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The best Miami events in April 2024

Miami Beach Pride, fresh theater and festivals galore: Mark your calendars with our guide to the best April events in Miami.

Falyn Wood
Virginia Gil
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Falyn Wood
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Virginia Gil
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Spring is in full swing and it doesn’t feel like the city’s skipped a beat. The best April events in Miami signal that the hottest days are still ahead of us here in the Magic City as we look forward to a month of spectacular theater performances, museum exhibitions and citywide festivals. Miami Beach Pride returns for its biggest-ever schedule this April, featuring drag shows, fundraisers and the epic parade as part of its spectacular weeklong celebration. It’s also a great time to revisit the best clubs in Miami and the best Miami beaches now that the spring breakers have all returned home. Whether you’re looking for a low-key activity or some high-energy fun, our list of the best April events in Miami has you covered.

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Best April events in Miami

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  • Miami
Legion Park is the place to be on a beautiful Saturday morning, as tents pop up from Biscayne Boulevard all the way to Biscayne Bay. Run by Urban Oasis Project, which oversees some of Miami’s most important farmers markets, you’ll find produce from local favorites like Little River Cooperative and French Farms, artisan-made goods like fresh bread, hummus and empanadas (the Chilean ones are excellent), and even dog treats. (Don’t worry, Fido always gets a free sample.) In the morning, a hundred or so yogis gather under the Spanish oak-draped banyan trees for a donation-based yoga class and then stock up on goods from some of the new-age vendors onsite.
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  • Allapattah
April is Autism Awareness Month and Superblue is offering free admission to its monthly sensory-friendly session to celebrate. This program is tailored to neurodiverse guests or anyone seeking to experience the venue's renowned, immersive art in a quiet, comfortable environment with appropriate sound and lighting adjustments made in each installation.
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  • Miami
Argentinian restaurant and market Graziano’s has partnered with local music aficionados Tigre Sounds and Estrella Damm on a new, laidback social gathering at the Lifetime location in Coral Gables. Every first Friday of the month, enjoy Graziano’s classics like steak sandwiches, choripanes and charcuterie boards paired with two-for-one draft beer specials and live tunes curated from Miami’s thriving indie-Latino scene.
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  • Wynwood
Laidback Wynwood watering hole Gramps keeps programming fresh and eclectic every day of the week. On Thursdays, the spotlight turns to some of Miami’s fiercest drag performers, from well-seasoned mainstays to emerging talent and more experimental characters. The well-attended weekly hosted by beloved bearded queen Karla Croqueta continues to turn out one of the city’s most consistently on-point live shows, drag or otherwise. Resident DJs Hottpants and Zehno keep the bodies moving in between sets.
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  • Redlands
The Berry Farm hosts its annual Watermelon Festival, a juicy, weekendlong affair complete with watermelon eating and seed spitting contests, an explosive pop-the-watermelon challenge and lots more family-friendly fun.
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  • Coconut Grove
This might be Miami's most beautiful spin class. Sweat to the beat at Recess Active’s indoor cycling and sculpting sessions every Saturday and Sunday morning in the lush atrium at Coconut Grove's boutique Mayfair House Hotel & Garden. Choose between the athletic, rhythm-based RIDE 45 class or challenge yourself with a CHISELED 60 class, a full-body workout that incorporates cycling and sculpting off the bike.
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  • Downtown
Reggaeton royalty alert! San Juan, Puerto Rico-bred rapper-writer-producer legend Don Omar will rock Kaseya Center on a glorious Sunday in April. Count on the hits including “Danzo Kuduro,” “Dile” and “Salío El Sol.” It’s the last night of the tour, so who knows what stops the reggaeton king will pull out?
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  • Little Haiti / Lemon City
Who doesn't feel a wave of exuberance and emotion listening to a gospel choir? If you didn't know, the Adrienne Arsht Center hosts Free Gospel Sundays throughout the year and the show on April 21 will be one to sing about. Secure your free RSVP to enjoy 90 minutes of uplifting song as choirs from across Miami-Dade come together at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.
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  • Miami
To celebrate Record Store Day 2024, Miami's beloved indie music shop Technique Records hosts a free, all-day rager celebrating all things vinyl in Miami's Upper Eastside. Stop in any time from 8am to 9pm to take advantage of cratefuls of new and used record drops, Record Store Day exclusives, giveaways, free drinks and food for sale. DJs (including John Stanier of Battles and trailblazing producer Arthur Baker) will be spinning throughout the party.
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  • Miami Beach
Faena Hotel's glamorous Art Deco theater plays host to a range of artists, from Dita Von Teese to Jazzmeia Horn, to cirque performers from Kansas City. This season, Faena Theater adds comedy to its ever-evolving roster with a new "Masters of Comedy" showcase. Catch some laughs on the last Wednesday of the month. Known for his observational humor and spot-on impressions and appearances on TV shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Arrested Development," comedian Adam Ray hits the stage.
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