Tortuga Music Festival
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Tortuga Music Festival/Marc Serota
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Tortuga Music Festival/Marc Serota

The best Miami events in April 2025

Miami Beach Pride, fresh theater and festivals galore: Mark your calendars with our guide to the best April events in Miami.

Falyn Wood
Contributor: Virginia Gil
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With peak spring break behind us and the hottest days still ahead, April is a sweet spot to get out and explore all the amazing things to do in the Magic City. The best April events in Miami include everything from beachside music festivals to fresh museum exhibitions and family-friendly activities galore. Miami Beach Pride returns for another packed schedule this month, featuring drag shows, fundraisers and the epic parade as part of its spectacular 11-day program. It’s also a great time to mosey back into the best clubs in Miami and the best Miami beaches now that the wild co-eds and Ultra ravers have all returned home. Whether you’re looking for a low-key activity or some high-energy fun, our list of the best April events in Miami has you covered.

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Best April events in Miami

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  • Performances
  • Wynwood
Laidback Wynwood watering hole Gramps keeps programming fresh and eclectic every day of the week. On Thursdays, the spotlight turns to some of Miami’s fiercest drag performers, from well-seasoned mainstays to emerging talent and more experimental characters. The well-attended weekly hosted by beloved bearded queen Karla Croqueta continues to turn out one of the city’s most consistently on-point live shows, drag or otherwise. Resident DJs Hottpants and Zehno keep the bodies moving in between sets.
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  • Wynwood
Wynwood's Museum of Graffiti debuts TKID170 – Living Wild Style on April 5, celebrating Bronx-born graffiti legend Julius Cavero, aka Tkid170. A pivotal figure since the 1970s, his bold colors and intricate “wild style” lettering on the subway trains of NYC and beyond helped shape the global graffiti movement and inspired generations. The exhibition highlights his lasting influence, with a free opening night party starting at 7pm.
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  • Things to do
  • Omni
It's showtime at the Arsht Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House as Beetlejuice takes center stage for the latest edition of Broadway in Miami. Based on the original Tim Burton cult classic, this wild musical adaptation features over-the-top sets, an irreverent cast and an appropriately zany live score as teenage misfit Lydia Deetz teams up with a recently deceased couple and one very chaotic demon. Stop by the Arsht's highly dramatic Teatro restaurant before the show to try the limited-edition Day-O cocktail, a potent, neon-green rum punch.
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