My fellow Miamians , you may already be planning your drop calendar , but there are still a few week left until we ’re formally done with summer . As the last few months have been fill up with scorching oestrus , lavish poolside soirees , and unending wave of champagne drinks ( which happen to be year - bout fixtures in the 305 ) , the root of fall will make certain things a little less , well , socially acceptable … even by Miami ’s standards . Squeeze in one last beer float , Marlins game , or Vizcaya sojourn before it ’s too late .
See a dive-in movie
South MiamiPut on your pet suit and swap a film theater for a consortium . On the last Friday of September , hitch the summer ’s final dive - in flick atGrapeland Water Park , where moving-picture show watchers can go for a dark swimming while watching a feature film .
Go for a bike ride on Rickenbacker
Downtown MiamiThere ’s more than eight miles of paved roads waiting for you to bike on . smirch on some sun blocker and take a breather in the last of Miami ’s summertime melodic line .
Hit an opulent pool party
South BeachEvery Sunday through summer ’s death , there ’s a strong drink - fill , DJ - thump pool party waiting to be experience . peck your poison withour round - up here .
Go to the damn beach
AnywhereBelieve it or not , some Miamians have n’t set substructure on the moxie once this summer . Blame it on work ( or the inflow of tourists ) , but whatever it may be , there ’s absolutely no alibi to end summertime without at least one beach trip where you abuse on the paving and almost now get a third - stage burn on your foot .
TourCoral Castle
HomesteadThough it may not be the pouf - tale castle you conceive of as a kid , it ’s South Florida ’s next near affair . There are tour of duty day by day that take visitor through 1,100 tons of coral rock music .
Eat a Miami Spice meal
Across MiamiMourn the end of summertime withsome really fucking good intellectual nourishment . More than 200 restaurants across South Florida are offer three - course $ 23 lunch and $ 39 dinner party menus through September 30th .
Go see some… country music (?)
West Palm BeachGrab your leather boots and throw on a flannel . There ’s still time to get the most out ofCruzan ’s state fest , which will hit West Palm Beach ’s Cruzan Amphitheatre two more time in September .
Take a break and people watch
AnywhereUnfortunately , holidaymaker are still everywhere . The result ? Use it as entertainment , because bulky travelling bag bubble over with 305 - plaster swag have n’t strike Netflix or Hulu yet .
Go to Vizcaya, finally
Coconut GroveYou’ve seen the Instagrams , and you ’ve hear the chatter . But you ’ve never actually walked aroundVizcaya . Spend the afternoon around its gardens and in its main house , which boasts some much - call for and -appreciated air conditioning .
Order a beer float atSerendipity
WynwoodThe ice cream shop ’s Wynwood outstation have various pairings like Blue Moon and blood - orange water ice , as well as J. Wakefield Stout and salted caramel cream .
Take a tour of Stiltsville
South MiamiThe respectable time to visit South Florida ’s assembling of vibrant , pastel - colour wood - soma houses is in the summer . Get a coup d’oeil into where Miami ’s rich and famous pay heed out and partied . Though now , the structure remain quiet and untouched .
Walk around Bill Baggs Park
Key BiscayneThere ’s a photo - worthy lighthouse here , which also happens to be the oldest standing construction in the greater Miami region !
Cheer on the Miami Marlins
Downtown MiamiThere ’s games through the remainder of the month , and ticket are less than the cost of one Miami Spice dinner party … although we wo n’t say which one is more comforting .
Hang out atThe Wynwood Yard
WynwoodDespite Zika scares , The Wynwood Yard is back open . Grab a cocktail or a sharpness , and catch one of its nightly event , like live euphony , secret plan , or social .
Sip and nibble atThe Forge
Miami BeachThe Forge ’s summer - inspired revamp happy hour add $ 50 bottles of Veuve Clicquot , along with small plate like meatball slider and fried chicken dumplings .
Go to Big Night in Little Haiti
piffling HaitiCatch one last music- and culture - filled loop before summer ends .
Sneak into a hotel pool
AnywhereIt ’s worth the risk .
… or play it safe at theVenetian
Coral GablesTake a swimming through Coral Gables ’ 820,000 - gallon aqua - colourize pool , filled with springtime water pumped from an underground aquifer .
Watch the sunset at South Pointe Pier
South BeachIt might not be a West Coast sunset , but it ’ll definitely inspire awe .
Smell the flowers at Fairchild
Coral GablesSnag a costless garden and flower spell inside the lush tropical nirvana that is Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden .
Squeeze in one last patchouli-scented drum circle
Miami BeachCelebrate the full moon with good vibration on 79th St and Collins Ave .
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Fontainebleau Miami Beach
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Serendipity Yogurt Cafe
Miami Marlins
The Forge
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