Miami

Miami is a major city in the southeastern United States and the second most populous city in Florida. The Greater Miami metropolitan area is the largest in the state with an estimated population just under 6.1 million (2021), which makes it the 9th most populous metro area in the United States. Wikivoyage

Population 442,241 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States
Daylight 10 h 33 in Dec, dark by 16:32 · 13 h 44 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 42 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 18 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 59 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 46 of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 24 of daylight
  6. June: 13 h 44 of daylight
  7. July: 13 h 36 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 03 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 19 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 34 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 54 of daylight
  12. December: 10 h 33 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Carnaval Miami

    February – March

    A festival that consists of ten events along the course of ten days during the weeks of late February and early March.

    Official site

  2. Calle Ocho

    March

    The largest Hispanic street festival in Miami. It’s a one-day festival that features contests, concerts and food.

  3. Ultra Music Festival

    March

    Streets of downtown Miami. People from around the world flock to Miami every March for its notorious Ultra Music Festival. It’s a three-day and -night festival that includes the most famous DJs in the music industry.

    Official site

  4. Independence Day

    July

    City-wide. Held on July 4. The Miami skyline is illuminated by fireworks on the “birth date” of the United States.

  5. Israel Film Festival

    November

    The Israel Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the United States in three cities: Los Angeles, New York and Miami. It is the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States.

    Official site Wikipedia

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Miami); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Live Like You Green It

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 10:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    10:00–16:00

    1000 m from the centre

  • Daily Bread Marketplace

    1. Monday: 09:00–20:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–20:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–20:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–20:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–20:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–20:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–20:00

    09:00–20:00

    1.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 7 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Financial District 5.7 km, Tenth Street Promenade 5.9 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.