49th Annual Art Deco Weekend 2026

Introduction to Acro Yoga with Pablo and Cristina
2023-01-15 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Join Pablo and Cristina for a fun and interactive Acro Yoga class for beginners. Come see what the buzz is about. No partner is necessary; we can always pair you up as we work in groups of 3-4. To Participate: Bring your yoga mat, towels, water, and a good attitude.

Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio
2023-01-15 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 own 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 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: $5.

Chess in the Park
2023-01-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Join us in the park to play Chess in memory of Commissioner Mark Samuelian. Location is 12th and Ocean Drive next to the Jazz Age Stage. All ages and experience levels welcome!

Yoga with Synergy - Breath-work, Kundalini activation and Meditation
2023-01-15 08:00 - 09:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Yoga with Synergy – Breath-work, Kundalini activation, and Meditation.
Synergy Yoga has been serving Miami Beach for over 20 years with traditional yogas styles, teachings and healing arts. All levels of experience are welcome. Come with an empty stomach.

Anna in the Tropics - 20th Anniversary Production
2023-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
The promo code is ANNA15 – 15% off, active 1/13 – 1/15 when purchasing your tickets online.
A stunning and evocative Pulitzer-Prize winning drama by Nilo Cruz.

It’s 1929 and we are in Florida at a Cuban–American cigar factory; cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are hired to educate and entertain the workers. When a new lector enters the scene and begins to read aloud Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners and suddenly the lives of the workers begin to parallel the novel. Old traditions and new ways collide while longing, love, and betrayal spark a volatile flame that signals the end of an era.

Why Anna in the Tropics?
Anna in the Tropics is a story that belongs to this city. It was written by a Miami playwright, it first premiered at the New Theater in Coral Gables, it was awarded a Pulitzer, and now, for the first time ever, Nilo Cruz himself will direct the play. Nilo and his achievements bring a huge sense of pride to our community, and we are honored to continue collaborating with him and call him a dear friend. Anna in the Tropics is a beautiful balance of a strong story with poetic storytelling that is moving, sexy, heartbreaking and spectacular. – Michel Hausmann, Artistic Director.

Purchase your ticket directly at Miami New Drama’s website. The promo code is ANNA15 – 15% off, active 1/13 – 1/15 when purchasing your tickets online. https://miaminewdrama.org/show/anna-in-the-tropics/

The Cab Calloway Orchestra
2023-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Get ready for a high-energy, joyous, and soulful performance ignited with audience participation!
The Cab Calloway Orchestra, directed by Cab’s first-born grandson, “The Prince of Hi De Ho,” C. Calloway Brooks, comes from the Big Band Swing Jazz Orchestra style that came bursting out of the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom in the Harlem Renaissance during the golden age of radio in the 1930s and 1940s.
Growing directly out of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Dixieland tradition, Cab Calloway and his Orchestras virtually wrote the book on the “Hot Swing” sound and the “Jump” genre, including a featured progressive approach to performance.
Every day Brooks carries on the tradition of American big band music. The Cab Calloway Orchestra’s goal under C. Calloway Brooks is to expand the recognition and appreciation of its unique sound and sensibility while maintaining the integrity of Cab’s amazing musical repertoire. They want to make sure that you “keep that Hi-De-Ho in your soul!”

Deco Nights and Neon Lights Tour
2023-01-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Similar to our regular Ocean Drive Tour but focuses on neon lighting. Our Art Deco buildings come alive when the lights go on! Neon lighting has always been associated with glamour and excitement. Learn about the history of neon lighting, its rise, its fall, and its resurgence.

Sketch Demo "materials for outdoor sketching"
2023-01-14 17:00 - 18:00 | 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.

Julio Montalvo's Fabulous Dixie Kings with guest vocalist Shira Lee
2023-01-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Authentic traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz music at its finest is what you get with “The Fabulous Dixie Kings.” It’s a toe-tapping, swinging, and infectious music to create the perfect fun, upbeat atmosphere during Art Deco Weekend.
The Fabulous Dixie King’s repertoire includes all the classic Dixieland standards and New Orleans jazz favorites. Flexibility of size and instrumentation is a hallmark of Fabulous Dixie, from five to seven pieces are the most popular sizes for the band, but larger, smaller or anywhere in between sounds great. We customize the band to just the right size for each event.
The instrumentation may consist of the following: Banjo, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Washboard Drums and Voice, depending on the particular occasion. The Fabulous Dixie Kings bring that spirit of Mardi Gras and Fourth of July parades to every event they grace. Indoors or out, large event or more intimate setting, the joy of Dixieland appeals to everyone, and the Dixie Kinds they’re perfect for corporate receptions or any promotional event. The Fabulous Dixie Kings can perform with amplification or stroll through a venue in a more traditional acoustic style.

