South Florida is a great place year round and we enjoy all the seasons (even if you can’t tell the season’s have changed very much). However, South Florida has so many great events throughout the winter season. These events bring hundreds of thousands of seasonal visitors to our beaches, museums, restaurants and shops. For our out of town readers that are planning a trip to South Florida, here are just a few of the great events to look forward to.
Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States. As the sister event of Switzerland’s Art Base, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 39 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film architecture and design.
Now in its 23rd year, The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) will roll out over 200 films from around the world. Filmmakers and celebrities will attend many of the screenings and events over the 37 day fest, October 14-November 20.
October 17-November 9, 2008
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest boat show. Set over six locations in Fort Lauderdale. The show will feature more than 3 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, super yachts, electronics, engines and thousands of accessories from every major marine manufacturer and builder worldwide.
October 30-November 3, 2008
The Yacht and Brokerage Boat Show in Miami Beach will feature a multi-million dollar presentation of yachts including the world’s most extraordinary and uniquely designed yachts and super  yachts from the world’s foremost custom boat builders.
In its 24th year, Winter Music Conference is regarded as the singular networking event in the dance music industry, attracting professionals from over 70 different countries. With its high concentration of top international artists, DJs and industry professionals, WMC permeates the international press and is thereby one of the most publicized events in the business. Every aspect of the industry is represented including the top technological innovators, artists, DJs, producers, radio and video programmers, retailers, distributors, audio manufacturers and many more. There are countless reasons why people from all over the world return year after year for this event, the most outstanding one being that there is nothing else in the world like it.
World Golf Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa March 20-23, 2009
World Golf Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa March 20-23, 2009
The Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is a great source of information for events in South Florida. Here is a list of other events published on their website.
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