Miami this weekend, Oct. 16-18: Miami City Ballet opens its season at the Arsht, Teatro Real plays Saturday, and Halloween fun runs at the Children's Museum.

Last checked Oct. 15, 2026. Rebuilt every Thursday. Every listing comes from the organizer’s own page, linked in each entry: the Adrienne Arsht Center, Frost Science, Bayfront Park, Vizcaya the City of Coral Gables, Miami Children’s Museum, The Horrorland and Sounds of Screams.

Miami City Ballet opens its season at the Arsht Center on Friday, and Spain’s Teatro Real orchestra makes its Miami debut there Saturday night.

Friday, Oct. 16

  • Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms, 7:30 p.m., Ziff Ballet Opera House, Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. $37.44 to $312.39 including fees. Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and a world premiere by Patricia Delgado. (Arsht Center)
  • Laser Evening, 7 to 11 p.m., Frost Planetarium, Frost Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd. Laser shows set to music. (Frost Science)
  • High school football: Coral Reef at Miami High, 7 p.m., Miami Senior High School, 2450 SW First St. The Stingarees’ last home game. More on our Friday night football page. (team schedule)

Saturday, Oct. 17

  • Bayfront Park Shoreline Cleanup, 8 to 10 a.m., Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Free; RSVP on the park’s event page.
  • MUVE Volunteer Workday, 9 to 11 a.m., Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. A volunteer workday run by Frost Science. (Frost Science)
  • Just for Me: It’s Rocket Science, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Frost Science. (Frost Science)
  • Coral Gables Pumpkin Patch, 2 to 6 p.m., Ponce Circle Park, 2810 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables. $15 residents’ presale for one pumpkin and entry for up to four; limited tickets on the day. More on our fall festivals page. (City of Coral Gables)
  • Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms, 7:30 p.m., Ziff Ballet Opera House. (Arsht Center)
  • Teatro Real: Fire, Guitar, Legend, 8:30 p.m., Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center. $29.25 to $133.38 including fees. Guitarist Juan Manuel Cañizares plays the Concierto de Aranjuez, and the orchestra closes with Scheherazade. (Arsht Center)

Sunday, Oct. 18

  • Vizcaya Village Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Vizcaya Village, 3250 S. Miami Ave. Free. 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. (Vizcaya)
  • Miami City Ballet: American Rhythms, 1 p.m., Ziff Ballet Opera House. (Arsht Center)
  • Last day: Harmony Korine: Perfect Nonsense, ICA Miami, Design District. (ICA Miami)

All weekend

  • Pumpkin patch at Hope Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 14800 NW 67th Ave., Miami Lakes. $7 Friday to Sunday; children 12 and under free with a paying adult. (church page)
  • Not-So-Scary Halloween, Saturday and Sunday, Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A not-so-scary haunted house, pumpkin decorating and a ghost scavenger hunt. Admission $26, or $20 for Florida residents with a state ID. Details on our Halloween events page. (Miami Children’s Museum)
  • The Horrorland, Friday to Sunday, 7 to 10 p.m., Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Watson Island. Haunted houses and scare zones. General admission from $39.99 plus tax; parking $20. (The Horrorland)
  • Sounds of Screams, 7 p.m. to midnight on its open nights, Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition grounds, 10901 Coral Way. Haunted houses and carnival rides from $44.99; the organizers list children 9 and under free. Check the ticket calendar for open nights. (Sounds of Screams)

Regular weekend fixtures

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Miami this weekend?

Miami City Ballet’s American Rhythms runs Friday to Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Arsht Center; the Orchestra of Teatro Real plays the Knight Concert Hall at 8:30 p.m. Saturday; Frost Science has a laser evening Friday; and Miami Children’s Museum runs Not-So-Scary Halloween Saturday and Sunday.

Are there free events in Miami this weekend?

Yes. The Bayfront Park Shoreline Cleanup, 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, and the Vizcaya Village Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, are free.

What time is Miami City Ballet’s American Rhythms?

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at the Ziff Ballet Opera House, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. The free Metromover’s Adrienne Arsht Center station serves the building.