Beaux Arts is Miami's oldest juried art show. It was founded in 1952 by fifty women from a…read morevolunteer group led by Anne Atkinson, then Assistant Director of the newly built Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery. The purpose of the group was to provide funds for the Lowe Art Museum. The first show had art on clothes lines to display it for buyers. In 1987 Beaux Art's introduced the Hands On program to bring art to children in underserved communities in Miami. The show has now grown into an annual event with over 200 artists displaying works in 10 different mediums on the campus of the University of Miami. This was my first time attending the festival and I couldn't have picked a better time. The 75th anniversary of the festival coincides with the University of Miami playing in the CFP National Championship tonight against the Indiana Hoosiers. The campus was buzzing with Cane pride. On campus parking was available in the Pavia parking Garage for $10. I also noticed that you could park across the street for free and walk over. Admission to the festival was free. I love the park like setting of UM. The campus is beautiful and it was the perfect setting for all of the wonderful art that was displayed. The fair was actually much larger than I expected it to be. In addition to the many art tents where you could vote for your favorite, there was a food area, live music, artisan vendor tents, and children's activities. There was so much going on that it would take several hours to take it all in. You could also visit the Lowe Art Museum which was open. I was really impressed with this event and it is a January highlight for many others too.

This is my third year attending, & I absolutely LOVE this arts fest…read more The artists are truly amazing...you see he most unique & breathtaking artistry. I was really impressed with the jewelry booths this year. There was an amazing cover band playing, & of course the food was great.

I really feel that this event needed a larger venue. It was extremely crowded, and I arrived around…read morenoon. The lines were very long, and I felt that some of the vendors were not even offering authentic Asian food. The large tent was especially packed, making it difficult to move around comfortably. It also didn't help that several cars were displayed inside, taking up a significant amount of space that could have been used for attendees and vendors. On top of that, the food was quite expensive. When I went to purchase a bottle of water, I was surprised to see a gratuity option added for card payments. Paying nearly $8 for a bottle of water felt excessive, especially considering how hot it was outside. Overall, I think the event had potential, but better crowd management, a larger venue, and more reasonable pricing would have made for a much better experience.

I've worked at several Asian festivals in my lifetime. As much as I wanted to like this one, it…read morefelt underwhelming. It was insanely cramped with people, and the hot humid weather did not help. The allotted area for the venue was too small for the amount of people attending. The lines to get food were long, and took a while to get the food. Most of the food tasted decent, but the restaurants that came with the food prepped already were cold and stale. So I would stick to those that cooked or grilled on sight. I also felt this year that most of the food was Americanized versions of the dishes. I'm also not sure why there were arepas there or Nashville's hot chicken. They had an indoor portion with some sellers of goods. I couldn't enjoy because it was too cramped.

If I could 0 I would. I bought this as a Christmas present for my parents. They moved the day of…read morethe show to another day and then they canceled that second showing. I've been trying to get in contact with them to get a refund no answer. Unfortunately, I've had to result to, calling my credit card company. I recommend not supporting this show nor the producer Peter Regalado. it is really disappointing to see someone advertise and then not hold up to their end of the bargain.

What a great show! We went to this event on a Friday night, we parked in the ample parking lot…read morewhere two people were directing the traffic and making sure the parking was organized. At the entrance, there's a part where you pick up your tickets and it was very organized. Before you enter you will get your temperature check and also you can get some hand sanitizer to clean your hands before you go inside. The first thing that you see it's a tent with a couple of vendors where are you can enjoy the cocktails. Some of the tickets include cocktails and some not. Mine didn't so I decided to wait for dinner to get a drink. At 8 PM the doors opened and we were able to sit at our tables. Tables were separated 6 feet distance as per covet regulations and everyone should wear a mask. As soon as the show started we all had different waiters and mine was extremely attentive. We order a glass of wine and then the foot started coming slowly to all of us as the show was going on. The music I heard that night was beyond amazing I couldn't handle it to stand up and I did dance my night long. I had so much fun and a great time with my kids at this fun event!

