Excellent array of food vendors…read more Celebrating all things Hispanic and queer, Gay8 Festival ("Gay Ocho") is an annual Hispanic street fair dedicated to LGBTQ+ art, music, dance, food and culture... and we happen to catch it during our visit to Little Havana! I purchased a Sightseeing Pass and one of the attractions I signed up for was the Little Havana Adventure Tour. The meeting place was in front of Guantanamera Cigars on SW 8th Street. We arrived at Little Havana and 8th Street was blocked off! We searched for parking closest to 8th Street and found parking a block away and proceeded to walk towards the meeting place. Little did we know that there was a festival going on. It turned out that the tour was cancelled due to the tour guide has Covid. I was disappointed so we started to walk the entire street which was closed off from Southwest 14th to 17th avenues! Whoa, wow... I didn't know what festival it was at first and didn't care but omg! the food! I was enjoying seeing the different types of food from different Latin cultures including Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba and Mexico. It was my first time having arepas!!!! Yummy! We did not stay for any performances due to other attractions we planned to do on our Sightseeing Pass but it looked fun and I would've loved to eat more... roasted corn, escuites, fruta mix, chicharon, tacos, burritos... and chamoyadas! The people here were all friendly! Review #2874

Five delicious stars to the phenomenal time I had at this festival. Where do I start?…read more The food from amazing restaurants, like Bocas, Sanguich, guava, bread miami, provision, Sergio, the pastrami, Latin house, Bacardi and so much more. The entertaining music from 3 djs in 3 different stages, yes, 3!!!! The vendors and sponsors. So much fun and with gifts for everyone. At 1:00 pm they had a sandwich competition where our yelp miami CM was one of the judges. Poor judges, they had to choose one among the 15 Delicious competitors jejejej This festival is great for all ages. Free entrance and security by the miami dade police department. I enjoyed so much my time at this happy festival and I hope they do it again next year. Cinco deliciosas estrellas para el tiempo fenomenal que tuve en este festival. Dónde empiezo? La comida de increíbles restaurantes, como Bocas, Sanguich, guayaba, pan miami, provisión, Sergio, el pastrami, casa latina, Bacardí y mucho más. La música entretenida de 3 djs en 3 tarimas diferentes, sí, 3 !!!! Los vendedores y patrocinadores. Muy divertido y con regalos para todos. A la 1:00 p.m. Hubo una competencia de sándwich donde nuestra yelp miami CM fue uno de los jueces. Los pobres jueces, tuvieron que elegir uno entre los 15 competidores jejeje Este festival es ideal para todas las edades. Entrada gratuita y seguridad por el departamento de policía de miami dade. Disfruté mucho en este alegre festival y espero que lo hagan nuevamente el próximo año.

This is a fun little parade that they've wisely moved from downtown Miami to downtown Coral Gables…read moreand moved up to the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. Get there a little early, park yourself along the route and enjoy the sites of local marching bands, cute little floats, and Shriners driving their little cars. Bring the kids, they'll have fun.

Yes, the parade is great family fun. CORRECTION; the parade never relocated from downtown Miami to…read moreCoral Gables. Miami-Dade County hosted both parades. Gables parade was always day time event. King Orange Bowl Parade was on the eve of 12/31 to ring in new year and Orange Bowl Football Game.

Only in its second year this festival has the potential to become a city staple…read more As I drove up what surprised me was how the festival was spread throughout the neighborhood. I found parking after about 10 minutes and walked up two blocks to Biscayne. At Biscayne plenty of businesses had set up shop either opening their doors or having tables outside. I walked into several shops and chatted with different vendors. I even scored a cupcake. Definitely a nice way to spend a few hours. I only wish some of the large, national chains would have set up tables outside and I do hope they offered some sort of MiMo discount. I only wish there would have been more interactive activities for kids and adults alike. Additionally, more crosswalks and maybe even re-routing traffic for a couple of blocks would be nice. Although I know with Biscayne that may be a little more difficult. I'm looking forward to seeing this festival mature and attract a large following.

Cinco de MiMo is a 3-day festival in the "historic Morningside neighborhood" which I have been…read moredriving by for over 2 years thinking it was a barren motel-ridden neighborhood. Boy, was I wrong. In case you didn't know, and I had been trying to find out for a while as well, MiMo on BiBo stands for Miami Modern on Biscayne Boulevard. Ohh, yeah. The festival was apparently 50s-themed (which doesn't make sense, but whatever), and there was a parade, a bunch of music all over the place, and my favorite: several restaurants were doing special promotions. These restaurants gave out pretty generous food samples that ranges for free-free-free to about $4 a pop. I'm so glad they did this because I would have hardly stop at any of these restaurants otherwise. I personally tried out samples/food/drinks from Moshi Moshi, Moonchine, the farmer's market, Verdaddy's, and some organic sandwich place that I really wish I remembered the name of because it was AWESOME. Anyway, it was great to see so many people walking around an area that is usually barren or has the random hooker or two. It ain't so bad, y'all! Hopefully they'll keep doing this as there are a lot of great businesses here to make this area what it deserves to be.

THIS is exactly the kind of Pop-Up events that devalue Art Basel…read more.. Art Basel is a name that is synomynous with "art"... basically it's a great event that gathers and presents galleries from all sorts of art forms and styles... but with such immense popularity and visitors from all over the world, it's no wonder that Pop-Up events "pop-up"... most of them have to do with ART of course but some are geared more for the nightly party scene... AND THEN... there is this pop-up called HIVE ! Let's go backward first.... Before visiting HIVE, we read online that the event would showcase works of art (murals), in addition to having alcohol bars and music and culinary arts... The art (murals) were there, and to be honest, they were good BUT the focus is not the art.... less art and more social. I have no issue if it were touted as a party event to drink and be merry but it isn't. I may just be too old for this DJ infused social gathering and having all the sponsors shoved down your throat.

