This was my first time to this festival. I love going to Art Walk on the second Saturday's every month. I thought this was going to be Art walk on steroids, unfortunately that is not was it was. It was like a Christmas bazaar meets the Art walk. It would have been expensive if I hadn't bought a groupon. For $9 a ticket, but then found it for $8 on living social, but it was too late. I decide not to fight with parking as we always do in Wynwood and pre purchased parking with park jockey. It was $10. The website asked if I wanted to put into my Apple Passport and I opted yes. When I got to the parking area the attendant didn't want to let me in because he didn't know what the passport was and said he couldn't except it because he didn't have a QR reader. I had to go to the App and show him my receipt. When you walked in the entrance they gave you a poster of the event. On the right was a line up of food trucks and food vendors. There was a great variety. Across from the food was a string of vendors in tents that ranged from glass cleaner to massage accessories. Then there was a huge pavilion tent with two bars high tables and chairs and a food vendor that wasn't ready still at 2 pm when the place opened at noon. There was a small stage for bands with two bars next to it. There was a village of little white tents that held all kinds of vendors from leather bow ties to beer mini cupcakes. I even signed up for Uber and got a twenty dollar credit for my first ride. There was another large tent that held art work and a Cadillac. I felt that with the space they had there could have been more exhibits. They did have two DJ on different sides of the venue. They also had live art work during the event (see the video). They even have girls splattering paint on each other. I did pay $4 bottle water and chicken wings with waffles 12.50. Over all it was a good time with my daughter and my grandson, but I have more fun at Art Walk. Plus the art galleries weren't open like they are during Art walk. I went to this in the afternoon and I don't know if the night was better. I was told parking and tickets were more expensive. I won't go again unless they make it bigger and cheaper. read more

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Great event if you're around wynwood and want something more upbeat and long lasting. You will find many food trucks with all kinds of food and several bars where to purchase drinks. You may join the fun in a family or friends setting. It is tailored for many different audiences and you may get a great live band as well. read more

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I love Wynwood! Not only because of the authentic feel but it inspires creativity in me. I found out about the Wynwood Life event through the Miami Times newsletter and decided to get a group of my friends together and attend. Paying for the ticket at the door was over $20 for the festival so we opted for a Groupon deal ($9/each). The event itself was going on for 3 days, we went on the first day. I figured attending in the afternoon would be close to mayhem and I was not about to ruin an experience because bad parking or an overcrowded venue. We attended at night. Wynwood itself was busy, but we were able to find street parking pretty quickly. I showed our Groupon at the entrance and we were let in. Initially, it looked like a good time from the outside. There was music, a vast amount of different people, and art. Once inside, we passed through a variety of food trucks. Gave a Greek food truck a try, had an amazing Chicken Gyro. The service was friendly and fast. Past the food trucks, there were vendors in tents selling art, clothing, jewelry and a plethora of other things. The art in general was LACKING. I imagined art galleries galore, artists on the main stage, and maybe different live graffiti spots. There was 1 DJ, 1 big tent with limited art displays, and 1 live graffiti spot. The live graffiti was by far the highlight of the night. The two artists were exceptionally talented. And the live drum circle going on outside of COYO was fun to watch. I would rather just have walked around Wynwood rather than attend this festival. read more

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Discovered and came here for an event called Unifire, hosted by Spirit ILL. Truly a fantastic experience. It was a bit hard to locate at first, because it's really in a secluded area-- which is part of its charm. However, the parking is far too expensive, would suggest parking on the streets nearby, instead. The space right outside the dome gave a lot of room for vendors and fire performers as well as benches to just relax. Nice view of the sky. Inside the actual dome is great, at least the way it was set up for this event. Really attentive and caring staff-- you could tell everyone really put their heart into this event. The music and vibe overall was awesome!! They had some fruit vendors, too, but some vegan taco or pizza trucks would have really been the perfect touch. Regardless, I'll be attending anytime Unifire hosts another event! Looking forward to it read more

Wynwood is all about the art, so it saddened me yesterday to see... a lack of art. The festival itself was nice. A fun activity to partake in with friends or family or by yourself even! Right off the bat, I will say this - if you can, take an Uber here. Parking is a pain in the butt, especially if you don't want to walk several blocks alone in the dark after. The layout was cool. If you went through the 'official' entrance, you would have walked down an array of vendors, selling clothing, jewelry, accessories, etc.. Towards the end, the food trucks started to appear along with the main stage housing bands. The main stage was surrounded by the 'Live Art' section, more food trucks, and more vendors. It's interesting to walk around, get a bite to eat, and "window-shop". The music was alright. We got here early (around 7ish), so I'm not sure if it got more rowdy and wild later into the night, but when we got here it was pretty chill. The tent wasn't crazy crowded with people as they sometimes get, so that was a relief. After eating at one of the food trucks and listening to the music for a bit, we decided to visit the Live Art section. It was honestly very disappointing. They had walls up where attendees could write little notes, but there wasn't much else to look at. While we waited in line for free shirts, the live painting began, and while I admire the artists for doing their thing, it would've been interesting if they interacted with the small audience somehow. After we got our shirts, we decided to leave and go to a nearby pub. If you RSVPed, you were eligible for a free drink, but there were also twins walking around handing out free drink coupons. While I didn't have anything, my friends did. What did they think of the drinks? "If it's free, it's good." Also, if you wanted a bottle of water you had to visit one of the event sponsored stands. I only counted 3, so that was definitely a nuisance. read more