Band Leader
Latin Grammy winner, Julio Montalvo is one of the leading trombonists from the island of Cuba. Songwriter, producer, arranger and session musician, he also appears as a solo artist, directing his own project since 1998, in which he blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with elements of modern Jazz to achieve an ingenious style— New Latin Jazz.
He has collaborated with the leading stars of Pop and Rock in Spain. He participate in the Grammy winning album as co-producer and co-arranger the Acoustic David Bisbal “A Night at the Theatre Roya..”
He has shared the stage with musicians from the international Jazz circuit and latin Music such as: Pat Metheny/Perico Sambeat Sedajazz Big Band, Claudio Roditi, Oscar D’ León Big Band, Jose Luis Cortés & Juan Formell Team Cuba, Jose Alberto “El Canario”, Lucrecia, Aymeé Nuviola, Alain Pérez, Ximo Tébar, Dominique D’ Piazza, Tony Pérez, Darryl Hall, Donald Edwards, “Angá” Diaz, Mark Nightingale, Mike Mossman, Ivan Melón Lewis, Pepe Rivero, Mario Rivera, Gladstone Galliza, La Elite, Jose Negroni, Ramon Cardo Big Band, Edmundo Carneiro, and more.
The Vocalist
Shira Lee is one of Florida’s great Jazz and Country Music singers. She is a brilliant professional actress and songwriter. In her voice the classics of the Swing era and the blessed 20s and 30s come to life and transport you to a golden age where creation and originality was above all.

Ocean Drive Architectural Tour
2023-01-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-14 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-01-14 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.

Yoga with Synergy - Feel Your Power with Yoga
2023-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Yoga with Synergy – Feel Your Power with Yoga. Learn poses to relax your body and mind, open your centers of energy, and wake up your inner power. Suitable for all levels of experience.

Sketchwalk #2
2023-01-14 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Gelbspan Method
2023-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
This class will be a High-Intensity Interval Training style session that includes movements that may be foreign to the average person. We get you closer to the earth by incorporating ground-based movements that help you feel more grounded and balanced. This class will allow us to not only look better but also FEEL our best.
Our goal with training is to move with intention and enable you to mindfully train anywhere and everywhere, without being confined by the four walls of a gym.

Maps and the Selling of the Sunshine State
2023-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
In the early 20th century, maps played a central role in the development of modern Florida—going beyond the logistics of guiding tourists, investors, and other northerners on their routes to the Sunshine State. Wolfsonian curator Lea Nickless will show how maps were crucial for the promotion of Florida as a premier destination for sunshine and leisure, investment and industry, through graphic strategies that enhanced the state’s appeal. Catch Nickless’s talk, then visit the exhibition she curated, Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age, to see examples of geographic imagery used to persuade and manipulate.
Organized by the Wolfsonian-FIU
Free | Register

South Beach Scandals Tour
2023-01-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
This 90-minute 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.

Crunch Fitness - Pound Unplugged
2023-01-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Welcome to the newest class from POUND®! Pound® Unplugged is an immersive workout designed to challenge the body, focus the mind & feed the soul. Using POUND® signature RipStixTM, high-intensity exercises are paired with restorative stretches, rhythmic breath work & a cleansing meditation, for an all-encompassing fitness experience.

Dance Lesson with 4 x World Champion Yuval Hod & Gypsy Juls
2023-01-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street
Learn the basic dance steps of Swing and Charleston with All Swing Miami!
All Swing Miami is based in Little Havana at Miami Baila Dance Studio. With progressive swing dance and aerials classes along with social dance events and workshops, founders Yuval Hod and Juls Slavikas continue their mission of growing and nourishing the swing dance community in South Florida. Get a taste of their swing dance classes for free during Art Deco Weekend!
ABOUT YOUR TEACHERS:
Known for his versatility and innovation, 4 x World Swing Dance Champion Yuval Hod has taught, judged, and performed in more than 26 countries. He is a repeat winner of major U.S. swing dance titles and has appeared in many film and television productions, including Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts, The Polar Express with Tom Hanks, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and So You Think You Can Dance. Also known for his ability to make complex concepts easy to understand, Yuval has helped coach beginner-level dancers into national champions.
Gypsy Juls has been swing dancing for over 15 years, and joined Yuval’s Hop Swing school in New York. In 2015, Jul has appeared in a Johnnie Walker commercial, performed with the Jive Aces in a six-week east-coast USA tour, and was a star dancer in a short-film for the Gale hotel— a comedy with a dance theme written and directed by Sean S Bloch.
Together, they are committed to spreading the joy of swing dance through 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!

