These are the best things to do in Miami this weekend

Filipino cuisine is finally getting its due in the US, and Wynwood's beloved Asian food hall 1-800-Lucky is celebrating with a proper, all-day block party ringing in Filipino Heritage Month. The first-annual Banana Catch-Up features a marketplace of Filipino-owned small businesses, DJs, traditional Filipino dancers, a karaoke competition and a stellar guest lineup of chefs cooking authentic Filipino food. Nicole Ponseca from Jeepney, Darren Mendoza of Lutong Pinoy Filipino Cuisine and Cross Cultures founder Cheryl Tiu will co-host the event, which kicks off at 1pm.

Back for a third year, 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, a garden maze, Tinez yard games, climbing, swings, zip lines, a bounce house and a tubing slide to help get you into the autumnal spirit. You can also opt to add on a cow barrel train or pony, donkey and horse rides to your experience. On the weekends, peruse the farmers' market, where you'll find organic produce and artisanal wares from local businesses.

Faena Forum hosts another year of Billboard Latin Music Week: Miami, featuring a variety of workshops, activations and concerts through the first week of October. Headlining performers of the event include Shakira, Fonseca, Maria Becerra, Manuel Turizo, Myke Towers, Sebastián Yatra and many more.

Bop downstairs to the basement of the Gale South Beach every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night to find a lineup of the city’s best Latin, fusion and straight-ahead jazz players providing impeccable vibes at Medium Cool, one of our favorite new cocktails lounges in Miami. The music kicks off at 7pm and heats up until 10pm, when the bar's resident DJs take over. Check Instagram for a rundown of the schedule each week.

As the most produced and influential Black American playwright of the 20th century, August Wilson’s momentous body of work includes such masterpieces as Fences, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson. The late author is the subject, not the scribe, of this biographical one-man show. Miami’s Robert Strain portrays Wilson on the playwright’s remarkable ascent from Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where he wrote his first poems, to his remarkable career and the love, music and racial consciousness that informed his titanic works. Sept. 29–Oct. 22; various show times; $35–$65

Downtown's legendary after-hours club serves up another weekend of hard-hitting underground dance music stars and indie electronic acts across two floors and three thumping rooms. Up on the terrace this weekend, catch Mochakk and HAAi (Saturday). On the lower level, highlights this weekend include Sam Gellaitry at The Ground (Saturday) and Shonky at Floyd (Sunday) and Lydia Lunch Retrovirus and Donzii
at The Ground (Saturday).

Every first Friday, Coral Gables Museum opens its doors to the community for a free monthly gallery night. Stop at the cash bar for refreshments and then browse all the museum’s latest exhibitions. Live music—typically something tasteful and classic, like a string ensemble—serves as the perfect background track to your artsy evening before dining out at one of Coral Gables’ many fabulous restaurants.

The discovery of a dead male gigolo in the penthouse suite of a macho (and ostensibly hetero) action star on the night of the Golden Globes opens this gonzo satirical comedy from award-winning South Florida playwright Michael McKeever, in which the actor’s “fixers” must work damage control to hide the inconvenient evidence. Clark Gable Slept Here premiered in 2014, and its observations about Hollywood’s vulturine and dehumanizing nature are no less potent now. Sept 21–Oct 15; various show times; $37.50–$53.50

Magic City Flea, Wynwood's eclectic weekly pop-up market, pops up all around the city this summer, from Okeydokey to the Freehold and beyond (check their Instagram for the latest event updates). Depending on the day, find 15+ small shops committed to sourcing the most unique and sustainable vintage pieces. Every weekend, vibe out to the live DJ, sip cocktails and snack on yummy bites from local vendors while you shop. Various locations

Described affectionately as “a black comedy about white trash,” Del Shore’s enduring 1996 play captures the fallout following the accidental death of an eccentric Texas family’s elderly matriarch. A cult classic among a certain LGBTQ contingent, Sordid Lives features a bustling cast of a dozen, including a gay man on a journey of acceptance; a sex-obsessed, pill-addicted therapist; a cross-dressing Tammy Wynette superfan; and a Southern Baptist preacher. Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale. Sept. 22–Oct. 22; 8pm Fri–Sat, 5pm Sun; $35.

