Miami Special Events
FedEx Orange Bowl, Jan, two of the top US football teams compete for Orange Bowl title, Pro Player Stadium (website: www.orangebowl.com)
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, President's Day weekend Feb, multimedia arts event, Coconut Grove (website: www.coconutgroveartsfest.com)
Miami Improv Comedy Festival, Jan, comedy groups from across America perform, Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium (website: www.miamiimprovfestival.com)
South Beach Comedy Festival, Jan, four-day event, Jackie Gleason Theater (website: www.southbeachcomedyfestival.com)
Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo, Jan, seven-event rodeo, Homestead (website: www.homesteadrodeo.com)
Annual Miami International Map Fair, Jan, antique map dealers gather from around the world, Historical Museum of Southern Florida (website: www.hmsf.org)
Miami International Film Festival, early Feb, 10-day festival featuring Hollywood and International independent films and celebrity parties in the Design District, Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, downtown Miami, and other venues (website: www.miamifilmfestival.com)
South Beach Wine and Food Festival, late Feb, culinary festival featuring world-class wine and food tasting, gourmet dinners and culinary demonstrations, various venues (website: www.sobewineandfoodfest.com)
Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Feb, one of the largest new boat shows in the world, Miami Beach Convention Center (website: www.miamiboatshow.com)
Ford Championship, late Feb-early Mar, golf tournament, Doral Golf Resort and Spa
Florida Derby, Apr, horseracing, Gulfstream Park (website: www.gulfstreampark.com)
Carnaval Miami, early Mar, a nine-day festival, with parades and entertainment leading up to Calle Ocho Festival, Little Havana (website: www.carnavalmiami.com)
Calle Ocho Festival, early Mar, the largest one-day Cuban-American festival and street party in America, Little Havana
Miami International Orchid Show, Mar, Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel (website: www.southfloridaorchidsociety.org)
Greater Miami Mardi Gras, Mar, street parade and festival, Biscayne Boulevard
Acura Miami Race Week, Mar, major international sailing regatta, Key Biscayne and Miami Beach (website: www.premiere-racing.com)
Archaeology Fair, Mar, one-day event, Deering Estate (website: www.deeringestate.com)
Miami Wine and Food Festival, Mar, one of the top 10 wine events in the nation, South Florida InterContinental Miami (website: www.miamiwinefestival.org)
Sony Ericsson Open, late Mar-early Apr, ATP tour tennis competition, Crandon Park Tennis Center, Key Biscayne (website: www.sonyericssonopen.com)
Miami Beach Dance Festival, Apr, contemporary and traditional dance performances, Byron-Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach (website: www.floridadanceassociation.org)
Great Sunrise Balloon Race and Festival, Apr, over 40 hot air balloons compete, Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (website: www.sunriseballoonrace.org)
Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival, first weekend in Jun, three-day Caribbean entertainment and food festival, Coconut Grove (website: www.goombayfestivalcoconutgrove.com)
Fourth of July, 4 Jul, rides, parade, food stalls and fireworks, Bayfront Park and Key Biscayne
Hispanic Heritage Festival, Oct, the oldest Hispanic cultural festival in America, with food fair and entertainment for a month, leading up to a street party, Festival of the Americas, various venues (website: www.hispanicfestival.org)
Festival Miami, Oct, four-week international music festival featuring world premieres, concerts, chamber music and jazz, various venues (website: www.music.miami.edu/festivalmiami)
Junior Orange Bowl Festival, Oct-Jan, the world's largest arts, culture and sports festival for youth; an accompanying parade takes place between Christmas and New Year's, various venues (website: www.jrorangebowl.com)
South Miami Art Festival, first weekend in Nov, a juried festival and fair of artists and craftspeople, Sunset Drive
Miami Book Fair International, mid-Nov, leading up to Thanksgiving, night readings, lectures and workshops with top authors, book fair, downtown Wolfson campus of Miami-Dade Community College and other venues (website: www.miamibookfair.com)
Annual Winternational Thanksgiving Day Parade, fourth Thurs in Nov, starts at the Orange Bowl
King Mango Strut Parade, Dec 26, a quarter-century old tradition, the parade parodies traditional holiday parades and spoofs national figures and current events, Coconut Grove
FedEx Orange Bowl Parade and Big Orange New Year's Eve Celebration, 31 Dec, football season events, downtown Miami
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