49th Annual Art Deco Weekend 2026

Sketchwalk #2 with Neal Dorst
2024-01-13 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Meeting point is in front of the Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center (1001 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139) or the Urban Sketchers designated tent.
People of all ages and all drawing levels and skills are welcome. A Sketchwalk is an interactive walking tour run by Urban Sketcher leaders, where its participants stop to pull out their sketchbooks and capture the scene in a drawing. These on location from observation sketches tell the story of place, time, and community.
As this event is OUTDOORS be prepared with drinking water, portable chair/stool, and appropriate clothes for the weather. This event is FREE.

Dwell Time
2024-01-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
Based on her just-published memoir, Dwell Time, conservator Rosa Lowinger discusses preserving modern tropical buildings in Miami and Havana. From mosaics, murals, and decorative cast stone to terracotta and ironwork, Lowinger will show how repairing the key elements of 20th-century tropical architecture serves as a metaphor for personal healing after loss, particularly the loss of one’s home. Zoom in on local conservation projects carried out by Lowinger—including the Wolfsonian facade, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, and Miami Marine Stadium—as a springboard for conversation about how immigrants become comfortable in new places and new homes. After the talk, stay behind for a book signing with the author at The Wolfsonian Design Store.
Organized with Miami Design Preservation League and presented as part of Art Deco Weekend.
Free | Register

South Beach Crimes and Scandals Tour
2024-01-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
This 2-hour walking tour focuses on illegal activities and shady characters in Miami Beach history. Topics include political corruption, illegal gambling, alcohol during prohibition, and organized crime figures. Tour departs from the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139. All tours are rain or shine. Please dress for the weather as there are no refunds for inclement conditions.

Lesson: Collegiate Shag & Balboa Taster with Minn Vo & Karolina Chrapkova
2024-01-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Get a taster of Collegiate Shag and Balboa steps with International Champions Minn Vo & Karolina Chrapkova!
No partner required!
ABOUT YOUR TEACHERS

MINN VO

KAROLINA CHRAPKOVA

ABOUT THE DANCE STYLES
Collegiate Shag (or “Shag”) is a partner dance done primarily to uptempo swing and pre-swing jazz music (185-250+ beats per minute). It belongs to the swing family of American vernacular dances that arose in the 1920s and 30s. It is believed that the dance originated within the African American community of the Carolinas in the 1920s, later spreading across the United States during the 1930s. The shag is still danced today by swing dance enthusiasts worldwide.
[Defenition pulled from Wikipedia]
Balboa, also known as “Bal” is a swing dance that originated in Southern California during the 1920s and enjoyed huge popularity during the 1930s and 1940s. An 8-count danced in closed position, the earliest form (often called “Pure Balboa”) evolved in the mostly conservative dance halls of southern California where space was limited and strict codes of conduct were enforced. These dance halls usually prohibited the wild kicks of the Charleston and Lindy Hop. Pure Balboa is characterized by an upright posture with partners standing chest to chest. Step variations generally play with the rhythm or look and feel (style) from below the knee downwards and deal with changes in direction. Balboa is frequently danced to fast jazz (usually anything from 180 to 320 BPM), though many like a slower (170-190 BPM) tempo. While most dancers differentiate between pure Balboa and Bal-Swing, both are considered to be a part of the dance. Bal-Swing evolved from Balboa when original Balboa dancers experimented with fancier variations of the dance which forced the chest to chest connection to be broken. In this form of Balboa a variety of spins, turns, dips, tricks, and even air steps are introduced.
[Defenition pulled from Wikipedia]

* In addition to this class, don’t miss the mini-lessons and entertainment between jazz band breaks!

The lesson will be held at the Jazz Age Stage on Lummus Park & 12th Street from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Sketch Demo "Materials for Outdoor Sketching" with Neal Dorst
2024-01-13 14:00 - 14:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join us for a sketch demo session using materials for outdoor sketching.
Meeting point is in front of the Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center (1001 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139) or the Urban Sketchers designated tent.
People of all ages and all drawing levels and skills are welcome. A Sketchwalk is an interactive walking tour run by Urban Sketcher leaders, where its participants stop to pull out their sketchbooks and capture the scene in a drawing. These on location from observation sketches tell the story of place, time, and community.
As this event is OUTDOORS be prepared with drinking water, portable chair/stool, and appropriate clothes for the weather. This event is FREE.

Timepiece Pursuits: The Thrills, Triumphs, and Tribulations of Watch Collecting
2024-01-13 14:00 | Miam Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
Collecting watches is a hobby that can drive us mad. It may start as a hobby, but for many, the call of collecting takes over and one-time enthusiasts become all-out obsessives! In this vibrant panel discussion, OMBAS attendees can hear from a panel featuring a celebrated dealer and an auctioneer, moderated by a watch journalist – all three of them collectors in their own right, too – about the watches they traveled to find in 2023, times it worked out and the times it didn’t, the battle of auctions versus private dealers, what happens when they’re fighting for the same watch or client, and more.

