The Miami Guide

10/11/2026

Family-Friendly Halloween in Miami, sorted 🎃

Thirteen kid-approved events, plus the pumpkin patches worth the drive. Save this for October planning.

The lineup:

👻 Not-So-Scary Halloween at Miami Children’s Museum: weekends in Oct, MiChi-Boo! Oct 31

🔦 Laser Evening at Frost Science: Oct 16, Halloween edition

🧟 Pinecrest Zombie Run: Oct 17

🎃 Kiddo-Ween at Coral Gables Museum: Oct 24, free entry

🎻 Spook-tacular at the Moss Center: Oct 23, free tickets

🦁 Zoo Boo at Zoo Miami: Oct 24-25

🦇 The Seven Ravens at Fairchild: daily through Oct 31

🎬 Ghostbusters in Concert at the Arsht: Oct 30

🧪 10th annual Spooky Science Monster Mash at Frost Science: Oct 31, included with admission

🍬 Lincoln Road Kids Trick-or-Treat: Oct 31, free

🌾 Plus pumpkin patches at The Berry Farm, Tinez Farms, and The Little Farm

MiamiEvents

10/10/2026

Pixar fans, it's open! 🚀
The Science Behind Pixar is live at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Hands-on, fun for the whole family, and a pretty cool way to spend a day in Miami.
📍 Frost Science, Downtown Miami

https://themiamiguide.com/pixar-is-coming-to-frost-science/

10/08/2026

The science behind your favorite Pixar films, IRL. The Science Behind Pixar opens Oct 10 at

Opening Saturday, October 10, The Science Behind Pixar explores how science, technology, engineering and math help bring beloved Pixar films to life.

10/07/2026

Looking for Halloween plans in Miami? 👻 Save this one.

On Thursday, October 15, Frost Science Museum is staying open after dark for nightLAB: Weird Science, an adults-only (21+) night at the museum from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Expect eerie hands-on experiments, themed cocktails + bites, after-hours access to the museum exhibitions (including The Science Behind Pixar), interactive partner activations, and a costume contest with museum memberships up for grabs. 🧟‍♂️

Plus, choose from two immersive experiences inside the Frost Planetarium: a cosmic journey with Dark Universe or ::BLUE::, an audiovisual show by Miami-based electronic musician 🌴 Danny From Miami 🌴 presented as part of the III Points satellite program.

📍 Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

🗓️ Thursday, October 15

⏰ 7-11 p.m.

🔞 Ages 21 and up 

🎃 Costumes highly encouraged

Tag the friend you’re bringing after dark.

Tickets at the link in bio. Use promo code MiamiGuide5 for $5 OFF!

10/06/2026

It's National Taco Day AND Taco Tuesday 🌮 All-you-can-eat at Rocco's, $5 tacos at Bakan Wynwood, a one-day chicharron taco at Tacos Atarantados — the full Miami specials list:

National Taco Day 2026 is Tuesday, October 6. Find Miami’s best taco specials — $5 tacos, all-you-can-eat deals — plus our guide to the best tacos in Miami.

10/05/2026

3 can’t-miss nights at the Moss Center this fall 🍂

🎶 Oct 17 — FREE: Backyard Bash Season Kickoff: The Legendary Wailers ft. Julian “Junior” Marvin + special guest Third World — tickets drop Oct 8.

🤠 Nov 7 — Britnee Kellogg brings country night to the Moss Center.

💃 Nov 21–22 — MOMIX Botanica. Dance like you’ve never seen it.

Tickets at mosscenter.org 🎟️

10/03/2026

For the first time in 25 years, Miami Spice runs 3 months — through Oct 31.

The 5 tables we'd book first: Daniel's, COTE, Zuma, Casadonna, The Mexican.

Your complete guide to Miami Spice 2026 — every participating restaurant by neighborhood, plus new spots, lunch & brunch deals, and prix-fixe pricing.

10/02/2026

For the first time ever, Pantone is opening its Color of the Year party to the public.
One day only: Dec 3, 11am to 6pm, at the Rubell Museum Event Space in Allapattah.
We just added it to our Art Week guide, plus InScope and Fridge 👇

Your guide to Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week 2026: fair-by-fair dates, addresses, and the museums worth adding to your itinerary.