The best Miami events in March

As Miami's most steadfast rave festival, Ultra can be relied upon to deliver a massive lineup of hard-hitting EDM, techno, house and underground dance music in the heart of Downtown Miami year after year. Now in its 26th edition, this year's roster is 80% new, headlined by Carl Cox, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Eric Prydz, John Summit, ILLENIUM, DJ Snake and Major Lazer. Rare b2b sets sweeten the deal: Martin Garrix and Alesso team up for a one-time mainstage collaboration, Amelie Lens and Sara Landry share a stage for their first-ever joint performance, and underground icons Dennis Cruz and Seth Troxler go b2b on the RESISTANCE stage. As always, Ultra is just the crescendo of Miami Music Week — a full seven days of pool parties and surprise sets that take over the city before the gates even open. March 27–29 at Bayfront Park.

Our annual star-studded tennis tournament returns to its flashy home at Hard Rock Stadium for another two weeks of sporty-chic crowds, luxe activations, and world-class competition. The field is stacked with past champions and marquee names: Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, 1 Aryna Sabalenka — who returns to defend her title — and Iga Swiatek all enter as former Miami Open champions. Jakub Menšík, who stunned Djokovic to claim the men's crown last year, is back as the defending men's champion. American fans have plenty to cheer for, with Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Taylor Fritz, and Ben Shelton all in the draw. Off the court, the food scene is better than ever. New additions include Chug's Diner bringing Cuban-American comfort food and Coconut Grove vibes, Cowy Burger fresh off Burger Bash accolades, Ophelia with its cult-favorite pastries and specialty coffee, and Tacos Atarantados serving authentic Monterrey street-style tacos. Returning favorites include Zuma as the tournament's only full-service sit-down restaurant, Miami Slice for artisan New York-style pizza, and OMAKAI Handroll Bar for approachable Japanese dining. On the drinks front, Café La Trova pours Cuban cocktails at the Brugal rum bar, and the Santa Margherita Rosé Giardino offers a lush open-air wine garden with Instagrammable flair. Times vary.

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 MARI, 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. 

Every Wednesday night, Wynwood's PASTA opens its kitchen for a hands-on pasta-making class led by head chef Luis Jose. The restaurant — brought to life by acclaimed Peruvian chefs Juan Manuel Umbert and Janice Buraschi — blends traditional Italian technique with Peruvian influence, and the class reflects exactly that: you'll mix, knead and shape your own pasta before sitting down to eat what you made. A welcome cocktail, appetizer and dessert round out the evening.

The year is 1587, and the peaceful woodlands of Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach are transformed once again into the buzzing village of Kimmendale. King Robert Rivera and his Royal Court have descended for the 34th annual Florida Renaissance Festival, and it's an especially joyous occasion as knights, nobles and townsfolk gather to witness the handfasting of Prince Aaron of Veridian and Princess Katla Svartulff of Stalgaard. For the uninitiated, the Ren Fest is a portal to the fantastical 16th century, where for eight consecutive weekends you can party like they did in Game of Thrones, with giant turkey legs, endless goblets of mead and, of course, blood-pumping tournament jousting. From February through March, shaded nature trails fill with food stands and pubs, jewelry and crystal shoppes, performance stages, rides, games and a bustling Promenade that runs from 10am until sunset. On Saturdays and Sundays, lace up your festive garb and make the pilgrimage to partake in the revelry. From one-man Shakespearean theater performances to cannon demonstrations, swashbuckling pirate performers, Celtic singers and wise-cracking wenches, no minute of daylight is wasted. Drinking-age adults will appreciate options like the Pub Crawl ticket, which includes a multi-stop tour of the festival's pubs with stories, jokes and toasts along the way. Families will likewise find merriment in kid-friendly activities like the raucous parade each day at 12:30, and the Puppies of Penance...

One of Miami Music Week's most distinctive bookings this year has nothing to do with a club. Grammy Award-winning South African DJ and producer Black Coffee is taking over the historic Hialeah Park Racetrack on March 28 for an open-air show presented by Club Space — the first dance-focused event ever held at the venue. The racetrack, which opened in 1925 and once drew Winston Churchill, the Vanderbilts and Marilyn Monroe to its grandstands, is also a designated flamingo sanctuary, which makes for a setting unlike anything else on the MMW calendar. Black Coffee's deep, soulful Afro-house sets are built for exactly this kind of expansive outdoor environment. Carlita and Kaz James open. 

If Ultra is Miami Music Week's main event, Factory Town is its warehouse alter ego — five nights across five stages in Hialeah's raw industrial district. The venue itself is half the draw: an outdoor complex of warehouses that transforms each night into something different depending on which label or party brand has taken over. This year's programming opens Wednesday with a DJ set by Justice, which makes their Factory Town debut in the Infinity Room, alongside Skream b2b Tiga b2b TEED and Interplanetary Criminal. Thursday brings Jamie Jones' Paradise series and MEDUZA and James Hype's Our House. Friday sees Drumcode and Josh Baker's You&Me take over, Saturday adds Pawsa and Paramida's Love On The Rocks, and Sunday closes with elrow's theatrical takeover in the Infinity Room and a hard techno finale in The Park featuring Indira Paganotto, I Hate Models and Nico Moreno. Five-day passes are available at factorytown.com, as well as individual day tickets.

Now in its 74th year, the Youth Fair (formally known as The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition) is as much a rite of passage as it is an event — Florida's largest carnival, drawing over half a million visitors across its three-plus weeks at the fairgrounds near Westchester. The formula is timeless: 80 rides, 150-plus food stands, carnival games, livestock shows, and tens of thousands of student exhibits showcasing academic and agricultural achievement. This year's theme is "Wild About the Fair," and new additions include a safari encounter. Live entertainment runs every weekend with free tribute acts — Queen, Earth Wind & Fire, Aerosmith and the Rat Pack among them — and the Foodie Awards bring a panel of local judges together to crown the best new fair foods of the season. Admission is $15; kids five and under and seniors 65 and older get in free every day, and parking is always free.

The Wynwood BID and Panther Coffee are launching a new monthly live music series, bringing free afternoon performances to Panther's outdoor patio on select Thursdays. The inaugural set on March 19 features Shira Lee — whose fingerpicked blues and country twang carry traces of Middle Eastern musical traditions — alongside Cuban singer-guitarist Rey Rodriguez, whose songwriting draws on Cuba's roots, blues and classic country. The two perform together with two guitars and Cuban percussion in a set built for the relaxed outdoor setting. Future dates are April 16 and May 14.

For one night during Miami Music Week, Little River's Persian restaurant Fooq's flips its dining room into an intimate stage for one of the week's most quietly exciting bookings. On March 25, Richie Hawtin and Dubfire — two architects of minimal and Detroit-rooted techno who have shaped the sound of underground clubs for three decades — go b2b on the main floor, with Magda providing support. Upstairs in the Lion's Den, the venue's new vinyl-forward listening lounge, Satoshi Tomiie takes over after 11:30pm. Guests on the main floor can order from an à la carte yakitori menu throughout the night, and for something more elevated, a six-person omakase experience in the Lion's Den features handrolls from the chefs behind Michelin-starred Sushi Noz in New York and Shingo in Miami.