Art

On Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays), Little Havana's Calle Ocho transforms into an open-air gallery with 100+ artists, sculptors, and musicians filling the sidewalks with their creations and concerts. The event, held the last Friday of every month from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., is free of charge and includes walking tours of Little Havana.

The Miami Art Museum offers free admission every Sunday and second Saturday of the month to view its collection of contemporary art.

Go for a Gables Art Walk along Ponce de Leon Boulevard on Coral Gables Gallery Night. On the first Friday of every month galleries keep their doors open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and give gratis art advice, provide transportation between galleries, and offer wine and cheese.

The internationally known Wolfsonian-FIU art museum , located in a 1926 Mediterranean revival-style warehouse, features paintings, ceramics, posters, books, furniture, and architectural creations from the modern era. Peruse the exhibitions free on Fridays after 6 p.m.

There's no fee to wander the Centre Gallery (+1 305 237 7186), at Miami Dade College's downtown campus, for exhibitions of contemporary art by international and local artists and performers.

Feed off the energy of Miami's up-and-coming art scene during the second Saturday of each month, when galleries stay open until 10 p.m. in the Wynwood Art District, home to edgy and experimental artists, and the neighboring Design District, a stylish 18-block hub of posh showrooms and vanguard designers.