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15th Annual Best of the Best Music Fest Returns to Miami

Best of the Best Music Fest, now in its 15th year, returns to Miami’s Bayfront Park October 10. Sponsored by the GMCVB, the 10-hour-long music festival is one of South Florida’s most highly anticipated shows and features the best performances in Caribbean music. For more information, click here.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Milestones on Calle Ocho

Join Calle Ocho News on October 15 for their 2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Event, ‘Celebrating Milestones!’ An opportunity to celebrate Calle Oche’s long legacy, as well as its continuing influence on life and culture in Miami and beyond, dance a little, eat some great food and mingle at this GMCVB-sponsored event. For more information, click here.

Currents Premieres at MOCA

Miami-based choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Hattie Mae Williams premieres her latest work, Currents, a guided interactive experience and two films that lead audiences through landscapes inspired by our relationship to the natural world. Presented by Live Arts Miami, Oct 6-10 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). For more information, click here.

Miami City Ballet Celebrates Another Season

The Miami City Ballet (MCB) celebrates its 36th season of dance with performances at all three of its home theaters, including the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Before its return to the theater, MCB will open its season October 14, with the online premiere of its underwater jewel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by George Balanchine. Tickets to this digital performance are $20. For more information, click here.

Hispanic Heritage Month on Miami Beach

The City of Miami Beach celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with hosted events and City-sponsored programs from Miami Beach OnStage!, MB Parks and Recreation, North Beach Bandshell, and the Hispanic Affairs Committee. For more information, click here.

The Black World Guide Now Online

The Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board partnered with several community organizations to compile a comprehensive list of the civic, professional, cultural and business organizations that comprise the African Diaspora in Miami-Dade County. Demonstrating the strength and viability of the Black World Community, the 2020/2022 publication is now available online. For more information, click here.

GMBHA Partners with Travel Program

The Greater Miami and The Beaches Hotel Association has partnered with the Global Hotel Employee Rate Travel Program. The program offers travel benefits and exclusive hotel employee rates for hoteliers, friends and family, including complimentary enrollment for all GMBHA hotel members. For more information, click here.

NABHOOD and International Multicultural Summit

The National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD) will host is 25th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show October 6-8 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, followed by the 8th Annual International Multicultural and Heritage Tourism Summit and Trade Show October 8-10. Sponsored by the GMCVB, both conferences educate attendees through networking activities and workshops on hotel ownership and the value of the multicultural tourism market. To view the full schedule and/or register, visit NABHOOD to learn more.

MIAMI-Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau