#1 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
The 28-year-old event has expanded to 400 concerts and gatherings across Miami, with 100,000 guests and a bevy of sponsored lounges and activations in recent years. Next: March 21-30, 2014
#2 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
The outdoor electronic musical festival saw record-breaking attendance of 330,000 in 2013. The show will return for a 16th outing next spring, although plans to repeat the two-weekend format are pending approval from the City of Miami. Next: March 28-30, 2014
#3 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
Miami Hispanic Ballet’s 18-year-old celebration of dance brought artists from more than 20 companies around the world to town in 2013. Next: Summer 2014
#4 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
A diverse array of artists—from classic rockers Cheap Trick to Miami-based reggae act Shifta—brought more than 270,000 attendees to West Palm Beach’s biggest music festival in 2013. Next: April 30-May 4, 2014
#5 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
Comedian D.L. Hughley will host the ninth annual edition of the two-day concert, which features a lineup of well-known artists in the realms of soul, R&B, and, of course, jazz. Next: March 15-16, 2014
#6 Music, Theatre & Dance Event
City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center co-present the festival of short plays from well-known writers and up-and-coming talent. Next: June 12-July 6, 2014.
#8 Music, Theatre & Dance Event (up from #9)
Created by the nonprofit Rhythm Foundation in 2003 as a way to promote world music, Transatlantic scored a coup in 2013 by luring Arcade Fire for a show at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Heineken is the festival's title sponsor. Next: April 2014