This is so much fun! For young and old! You can go over the rainbow just no heels!;) free area at…read moreswarm! If you like the PAC Man game then you can play it for free here! All types of food here!! It's expensive for smaller portions but it's amazing how they have all the fun stands with so many flavors ! Must stop during Art Basel!

This event exceeded my expectations…read more Giada De Laurentiis was a doll and Buddy Valastro was super friendly. Event was very organized and the vendors were top notch. I absolutely loved the venue at Wynwood. DJ was excellent.

Ah, the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. It may as well be Christmas to us Yelpers…read more That said, my boyfriend won tickets to the Italian Bites on the Beach event and I happily accompanied him as his +1. This event was held at the beach near the Delano Hotel and good thing we used Lyft. The event was rampant with people. It amazed me that an hour into the event, Corsair already ran out of their short rib macaroni and cheese. This only continued as the night went on. I honestly think that the vendors didn't have any idea how popular some of their dishes would be. Some of the lines were insane. Giada De Laurentiis was also there as a guest star. To even get her autograph was downright impossible. Way too crowded. I really enjoyed this event because there was so much food. We left full. I do think, though, that they can work on some things. For one, only part of it was tented and it started to rain. They could manage the crowds better, too. And let's not even start on finding the bathroom. Found some new favorites though. I want to go to Mimi's Ravioli and Zucca soon.

It was amazing! plenty of food and wine. to us it seemed like a mini SOBE!…read more except better cause it was for an amazing cause. Like Michelle wrote, location was awesome, right in the middle beautiful garden area of Village of Merrick Park. We tried several wines, including some which had received 90pts and up! the serving of the tasting for the most were a generous amount. And you were welcome to get repeats if you wished to do so. None of them were being stingy with their wines. The food - hard to just pick one as the best. Each had its own special place. there were some stand outs thou at least to us, such as the following: Meat Market - a slow cooked Lamb chop - this was so tender fall off the bone delicious!! Mercadito - its delicious fish taco - this tiny but full of flavor delight is always on the money!! fish cooked to a nice crisp texture served warm in the center of a small soft tortilla topped off witha cool slaw and special creamy sauce!!! La Cofradia Restaurant - tasting - a nice spoon of their fresh mango ceviche! sweet and tart combination of flavors! Peruvian flare! Seasons 52 - new in town - this was amazing dessert! they had several to choice from - lemon, rocky road, carrot cake - all in beautiful glass cups layered like a parfait of scrumptious flavors! best part - they base their menu on all items being less than 475 calories - YES including these desserts! you would never guess it from its flavors!! L.A. Sweets - my new favorite cupcake vendor! found out that now instead of 84 flavors they offer 92! they had several available, rocky road, red velvet, guava, dulce de leche!!! gosh, sugar overload!!! Giangrandi Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil - this vendor offered several flavored olive oils - including a very nice dark one which was amazing. this was a great opportunity to not only do a great thing for such a wonderful organization, but it was an amazing opportunity to taste food flares from various local restaurants. can not wait to actually go back to a few and give them a try!!!!

After attending the South Beach Food & Wine Festival, I was much more impressed with this "little"…read morefestival. Despite the low admission price, I was suprised that the event was not more crowded. Though in the heat and oppressive humidity, the event certainly FELT crowded. Merrick Village is a great venue because it offers nice scenery and ample parking, but the organizers only used a single sidewalk. With people gathering in the middle to eat and chat, it quickly became unbearable in the heat. Traffic flow and space is something that can be easily fixed for next year. (I must admit I was in a business suit, which didn't help matters) Having said that the restaurants and wine selections were awesome. I tasted food from restaurants that I am now dying to visit. I didn't recognize any of the wine producers, but I could tell they weren't normal "Publix" wine selections like the SBFW had! The event was topped off for me with the inclusion of not one, but two of my favorite cupcake bakeries! I'm definitely attending this event next year and I'll be sure to dress appropriately so I can enjoy it more!

I came yesterday and had a great time seeing all the different kind of orchids and flowers they…read morehad, even some rare ones. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety and quantity of flowers that there was. The vendors were nice and most of them had fair prices. I had a great time walking around and seeing what the vendors were selling. In the middle of the place, they were some gorgeous flower displays. I bought a few flowers to take home and then had some amazing frozen margaritas at the bar for a decent price. I plan on coming next year to buy more flowers and exploring some more.

First time I've ever been to an orchid festival. It was such a beautiful place showcasing all types…read moreof orchids from vendors near and far. I flew in so had to limit the type of plants to smaller ones that can fit in my purse so I can carry them back. Not all vendors ships. It's the last day but this event happens every year in or around January. There were vendors selling containers for orchids and other gadgets and gizmos for growing orchids. Got local artist painted plastic containers and fertilizers in tea bags (slow release). Absolutely amazing experience. There were awards given to different types and sizes of orchids. Worth visiting if you're ever in Miami around the time of festival or better yet come to Miami to attend.

We went to the College Fair this past Sunday and this is the perfect location for it…read more Honestly, I do not like the fact that we had to pay the $5 for parking. The fair itself was great, as usual, with so many colleges from all over the nation and even international colleges too. They all had a system in place, where they scanned the students' entrance's bar code so that way the universities can contact you later with information and promotions!!! Thank you, everyone.