Looking for a fresh perspective? Take a stroll through the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami’s latest public art installation, Into the Great Dying: Roles We Play by ceramicist Beatriz Chachamovits. This interactive work invites viewers to engage with a sculpted coral reef, ponder humanity’s impact on these fragile ecosystems and actively participate in their preservation and restoration. The free opening reception on July 28 is followed by a night of JAZZ at MOCA on the museum’s plaza.

Hyde Beach at the SLS South Beach is basically a nightclub—but it’s during the day, everyone's in a bathing suit and the dance floor is a pool. If it’s a Vegas-style bash with bottle service and champagne showers you seek, the SLS Pool party is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm, while the Haus of Hyde nightclub rages on from 10pm to 3am. Though weekends are the busiest, hit up the SLS pool any day of the week for a guaranteed fist-pumping good time—especially during Spring Break and Miami Music Week, when the party programming doesn't stop. 

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.

Get ready for some messy fun with a higher purpose: Museum of Graffiti hosts Spray it Loud!, an evening workshop where you’ll learn all the basics of graffiti. Led by a local graffiti artist, this adults-only, intro-level class is limited to just eight participants, making it an ideal way to loosen up and let your creativity flow. Plus, the cost of the class ($75) includes admission to the museum afterward. They’ll provide ponchos and gloves, but guests are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty—unless you want to leave looking like your design.

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.

Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair and stake out your seat on the lawn to enjoy a soothing live performance set to the backdrop of a gorgeous sunset over the Atlantic. This Sunday, the free weekly concert at Lummus Park (between 14th Street and 14th Place) hosts renowned Nicaraguan singer Jazmín Sabyna, known for her captivating performances of Latin music. If it's raining, the show will be relocated to the BBAR inside the nearby Betsy Hotel.

Moxy Miami hosts complimentary mat pilates this summer through late August. Set an early alarm and head over to partake in group sessions on the rooftop of the Moxy Miami South Beach as the sun rises. Every Sunday, strengthen your mind-body connection in a serene environment, with glittering views of the Atlantic as your backdrop. The pilates sessions run from 8 to 9am. Be sure to reserve your spot in advance and bring your own mat.

Featuring 50 artists and more than 200 personal objects, artworks and ephemera, this chronological exhibition traces the evolution of Joan Didion and her voice as a writer and pioneer of New Journalism. Find works by Betye Saar, Vija Celmins, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Maren Hassinger, Silke Otto-Knapp, Ana Mendieta, Ed Ruscha and Pat Steirmany, among many others, along with family heirlooms, paintings, photographs, sculptures and videos highlighting Didion’s emphasis on subjectivity and critique of power.

A leading artist of her generation, 36-year-old Avery Singer uses innovative tools like 3D modeling software and computer-controlled airbrushing to create complex paintings and installations that interpret contemporary social reality and technology. For her ICA Miami exhibition, the American artist debuts a new body of work that examines both on- and offline identities.

Japanese contemporary art superstar Yayoi Kusama unveils her largest and most immersive kaleidoscopic environment this spring at Pérez Art Museum Miami. Known for her groundbreaking, psychedelic sculpture and Infinity Mirror installation works that originated in the 1960s and gave rise to today’s ubiquitous immersive art trend, Kusama has created a culmination of her artistic practice in the upcoming LOVE IS CALLING show at PAMM. 

As visitors walk through the darkened, mirrored room, they’ll encounter the breadth of Kusama’s visual vocabulary: a disorienting cavern of polka-dotted, tentacle-like forms extending from the floor and ceiling, providing the room’s only source of light as they gradually change color. Meanwhile, a recording of Kusama’s voice fills the space as she recites a love poem that explores poignant, universal themes around life and death. Written by the artist, the Japanese poem’s title translates to “Residing in a Castle of Shed Tears.”