This was a nice way to spend part of our Sunday. We arrived early-ish, around 12:30 PM or so. Half the vendors had not arrived yet and most of the food trucks weren't ready either. We were under the impression that with our tickets we would get a free Stella beer. Turns out that it was cider. But we did get a couple of nifty Stella beer glasses. We decided to leave and return a bit later. We took the trolley down to the Flea and spent a couple of hours there before returning. When we got back, the place was in full swing. The music was good and you had a a ton of food options. There were also several vendors selling stuff. Lots of jewelry & accessories. The music tent was a godsend, because the sun was brutal. It helped that the music was good too. My only beef with this event was the price of water. Seriously. The food trucks were not allowed to sell you water. So the only way to get it was from the event bars. The menu listed a regular small bottle of water for $4 but they were charging $5. Probably tipping themselves. We did find a truck selling Gatorade for $3 though. I just refuse to pay five bucks for water. Also, you can walk outside the gate and right into Wynwood brewery. Or take a bit of a stroll to a few other breweries in the area. read more

Great event and way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Family friendly environment as well ‍‍‍The street was filled with vendors of all types and food trucks galore. The music and atmosphere was upbeat and chill. The event is free too ...parking was plentiful, street parking and flat lot fee parking. Both are reasonable so there's no excuse. I love supporting our local vendors . There were also various local artist doing and showcasing some of their skills and work. read more

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Attended this event with my family. Glad we came early, around sixish. Parking is a beast in that area and we were blessed enough to find a space close by without having to pay $10 in the public parking lot across the street. The atmosphere was friendly and festive. There were lots of vendors selling interesting and unique things and services. Some were great bargains, some over-priced. We sat in on one of the Culinary Showcase food demos with the Chef Carlos Dorado from "The Lunchbox" restaurant in Wynwood. He made us delicious Asian style chicken breast with white rice, using a Asian flavored sauce that marries with just about any protein. The chicken was tender & moist and his veggies were so fresh & crisp. He was very generous with his free samples too. There were quite a few food trucks there, most selling arepas and BBQ fare with hamburgers and other foods offerings. We decided on "The Lobsta Guy" food truck. I had the garlic lobster roll. They definitely aren't stingy with their lobster meat and it was tasty & generously buttered. I need to see greasy fingers to be happy. The only criticism I have is that a touch of sea salt elevates flavor a long way. And it needed that touch to perfect the marriage of lobster and their garlic scampi butter. But it was EVERYTHING a lobsta roll should be. They had fashion shows that seemed to garner only minimal interest. And the event had a mini-hookah lounge in the cut it you wanted to get your smoke on. I did have a problem with the event prohibiting the food trucks from selling water and soda. This was done so everyone would be forced to buy from the event sponsored beverage stations. My cousin was forced to pay $5 for a bottle of water from one of the stations ad opposed to the $1-$2 that are usually available from food trucks. The music was great. It was diverse and played something to appeal to all there. I was pleasantly surprised by the dancehall reggae so I got to wind my waist and dance for a good while, singing and embarrassing my daughter. With all that said, the best thing they could do was make it a free event. To have to pay for parking, an entrance fee AND subsequent food, drinks and vendor items is asking too much for that venue. Especially if you have a family. Also, I wish there was more art to see. As a former Noo Yawker, I'm down with graffiti and street murals. Just wasn't enough for my liking. Nor were there artists or art activities in any great number. But was there was funky and colorful. read more

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Wynwood Life this year was great, we had an amazing time all weekend. Music Artist Dexter was so inspired by the greatness that he released song & visual titled Wynwood (filmed during Wynwood Life 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upioTf2Bu1s read more

This has been an expensive joke!. I've been to art Walk and was at a Wynwood art Fest some time ago when they did it right on the street. Those were the good, quality days. Interactive, much art, perfect for the kids, inspiring. Wynwood Life event is a joke. A vendor told me lots of people have been complaining, everything too expensive and besides...why would I like to pay an expensive entrance to buy $10.00 chancletas from flea market like vendors? To finish...everything going on in the Wynwood area is definitively fantastic! But somebody is trying to squeeze the momentum in a very harmful way. read more