The best things to do in Miami this week

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.

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.

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 IMG, 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. 

In tandem with the holiday season, Jungle Island's enchanting festival of lights returns for a fourth year with a new production featuring more than 37 monumental, handcrafted silk lantern scenes created by a global team of artisans, graphic designers, seamstresses and more. This year, Luminosa takes visitors on a vibrant trail of themed vignettes representing different ecosystems, from the Amazon rainforest to African savannahs, complete with cutting-edge animatronics, holograms and interactive storytelling. The popular Holiday Village also makes a return this year (through January 4), featuring Christmas trees, holiday treats like churro donut holes and coquito, a seasonal bazaar and a 30-foot Christmas tree centerpiece.  When is Luminosa 2025? Luminosa runs from Friday, November 14 through March 7, 2026. The hours of operation are 5:30 to 9:30pm Sunday through Thursday and until 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday. The Holiday Village will also open on November 14 and run through January 4, 2026. This outdoor experience operates rain or shine, with covered areas available throughout the venue.  How much are tickets? Adult tickets range from $30.78 on weekdays to $46.88 on weekends. Child tickets (ages four to 12) range from $21.58 to $33.08. Family bundles and group rates are available, with discounts for seniors, students and military personnel.

The highly anticipated Miami Concours returns for its ninth edition from Friday, February 13, through Sunday, February 15, once again transforming the Miami Design District into a glossy, open-air gallery for the automotive world’s most covetable machines. Equal parts car show, design exhibition and social scene, Miami Concours is less about revving engines and more about reverence—where post-war icons, rare vintage supercars and boundary-pushing modern hypercars are admired through the lenses of architecture, fashion and craftsmanship. Across the weekend, expect a tightly curated static showcase of historic sports cars, racing legends and contemporary marvels, set against the district’s luxury storefronts and cutting-edge architecture. The energy extends beyond the cars themselves, with DJs, pop-ups, installations and culinary moments animating Jungle Plaza and surrounding streets. The weekend unfolds in three distinct acts: a ticketed Drive-In Movie Night kicks things off on Friday, followed by an intimate VIP Collectors Dinner on Saturday. New for 2026, Sunday’s Red Carpet Showcase introduces a ticketed experience with elevated access and programming, spotlighting a bespoke lineup of hypercars and rare vintage supercars.

Art Week may have come and gone, but there's still plenty to feast your eyes on around Miami this winter—including this free and open-to-the-public art installation popping up at Jungle Plaza in the Miami Design District. J’OUVERT: Zak Ové transforms the open-air space with two monumental works by the British-Trinidadian artist: The Mothership Connection (2022), a nearly 30-foot totemic sculpture merging African iconography with Afrofuturist form, and Invisible Man and the Masque of Blackness (2016), a powerful circle of forty graphite figures asserting presence, dignity and collective identity in public space. On view from January 15 through February 9, 2026, J’OUVERT is Ové’s first solo presentation in Miami, and it's accompanied by a robust public program including an artist talk (January 16), guided tour (January 24), soca dance class (January 25), immersive sound bath (January 30), live performances (February 1, 6) and more—extending the themes of ritual, diaspora and collective presence beyond the installation itself. View the full program and RSVP in advance to secure your spot.

Art meets science at "Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius," a sweeping exhibition presented by Frost Science and produced by Grande Experiences in collaboration with Rome's Museo Leonardo da Vinci. On view through April 5th, 2026, the show explores da Vinci's multidisciplinary legacy with interactive displays, rare artifacts and life-size replicas of his machines, alongside immersive projections of iconic works like The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. Explore 16 themed sections, from anatomy and flight to engineering and optics, plus hands-on installations like the Vitruvian Man interactive station and the Mona Lisa Revealed exhibit, featuring the world’s only exact 360-degree replica of the painting.

Think of EEEEEATSCON as the edgier, more approachable second cousin to SOBEWFF. They're not really related, but Miami's relative newbie to the food festival circuit offers up a cool alternative to Miami Beach's long-running, nationally recognized (and quite expensive) culinary bacchanal on the sand. Taking place at Bayfront Park, this two-day, family-friendly eating extravaganza put on by the Infatuation highlights some of our favorite local restaurants—not the Guy Fieris of the world, but chefs and spots we as humans in this city actually follow: Lil' Laos, L'industrie Pizzeria, Caffè Panna and Ghee Indian Kitchen, to name a few. You'll probably come for the food, but you'll stick around for who's on stage, including Afrobeta and Dav Julca. This year also marks the beginning of one-off restaurant collabs—think Cowy Burger x The Salty Dojo Izakaya x Zitz Sum, Walrus Rodeo x Apocalypse BBQ, Edan Bistro x COTOA, and Tacos María x Santo Taco.

Art + Soul returns to Pérez Art Museum Miami for its 13th year, supporting the PAMM Fund for Black Art. This year's honoree is Fab 5 Freddy. A pioneering figure in hip-hop and contemporary art, Freddy was the original host of Yo! MTV Raps and a key force in bringing graffiti and street culture into galleries and museums. The evening includes cocktails, a seated dinner by Chef Raheem Sealy, a program hosted by Neki Mohan, and a late-night celebration with music and dancing along Biscayne Bay. Tickets for the dinner start at $2,500, while access to the late night celebration begins at $200. If the celebration isn’t in the cards, catch Fab 5 Freddy in conversation with PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans the night before at PAMM. The February 6 talk looks at his creative path—from graffiti and early hip-hop to film, television, and his upcoming memoir Everybody’s Fly. It’s free with museum admission and will also stream online.

It's never too early to start celebrating your Day Ones for Galentine's Day. Grab your girls and head to the Moxy South Beach on February 7th for a Galentine’s wellness market and yoga flow. The morning begins with a class led by Anju Yoga, followed by a pop-in wellness market featuring smoothies from Sunlife Organics, mini facials, braids, tarot readings, IV drips, and a flower bar. Come for the stretch, stay for the glow-up, and stick around for a margarita at Serena, the hotel's rooftop Mexican restaurant.