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Here is the short answer. December is the best month of the year to be outside on this coast, and it will not feel like any Christmas you have had. Normal highs in Fort Lauderdale run 79 at the start of the month and 76 on New Year's Eve. The sun sets at 5:30 p.m. in mid December, so evenings start early and stay warm. The ocean is still swimmable. The local Christmas tradition is not snow, it is lighted boats on the Intracoastal, and the big one runs Saturday, December 12. B

Here is the short answer. Art Basel Miami Beach runs December 4 to 6, 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with invitation-only days on December 2 and 3. Around it, Miami Art Week fills the city from November 30 through December 6. The mistake first-timers make is treating the main fair as the whole week. It is one ticket inside a week that holds a dozen. Pick two fairs and one museum, book your home before you book anything else, and leave the car parked whenever the s

Here is the short answer. The 55th Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade runs Saturday, December 12, 2026. A pre-show of non-motorized vessels starts at 5:30 p.m., the parade and fireworks start at 6 p.m., and the whole thing runs until about 8:30 p.m. It covers 12 miles, from Stranahan House east along the New River into the Intracoastal Waterway and north to Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano Beach. From any single spot, expect about two and a half hours of boats. Pick your

TL;DR Miami just hosted the world. Now the calendar rolls straight into its next act. Here is what is confirmed as of this writing: - **Art Basel Miami Beach:** December 4 to 6, 2026, with VIP previews December 2 to 3, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. - **Capital One Orange Bowl, College Football Playoff Semifinal:** January 14, 2027, at Hard Rock Stadium. - **Miami Open tennis:** March 14 to 28, 2027, at Hard Rock Stadium. - **Ultra Music Festival:** March 26 to 28, 202

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show runs Wednesday, October 28 through Sunday, November 1, 2026. It is the 67th edition, and the organizer expects more than 100,000 visitors and over 1,300 boats. The short version of this guide: buy tickets online before you arrive, because there is no box office at the show. Use the free show shuttles or the show Water Taxi instead of hunting for parking. And stay in a home 20 to 30 minutes up the coast, where the week feels calm ins