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Looking for the best things to do in Miami in December 2026? Miami Art Week anchors the first week of the month, Christmas Wonderland runs at Tropical Park through early January, and the Dolphins close their home schedule with two games at Hard Rock Stadium. Add Fairchild\u2019s holiday lights, a Christmas Day dining scene, and New Year\u2019s Eve closing things out, and December is Miami\u2019s busiest month for one-time-only events.<\/p>\n
Art Basel Miami Beach anchors Miami Art Week, December 2\u20136 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with satellite fairs and gallery openings running across Wynwood, the Design District, and South Beach through the 6th. Fairchild\u2019s \u201cA Very Merry Garden\u201d opens December 1 and runs through January 4, and Christmas Wonderland at Tropical Park carries over from its November opening straight through the month. The Dolphins host Chicago on December 13 and the Chargers on December 27, Christmas Day brings a citywide restaurant scene, and Miami closes the year on December 31 with fireworks across the bay.<\/p>\n
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14 events \u00b7 9 of them free Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug<\/a> Sep<\/a> Oct<\/a> Nov<\/a> Dec<\/a>Miami events in December 2026, by date December 1 \u00b7 Everything else on this page is optional.<\/p>\n Downtown<\/p>\n The Neil Diamond Musical <\/a><\/p>\n The Neil Diamond jukebox musical plays the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht Center, December 1\u20136, eight performances overlapping directly with Art Basel week. Diamond collaborated on and endorses the show himself, built around “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and the rest of his catalog.<\/p>\n Miami Beach<\/p>\n Art Basel Miami Beach & Miami Art Week <\/a><\/p>\n Over 250 galleries fill the Miami Beach Convention Center, December 2\u20136, with VIP previews starting December 2 and public days December 4\u20136. Satellite fairs \u2014 NADA, Untitled Art, Design Miami, Scope \u2014 run alongside it across Wynwood and the Design District.<\/p>\n Miami Beach<\/p>\n Untitled Art Miami Beach <\/a><\/p>\n Untitled Art runs a beachfront tent at Ocean Drive and 12th Street, December 2\u20136, showing a mid-size roster of galleries alongside Art Basel’s bigger convention-center footprint. It’s the fair most people mean when they say they want “the art fair on the sand” rather than the main one.<\/p>\n The nine best events in Miami in December 2026<\/p>\n Downtown<\/p>\n The Neil Diamond Musical December 1 \u2013 December 6, 2026 <\/p>\n Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting, true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart-busting, showstopping American rock icon.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Miami Beach<\/p>\n Untitled Art Miami Beach December 2 \u2013 December 6, 2026 <\/p>\n Untitled Art runs a beachfront tent at Ocean Drive and 12th Street, December 2\u20136, showing a mid-size roster of galleries alongside Art Basel’s bigger convention-center footprint. It’s the fair most people mean when they say they want “the art fair on the sand” rather than the main one.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a>Every Miami event in December 2026<\/p>\n Every event this month, by kind. Dates run down each column.<\/p>\n Concerts in Miami in December 2026 2<\/p>\n Thu 03 <\/p>\n Usher and Chris Brown<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a><\/p>\n Culture and community in December 2026 12<\/p>\n Tue 01 <\/p>\n Art Basel Miami Beach & Miami Art Week<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Tue 01 <\/p>\n The Science Behind Pixar at Frost Science<\/p>\n Step behind the scenes of some of Pixar\u2019s most beloved films and discover the science, technology, engineering, art, and math.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Fri 04 <\/p>\n Miami Worldcenter Night Market Free<\/p>\n Miami’s new Friday night market: 40+ local vendors, live music, and string lights on Miami Worldcenter’s promenade.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Fri 11 <\/p>\n Miami Worldcenter Night Market Free<\/p>\n Miami’s new Friday night market: 40+ local vendors, live music, and string lights on Miami Worldcenter’s promenade.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Sat 12 <\/p>\n PAMM Free Second Saturdays Free<\/p>\n Free admission and family art-making all day at P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami.