Yearlong Programs
The LGBTQ Visitor Center provides essential resources for LGBTQ+ tourists, both before and during their visits, and promotes socioeconomic development and tourism. The Center supports the education, travel, and tourism outreach for the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. The Center is dedicated to building community by promoting social engagement and fostering community wellness. With its recent renovations, the center has a brand-new look with new furniture, paint, and a fresh feel. The Center enhances the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community by providing a wide range of activities, programs, and services designed to bring people together for a shared purpose.
The Miami Beach Visitor Center (MBVC), powered by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and located at 100 16th Street, Suite 6, Miami Beach, receives support from the City of Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, Miami-Dade Tourist and Development Council, and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. They also partner with leading companies in the tourism and hospitality industry to offer exclusive discounts for visitors along with mobile apps, maps, guides, and brochures to help the visitor explore Miami Beach and its surrounding areas. The Visitor Center has a concierge service providing customized itineraries and recommendations on current and upcoming events, dining, shopping, attractions, and arts and culture whereby the guest is guided towards quick and easy user-friendly apps such as Explore Miami Beach and the MBVCA’s Experience Miami Beach, and EXPMiamiBeach apps. The Visitor Center serves tourists with a variety of needs. The well-informed and experienced multi-lingual concierge assists visitors with itineraries that suit their interest, time and budgets. With an extensive array of brochures, maps, flyers, pamphlets, local publications and coupons, the Visitor Center provides information to national and international tourists. Businesses can advertise their products and services using the Center's brochure racks, shelves and Track-it kiosk device. The concierge makes recommendations on hotels, restaurants, tours, attractions, cultural venues, entertainment, sports and recreational activities.
October 2025
The South Beach Seafood Festival celebrating its 13th year, will be taking place Wednesday, October 22 – Saturday, October 25, 2025. The festival is a curated event week that celebrates the best chefs and restaurants of South Florida by hosting a variety of events for a diverse group of attendees. This annual seafood festival attracts guests from all over and kicks off Miami’s famed Stone Crab season in October. The events range from intimate dinners to beach bash competitions, a South Beach Seafood Slam and the Chef Showdown. The event showcases the talents of South Florida’s leading chefs and culinary leaders, and the event’s proceeds ultimately benefit the EAT SMART program which provides healthy meals and nutritional guidance to Florida’s youth through programs at Miami Dade Public Schools.
Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon & Freaky 4-Miler
The Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon & Freaky 4-Miler is an annual event that has put a creative twist on the traditional running event. The event invites participants to dress in full costume while running the course and have some Halloween fun. Marking its 17th year, the event has steadily grown in size and popularity and caters to both runners and walkers, attracting a diverse audience of participants. The event is set to take place from Friday, October 24 – Saturday, October 25, 2025 and is a favorite “must-do” event on Miami Beach. The event consists of 7 components including a post-race party in Lummus Park, an Awards Ceremony, a Trick or Treat Kids Dash, and Adult Happy Hour at South Beach Group Host Hotels on Saturday.
November 2025
NMSDC 2025 Annual Conference and Exchange
The NMSDC will host one of the nation’s most influential business connection events by bringing together thousands of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and policymakers to fuel innovation, expand supplier opportunity and drive year-round growth. The event will take place from Sunday, November 2 – Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Component events include a Golf tournament at the Miami Beach Golf Club, a Welcome Reception at Wynwood Marketplace and a Worldwide Technology Reception at Tulum Rooftop Bar & Restaurant (Miami).
No Vacancy, taking place over 5 weeks, beginning Thursday, November 13 through Saturday, December 20, 2025, is a contemporary art experience that celebrates artists, provokes critical discourse, and invites the public to experience Miami Beach’s famed hotels as destination art spaces by turning hotels into temporary cultural institutions – the very definition of Cultural Tourism. Art will be exhibited throughout twelve (12) hotels in Miami Beach, where lobbies, restaurants, lounges, patio areas, rooms, balconies and swimming pools may serve as a canvas. A total of 215 artists have expressed interest in participating in the program, as of the application submission date. This represents a threefold increase in interest from the local artist community.
