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Miami events calendar · 2026–2027

The Miami season, with real dates and the day you need to book.

Art Basel is December 4–6, 2026. SOBEWFF is February 25–28, 2027. The Miami Open runs a full two weeks, March 14–28. We build installations through all of it — from our own workshop in Kendall, with our own crew. Here is the season as we schedule it, including what we build for each event and when the date has to be locked.

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Floral installation built for a Miami art week activation

Season calendar

Dates verified against the organizers' own sites in August 2026, with a link so you can check them yourself. Where an organizer has not published 2027 dates yet, we mark the row expected and give our planning window instead of inventing a date.

December 4 – 6, 2026

Miami Beach

Dates confirmed

Miami Art Week & Art Basel Miami Beach

Miami Beach Convention Center + satellite fairs · 1901 Convention Center Dr

Our busiest week of the year. Booth installations, collector dinners, hotel lobbies, and Wynwood and Design District activations running in parallel. Load-in windows are tight and overnight.

Book by mid-September 2026Official dates: artbasel.com

Late November – December 31, 2026

Miami

Dates confirmed

Wynwood & Design District holiday season

Wynwood, Design District, Brickell, Coral Gables

Restaurant ceilings, lobby trees, and rotating weekly holiday programs. Most clients sign a multi-week refresh rather than a single install.

Book by early October 2026

January 15 – 17, 2027

Miami Beach

Dates confirmed

Miami Beach Art Deco Weekend (50th annual)

Ocean Drive, information point at 10th Street

Period-correct entry arches and façade florals for the Ocean Drive hotels. Deco palettes, hard geometry, and wind-rated mechanics for an open-air street festival.

Book by early December 2026Official dates: artdecoweekend.org

February 13 – 15, 2027

Miami

Dates confirmed

Coconut Grove Arts Festival

South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove

Sponsor lounges, VIP tents, and gallery-booth florals. Valentine's weekend, so Grove restaurants book their own programs the same week — we run both.

Book by early January 2027Official dates: cgaf.com

February 25 – 28, 2027

Miami Beach

Dates confirmed

South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF)

Multiple venues across Miami Beach

Tent and tasting-station installations built overnight between services, plus chef-dinner tablescapes. Everything has to survive heat, humidity, and open kitchens.

Book by mid-January 2027Official dates: sobewff.org

March 14 – 28, 2027

Miami Gardens

Dates confirmed

Miami Open

Hard Rock Stadium · 347 Don Shula Dr

A two-week run, not a single night: hospitality suites, sponsor lounges, and a daily or every-other-day refresh program so week two looks like opening day.

Book by late January 2027Official dates: miamiopen.com

Early May 2027 — date not yet confirmed

Miami Gardens

Dates expected

Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix

Miami International Autodrome, Hard Rock Stadium campus · 347 Don Shula Dr

Paddock Club and brand activation builds with the strictest load-in rules of any Miami event — credentialed crew, fixed windows, and everything pre-fabricated at our workshop.

Book by January 2027 — this one sells out our May calendar firstOfficial dates: f1miamigp.com

Late May – early June 2027 — dates not yet confirmed

Miami Beach

Dates expected

Miami Swim Week

Hotel, runway, and poolside venues

Runway backdrops, step-and-repeat florals, and poolside sets. Multiple shows per day means fast changeovers and reusable armatures.

Book by March 2027

October 2026 – May 2027

Miami

Dates confirmed

Miami wedding & gala season

Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Brickell

Ceremony structures, reception ceilings, and full venue transformations. Peak Saturdays in March, April, and November go first.

Book 3 – 6 months out for a Saturday

Organizers move dates. Confirm with the event before booking travel or venues — and tell us if a date shifts, so we can move your crew with it.

Lead times

How long we need between your yes and your load-in. Peak weeks need the long end because flower orders are placed months ahead at the growers.

1–2 weeks

Weekly restaurant or lobby program

2–3 weeks

Single moment (entry, bar, photo wall)

4–6 weeks

Full room or ceiling installation

8–12 weeks

Art Basel / F1 / Swim Week builds

How to book a date

01

Send the date and the venue

Event date, load-in window, venue name, and whatever you have — floor plan, run-of-show, moodboard, or a phone photo of the space. Use the AI Studio to render the idea first if you want something to react to.

02

We check the calendar and the venue rules

We tell you within one business day whether the date is open. Big-campus events like Hard Rock Stadium and the Convention Center have credentialing and rigging rules we handle directly with the venue.

03

Design study and fixed quote

You get renders, a mechanics plan, and a price that includes fabrication, install crew, hardware, and strike. Installations start around $2,500 and scale to full-venue builds.

04

50% holds the date

A deposit locks your crew and your flower order. Peak-week dates — Basel, Race Week, Swim Week — are released first-come, and we stop taking them once the crew is full.

Start a project briefOr call the studio: +1 (786) 438-8675

Inside four weeks of your date, call instead of emailing — during Basel, Race Week, and Swim Week our crews run overnight and we can usually find a window. Studio hours and address →

Writing about one of these weeks? Our press page and media kit has past installations, boilerplate, image credits, and a same-day contact for deadlines.

From the journal

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