Our Local 10 Community Calendar is your one-stop shop for information about free or low-cost events happening in your community. From music festivals to museum displays and everything in between, check out why South Florida is the place to be every day of the week.
Now – Feb. 28
Reggae Month Miami
Reggae Month Miami will offer FREE live music, meet and greets with reggae performers, networking and a conference in South Florida. Reggae Month Miami will highlight Jamaican artists, business and entrepreneurs in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
Cost: Most events are free
For a calendar list of events, locations and to RSVP for a particular event, visit https://caribtix.com/event-details?eid=88544
Now – Feb. 28
Los Trompos
Shops at Merrick Park
358 San Lorenzo Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
Time: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Spanish for “spinning tops,” Los Trompos is a world-famous interactive vibrant outdoor display that features eight larger-than-life, three-dimensional colorful spinning tops in a variety of colors and shapes that invite visitors to play and engage with the art. The art draws its inspiration from a toy that has been popular with children around the world since the dawn of time.
Cost: Free
Friday, Feb. 3
21st Annual MLK Old School Music Celebration
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place
Lauderhill, FL 33311
Time: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Celebrate MLK and Black History Month at a live concert featuring SWV, Maxi Priest, Blackstreet and Old Skool Gang. The monies raised in part will go to the MLK scholarship.
Cost: Tickets start at $65.
To purchase tickets, visit https://www.showpass.com/mlk23/.
Feb. 3- Feb. 15
New World Symphony’s “I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance in Europe”
New World Center
500 17th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Time: 7:30 p.m.
This season’s festival is a two-week exploration of the trans-Atlantic movement and influence of the Harlem Renaissance in Europe.
Cost: Different events taking place throughout the weeks. Ticket costs vary.
For more information, visit https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/concerts/
Saturday, Feb. 4
Tri-Rail’s Annual “Rail Fun Day”
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Station
500 Gulf Stream Way
Dania Beach, FL
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Attendees of the annual family fun day will enjoy live entertainment, arts and crafts, interactive games, cookie decorating, photos with Tri-Rail’s mascot Conductor George Green and popular costume characters, face painting, giveaways, food trucks and the “South Florida’s Kids Got Talent” singing competition.
Cost: Free
Saturday, Feb. 4
2nd annual Caribe Arts Fest
Griffing Park
1220 NW Griffing Blvd
Miami, FL
Time: 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
This family-friendly experience will showcase a wide variety of talents and creations representing and encompassing the culture, essence, and creativity of the Caribbean and the Americas.
Cost: Free. Attendees are encouraged to register online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caribe-arts-fest-2023-tickets-476583503087
Sunday, Feb. 5
3rd Annual South Dade Schools ArtsFest
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 Red Road
Miami, FL
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
This event will feature 25 performing groups and 500 works of visual art showcased by students across Miami-Dade County Public Schools – from Florida City to North Miami Beach. Jazz, orchestral, choral, and band groups will be stationed to perform in a staggered layout along the Gardens’ winding path through the 200-acre botanical gardens , allowing attendees to walk through the gardens and enjoy the performances.
Cost: Free
Feb. 5 – Feb. 28
Reflections of Society
History Fort Lauderdale – New River Inn Museum of History
231 SW 2nd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
This is a fine art exhibit featuring works for show and sale from Dillard Center for the Arts’ Advanced Placement (AP) students and instructors
Cost: $7 – $15
Tickets are available online at HistoryFortLauderdaleTickets.
Friday, Feb. 10
Madama Butterfly
Miramar Cultural Center
2400 Civic Center Place
Miramar, FL 33025
Time: 7 p.m.
This is a full-scale opera production with traditional sets and costumes.
Cost: $25-$45
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit miramarculturalcenter.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s 25th Anniversary Performance
The Parker in Fort Lauderdale
707 NE 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Time: 7:30 p.m.
South Florida Symphony Orchestra will present a passionate evening of masterworks from Brahms, Sibelius and Berlioz.
Cost: $15 and up
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit southfloridasymphony.org/masterworks-iii-2022-2023 or call 954-522-8445.
Thursday – Sunday, Feb. 16-19
Tropic Bound
Paradise Plaza
Miami Design District
151 NE 31st Street
Miami, FL 33137
Time: Friday: 12 p.m. -6 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Tropic Bound is South Florida’s first international biennial artists’ book fair. Visitors will discover more than 60 international exhibitors from across the US, Mexico, South American, Caribbean, Europe and Egypt.
Cost: Free
To RSVP, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/tropic-bound-55515375283
Monday, Feb. 20
Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) Concert
Moore Building, Miami Design District
160 NE 40th Street
Miami, FL
Time: 6:30 p.m.
The concert is being produced in collaboration with famed musician and producer Emilio Estefan. The night will commence with an opening performance by a soon-to-be-announced headliner musician, followed by Maestro Eduardo Marturet’s recreation of the original 1922 official concert repertoire.
Saturday, Feb. 25
AILEY II, The Next Generation of Dance
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Knight Concert Hall
Miami, FL 33132
For one night only. AILEY II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers.
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $30 – $65 per ticket
Tickets are available online at arshtcenter.org or at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling 305-949-6722.
Sunday, Feb. 26
Free Gospel Sundays
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts – John S. & James L. Knight Concert Hall
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Knight Concert Hall
Miami, FL 33132
Time: 5 p.m.
Local 10′s Calvin Hughes will host this special event with Pastor Marc Cooper and award-winning choir, Miami Mass Choir.
Cost: Free
Advance passes are required. To reserve, visit https://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/2022-2023/free-gospel-sundays/free-gospel-sundays-pastor-cooper-miami-mass-choir/#tickets
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