Panelists: Eric Wind, Wind Vintage and Jonathan Burford, Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Watches, Sotheby’s
Moderated by Anthony Traina, Hodinkee
Show Floor Lounge in Front of A/B Hall

Movie Lover's Guide to South Beach
2024-01-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Miami Beach is a favorite locale for on-location shooting of films and TV series. While most of the stories are fictitious, the process of on-location shooting captures a record of a place as it was at a particular point in time. We witness all the elements that comprise a neighborhood; its buildings, its people, the noise, even the level of automobile traffic. We will reconstruct the history of Art Deco and the City of Miami Beach by presenting short movie clips and frame freezes from films to illustrate the ever-changing nature of Miami Beach, its buildings, and its people. “Movie magic” will be dissected with a demonstration of a hard-to-see internal joke and impossible location movements not readily visible to the casual observer.
About the Guide
Joel Levine is Board Chair of the Miami Design Preservation League. Prior to retiring from a career in medical and educational administration, he collected and restored radios and televisions from the Art Deco and Mid Century Modern periods (1925-1970). Joel uses unconventional sources, including movie clips and picture postcards to tell a story about a place and its people. He has presented in Miami Beach, Tel Aviv, Mauritius, and Napier, New Zealand.

Lesson: Beginner Swing with 4 x World Champions Nathalie & Yuval
2024-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Learn the basic dance steps of Swing/Lindy Hop with 4 x World Champions Nathalie Gomes Adams and Yuval Hod!
No partner required!
ABOUT YOUR TEACHERS

NATHALIE GOMES ADAMS

YUVAL HOD

ABOUT THE DANCE

Lindy Hop is an American dance born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.
In its development, the Lindy Hop combined elements of both partnered and solo dancing by using the movements and improvisation of African-American dances along with the formal eight-count structure of European partner dances – most clearly illustrated in the Lindy’s defining move, the swingout. In this step’s open position, each dancer is generally connected hand-to-hand; in its closed position, leads and follows are connected as though in an embrace on one side and holding hands on the other.
There was renewed interest in the dance in the 1980s from American, Swedish, and British dancers and the Lindy Hop is now represented by dancers and loosely affiliated grass-roots organizations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Lindy Hop today is danced as a social dance, as a competitive dance, as a performance dance, and in classes, workshops, and camps. Partners may dance alone or together, with improvisation a central part of social dancing and many performance and competition pieces.
Lindy Hop is sometimes referred to as a street dance, referring to its improvisational and social nature. In 1932, twelve-year-old Norma Miller did the Lindy Hop outside the Savoy Ballroom with her friends for tips. In 1935, 15,000 people danced on Bradhurst Avenue for the second of a dance series held by the Parks Department. Between 147th and 148th street, Harlem “threw itself into the Lindy Hop with abandon” as Sugar Hill residents watched from the bluffs along Edgecombe Avenue.
[Defenition pulled from Wikipedia]
Put a swing in your step during Art Deco Weekend!

* In addition to this class, don’t miss the mini-lessons and entertainment between jazz band breaks!

Get ready before the weekend— watch ADW’s 2021 online dance classes for free!

The lesson will be held at the Jazz Age Stage on Lummus Park & 12th Street from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Florida House, 1945-1965
2024-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
Often one story tall and built of concrete block—with a large screened-in porch, Florida room (more commonly known today as a sunroom), louvered windows, and carport—the Florida House became a popular vernacular form in South Florida after the Second World War. Not simply the result of builders copying designs by known architects like Igor Polevitzky and Paul Rudolph on the cheap, the idea of the Florida House was cultivated by builders and developers hoping to lure northerners to the Sunshine State. Using colorful promotional materials and archival evidence, scholar Anna Andrzejewski explores how these efforts were so successful that within a generation, both coasts of South Florida were transformed into a sprawling suburban landscape.
Organized with Miami Design Preservation League and presented as part of Art Deco Weekend.
Free | Register

305 KETTLEBELL CLUB - Kettlebell Fundamentals with Wlad
2024-01-13 13:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join Wlad for an exhilarating Kettlebell Class at Muscle Beach (9th & Ocean Drive) during Art Deco Weekend!
Unleash your strength and endurance with dynamic kettlebell exercises set against the iconic backdrop of Art Deco architecture, promising an energizing workout to sculpt and challenge your body.
Come ready to learn something new while connecting with the growing South Florida Kettlebell Community.
Advance Registration Not Required
Free event

Free event

Ocean Drive Architectural Tour
2024-01-13 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-01-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
This 1 1/2 to 2-hour walking tour provides an introduction to the Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and Miami Modern (MiMo) styles found within the Miami Beach Architectural Historic District. Explore hotels, restaurants, and other commercial structures with a visit to a number of interiors.
All tours are rain or shine. Please dress for the weather as there are no refunds for inclement conditions.

