Upcoming Events

Not Yet Published is a powerhouse rock band born out of Young Musicians Unite (YMU), the largest provider of free music education for youth in Miami. Featuring some of the most promising young talents in the city, the band brings fresh energy and creativity to the world of classic rock, blending timeless influences with a modern edge. Fronted by two charismatic lead vocalists, Not Yet Published stands out for its dynamic harmonies, expressive performances, and electrifying stage presence. Each member contributes a unique sound and personality,…

Con ¿Erótico o pornográfico? Ena Columbié nos invita a un viaje fascinante, íntimo e histórico, a través del erotismo en la literatura universal. Soudi Jiménez llega con Ecos migrantes, una colección de relatos periodísticos que retratan con rigor y sensibilidad las luchas y aportes de comunidades migrantes en Estados Unidos. En Hablando de Chago, Santiago Rodríguez presenta una compilación de sus críticas y ensayos sobre pintura, literatura y cine. En conversación con el crítico de cine y periodista Alejandro Ríos.…

Felting is an ancient non-woven process of creating fabric from animal fibers using agitation to interlock the fibers in an irreversible way. It’s a fun and easy process that uses a repetitive poking technique to “paint” with wool. Felting requires no prior experience, is super-easy to learn, and is infinitely adaptable in the creation of forms and designs. During this workshop we’ll needle felt paintings onto a backing fabric and learn how the same process can be used to create small sculptural forms.…

In Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter, Emmy-winning writer and director Larry Charles shares behind-the-scenes stories from his legendary career in modern American comedy. From Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm to Borat and Religulous, Charles offers never-before-told anecdotes about iconic shows, films, and performers, giving fans an insider’s look at the humor, chaos, and genius that shaped a generation of comedy. Buy Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter – Charles…

Dreamcatchers were first created by the Anishinaabe people – the largest Indigenous group north of Mexico – as protective charms that ward off negative energy and protect your sleep. And in this workshop you’ll create your own sustainable dreamcatchers using upcycled materials from old Eberjey collections! Learn about the story behind these meaningful symbols while crafting a piece that celebrates creativity, intention, and care for our planet.…

Miami’s own Mr. J leads a high-energy, interactive performance that unites families, kids, and neighbors in song. With original jams about peace, love, and joy, this lively session invites everyone to sing, dance, and celebrate as one little world – together, with a distinctly SoFlo flavor!…

In Coral Gables: The First Hundred Years, Patrick Alexander chronicles George Merrick’s arrival in Florida in 1900. There, he turned a humble wooden shack into a beautiful garden city now known as Coral Gables, which became the most sought-after and expensive city in the United States – a story of how one man’s vision and determination created a tropical paradise. Craig Pittman’s Welcome to Florida: True Tales from America’s Most Interesting State is a love letter to and a hilarious deep dive into the nation’s fastest-growing state.…

Leire Bilbao (España) sobre lo poético como instrumento para tratar todo tipo de temas en la literatura infantil y juvenil.   EN COLABORACIÓN CON   Compra Aguas Madres – Bilbao…

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart returns to the world of her TikTok sensation with We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel with all her signature beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue, and high-stakes romance! The invitation arrives out of the blue. In it, Matilda discovers a father she’s never met. Kingsley Cello is a visionary, a reclusive artist. And when he asks her to spend the summer at his seaside home, Hidden Beach, Matilda expects to find a part of herself she’s never fully understood.…

In Watch Out for Falling Iguanas, young Leila sets off for school on a rare chilly day in Miami. Her walk is filled with curious encounters, like roaming peacocks and chickens crossing the road, but she can’t stop thinking about her grandmother’s warning to watch out for falling iguanas. And so begins an unexpected adventure to discover why those tropical creatures fall from trees during cold fronts. Grades K-3. SPONSORED BY…

In Renée Ahdieh’s Park Avenue: A Novel, Jia, the ambitious daughter of Korean bodega owners, is living her dream as a Manhattan lawyer. But when she’s tasked with managing the famous billionaire Park family, she’s drawn into a whirlwind of scandal and secrets. As she chases truth and success, she must decide what she really wants – and needs. Emily Everett’s All That Life Can Afford: A Novel follows Anna, a young American who longs for the fairy-tale London she envisioned – far and away from the moldy flat she finds herself in – until she’s swept into the dazzling world of the Wilder family.…

With The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time, contributor Chip Kidd and editor Charles Kochman celebrate 50 years of the beloved strip that made its debut October 2, 1950, with now-iconic characters that remain touchstones for generations around the world. The book provides insightful and entertaining cultural and historical context and appreciations, and remembrances from key figures in the world of Peanuts.   Buy The Essential Peanuts by Charles M.…

In Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss, and Occasional Wars, Peter Godwin longs for his childhood in Zimbabwe, where he was born and where his mother, now dying, was a doctor. He reflects on his time as a war journalist and life in New York with his English wife and transatlantic children, and comes to terms with everything his family was – and wasn’t. In The Emergency: A Novel, George Packer writes a tale about an empire that has collapsed from boredom and loss of faith in itself.…

Everyone Leaves: A Novel de Wendy Guerra sigue a Nieve en la Cuba de 1978 mientras recurre a su diario, su única constante en una vida de pérdida, abuso y agitación. Arrancada de su madre, obligada a vivir en el hogar de su padre abusivo y consagrada como “pionera revolucionaria”, Nieve registra las duras verdades de crecer en la Cuba de Fidel Castro, revelando la traición de la revolución a las mujeres. Acompaña a Guerra en la conversación la periodista y autora Mirta Ojito,…

En El informe sobre Clara. Nochebosque, Juan Carlos Chirinos ofrece un inquietante relato sobre cómo nos movemos y avanzamos en los planos de lo irreal y lo imaginado. Giovanna Rivero presenta Tukzon, donde la migración y la metamorfosis en sus diversas modalidades se entrecruzan para delinear personajes tan raros como humanos. En conversación con la periodista Sarah Moreno. Compra El informe sobre Clara. Nochebosque – Chirinos Compra Tukzon – Rivero…

Each fall, Miami Book Fair invites the authors and translators of 50 National Book Award longlisted titles to gather in Miami following the National Book Awards Ceremony in New York. Join the honorees in nonfiction – Caleb Gayle, Julia Ioffe, Lana Lin, Ben Ratliff, Claudia Rowe, Nilo Tabrizy, Jordan Thomas, and Helen Whybrow – as they read from and discuss their books and answer your questions about writing,…

This is a free event that requires a ticket for entry. In Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025, Jelani Cobb presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of America’s last turbulent decade. Tracing movements around guns, gender violence, sexual harassment, race, policing, and more, he blends narrative journalism, criticism, and profiles to capture the crises, characters, and culture of our era – and help us understand what awaits. In A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America,…

Join us for a conversation about revolutionary figures and marginalized voices. In The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe, Marlene Daut explores a riveting life of a man who was born enslaved and eventually crowned himself King Henry I. This essential biography unravels the enigma of the man who was Haiti’s only sovereign, in a story of geopolitical clashes but also of friendship and loyalty, treachery and betrayal, and heroism and strife in an era of revolutionary upheaval.…

Ellen Huet’s Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult traces how OneTaste’s promise to change the world through orgasmic meditation spiraled into what former members describe as a cult of abuse and coercion. Drawing on years of reporting, Huet delivers an account of wellness gone wrong, recounting the sexual, emotional, and financial turmoil OneTaste caused for so many. A deeply researched exploration of the multibillion-dollar wellness industry, Amy Larocca’s How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic,…

In The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains, neurologist Pria Anand reveals all that the medical establishment has dismissed, as often seen in the stories of women and Black, brown, displaced, and disempowered people. This collection of medical stories reflects the compelling paradox that even the most peculiar symptoms can show us something universal about ourselves. In Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer’s Guide Through the Sleeping Mind, sleep expert Michelle Carr explores the science of dreaming,…

Angela Flournoy’s The Wilderness: A Novel is the story of five Black women navigating two decades of friendship, from young adulthood into midlife. Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia move through love, family, ambition, and upheaval amid the increasing volatility of modern American life in an exploration of the profound connections of friendship over a lifetime. Set in the 1960s before Roe, Laney Katz Becker’s In the Family Way: A Novel follows a group of suburban housewives as they navigate marriages,…

Formed in the summer of 2007, Electric Piquete is a three-time Miami New Times “Best of Miami” award-winning Latin funk outfit. The band has played virtually all major events in South Florida, including the Miami Music Festival, Calle Ocho, Carnaval on the Mile, the Ball & Chain Music Festival, and Arts in the Park – indeed, few major venues have not seen them grace their stage. The group’s influences, as diverse as the Miami region that birthed it, range from rock to jazz and are spiced with everything in between: funk,…

In The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II, David Nasaw writes about its veterans and their loved ones as they confronted the aftershocks of the war. Suffering from recurring nightmares, uncontrollable rages, and social isolation, soldiers were treated by doctors who had little understanding of PTSD. Divorce rates doubled. Alcoholism was rampant. Racial tensions heightened. It’s a hidden chapter of American history. In The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century, Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner tells the high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of this century.…

Poet-translators read from their latest collections and discuss how they navigate bilingualism and balance their own creative work with the art of translation. Today’s Morning Vocabulary is renowned South Korean poet and Wit N Cynical poetry bookstore owner Yoo Heekyung’s debut collection, translated into English for the first time by Stine An. At once image-rich, lyrical, and searingly sociopolitical, Homeland of Swarms is award-winning Venezuelan poet Oriette D’Angelo’s English debut, translated from Spanish by Lupita Eyde-Tucker.…

