Events: August 8, 2026
Back to School Bash
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - English
Gear up for the new school year in the most playful way! Design a folder for your first day in our Art Studio, explore a real school bus, navigate through our lunch-tray obstacle relay race, and enter our school-supply raffle for a chance to win top-tier gear. Visit our resource fair for information and giveaways from our community partners to start the year with confidence!
Sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers and Breezeline.
Location
Miami Childrens Museum
980 MacArthur Cswy,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Vida Festival
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM - English
VIDA FEST An immersive four-day festival celebrating movement, music, and artistic exchange through classes, seminars, choreographic labs, performances, and jam sessions in the heart of Miami.Festival Passes include access to all events from August 6-9 and one ticket to NOCHE DE VIDA on August 9 at 6:30 PM.
VIDA Fest Choreographic Lab (Ages 18+)
Designed for emerging and established artists, the Choreographic Lab offers a collaborative space to create, experiment, and develop original work alongside CVDT. Participants will explore choreography and performance-making in a supportive environment, culminating in a public performance during VIDA FEST. Prior choreographic experience is welcome but not required.
Festival Pass Pricing:
- Through July 30: $225
- Starting July 31: $250
Location
Sandrell Rivers Theater
6101 NW 7th Ave Suite 79,
Miami,
FL
33127
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International Ballet Festival Miami (Contemporary Performance)
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM - English
Experience the artistry and innovation of contemporary dance as the 31st International Ballet Festival of Miami brings acclaimed performers from around the globe to the Moss Center. Featuring cutting-edge dance companies from Europe, South America, and the United States, this captivating program showcases an exciting blend of bold choreography, athletic movement, and diverse artistic perspectives.
Location
Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211 Street,
Cutler Bay,
FL
33189
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Banyan Dance Festival
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 various times - English
Banyan Dance Festival (happening August 3-8 in West Palm Beach) brings together professional artists, aspiring dancers, choreographers, and community members through performances, training opportunities, creative development, and public engagement experiences.
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Natural Movers Foundation in partnership with Grounded West Palm Beach will present the Banyan Dance Festival, developed as a new model for dance presentation in The Palm Beaches. Designed to strengthen South Florida's dance ecosystem, the week-long festival brings together professional artists, aspiring dancers, choreographers, and community members through performances, training opportunities, creative development, and public engagement experiences.
Festival faculty and featured artists include internationally recognized choreographers and educators Sean Aaron Carmon, Babatunji, and Loni Landon, alongside other local, national, and international artists participating throughout the week.
Throughout the week, Banyan Dance Festival will offer programming designed to engage artists, dancers, students, and the broader community, including:
- Young Artist Program (YAP) for dancers ages 9-15
- Banyan Dance Intensive (Pre-Professional Track) for dancers ages 16-25
- Banyan Community Class sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority
- Banyan Silent Disco hosted by Nora District
- Banyan Company class and rehearsal observations, artist talkbacks, and behind-the-scenes opportunities for the community to engage with the creative process
- The Banyan Gala, celebrating the artists, supporters, and creative work developed throughout the week. The Gala kick-offs with a cocktail hour that leads into an intimate performance preview and concludes with a courtyard reception featuring light bites and a social gathering
- The Banyan Dance Festival Concert, a dynamic evening featuring world premieres, newly commissioned works, and performances by acclaimed local, national, and international artists
The Banyan Dance Festival is funded in part by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County through its Bright Ideas Sponsorship.
For more details and schedules, visit website.
Location
Throughout West Palm Beach
Various locations throughout West Palm Beach,
West Palm Beach,
FL
33401
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ArtServe’s The Art of Language Exhibit
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM - English
This summer exhibition explores the rich intersection between visual art and language, highlighting the expressive beauty of the written word, storytelling, poetry, and other literary forms. A free opening reception will be held June 26 at 6 p.m.
Location
ArtServe, Inc.
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33304
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Abstraction as Legacy
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - English
Part document, part subjective storytelling, visual art illustrates and offers nuance to significant moments in U.S. history. From portraits of well-known leaders to history paintings that speak to the sacrifice and strength of the American people, the power of paint to render subjects remains unquestionable.
The act of painting can also make history. Through hard edges and expressive forms, American artists re-imagined painting and used abstraction as a mechanism to consider the human body, natural environs, architecture, emotion, and an economy of line.
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This exhibition is not meant to be exhaustive but intended to highlight the breadth of painterly abstraction in the United States. Following the 1950s, it became clear that the art world turned to the U.S. for ingenuity and boundary-breaking abstract art forms. From trends that arose in Havana and made it to the U.S. through exile to experiments developed in New York and Los Angeles, the legacy of American abstraction evolves as rich and varied. The featured artists include Young-Il Ahn, Sam Gilliam, Carmen Herrera, Hans Hofmann, Virginia Jaramillo, Lloyd Kiva New, William de Kooning, George Morrison, Noemi Ruiz, Zilia Sanchez, and Vaughn Spann.
On July 4, 2026, the U.S. commemorates and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This historic milestone offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on this nation's past, honor the contributions of Americans, and to look ahead toward the future we aspire to create for the next generation and beyond. The legacy of painterly abstraction in the U.S. offers a distinctive way to celebrate the creativity and innovation that defines the American spirit.
Location
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami,
FL
33132
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MOAD Moves with Romina Carpio
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - English
Join the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) for a special yoga class in the Knight Skylight Gallery at the Freedom Tower.
Romina (Romi) began practicing yoga back in 2017, the physical aspect of yoga served as a launch pad and she quickly fell in love with the practice and aimed to explore many different types of yoga. A practice that was a hobby quickly turned into a passion. Her love of yoga pushed Romina to pursue her 200-hr yoga teacher training in Orlando, FL and she now teaches in many different areas in Miami. Romina enjoys teaching vinyasa flow and gentle flows with creative transitions, focusing on strengths, stability and alignment.
Whether you are a beginner or advance practitioner, using movement and breathwork, rest assure you'll leave feeling transformed in all aspects of the mind, body, and spirit.
Admission to the Freedom Tower exhibitions and galleries following the class is included with your RSVP.
Attendees may park for free in the MDC garage at 500 NE Second Avenue, between NE Fifth and NE Sixth Streets.
Please bring your own yoga mat. Yoga mats will not be available onsite.
The Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at MDC may document the event, including its attendees. By entering the area, and/or participating in the event, you consent to the recording and its use in any form.
Location
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM - English
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the Coral Gables Museum presents the world premiere of Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras is a landmark exhibition exploring how diverse communities across the United States have shaped, and continue to shape, the American story.
Developed by the Allapattah Collaborative CDC in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and Florida Humanities, the exhibition weaves together Smithsonian-curated content with local historical photographs, art, artifacts, video testimonials, and oral histories. Visitors will encounter narratives of expansion, freedom, inclusion, equality, migration, and cultural negotiation drawing particular attention to the voices of Caribbean and Latin American immigrants whose stories are woven into the fabric of South Florida and the nation.
As the country marks 250 years of nationhood, this exhibition invites all Americans to reflect on what unity means when it is built from many languages, many origins, and many lived experiences.
Location
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables,
AK
33134
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