These are the best things to do in Miami this weekend

The last time Billie Eilish toured in Miami was March 2020. It was the first stop of her Where Do We Go? World Tour and, at the time, the breakout artist's biggest headlining run to date. (Her chart-topping debut album of the same name was the best-performing LP of 2019, and her song “Bad Guy” made her the first artist born in the 2000s with a number one single.) Just three days later, the tour came to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic forced venues around the world to close. Now, Billie is a household name, and her artistry as one of our most original pop stars has only continued to evolve. Catch her triumphant Miami return as she performs three nights at the Kaseya Center in Downtown with opener Tom Odell on October 9, 11 and 12.

Every second Saturday of each month, Peréz Art Museum Miami opens its doors to patrons free of charge and offers a variety of family-friendly programming. For October's Hispanic Heritage Month edition, partake in a hands-on art activity on the waterfront terrace inspired by Fábulas (Mariposas y Flores) by Argentine artist Ad Minoliti, where you'll create colorful works to take home while exploring Latin American abstract art. Live performances run throughout the day, including traditional dances, drumming and more. Inside, Miami artist Aurora Molina will guide guests in weaving a large communal loom, part of her ongoing exploration of textile and fiber art traditions. While you're there, take in the museum’s latest exhibitions and waterfront views while dining at Verde. Admission is free all day. Art activities are from 11am to 3pm.

You’ll likely find no more authentic taste of Oktoberfest than at Miami’s own German American Social Club, which hosts the longest-running Oktoberfest in Florida (since 1958!) over two weekends. If you’re interested in more than just beer—stuff like live music, folk dancing, authentic garb, Bavarian food and local vendors—then pop by this celebration. But don’t get us wrong, there will be plenty of beer.

Open year-round for fruit picking, field trips and produce shopping, this picturesque farm in the Redlands hosts its sixth annual harvest festival this season. Tumble through the pumpkin patch, get lost in the massive, five-acre corn maze, wander through the sunflower fields and take a breezy hayride, all while snapping those quintessential "fall vibes" pics.

Other activities include an obstacle course, three shaded bounce floors, a shaded lumber playground and live music on the weekends. While you're there, peep the adorable Scottish Highland cows and fuel up with smoked BBQ.

Throughout weekends in October, shop from the local vendor market. On Octber 25th, dress up for the farm's first-ever haunted hoedown, Wicked Country, an all-ages Halloween line dancing party.

ZeyZey in Little River looks like it could be a friend’s bohemian bungalow—if your friend had their own natural wine gazebo, custom sound system and vinyl listening room, shipping container cocktail bar and mainstage for live performances. This weekend, they've curated another lineup of fun concerts and parties, including the Miami Is An Island Record Fair + Tropical Dance Party on Saturday afternoon, with Mr. Brown laying down the funky vinyl tracks into the evening. Later, Juan Wauters performs a free show on the mainstage at 5pm, followed by a headlining live set by Los Angeles' Allah Las, bringing their dusty, psychedelic desert sounds to Miami.

Artists Antonia Wright and Ruben Millares, in collaboration with the Books & Books Literary Foundation, mark Banned Books Week with “Banned Pending Investigation,” a monumental wall of currently and historically banned books staged inside the Books & Books flagship in Coral Gables. Constructed over the week as a living monument to censorship and creative resistance, the installation culminates on Saturday, October 11 at 4pm, when local high school students will charge through the wall, physically breaking it down. Guests are then invited to take home a banned book, reclaiming stories that have been silenced.

Tinez Farms' Pinterest-perfect pumpkin patch provides the ideal fallscape for all your seasonal photos. Aside from the multi-sized and colored gourds and hay bales, there's an animal barnyard and petting zoo, pumpkin patch, Tinez yard games, climbing, swings, zip lines, a bounce house, animal interactions and a tubing slide to help get you into the autumnal spirit. You can also opt to add on a train, pony, donkey or horse ride to your experience, or even bottle feed a baby goat. While you're there, peruse the farm's Home & Garden Market, where you'll find things like indoor and outdoor plants and pots, accessories and seasonal decor.

Little Havana's neighborhood watering hole the Dead Flamingo teams up with Zoo Miami for a Monster Masquerade pre-party, teasing the major annual event on Saturday, October 18 at Zoo Miami. Get into the spooky spirit with themed cocktails, eerie entertainment at the Dead Flamingo's legendary Horror Bar and photo ops with the fully decked-out Monster Masquerade truck parked outside. Participate in the raffle for Masquerade ticket giveaways and more: each drink purchased counts as an entry to win exclusive Zoo Miami prizes.