Unlock your creativity and connect with nature! This workshop invites you and your family to use your green thumb with a unique twist – instead of planting seeds, design one! In this workshop, you’ll discover the beauty and variety of seeds through art and hands-on discoveries. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley; a standby line will be available for each workshop in the event a ticketed attendee does not show up.…

In Ivonne Lamazares’ The Tilting House: A Novel, identity, family loyalty, and the scars of political upheaval wreak havoc when teenager Yuri, living in a Havana suburb with her strict and religious aunt, meets Mariela, a glamorous artist from the United States who claims to be her sister – and reveals shocking truths that upend life as she knows it. Set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian and a Thief: A Novel tells two intertwined stories: Ma’s desperate search for the thief who has stolen long-awaited visas for America for her and her family;…

Celebrate the Sunshine State and step into the world of LEGO engineering! In this interactive session, kids will explore basic engineering concepts while building a LEGO alligator – Florida’s iconic reptile! Through guided instruction, children will discover how gears, axles, and moving parts work together, all while having fun and boosting their creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Recommended for ages 5-12.   This is a free workshop that requires a ticket for entry; pick one up at the LEARN! tent all day while supplies last. …

Inspired by Yuyi Morales’s book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, we meet the hard-working Grandma Beetle, who tricks Señor Calavera into staying for her birthday party. When he shows up at her door, demanding she leave with him right away, she responds with “Just a minute.” She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, and three pounds of corn to make into tortillas — and that’s just the start. This theatrical counting farce is accompanied by physical comedy,…

Harmonia Rosales‘ Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic, her debut book, leads a panel of authors presenting new books rooted in mythic worlds and powers. Chronicles of Ori is an epic that spans the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance. Vividly brought to life by her artwork, Rosales writes of the Orishas, the founding of Yorubaland, and the bond – sometimes fraying – between the Orishas and the humans who worship them.…

Perla Suez conversa con Betty Quintero acerca de cómo la literatura infantil se nutre de la historia y de la imaginación para enriquecer la identidad cultural y el gusto por la lectura.   EN COLABORACIÓN CON   Compra La Entrega – Suez…

En ocasión de la publicación de La costurera de Chanel, de Wendy Guerra, la dramaturga Mayra Marrero y la curadora y crítica de arte Janet Batet, dialogan con la autora sobre la obra, en un debate femenino en el que distintas voces analizarán cómo la novela ilumina la vida de tres mujeres que transformaron radicalmente la cultura de su tiempo, abriendo así una conversación sobre creatividad, resiliencia y el papel de la moda como lenguaje social e histórico.…

Capturing their own stories, participants will design art journals, exploring self-expression and narrative through mixed media. This activity emphasizes storytelling, encouraging everyone to record personal thoughts, sketches, or memories.   PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  …

This is a free event that requires a ticket for entry. Both a memoir and spiritual guide for everyday living, Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging chronicles Angela Buchdahl’s journey to become the first Asian American rabbi. Despite the naysayers and periods of self-doubt, Buchdahl stayed the course, finally landing at the pulpit of one of the largest, most influential congregations in the world. Buchdahl will be in conversation with journalist and author Abigail Pogrebin,…

The Books for Free crew is taking over the tent, reading and chilling throughout the day. So grab a beanbag and settle in for a storytime session with your new B4F BFFs! Grades K-3. SPONSORED BY…

It takes a village to raise a critter! Newbery Medal award winner Donna Barba Higuera brings a double feature: Xolo is the exciting tale of the mighty feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl’s twin brother – the dog-headed Xolotl, god of lightning, death, and misfortune; and The Unlikely Adventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy features the friendship of a young boy and the monster assigned to scare him. Join Kon Tan in We’re All Gonna Die-Nosaur!: Escape of the Apes,…

Attention families: your mission is to protect something you love on planet Earth! Together, you’ll imagine a story with your own characters on a fun adventure, take photos, draw, and add stickers to make a one-of-a-kind comic strip on iPad with Apple Pencil. Devices will be provided; recommended for kids and their parents or guardians, who must be present during the session. This event is an INNOVATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

THE BASS MUSEUM OF ART STATION  What’s a special moment you remember? Use it to become the main character in your mini story! Inspired by The Kaleidoscopic: Writing Histories Through the Collection, currently on view at The Bass Museum of Art, this fun activity invites you and your family to draw and write. Use pictures, words, and colorful collage to tell a memory – or dream up a new one. Fold it into a mini book and share. Every story is different,…

Ann Alejandro died in 2019 at the age of 64, unpublished. Her chosen form was the letter, and her audience was her family and close friends, among them Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik. In I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas, they organized thousands of Alejandro’s letters into chapters addressing faith, motherhood, land, snakes, pain, and love. Buy I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde,…