Free Days Out For All The Family In Miami

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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Head to the Little Havana district of Miami and you will find something called Viernes Culturales, or Cultural Fridays. On the last Friday of each month from 6.30pm til late, the Calle Ocho in Little Havana opens its doors to visitors for free. Here you can see free open-air concerts, and watch sculptors, musicians and artists at work, as well as take a guided tour of Little Havana.

Several of the art galleries and museums around Miami open their doors to the public for free on a regular basis. View the contemporary collection at the Miami Art Museum for free every Sunday and every second Saturday, or the Wolfsonian-FIU Art Museum on Fridays after 6pm.

One of the most famous, or infamous, hotels in Miami is the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Past guests include Al Capone and Judy Garland, and each Sunday afternoon they open their doors to the public, providing free guided tours, and performers are on hand to recount stories of their famous guests.

There are several free museums around Miami, including the Miami Holocaust Memorial, open daily from 9am to 9pm. There is also the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, ...
... which spans 50 acres and hosts regular free talks, debates, performances, concerts and tours. You can also tour the Bacardi Museum, tracing the history of the drink back to its first production in 1862.

The Miami Science Museum has a free star show in its Weintraub Observatory on the first Friday of each month, with the planetarium show starting at 8pm. The show lasts for 2 hours and introduces kids and adults alike to the wonders of our solar system.

For outdoors family events, you cannot beat the stretch of Miami Beach that runs from 53rd to 63rd Street. This whole stretch has been designated a family fun area with playgrounds, picnic facilities, treasure hunts and sand castle building competitions too.

On the second Sunday of the month you can enjoy free hands-on nature activities, nature walks and guided tours of the Biscayne National Park Family Fun Fest. The Fun Fests run from January through to May and are a great way to get kids interested in nature.

Arch Creek Park and Museum once formed part of an important Indian trail. The Park centres around a beautiful limestone bridge and is home to a museum and nature centre that exhibits artefacts left by native people as they passed over the arched bridge. Naturalists are available on Saturday mornings for guided walks and families can take part in archaeological digs too. Our guide to free things to see and do in Miami was written by Bonny Kominek, a professional tour guide. They recommend checking the Octopus Travel website for the latest Miami hotels and deals all year round.