October in Miami: Miami City Ballet Oct. 16-18, Red Bull Flugtag at Bayfront Park Oct. 31 and Miami Book Fair Nov. 15-22, plus free Sunday markets at Vizcaya.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Rebuilt at the start of each month and refreshed weekly. Every item comes from the organizer’s own calendar: the City of Miami’s events and activities notices, Bayfront Park, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Frost Science, the Adrienne Arsht Center, PAMM, Zoo Miami and Miami Book Fair. Prices are as the organizer publishes them. For this weekend only, see things to do this weekend; for galleries, theater and concerts, see arts and exhibitions this month.

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Miami Book Fair fills downtown the week before Thanksgiving. Here is what organizers have posted from now to late November, by date.

Good to know

This week

  • Vizcaya Late: Spooky Edition with Books and Books, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, 3251 S. Miami Ave. $15. Seasonal activities, outdoor film screenings and a “literary matchmaking” with the bookstore Books and Books. (Vizcaya)
  • An Evening with S.A. Cosby, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW Second Ave. Free, with a limited number of tickets, first come, first served. The bestselling author talks about his latest work with City Commissioner Christine King. Presented with the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA and Books and Books. (City of Miami, free tickets)
  • nightLAB: Weird Science, 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Frost Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd. The museum’s evening series for adults. (Frost Science)
  • Laser Evening, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, Frost Planetarium. (Frost Science)
  • Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Ziff Ballet Opera House, Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. $37.44 to $312.39 including fees. (Arsht Center)
  • Bayfront Park Shoreline Cleanup, 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Bayfront Park. Free; RSVP on the park’s event page.
  • Teatro Real: Fire, Guitar, Legend, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center. $29.25 to $133.38 including fees. The orchestra of the Royal Theater of Spain makes its Miami debut. (Arsht Center)

Sundays: Vizcaya Village Farmers Market

  • Every Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Vizcaya Village, 3250 S. Miami Ave. Free. Local food, produce, baked goods and handmade goods on the estate’s historic farm village. A $5 yoga class runs 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and a $6 guided tour of the village starts at 11 a.m. On Sunday, Oct. 25, it becomes the Halloween Harvest Farmers Market. (Vizcaya)

Next week

  • City Commission, 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive. Open to the public; the full list of city meetings is on our building permits and zoning page.
  • Live on the Plaza: Yissy García Trio, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Thomson Plaza for the Arts, Arsht Center. $29.25 including fees. (Arsht Center)
  • Zoo Boo, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St. Included with zoo admission; trick-or-treating for children 12 and under. (Zoo Miami)

Later in October

  • Steve Lacy: Oh Yeah? Tour, 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. (Bayfront Park)
  • Man Alive, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. Free with registration. (Bayfront Park)
  • Picasso-Klee-Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen opens Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. (PAMM)
  • Ghostbusters in Concert, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center. (Arsht Center)

Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween

  • Red Bull Flugtag Miami, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bayfront Park. Free. Teams of up to five pilot homemade, human-powered flying machines off a flight deck and into the bay, judged on distance, creativity and showmanship. Viewing areas are first come, first served. (Bayfront Park)
  • 10th Annual Spooky Science Monster Mash, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Frost Science. Come in costume. Presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority. (Frost Science)

November

  • Journey to Día de Muertos, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center. Pay what you can, from $0. Calpulli Mexican Dance Company in song and dance, with ofrendas, sugar skull decorating and mariachi music from 12:30 p.m. (Arsht Center)
  • God of Carnage, Nov. 5-22, Carnival Studio Theater, Arsht Center. $66.69 to $72.54 including fees. A Zoetic Stage production. (Arsht Center)
  • Jazz Roots: Jobim and the Music of Brazil, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Arsht Center. (Arsht Center)
  • Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Knight Concert Hall. (Arsht Center)
  • Miami Book Fair, Sunday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 22, Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, downtown. The Street Fair runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. Free on Friday; adults $12 on Saturday or Sunday; children 12 and under free. Hours, parking and transit on our Miami Book Fair page. (Miami Book Fair)
  • Just for Me: Paleontology 101, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, Frost Science. (Frost Science)

Send us your event

Organizers can email hello@miamilocaltoday.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in our events diary.

Coming up: Thanksgiving in Miami (Nov. 26), Miami Art Week and Art Basel (Dec. 1-6), the Miami Marathon (Jan. 31), the Coconut Grove Arts Festival (Feb. 13-15), the Calle Ocho Music Festival (March 14) and Ultra Music Festival (March 26-28).

Related: parks and trails in Miami and Miami farmers markets.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Miami in October 2026?

Highlights include Miami City Ballet’s American Rhythms at the Arsht Center Oct. 16-18, Steve Lacy at the FPL Solar Amphitheater Oct. 26, Red Bull Flugtag at Bayfront Park Oct. 31 and Journey to Día de Muertos at the Arsht on Nov. 1.

Are there free events in Miami this month?

Yes. Red Bull Flugtag at Bayfront Park Oct. 31, the S.A. Cosby evening Oct. 15 (free tickets, first come, first served), Man Alive at the FPL Solar Amphitheater Oct. 29 (free with registration) and the Vizcaya Village Farmers Market every Sunday are free.

When is Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. It is free, and viewing areas are first come, first served.

When is Miami Book Fair 2026?

Nov. 15-22 in downtown Miami, with the Street Fair Friday, Nov. 20, to Sunday, Nov. 22. The Street Fair is free on Friday.