Legends of Lincoln Road Tour
2024-01-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Albion Hotel, 1650 James Avenue, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Take a stroll down one of Miami Beach’s most famous thoroughfares, once referred to as the “Fifth Avenue of the South”. Discover how geography and history influenced the architecture of Lincoln Road from 1912 to the present and what lead to the revitalization of the area we experience today.
Depart Albion Hotel, 1650 James Ave.
Corner of James Ave. and Lincoln Rd.

Mobility Fitness Class
2024-01-13 12:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Discover the art of fluid movement and enhanced flexibility at Muscle Beach (9th & Ocean Drive) during Art Deco Weekend, guided by none other than Mobility Matt! Engage in a transformative Mobility Class designed to unlock your body’s potential, all set against the historic Art Deco scenery, promising an empowering experience to enhance your agility and range of motion.
Advance Registration Not Required
Free event

Sketchwalk #1 with Qais Hack
2024-01-13 11:30 - 13:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States

Collins Park Tour
2024-01-13 11:30 - 13:00 | National Hotel, 1677 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Starting at one of the grandest of the “Grand Dame” hotels on Collins Ave, the National Hotel, our guide will wind his way through an up-and-coming neighborhood named for one of the earliest founders of Miami Beach. Stroll past storied historic structures by iconic Miami Beach architects. See where WWII Cadet Clark Gable stayed. Find an under-the-radar bar listed as one of America’s best. History, art, celebrity, and architecture are all within a few blocks.

Complimentary Valuations with Sotheby's
2024-01-13 11:00 - 19:00 | Miam Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
Bring your Antique, Jewelry, Watches, or Artwork for a complimentary appraisal from one of Sotheby’s expert appraisers.*

Ocean Ballroom A
11:00 am to 7:00 pm
*One (1) item per ticket holder

The Original Miami Beach Antique Show
2024-01-13 11:00 - 19:00 | Miam Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
The Original Miami Beach Antique Show presents more than 600+ recognized dealers from over 30 countries for five days. Attendees can explore the show floor and discover everything from jewelry, watches, and handbags to artwork, furniture, home décor and so much more.
Art Deco Weekend Visitors may obtain free tickets: click here!

Jewish Miami Beach Tour
2024-01-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
This walking tour explores the rise and fall of the Jewish population of Miami Beach over the past 100 years, including a look at the impact of selected key Jewish individuals and institutions, plus an overview of architectural styles in the southernmost part of the city. Tour starts at the Welcome Center tent and ends at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, at Third Street and Washington Avenue.
Please note: this is a specialty tour and as such has a flat ticket rate of $35 per person.

Deco Deep Dive
2024-01-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
The Wolfsonian–FIU is a treasure trove of materials from the period 1850–1950, gathered from near and far. From the “frozen fountain” that once served as the facade of the Norris Theater in Pennsylvania to a Miami River bridge tender’s house, many of the architectural features in the building have been repurposed to serve a new function. In this lecture, Wolfsonian curator Lea Nickless will delve into the stories of these design elements (and collection objects) found in and around 1001 Washington Avenue—where did they come from, and how did they end up in Miami Beach?
Organized with Miami Design Preservation League and presented as part of Art Deco Weekend.
Free | Register

Booty Pump Fitness Class
2024-01-13 11:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join Eileen del Valle for an electrifying Booty Pump Fitness Class at Muscle Beach (9th & Ocean Drive) during Art Deco Weekend! Engage in a specialized workout targeting glutes and core strength, set against the iconic backdrop of Art Deco architecture and the energetic vibes of the beach, guaranteeing a dynamic session to sculpt and tone your lower body.
Advance Registration Not Required
Free event

Demo on Sketching with Qais Hack
2024-01-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join us for a sketching demo session.
Meeting point is in front of the Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center (1001 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139) or the Urban Sketchers designated tent.
People of all ages and all drawing levels and skills are welcome. A Sketchwalk is an interactive walking tour run by Urban Sketcher leaders, where its participants stop to pull out their sketchbooks and capture the scene in a drawing. These on location from observation sketches tell the story of place, time, and community.
As this event is OUTDOORS be prepared with drinking water, portable chair/stool, and appropriate clothes for the weather. This event is FREE.

Artisan Market
2024-01-13 10:00 - 20:00 | Ocean Drive between 5th and 10th Street, 601 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Browse a variety of items for sale at the Art Deco Weekend artisan market. Featuring vendors from the local community as well as out-of-state, find something unique to take home from the festival!

