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Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms

Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms

October 16 at 7:30pm +2

Ziff Opera House · Downtown Miami • $45-$257

Miami City Ballet opens its season with a triple bill featuring George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, a world premiere by Patricia Delgado, and the company premiere of Jerome Robbins’ jazz-infused N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz.

Music in Motion

Music in Motion

October 16 at 7:30pm

New World Center · City Center

Chamber music meets contemporary dance in this celebration of feminine power and vulnerability. New World Symphony Fellows curate works by Caroline Shaw, Rhiannon Giddens and more, brought to life by three captivating dancers.

Push the Buttons of the Civilized

Push the Buttons of the Civilized

Oct. 17 & Oct. 18 at 12pm

Ziff Opera House · Downtown Miami

A hometown dream team launches Miami City Ballet's new era: Patricia Delgado choreographs a world premiere to music by Emily Estefan, under new Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia.

ZunZún Children's Festival: Love is a Verb

ZunZún Children's Festival: Love is a Verb

October 18 at 2pm (This weekend)

Miami Beach Bandshell · North Beach • $7.71

Two shows, one joyful afternoon: kids sing and dance through Haitian songs about love, then Metta Quintet fires up an Afro-Caribbean jazz history lesson with live narration and video.

FIU Music Festival: Toomai String Quintet

FIU Music Festival: Toomai String Quintet

October 18 at 11:30pm (This weekend)

Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center · University Park • $10-$35

Experience the Grammy and Emmy-winning score from *The Queen’s Gambit* live, performed by the Juilliard-born Toomai String Quintet. This multidisciplinary concert collides strings with dance, film, and spoken text, featuring Carlos Rafael Rivera’s *Queen’s Gambit Suite* alongside works by Tania León and Orlando Jacinto García.

3rd Festival de Bomba y Plena

3rd Festival de Bomba y Plena

October 25 at 4pm (Next weekend)

Miami Beach Bandshell · North Beach • Free

Celebrate Afro-Puerto Rican heritage at this vibrant festival featuring live performances, traditional dance, and an open bombazo. The event brings together music, community, and cultural demonstrations for an afternoon of shared tradition.

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Thu, Oct 15 · 9:00 PM

Tropicana Nights

Tropicana Bar · Miami

$0

Thu, Oct 15 · 9:00 PM

Tropicana Nights

Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music · Little Havana

$0

Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM

Drag Shows at The Palace

Palace Bar & Restaurant · South Beach

$$

Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

Diva Royale Drag Show

Revenge miami · South Beach

$$

Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM

16th Annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler

New World School of the Arts high School · Government Center

Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM

FUNDarte presents ZunZún Children’s Fest feat. “Love Is A Verb” & “Con Alma y Fuego”

Miami Beach Bandshell · North Beach

$7.71

Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM

The 16th Annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler

New World School of the Arts high School · Government Center

Sat, Oct 31 · 11:30 AM

Little Monster Tales

Sandrell Rivers Theater · Liberty City

$7

Sun, Nov 8 · 7:00 PM

Fall For Dance NOW!

Miami Beach Bandshell · North Beach

Thu, Dec 10 · 4:00 PM

Nutcracker Magic

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Ziff Opera House · Downtown Miami

$53-$264

Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Fri, Dec 11 · 5:00 PM

The Nutcracker – Miami City Ballet

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

$66.25

Thu, Feb 25 · 7:30 PM

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Fri, Mar 5 · 7:30 PM

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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Fri, Mar 26 · 7:30 PM

Icons & Innovators

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County · Downtown Miami

Miami DanceMakers 2025 Performances

Pérez Art Museum Miami · Downtown Miami

American Rhythms

Miami City Ballet · City Center

Chinese Culture Festival: Harvest Moon Celebration

Miami Dade College -Wolfson Campus -Continuing Education Department · Downtown Miami

Free

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