<\/p>\n Sat 12 <\/p>\n Wynwood Art Walk Free<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Thu 17 <\/p>\n Third Thursdays at The Bass Free<\/p>\n The most interesting night out: poetry, storytelling, local history, community conversations, and one-night-only installations.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Thu 17 <\/p>\n Lincoln Road Art Walk Free<\/p>\n Fri 18 <\/p>\n Miami Worldcenter Night Market Free<\/p>\n Miami’s new Friday night market: 40+ local vendors, live music, and string lights on Miami Worldcenter’s promenade.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Fri 18 <\/p>\n Viernes Culturales Free<\/p>\n Free monthly celebration of Calle Ocho’s art, food, and music on the third Friday.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a> Fri 25 <\/p>\n Miami Worldcenter Night Market Free<\/p>\n Miami’s new Friday night market: 40+ local vendors, live music, and string lights on Miami Worldcenter’s promenade.<\/p>\n More info \u2192 <\/a><\/p>\n Miami sports events in December 2026 0<\/p>\n Nothing listed yet this month.<\/p>\n Also on<\/p>\n More things to do in Miami in December 2026<\/p>\n Smaller, stranger, and mostly free.<\/p>\n Miami Guide Insider<\/p>\n Get next month before the calendar does<\/p>\n Always worth doing<\/p>\n Things to do in Miami any day in December<\/p>\n Best types of events in Miami this October<\/p>\n Free: New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks (Bayfront Park), Art Basel gallery openings, Wynwood Art WalkFamily: A Very Merry Garden at Fairchild, Christmas Wonderland, Christmas Day at the zooCultural: Art Basel Miami Beach, Untitled Art, NADA, Design Miami, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond MusicalNightlife: Art Week parties, holiday pop-up bars, NYE across South Beach and BrickellSports: Miami Dolphins (Dec 13, Dec 27), Miami Heat, Miami Hurricanes basketballFood: Christmas Day dining, Art Week dinners, NYE prix-fixe menus<\/p>\n Miami weather in December 2026<\/p>\n December is deep into Miami\u2019s dry season, with average highs around 78\u00b0F and lows around 65\u00b0F, dropping into the low 60s on the occasional cold front late in the month. Rain is rare and days are consistently sunny, making it one of the most reliable months for outdoor events, good news given how much of December happens outside, from Art Basel and Untitled\u2019s beachfront tents to New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks on the water.<\/p>\n FAQ<\/p>\n Miami events in December 2026: FAQWhat events are happening in Miami in December 2026?<\/p>\n Art Basel Miami Beach and Untitled Art anchor Miami Art Week, December 2\u20136, the same week the Arsht Center hosts A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, December 1\u20136. Fairchild’s holiday garden opens December 1, and the Dolphins close their home schedule with games on the 13th and 27th. Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve bracket the back half of the month.<\/p>\n When is Art Basel Miami Beach 2026, and how is Untitled Art different?<\/p>\n Art Basel’s VIP previews run December 2\u20133, with public days December 4\u20136 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Untitled Art runs the same window, December 2\u20136, in a beachfront tent at Ocean Drive and 12th Street, a smaller, sand-level counterpart to Art Basel’s convention-center scale.<\/p>\n What’s the weather like in Miami in December?<\/p>\n The heart of dry season: average highs around 78\u00b0F, lows around 65\u00b0F, and rain is rare. Occasional cold fronts can push lows into the upper 50s late in the month.<\/p>\n Is Christmas Wonderland open in December 2026?<\/p>\n Yes, it typically opens mid-November and runs through the first weekend of January at Tropical Park.<\/p>\n Where can I watch New Year’s Eve fireworks in Miami?<\/p>\n Bayfront Park, Brickell, and South Beach all run fireworks displays at midnight; Fairchild Garden runs an earlier 9 p.m. show as part of NightGarden.<\/p>\n What’s playing on Broadway in Miami this December?<\/p>\n A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical runs the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht Center, December 1\u20136, the same week as Art Basel.<\/p>\n Next up<\/p>\n January in Miami<\/p>\n King Mango Strut kicks off the new year in Coconut Grove and the Orange Bowl returns to Hard Rock Stadium \u2014 see what January brings next.<\/p>\n November<\/a> \u00b7 All months<\/a> \u00b7 January<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The guide \u00b7 events Looking for the best things to do in Miami in December 2026? 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