Once again this was a wonderful Art Festival, sponsored by the Rotary Club, was an amazing idea to…read morespend our Saturday afternoon. They host this event every year here in South Miami, with the partnership of talented artists and food vendors to make this festival appealing to people of all ages. Both my daughter and I enjoyed it very much, we loved the background Jazz music, of a band playing live for all of us. Thank you for a great day! Una vez más, este fue un maravilloso Festival de Arte, auspiciado por el Rotary Club, fue una idea increíble para pasar nuestro Sábado por la tarde. Ellos organizan este evento todos los años aquí en South Miami, con la asociación de talentosos artistas y vendedores de comida para hacer este festival atractivo para personas de todas las edades. Tanto mi hija como yo lo disfrutamos mucho, nos encanto la música jazz de fondo, de una banda tocando en vivo para todos nosotros. Gracias por un gran día!

I have attended this pocket of an art festival twice and it's an "ok" way to while away a…read moremid-winter Saturday afternoon. They close off Sunset Dr. between Red Road and US 1, so it's about 2 blocks long. There aren't nearly as many artist booths as the Coconut Grove Art Festival, so in no time, you've seen them all. The food is standard festival fare, nothing especially stood out. I do enjoy the Rotary Club beer booth. The beer is served extremely cold at a decent price, and the money spent goes to a good cause. They also manage to always have a decent jazz quartet providing entertainment. Unfortunately, you'll probably have to stand while you listen, as seating is VERY limited. Parking is difficult (like always). I worked out a deal with a restaurant valet with the promise (which i kept) that I'd have lunch there! Basically just a "so-so" event, but, hey, it's free...

I usually love these type of events. Every time the SOBEWFF comes around I get excited, and look…read moreat all the events to see if I can make it to at least one. Unfortunately, this year, I wasn't able to but, found this "satellite" event and decided to give it a chance, with my friends. Local restaurants featuring one of their dishes, wines and spirits flowing, a DJ to dance, and all this at the beautiful Moore Building, it was sure to be an amazing event. We bought the General Admission ticket... figured, 3.5 hours would be enough time to sample all, at a comfortable pace. 8:30pm, right on time, they started letting us in. Pretty organized, friendly people working the ticket lines, and as soon as you walked in, there was the first station with, what else, drinks. There was also a picture wall and to the other side the LYFT photo booth (these are always fun!) First floor was more drinks than food but, we did get to try the Pastrami Sandwich from The Naked Lunch which was delicious! Cheese perfectly melted, very flavorful, and very friendly people working their station. Next to them was The Naked Taco serving SX Tequila cocktails and shots. My favorite has to be the coffee flavored one, and they had a Coconut Basil Caipirinha, that was very refreshing. There was also the Modelo beer station, vodka shots and drinks, and Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant. I've heard so many great things about this restaurant and, the dish they prepared for the event proved that right. It was some type of Ropa Vieja on top of a flat bread, with corn on top. So tender, and incredibly well seasoned. Definitely one of the best of the night. Second floor was a bit of a disappointment. First station was for a paella but it was completely done by 9pm. Two stations down, another empty one. Event ran until midnight, still 3 hours to go and they were running out of food. Not a good sign. You must understand why I have to deduct stars from the rating. We kept sampling floors 2 - 4. Some of the food was unmemorable, unfortunately but, the Rice & Chicken from Nikki Beach stood out, mostly because it was the most substantial dish of the night and flavor was good. Also, the sushi from Green Plate Asian Bistro was one I would go back for. I was happy to see a water bottle station, I mean, drinks are great but water is needed and not all events realize this. Now we went for desserts, unfortunately these were a little disappointing too. Krispy Kreme is not my idea of dessert, especially at a "foodies" event. Found it comical to see people carrying (dozen doughnut) boxes during the event. Of the few I tried the only one I truly remember, and the only business card I walked out with, was the Guava cupcake from Slice of Art. I'm not a cupcake fan but this one was perfection. The Guava flavor was on point and so fresh. What's dessert without coffee, right? Well, Segafredo got you covered. Their Espresso martini was a caffeine junky heaven. Loved it! At one point the 3rd floor got really crowded and was uncomfortable to walk by, especially when there's drunk people being loud and covering the area taking dozens of selfies (thankfully there weren't a lot of these... nice to see most people knew how to behave at this type of event). Also, the VIP lounge, other than for seating, if you were wearing painful high heels, not worth it at all, in my opinion. It was small and by what I saw, only 1 or two extra drinks there, that was it. To end the night we went back to the first floor where the DJ was playing great tunes for dancing. We joined in until he started playing some oldies, and that was our cue to say goodbye to the 2015 Eats & Beats. To be honest, I did enjoy the event but not to the point to pay again to attend. It's good to find "new" places but, this can also be done during "Restaurant Month" or Local food festivals during the year that are less expensive. I think it's just an OK event to experience once and that's it. In my opinion, you are better off investing the estra money in one of the official SOBEWFF.

