragamo documentary after a look at the Foot Notes exhibition; $5, free for members. Details
  • Offline at The Wolf: Mahjong Night, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, The Wolfsonian-FIU: mahjong for all skill levels in the design store; $10, $5 for members and FIU faculty and students. Details
  • Beyond the Pages: The Vortex, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, The Wolfsonian-FIU: the museum’s book club reads José Eustasio Rivera’s novel. Free with registration. Details
  • Miami Beach Culture Crawl, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19: the city’s free monthly arts night, with a complimentary trolley between venues. At The Wolfsonian, architectural historian Jean-François Lejeune and Italy’s consul general in Miami, Michele Mistò, discuss Lejeune’s book The Other Rome at 7 p.m. Details
  • Lincoln Road Art Walk, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, Lincoln Road, 1100 Lincoln Road: galleries along the promenade open late. Details
  • The Bass Free Community Day, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, The Bass Museum of Art. Details
  • Art Basel Miami Beach, public days Friday to Sunday, Dec. 4-6, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive; day tickets $92. Our page: Art Basel Miami Beach. Details
  • Basel Brunch with Joseph’s Machines, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave.: the unveiling of a new machine by Joseph Herscher. Details

Regular events

  • Lincoln Road Art Walk, third Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.: Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Details
  • SoundScape Cinema Series, free films at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.; the titles are on things to do this month.
  • Cuerda and Clave, live music at The Betsy piano bar, 1440 Ocean Drive, Sundays from 6 p.m. Free. Details
  • Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, Sundays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Lummus Park at 14th Street. Free. Details

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters and arts groups can email hello@miamibeachdaily.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in the diary.

Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on in Miami Beach now?

The Bass shows Yuko Mohri through May 30, 2027, Amalia Pica through Feb. 12, 2027, and Sarah Zapata through Feb. 28, 2027. The Wolfsonian-FIU shows Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society through Feb. 28, 2027.

What is playing at the Colony Theatre in November?

Miami New Drama’s world premiere of Gandhi and the Jew runs Nov. 5-29, 2026, at the Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

What is No Vacancy, Miami Beach?

A city art competition in which 12 artists install works in 12 Miami Beach hotels. The 2026 edition is on display Nov. 12 to Dec. 19.

When is the next Miami Beach Culture Crawl?

Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m., with the Lincoln Road Art Walk and a free talk on The Other Rome at The Wolfsonian at 7 p.m.

When is Art Basel Miami Beach in 2026?

The public days are Dec. 4-6, 2026, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Public Art Fund’s free Between Tides ping-pong sculptures are in Collins Park Nov. 29 to Dec. 6.