Deco Kids Fun Zone in support of Feinberg-Fisher Miami Beach
2024-01-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Ocean Drive & 8th Street, 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join us for the annual Deco Kids Fun Zone at Art Deco Weekend. Bring the kids to participate in bounce house, obstacle course, and other activities. Suggested Donation $5 to support the historic Fienberg-Fisher K-8 in the Art Deco District.
Location: Ocean Drive between 8th and 9th street in Lummus Park.

Classic Car Show by the Antique Automobile Club of America South Florida Region
2024-01-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Ocean Drive between 5th and 10th Street, 601 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Art Deco Weekend welcomes back the Classic Car Show presented by the Antique Automobile Club of America South Florida Region – made up of enthusiasts of antique automobiles of all makes and models of cars, trucks, and motorcycles from the early 1900s up to 1991. On Saturday (1/13) and Sunday (1/14), antique automobiles from all over Florida will be on display along Ocean Drive starting at 5th street going north to 10th street. [No tickets required]

Miami's Secret Floating Village
2024-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Inspired by people he met while working on the Christo Surrounded Islands project, David Bricker found himself living aboard chasing stories here in Miami, throughout the Bahamas, and across the Atlantic. Realizing that he was living in a storybook, he wrote about and photographed his adventures. Not only is this talk historically surprising and interesting, it reveals an important truth—that adventure can be had in real life and not just in books and movies.
About the Speaker
Dave Bricker is a resident of Coral Gables and has an MFA in Visual Communications. Bricker taught at the Art Institute in Miami for 15 years. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences and corporate events, including National Speakers Association events. He offers training programs in storytelling for leaders and teams. He is an award-winning professional speaker and author of 13 books who spent many years living aboard sailboats in Miami’s Dinner Key Anchorage. That anchorage, “the secret floating village,” is located a quarter-mile from Miami City Hall.

Cardio Boxing with Casey & Deron
2024-01-13 10:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Get ready to unleash your inner fighter at Muscle Beach (9th and Ocean Drive) during Art Deco Weekend with our dynamic Cardio Boxing Class led by the powerhouse duo, Casey and Deron! Experience an adrenaline-pumping session blending high-energy workouts, expert techniques, and the vibrant spirit of Art Deco, all while sculpting your physique against the backdrop of this legendary beach.
Advance Registration Not Required
Free event

Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio
2024-01-13 09:00 - 17:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Today Miami Beach is one of the most “broadcasted” locations in the world, but 100 years ago the age of broadcasting was just becoming a reality.
This exhibition explores the first consumer mass media device and how it helped promote and shape Miami Beach’s early development. As radio proliferated through the first half of the twentieth century, Miami Beach also transformed from an untamed barrier island into a famous tourism and cultural destination.
Radio quickly became the “rage” in the mid-1920s as more and more Americans realized that owning a radio meant news, entertainment, weather, and politics could be transmitted wirelessly to them from the comfort of their homes. The radio brought families together to listen to broadcasts in their living rooms, connecting people to faraway places and signaling the start of the machine age.
Miami Beach’s pioneers recognized that promotion was vital to its success. They broke the mold by adding radio stations to their hotels, broadcasting a message from this city carved from a jungle.
Radio styles were dynamic, often reflecting American culture and industrial design. Movies, architecture, automobiles, and the 1939 World’s Fair were a few such examples. The materials from which radio chassis were made such as wood, resins, plastics, metals, and mirrored glass, provided an endless array of aesthetically pleasing choices – many of which are highlighted in this exhibit.
Radio Waves explores the Golden Age of Radio beginning in the 1920s to the late 1950s, as manifested by the distinctive architecture of Miami Beach. Art Deco, Streamline, and Mid-Century Modern hotels and apartments houses designed by some of America’s foremost architects continue to welcome guests to the sun, sand, and sea of the City of Miami Beach.
Miami-Dade Residents: Free Admission; General Ticket: $7
At the Art Deco Museum
1001 Ocean Drive
Open Daily 9 am – 5 pm
happening now, through February 15, 2024

"Save My Little Havana" Exhibit
2024-01-13 09:00 - 17:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
A vibrant photography exhibit is now on display at the Art Deco Museum (at the Art Deco Welcome Center) as part of its revamped, Featured Local Artist program.
“Save My Little Havana” by writer and photographer Steve Wright tells the story of his neighborhood’s many historic residential and commercial buildings.
The exhibit commenced August 24, 2023, and will be on display until January 15, 2024.
As part of the featured local artist program, photographs will be available for sale with 1/2 of proceeds benefitting the Miami Design Preservation League.

Saturday Pilates en la Playa
2024-01-13 09:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join us for ‘Pilates en la Playa‘ led by Starr Hawkins at Muscle Beach area (9th & Ocean Drive) during Art Deco Weekend!
Experience the fusion of Pilates’ core-strengthening exercises with the serene beach ambiance, sculpting your body against the iconic backdrop of Art Deco architecture.
Bring your mat and water bottle.
Advance Registration Not Required
Free event