Demo on Sketching
2023-01-14 13:30 - 14:30 | 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.

L’Inhumaine (The Inhuman Woman)
2023-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | O Cinema South Beach, 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
DIRECTED BY: MARCEL L’HERBIER | 1924 | 2H 15M | UNRATED
Claire Lescot is a famous first lady. All men want to be loved by her, and among them is the young scientist Einar Norsen. When she mocks at him, he leaves her house with the declared intention to kill himself.
Claire Lescot, haughty and mysterious opera singer, seems to despise humanity. A young admirer kills himself for her. She sings despite the tragedy, but cannot remain insensitive… An emblem of French cinema, L’INHUMAINE is a combination of the arts. Architectures by Robert Mallet-Stevens, set designs by Fernand Léger, Alberto Cavalcanti and Claude Autant-Lara, costumes by the great designer Paul Poiret… Marcel L’Herbier surrounded himself with prestigious avant-garde collaborators to direct a rare Art Deco film, a true symbol of French cinema.
Purchase your ticket at the link below. Adults: $11, Seniors/Students/Children/Military, $9.50, O Cinema Members, $7.50
(All tickets are available online and at the box office. Prices for special events and select screenings may vary. Please note ticket prices before you complete your purchase. All prices are subject to change without notice.)
Purchase Tickets here: https://www.o-cinema.org/event/linhumaine/

Hotel Names, Bas Reliefs and Terrazzo Floors — Art Deco Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight
2023-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
The architects of Art Deco buildings embedded cultural, artistic, and political messages into the designs and names of their hotels. Join our tour guide Joel Levine in an adventure to discover these messages hidden in front of your eyes. Explanations will be provided to understand the historical and political context of the 1930’s and 1940’s and why the meaning of these messages today is sometimes lost or intentionally obscured.

Crunch Fitness - Dance de la Souls
2023-01-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Become one with the music in this dance class that fuses a variety of musical genres and dance styles and offers a full-body cardiovascular workout.
Learn dance routines that have been choreographed specifically to the words and rhythms of the songs to experience a dance of the soul.

Dancing in the Age of Deco
2023-01-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
In the 1920s and ’30s, social dancing was more popular in America than at any other time in history. Dancing happened almost anywhere people got together, infused with the same modern spirit that animated the art and architecture of the period. The popularity of dance created a vast infrastructure to support it, from sumptuous dance palaces to nightclubs and many other building types, often in the latest architectural styles. In this Art Deco Weekend talk, historian and instructor Walter Nelson uses images and film from the era to capture this lost world of social dance, correcting the very distorted view in today’s popular culture about how people danced in the past.
Organized by the Wolfsonian-FIU
Free | Register

Ultimate Fitness Calisthenics League - LET'S BEAT GRAVITY
2023-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
Learn with the pros at UFCL sports. Open classes taught by professional athletes. Participants will get hands-on training to learn the beloved Handstand hold and one of the hardest moves in calisthenics, known as the Planche. Classes will consist of basic to advanced holds, correct form, the fundamentals, & their techniques.

Collins Park Tour
2023-01-14 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 icon Miami Beach architects. See where WW II 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.

Sketchwalk #1
2023-01-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States

Jewish Miami Beach Tour
2023-01-14 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.

305 KETTLEBELL CLUB - Kettlebell Fundamentals #1
2023-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Muscle Beach Area, 873 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL, 33139, United States
In this intro class, you will learn how to properly utilize the kettlebell. Learn kettlebell basics like the swing & clean all while training the six foundational movement patterns we should all be working on every week (Hinge, Squat, Push, Pull, Lunge & Carry).
Come ready to learn something new while connecting with the growing South Florida Kettlebell Community.

The Father of Chinese Art Deco Architecture
2023-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United States
During the height of the Art Deco era, a wave of Chinese artists came to Paris to learn from Western culture. Among them was architect Liu Jipiao, the organizer and designer of China’s section at the famous 1925 Paris Exposition (which introduced the world to Art Deco), and a key figure in bringing modernist art and architecture to his home country. This Art Deco Weekend lecture features the architect’s granddaughter, Jennifer Wong, who will relate Liu’s life as a student in Paris, his work as an architect and educator on his return to China, and the dramatic change in fortunes that led to him and his family relocating to America.
Organized by The Wolfsonian-FIU and presented as part of Art Deco Weekend.
Free | Register at the Wolfsonian-FIU website