Presented by Bookleggers, Miami's non-profit roaming book shop and exchange, Adventure-Leggers touts itself as the city's only book, comic and art festival for kids. Now in its fourth year, the pop-up children's museum takes over Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood with a full day of Into the Wild-themed, hands-on programming, from a native plant scavenger hunt to an artist-led make-your-own-binoculars workshop and a live animal show. Expect comics, music, storytime, interactive STEM activities and more designed to inspire lifelong readers across South Florida. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

Move over, Miracle in Miami. Spooky season is upon us, and its growing legion of devotees has a brand new Halloween-themed haunt in Miami this year. The New Orleans-born Black Lagoon pop-up bar is taking over Better Days throughout October. Brainchild of bar pros Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes, the month-long experience transforms the late-night Brickell watering hole into a moody, immersive den of cobwebbed décor and boozy potions.

Born in 2019 and officially launched in 2021, Black Lagoon has since grown into a North American phenomenon. For 2025, it returns bigger than ever with 39 locations across the U.S. and Canada—including Miami for the first time. Expect theatrical Halloween vibes, eerie attention to detail and a cocktail menu as imaginative as it is sinister. Dress to kill—there will be plenty of spooky photo ops. Admission to the pop-up is free.

Ever wondered what the Magic City looked like hundreds of years ago? HistoryMiami has you covered—literally. Enjoy a free visit to the museum every second Saturday of the month and spend the day time-traveling and discovering hidden nuggets of the 305’s past. The museum is free to explore from noon to 5pm, with family-friendly activities hosted from 11am to 4pm. On October 11, the theme is Caribbean Carnival & J’ouvert, celebrating the spirit of emancipation with live steel pan music, rhythm sessions, cultural discovery tables and a VR J’ouvert band experience. Kids can paint bandanas, join Auntie Rubie’s carnival workshops and catch a screening of the Miami Carnival documentary. All exhibits will be open, including highlights tours and the community gallery, Long Live J’ouvert (on view through October 12).

Back in the mid-aughts, Wynwood Art Walk emerged as a grassroots effort to bring together the local creative community through once-monthly late-night gallery hours and flowing drinks. For a while, it was quite the scene—scrappy, DIY and always fun. Though today's Wynwood looks vastly different, the neighborhood still vibrates with creative energy, and the museums and galleries that call it home would very much like to remind you of this fact. Which is why Wynwood Art Walk is officially reborn this summer. Every second Saturday, spend the evening exploring Wynwood's renowned art spaces, immersive installations and live street art, with free access to Wynwood Walls, Gerez Gallery and the Peter Tunney Experience—plus reduced admission at ARTXSPACE and Paradox Museum. 

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.

Bal Harbour Shops honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a vibrant, pink-hued floral installation benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. For a second time, the luxury retail destination has commissioned landscape artist Lily Kwong to create an elaborate, interactive living artwork, building off her celebrated "Moongates" installation. Throughout October, the mall's open-air courtyard makes for an idyllic spot to meander through the arches and snap a few photos among the pink orchids in between shopping and dining.

This huge haunted experience is one of the largest of its kind in South Florida, and this season is stacking up to be the most epic yet, featuring five brand-new haunted attractions and Florida’s only 3D haunted house. Set inside the abandoned Sears at Miami International Mall, House of Horror 2025 spans more than 100,000 square feet of immersive, Florida-inspired nightmares (so you know it's going to be twisted), from cursed swamps and haunted farmlands to post-apocalyptic wastelands and twisted clown funhouses. Outside, two new scare zones—The Harvest and Midway Mayhem—transform the midway into a spooky realm where scare actors and creepy carnival characters lurk. Tickets include unlimited carnival rides (like the Scarecoaster, South Florida’s only haunted roller coaster) and classic midway games. While you're there, explore over 20 food and beverage options, including Halloween-themed treats and liquid courage in the form of beer from Cervecería La Tropical.

Back for its sixth season, The Horrorland unveils an 18-acre park with multiple scare zones, five all-new haunted houses, creepy carnival games and DJs spinning spine-tingling tunes all night. There are also Cirque-style horror shows and fire performances, the Coffin Bar and Ghostly Beer garden with themed libations, a Cemetery Food Village and much more. Basically, monsters, ghosts, zombies and all kinds of frightening creatures will jump up when you least expect it as you make your way through every themed passage, house and photo op. 

The Horrorland runs Thursday through Sunday nights, from September 13th through October 31st, and takes place at The Scream Park located inside Jungle Island. Tickets start at $34.99, with a fast-pass option for $74.99. It’s a family-friendly attraction but the experience is recommended for children 10 and older, and carrying infants or children through is discouraged. 

On South Beach, Ocean Drive tends to get all the glory. But just two blocks west, Washington Avenue is home to countless local favorites and hidden gems, along with its own vibrant history as a business district. Every other weekend, explore all the latest the street has to offer at Vibration, the fourth-annual live music series that spans 11 genres across 11 diverse venues, from 5th Street to 17th Street. The roving live music tour hits the rooftop lounge at Esmé Miami Beach, Mickey Burkes Irish pub, the chill tap room at South Beach Brewing Company, inimitible dive bar Mac's Club Deuce and several more. Purchase a $25 passport to receive a free genre-themed drink at each of the 11 participating spots, where you'll hear everything from hip-hop, rock and jazz to reggae, funk and house. There's even a karaoke stop along the way.