OMG What a grand event!…read more So typical life probs of an everyday girl, what to wear? After stalking previous year's photos, I wasn't sure if it was just the models who were fancy, or if patrons should go all out. Why express my fashion woes, you wonder? Well, in Miami, you always feel unfashionable compared to all others and this event was not an exception. People were dressed to the nine's...or should I have nine million dollars considering the number of fur coats I witnessed. A great mix of food places and drinks. I hit up the Yelp booth. HOLLA! Alex manning the Yelp booth was dabomb.com. A few highlights: -ice bar...yes, it really was made of ice. -the eats were arranged beautifully, in cool little spoons. And they weren't sparse with some places giving out basically entire meals! -cupcakes galore -The Moore Building -VIP...haha two twenty-two year olds walking around with doughnut boxes. The bouncers apparently thought we were adorable. We were able to arrive at 7:30 and get first dibs on everything and the lay of the land when it was a bit quieter which was a real treat! -the entire boxes of Krispy Kreme they were giving out. We were laughing at the weirdos with Krispy Kreme boxes...until we were the weirdos with Krispy Kreme boxes. Kaaarma. Overall, a wonderful Saturday night of which I shall daydream about for the next week. I'll also remember it by my glorious...no, not hangover, sugar coma! Because....cupcakes!!!!!!! Feeling pretty and mingling with other foodies and eating cupcakes. Le Sigh.

It's always a good thing to stop by and listen to some free live music. If you have to pay tolls,…read moretaxes, fees, etc, this is a good way to get some retribution from the city. Coral Gables always makes this a great event, although the performers have become more local than previous years, with out-of-town talent filling the bill. It's all good, let's promote the locals.

I love Carnaval on the mile! This street festival happens every year for 2 days. It's hosted by…read moreKiwanis and very well organized. The vendors and music stages are depicted on their website making it very easy to know where things are and at what time artists are set to perform. Great vibes, great food, great music, plenty of street fair food and shops to keep you entertained. The artists and vendors who work the booths are always nice and in a great mood. The Carnaval is located in Miracle mile, close to several street parking and parking garages, like we used. I particularly love the location of this festival because its on a fabulous street filled with restaurants on each side of the street. Allowing for more options if you choose you not to eat street food. There are plenty of options like arepas, fresh squeezed juices, pinchos, sandwiches, turkey legs, funnel cakes, Gilbert's bakery, pizza, gelato, and more. We decided to eat lunch at Morton's to break up the day a little from walking, then we continued our day throughout the festival. I did a little shopping at Essence Boutique, which I love to come to when I'm in this area of Coral Gables. I also bought some dips and other trinkets from the festival. I look forward to this festival every year and am so glad I was able to make it this weekend.

I got an email with this event's information and I'm so glad I was able to go…read more They have many vendors with great things for sale. The ambiance and weather were simply perfect!!! Parking was free.

I had the chance to attend Supercon Miami last weekend, and I was really surprised. Wow a…read morefantastic experience. The event was well organized, a lot of vendors and also activities for fans. One of the highlights was the community, all the attendees were incredibly friendly and fully immersed in their characters. The creativity behind the costumes was outstanding. Everywhere you looked, you felt transported to another reality. The venue was excellent (Miami Beach Convention Center). I am already looking forward to next year event.

What a blast "The Florida Supercon" is! There's no telling what you're going to encounter there so…read moremany people dressed up in cosplay costumes of all kinds. Plus all type of events going on all day from the big Star Wars section, that's handmade movie props they set up a whole area, and turned it into a Star Wars theme section with 501 Legion with all their different costumes, different characters from the movie walking around taking pictures with the kids and acting out scenes. Such a blast for all the kids and adults. That's definitely one of my favorite parts of the whole event! The Other thing that's cool about this event is meeting different actors, that they have featured for this event. The only thing I have to say, though is they need to be a little bit more organized when it comes to having us wait in line to meet one of the popular actors. Waited at least 2 hours then he went on break, and was late coming back. Not cool. Also there is plenty of venders selling all kinds of collectibles from Japanese snacks to collectible toys, purses, Japanese animation, vintage collectibles toys like Star Wars and many more. Plenty of Food venders they had everything from Chinese, Japanese, American, Mexican all types of food, but the food was just ok equivalent to the mall food. So we will definitely be back. We had a blast.