#1 Sports Event
College football’s 80-year-old tradition returns to Sun Life Stadium this January. More than 72,000 fans turned out last year to see Florida State close out its season with a victory over Northern Illinois. Next: January 3, 2014
#2 Sports Event
Having welcomed more than 300,000 spectators to the marquee men’s and women’s tennis tournament for each of the past four years, the Open will launch a $50 million project to expand and improve its home at the Crandon Park Tennis Center following the 2014 event. Next: March 17-30, 2014
#3 Sports Event
Held at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the final race weekend of Nascar’s season features championships in all three of the sport’s major series, with a live national TV broadcast. Next: November 15-17, 2013
#4 Sports Event
Tiger Woods capped his comeback to golf’s upper echelon with a 2013 win at the P.G.A. Tour event, which invites the top 50 ranked players to Trump National Doral. Next: March 6-9, 2014
#5 Sports Event
The ninth annual Polo World Cup changed title sponsors, adding La Martina in 2013. The event welcomed fans to the sands of South Beach for three days of men’s and women’s matches, along with a fashion show and plenty of parties. Next: April 23-27, 2014
#6 Sports Event
The country’s most prestigious polo championship marks its 100th anniversary in 2014 with a monthlong series of matches at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Next: March 30-April 20, 2014
#7 Sports Event
One of the country’s fastest growing marathons, the Miami winter tradition has, since its first run in 2003, blossomed into a race that attracts more than 25,000 runners. Next: February 2, 2014
#10 Sports Event (new to the list)
With nearly $4 million raised for the fight against cancer, the fourth annual edition of the charity cycling event was by far its biggest yet, with some 2,000 participants biking across the tri-county area. Next: November 2014
#12 Sports Event (new to the list)
Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Pat Riley, and the rest of Miami's beloved basketball franchise turned out for the 16th annual charity benefit in 2013, where musical performances, one-on-one hoops, and fan photos with the N.B.A. championship trophy all took place outside AmericanAirlines Arena. Next: Spring 2014