Brickell’s backyard transforms into a neighborhood bazaar for The Underline’s monthly Farmers Market, a bustling pop-up stocked with seasonal produce, baked goods, cheeses, honey, artwork, handmade crafts and more. Graze the artisanal prepared foods, grocery shop for the week and discover a new local maker you can't live without. Located at The Underline’s Brickell Backyard Promenade green crosswalk on Southwest 1st Avenue across from Southwest 9th Street, the outdoor market runs on select Saturdays through December 20th from 9am to 4pm. Free

Elliot & Erick Jiménez: El Monte is the Cuban twin photography duo’s first solo museum exhibition, marking their leap from award-winning image makers for the likes of Prada, Tiffany’s, Bad Bunny and Selena Gomez to multi-disciplinary artists on an institutional stage. Inspired by the Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition of Lucumí and Lydia Cabrera’s seminal text El Monte, the show centers on a womb-like, chapel-meets-forest installation alongside photographs and sculptural works that explore spirituality, ancestry and identity. 

A night-turned-to-day on Club Space’s Terrace is a veritable rite of passage for any club kid. With a well-timed disco nap, lots of espresso martinis or your preferred stay-awake method, you too can experience the after-hours euphoria of dancing as the sun comes up on the iconic Space terrace. This weekend, the lineup includes Victor Calderone headlining the Terrace on Saturday, with another heartfelt edition of Emo Nite going down at The Ground downstairs.

Start your night with a sexy little skate sesh at Basement Bowl + Skate: Disco Hour at The Miami Beach EDITION. Every Saturday, house spirits, beer, and wine are half off from 10pm to midnight, with half-hour skate sessions starting at $30 and skate rentals included (just don't forget your socks). Between the neon-lit bowling lanes and the ice rink, DJs play rotating parties like Vibras Y Bowl on the first Saturday and Neon Nights & Strikes on the third.

On view from May 1 through October 12, ICA Miami debuts a landmark retrospective of Olga de Amaral, the visionary Colombian artist whose 60-year-plus career transformed textile and fiber art as it merged indigenous weaving with Bauhaus design and Modernist abstraction. Presented with Fondation Cartier, the show features over 50 works, from goldleaf Estelas to airy Brumas, including pieces originally commissioned for major public spaces and many never before seen outside Colombia. The show invites viewers to step into a meditative “vertical forest” designed by award-winning architect Lina Ghotmeh, where Amaral’s tactile, light-absorbing works take center stage.

R House in Wynwood has earned its crown as the queen of mainland Miami drag brunches. This adults-only spectacle takes over the dining room and patio every weekend with high-energy performances, Latin-inspired eats and bottomless mimosas, sangria and mojitos. Brunch is $60 per person (or $80 for the premium seats) and includes the show, drinks and a family-style feast—just be sure to book early, since it sells out fast. If you do miss your chance to snag a brunch seat, R House also serves up weekly evening drag shows and themed drag bingo nights.

Nestled in the lobby of The Betsy, a Michelin-awarded hotel famed for its arts programming, The Piano Bar hosts Miami Beach’s longest-running live music series. The space's relaxed, Old Havana atmosphere gets amped up by a rotating roster of local and visiting talent, with free public jazz shows nightly through December starting at 6pm. Some of the scheduled musicians include Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Tal Cohen, composer Leonard Reina, Beau Cornelius, Pato Romero, Brian Murphy and Jim Gasior. Food and drinks are available for purchase from LT Steak & Seafood, The Betsy's on-site restaurant by chef Laurent Tourondel.

Miami's biggest night for improv comedy happens every Saturday at Villain Theater in the heart of Little Haiti. Enjoy original, spontaneous live performances from some of the fiercest improvisers across South Florida. Shout out a suggestion and become a part of the action as the theater's talented cast of actors spins hysterical yarns over the course of two Second City-style improv shows. Mingle and sip beers in the lobby lounge in between sets: A ticket grants you access to both the 8:30 and 10pm showtimes.

The Coconut Grove Farmers Market is probably Miami’s most well-known. Every Saturday, Homestead's Glaser Organic Farms transforms an unoccupied corner of Coconut Grove into a full-fledged produce market with dozens of fruit and vegetable stands, a raw bar featuring prepared foods and salads and coolers filled with cold-pressed juices and nut mylks. There’s even velvety vegan ice cream for sale and several rows of picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy your bounty. Along its periphery, you’ll find other local vendors selling honey, homemade soaps, handmade jewelry and other artisanal items. And the setup and breakdown are so fascinating to watch! Much like the circus leaving town, everyone quickly dismantles their tents and packs up just after sunset, leaving no trace of the bustling day on the empty gravel lot.