December 2025
SCOPE Miami Beach 2025 will be celebrating its 24th edition beginning Tuesday, December 2 through Sunday, December 7, 2025. Over 100 International exhibitors from all over the world are expected to participate. In addition to the roster of established international galleries, SCOPE has always been dedicated to bringing up emerging and new contemporary galleries and artists, many of who will experience their first introduction to the art market. SCOPE Miami Beach will also feature a wide range of curated projects, sponsor programs, VIP tours, wellness and educational programing, and exciting nighttime events. The six-day event attracts a mix of seasoned collectors, curators, and tastemakers looking to discover something new. This event has generated a total of >$1 billion in sales with over >1.5 million in attendance in its history thus far. In addition to the fair itself, events include a VIP+Press Preview, daily morning wellness programming, daily afternoon programming, daily panel discussions, and daily evening events. Hotel contracts are currently being finalized.
Founded in 2006, the INK Miami Art Fair will celebrate its 15th iteration Wednesday, December 3 through Sunday, December 7, 2025. This is a satellite fair taking place during Miami Art Week dedicated exclusively to modern and contemporary works on paper. Since its inception, INK has been committed to showcasing both 20th century masterworks and newly published editions by international-recognized contemporary artists.
Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights
The Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights will make the holiday season a bit brighter with a blend of music, lights, and projection mapping displays that celebrate the rich tapestry of international holiday traditions intended to captivate audiences of all ages. Taking place from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Thursday, January 1, 2026 and presented by the Miami Music Festival. The festival will feature a series of live performances spanning a variety of genres and will include appearances by holiday characters such as Santa Claus, Elsa (Frozen) and the Grinch. The innovative use of projection mapping technology combined with music will create exciting and memorable experiences for all to enjoy. The technology creates vibrant imagery onto 5 iconic buildings along Ocean Drive including The Betsy. The festival will include 6 nights of performances with 16 total concerts in Miami Beach and a final afternoon performance on New Years Day at 5:00 PM. Each of the 8 nights will have three performances at 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM, and 9:00 PM.
The College Football Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Game will be played at the Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, January 1, 2026, with the ancillary events taking place between Saturday, December 14, 2025 and Thursday, January 1, 2026 throughout South Florida. The game will be televised on ESPN and promoted regionally and nationwide In addition, as the official broadcast provider of the football game, ESPN Radio, along with the participating teams’ radio networks, are expected to deliver a combined 8 million listeners from the game broadcast. This year, a 12-team bracket will be announced on December 7, 2025 after which the Orange Bowl Committee will embark on a national and regional marketing effort to encourage fans to travel to South Florida for the game. The Orange Bowl features a week of exciting events including the Welcome Receptions, Team Beach Parties, Spouses’ outings, Coaches Dinners, AvMed Orange Bowl Beach Run, Bacardi Orange Bowl Rhapsody, Media Party, Game Officials Dinner, and Capital One Orange Bowl Pep Rally. A total of 13 events are scheduled, of which 7 are scheduled to take place on Miami Beach. Event venues will include South Pointe Park, Joe’s Stone Crab, Fontainebleau Hotel, Lincoln Road, The Bath Club, and the Biscayne Lady Yacht.
January 2026
2026 CFP National Championship
The College Football National Championship Game will be held on Monday, January 19, 2026 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami-Dade County. This premier championship sporting event and ancillary events are expected to draw over 200,000 college football fans, spectators, and participants to the region of which 75% (150,000) are expected to be tourists. The game will be televised on ESPN reaching over 20 million viewers through the ESPN family of networks. Beyond the game itself, the National Championship weekend will feature a variety of exciting events hosted by the College Playoff and 2026 Miami Host Committee. These ancillary events will be primarily based in Miami Beach and include Playoff Playlist Live, Playoff Fan Central, CFP Trophy Trot, CFP Foundation Extra Yard For Teachers Summit and Taste of the Championship among others. Miami Beach will serve as a central hub for College Football Playoff weekend events and activations and this spotlight will be amplified nationally through extensive promotional efforts from the Host Committee and ESPN as they feature weeklong Championship Weekend programming including live broadcasts from fan-facing events and numerous branded experiences across Miami Beach.
Life Time Miami Marathon & Half
The Miami Marathon and Half Marathon will take place Friday, January 23 – Sunday, January 25, 2026 and is a favorite “racecation” for runners from around the world. The event consists of 3 components including a Health and Fitness Expo at the Mana Wynwood, a Saturday Tropical 5k race (3.1 miles) which takes runners by the cruise port, the Art Deco District, and ends at Nikki Beach. All events lead up to the signature Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday. The event is expected to draw over athletes, spectators, families and friends. The Kids Run Miami Program (KRM) will also be continued this year, where 1,000 local children will be able to run the final mile of the race for free.
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