Things to do in Miami Beach this month: October 2026

Last checked Oct. 28, 2026. Rebuilt on the 1st of each month. Events come from the City of Miami Beach events calendar, the Lincoln Road events calendar, the New World Symphony, The Wolfsonian-FIU and the other organizers linked below; times and details are as the organizers published them. Questions about city events: Parks and Recreation, 305-673-7730.

October ends with Halloween on a Saturday and the Lincoln Road Halloween Block Party. November brings Election Day, the Veterans Day Parade on Ocean Drive, a world premiere at the Colony Theatre and the Nov. 19 Culture Crawl, and Miami Art Week leads into Art Basel Miami Beach, Dec. 4-6. Most city events below are free. For the next few days, see things to do this weekend; for galleries, concerts and theater, see arts and exhibitions this month.

This week: Halloween

• SoundScape Cinema Series: The Addams Family, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor Halloween movie. Details
• The Class of 2026 Horror Shorts, 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free PG-13 program of horror shorts shot in Miami Beach. Details
• High school football: Miami High at Miami Beach, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Miami Beach Senior High, 2231 Prairie Ave.: the Hi-Tides’ season finale. Our page: Friday night football. Details
• Lincoln Road Halloween Block Party, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Lincoln Road: children’s trick-or-treating 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., then bands and DJs until 2 a.m. Details
• 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
• Miami Beach Pull-Up Jam with Chris Heria, from noon Sunday, Nov. 1, Lummus Park Muscle Beach, Ocean Drive at Ninth Street: a calisthenics competition with free sign-up, first come, first served. 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, 7275 Collins Ave.: O Cinema’s annual screening; 18 and older; $42. Details

More Halloween plans: Halloween events in Miami Beach and trick-or-treat hours. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.

Early November

• SoundScape Cinema Series: Project Hail Mary, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor movie. Details
• Miami New Drama: Gandhi and the Jew, Nov. 5-29, Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road: a world premiere; 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Details
• Miami Beach Ocean Heroes exhibition, unveiled 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Galeria Ocean Drive, Lummus Park between 11th and 12th streets: an outdoor exhibition for the Ocean Rescue centennial. 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
• Beyond the Pages: The Vortex, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.: a free book club evening; registration requested. Details
• LOVEisLOVE Miami Hip Hop Block Party, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Normandy Fountain, 7802 Rue Vendome: DJs, MCs, a dance battle and graffiti artists; free with RSVP. Details
• Bugle call “Retreat”, at sunset Nov. 7-10 at The Betsy, 1440 Ocean Drive, at Lincoln Road and Pennsylvania Avenue and at 73rd Street and Ocean Terrace, ahead of Veterans Day. Details

Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day

• Miami Beach Veterans Day Parade, 11:11 a.m., Ocean Drive, Fifth Street to 15th Street: the city’s 18th annual parade, then a ceremony at 12:15 p.m. in Lummus Park. Free. Our page: Miami Beach Veterans Day Parade. Details
• SoundScape Cinema Series: Flubber, 8 to 10 p.m., SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor movie. Details

Mid-November

• Museum and a Movie: Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams, 6:15 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.: $5, free for members. 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 under the open sky. Details
• SoundScape Cinema Series: Supergirl, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor movie. Details
• Miami Beach Culture Crawl, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19: the city’s free arts night with a complimentary trolley; The Wolfsonian hosts a 7 p.m. talk on The Other Rome. 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

Thanksgiving week and Art Week

• SoundScape Cinema Series: Creed, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor movie the night before Thanksgiving. Details
• Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26: see Thanksgiving in Miami Beach for closures and trash pickup, and Black Friday and holiday shopping.
• Public Art Fund: Between Tides, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Collins Park, 2100 Collins Ave.: six playable ping-pong table sculptures. Free. Details
• The Bass Free Community Day, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave. 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
• SoundScape Cinema Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas, 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: a free outdoor movie. Details

The city has not yet posted its 2026 holiday events; see holiday lights and Christmas events and the Christmas parade and tree lighting pages.

Free movies at SoundScape Park

The SoundScape Cinema Series shows films at SoundScape Park, 400 17th St., at 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Admission is free.

Regular events

• Lincoln Road Farmers Market, Sundays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Lincoln Road at Lenox Avenue. Free entry. See our farmers markets guide. Details
• Cuerda and Clave 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
• Lincoln Road Art Walk, third Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.: Nov. 19 and Dec. 17.

Good to know

• Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election and the Miami Beach special election runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sunday, Nov. 1. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. See our voting page.
• Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thanksgiving, Nov. 26-27, are city holidays.
• Art Week brings heavy traffic around the Convention Center; see road construction and closures and getting around.
• Things change; check each event’s page before you go.

Send us your event

Organizers 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 is happening in Miami Beach this week?

The Addams Family shows free at SoundScape Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, a free horror shorts program runs there at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and the Lincoln Road Halloween Block Party runs from 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, with children’s trick-or-treating 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

What are the free movies at SoundScape Park?

The SoundScape Cinema Series shows films at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at SoundScape Park, 400 17th St.: The Addams Family Oct. 28, Project Hail Mary Nov. 4, Flubber Nov. 11, Supergirl Nov. 18, Creed Nov. 25 and The Nightmare Before Christmas Dec. 9. Admission is free.

When is the Miami Beach Veterans Day Parade?

11:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, on Ocean Drive from Fifth Street to 15th Street, followed by a ceremony in Lummus Park at 12:15 p.m.

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 at The Wolfsonian.

When is Election Day in Miami Beach?

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting runs through Sunday, Nov. 1.