Halloween events and parties in Miami for spooky fun

Its Halloween event may have sold out but Fairchild gives you a second chance to celebrate outdoors. Stop in on Friday for a spooky storytelling session, featuring student actors from the University of Miami’s theater department. They’ll read while you listen intently snuggled on a blanket under the stars. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Oct 31 7:30–9:30pm; $25.

Frost Science delivers a full day of creepy curiosities to celebrate this Halloween. Experience the new exhibit, "Nature’s Superheroes: Life at the Limits," hang out with the cute (and sometimes spooky) owl during the animal encounter, get totally grossed out examining the germs on our hands and partake in a pumpkin scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Oct 31 at 10am

The waterfront restaurant goes ablaze for its fiery fete, featuring flame throwers, fire performers, live music and a DJ set by Alex Fever. Dinner shows take place at 7pm and 9:30pm, but expect champagne parades all night long. Oct 31 7pm–midnight

It’s all about the wicked deals this Halloween on Española Way. The bustling pedestrian strip is doubling down on its drink discounts across its most popular restaurants, from a $40, 40-ounce margarita at Oh! Mexico and something called a Spider Web Cocktail for $12 at Havana 1957 to a haunted spritz at Mercato Della Pescheria, plus all kinds of food specials, too. The street is illuminated and fully decorated, so if a spirited dinner is what you’re after this Halloween, this is it. Oct 31

Kick off your shoes for a mindful celebration of Dia de los Muertos at the 1 Hotel South Beach’s new beach club. There will be meditation, breathwork exercises and a sound bath experience, plus a community toast to seal the deal. Nov 1 5–7pm

The Day of the Dead is just as important, and downright creepy, as Halloween. Pour one out or light one up (a candle, that is) for those who passed at Chotto Matte’s dinner party celebration. The restaurant will be offering a prix-fixe menu and two-for-one tequila cocktails from 7pm to close. There’ll be a DJ spinning to keep the mood fun and frightening. Oct 31 7pm–midnight

How do you turn a regular Sunday into a party? Spend it at Coyo Taco in Brickell. The restaurant is bringing in mariachis for a festive Dia De Los Muertos brunch, featuring the restaurant’s signature egg dishes and several drink specials: $5 margaritas and Modelo, and bottles of rosé for $25. Nov 1 1–4pm

Of course, there’s going to be a full moon the night before Halloween—weirder things have happened in 2020. On Friday, head to the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne and feast your fears away, taking advantage of bottomless rosé specials ($25), discounted oysters and more. The party is outdoors so you’ll have a prime view of the glowing sky. Oct 30 5–10pm

All are welcome at the South of Fifth bar for a drink or 20. There will be specialty cocktails and spooky tunes, plus folks are encouraged to rock their best—or worst—costume inspired by the night’s theme. Oct 31 8pm–midnight

It’s gonna be, like, a totally ‘90s vibe at Taurus on Halloween night. The whiskey bar takes it back to the decade of grunge, boy bands and Cher Horowitz with throwback jams and cocktails you might remember if you were old enough to drink back then, like the Grove’s infamous Moose Juice. Rock your best mask for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the restaurant. Oct 31 noon–midnight

Costume-donning kiddos and their parents are invited for a night of trick-or-treating at the Village inside Gulfstream Park. Collect candy from area vendors safely from your car. Simply drive through with your trunk open and sit back while the sugar riches roll in. Oct 30 6:30–8:30pm

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