Friday, January 13
It’s time to rejoice Miami Beach’s most recognizable architectural model! At the Forty sixth-annual Art Deco Weekend, you possibly can dive immerse your self within the metropolis’s design and elegance historical past by means of dancing, traditional automobiles, vibrant structure, and artwork. The occasion kicks off on Friday with an artisan market on Ocean Drive, a screening of the movie La Antena at O Cinema, and the exhibition “Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio” on the Art Deco Museum. The soiree kicks off at 8 p.m. at Ocean Drive and twelfth Street with music by the Cab Calloway Orchestra. Noon to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to eight p.m. Sunday, at numerous places; artdecoweekend.org. Ticket costs fluctuate. Sophia Medina
Thanks to warmth and humidity, orchids thrive in South Florida. The state is residence to no less than 106 native species. Unfortunately, 58 of these species are listed as endangered. Starting Friday, orchid followers will flock to the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center for this weekend’s Tamiami International Orchid Festival. The three-day occasion invoice’s itself as the town’s largest and most numerous orchid present, with a bounty of distributors set to attend. There will even be a raffle and a bench-judged present by the American Orchid Society with $5,000 value of money prizes at stake. 9 a.m. to six p.m. Friday by means of Sunday, at Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center, 10901 SW twenty fourth St., Miami; tamiamiorchidfestival.com. Tickets value $12 to $60. Ashley-Anna Aboreden
It’s time to get collectively and free your inside hyper-fan. Celebrate your favourite anime, video games, and extra at OtakuFest, a conference the place you possibly can cosplay as your favourite characters and take part in enjoyable actions. This yr’s expertise roster contains anime and business visitors reminiscent of Demon Slayer‘s Zach Aguilar, Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Greg Baldwin and Grey Delisle, and Sonic the Hedgehog‘s Roger Craig Smith. There will even be appearances by cosplay and J-fashion visitors Danielle Denicola, Feycrafts, Nate Nook, Morgan Le Foy, and Zippertan. 1 p.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, at Miami Airport Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave., Miami; otakufest.com. Tickets value $20 to $55. Sophia Medina
On Friday, be a part of native reggaeton act Emphoria as she celebrates the discharge of her debut EP, Kira Kira, on the Joint of Miami. “Kira kira” means glitter in Japanese, so the singer invitations everybody to shine in their very own means — most likely with the assistance of numerous glitter — and prepare for the neo perreo sounds. In addition to a reside efficiency by Emphoria, you will be handled to DJ units from Bozito, Saturnsarii, Lengua, and Marte. 10 p.m. Friday, the Joint of Miami, 2010 NW Miami Ct., Miami; 786-860-5634; thejointofmiami.com. Tickets value $15 to $20 through shotgun.reside. Jose D. Duran
Saturday, January 14
Prepare to leap till you drop when the Big Bounce America stops at Ives Estates Park Saturday and Sunday (with extra dates on January 20-22 and 27-29). The touring inflatable occasion contains 4 points of interest: a 16,000-square-foot bounce home, a newly added Sport Slam that includes a custom-made sports activities enviornment, a 900-foot-long impediment course, and a space-themed space referred to as airSPACE. Don’t like the thought of sharing a bounce home with snot-nosed children? There’s an adults-only (16 and up) session accessible. Saturday and Sunday (and Friday by means of Sunday, January 20-22 and January 27-29), at Ives Estates Park, 20901 NE sixteenth Ave., Miami; thebigbounceamerica.com. Tickets value $22 to $41. Jose D. Duran
The title Carmina Burana won’t ring a bell, however you have positively heard it. Composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, the cantata is predicated on the 24 poems of the medieval assortment of the identical title. The first motion, “O Fortuna,” is probably essentially the most widely known piece from Carmina Burana, going from a lauded classical work to mainstream consciousness due to its repeated use in films, TV, and commercials. On Saturday, the New World Symphony, led by conductor Patrick Quigley, takes the stage on the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts alongside Seraphic Fire to carry out Orff’s epic meditation on destiny and fortune. 8 p.m. Saturday, on the Adrienne Arsht Center of Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org. Tickets value $25 to $215. Ashley-Anna Aboreden
On Saturday and Sunday, Hard Rock Live hosts the Miami Comedy Festival, that includes a few of the greatest comedic skills within the business, specializing in Black comedians. This yr’s lineup contains Sommore, Lavell Crawford, DC Fly Young, Bruce Bruce, Karlous Miller, and Special Okay. The all-star roster guarantees to deliver loads of laughs. 8 p.m. Saturday and seven p.m. Sunday, at Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood; 954-797-5531; myhrl.com. Tickets value $69 to $360 through ticketmaster.com. Sophia Medina
Trance music legends Gabriel & Dresden take over Lost Nightclub for an evening of euphoric dancing. The duo will spin from the second you step foot within the venue till final name. Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden got here collectively in San Francisco in 2001 and went on to win the International Dance Music Awards for “Best American DJ.” In 2008, the duo took a hiatus, solely to reunite in 2011. 10 p.m. Saturday, at Lost Nightclub, 30 NE 14 St; Miami; apexpresents.com. Tickets value $20 through eventbrite.com. Sophia Medina
Sunday, January 15
Go one deeper with mimosas and bloody marys on the Deep House Brunch at 1-800-Lucky. Event organizers are bringing the brunch, which originated in downtown Los Angeles, to the Magic City in anticipation of the upcoming Groove Cruise crusing out of PortMiami. Scotty Boy will present the tunes with Leon Morley on sax and Chris Hammett on the congas. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, at 1-800-Lucky, 143 NW twenty third St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1800lucky.com. Admission is free with RSVP. Sophia Medina
Local indie rockers Palomino Blond take the stage at Gramps on Sunday alongside Haute Tension and Bloom Dream. Palomino Blond is on tour in assist of its debut album ontheinside, which got here out on the finish of 2021. Sunday’s present serves as a homecoming and is the tour’s closing date. 8 p.m. Sunday at Gramps, 176 NW twenty fourth St., Miami; gramps.com. Tickets value $12 to $15 through eventbrite.com. Ashley-Anna Aboreden