This may be one of the best weekends to visit Miami since the Superbowl. Not only is the Miami International Boat Show taking place, but diverse art fairs seem to have converged in the Magic City. Here are some of the best of free visual art, and ticketed arts festivals in Miami for President’s Day weekend, February 15-17, 2020 .

RALEIGH GARDENS
Free Sculpture Exhibit Miami Beach

Plan on being beachside this weekend?  Take a nearby stroll through the lush, beachfront, tropical Raleigh Gardens right on Miami Beach.  An idyllic location to wander around circular pathways designed by famed architect Peter Marino, and noted Miami landscape architect Raymond Jungles.  Free and open to the public, the garden is currently exhibiting the largest-ever outdoor public works of the artistic duo known as Les Lalanne.
In a nod to the Raleigh Hotel’s epic past as an icon of culture and style, Les Lalanne at The Raleigh Gardens is a monumental public art exhibition which animates the newly designed Raleigh Gardens in tribute to the profound legacy of Les Lalanne. The exhibition brings together more than 40 exceptional Les Lalanne works from the collections of Michael Shvo, architect Peter Marino, Andy Warhol muse Jane Holzer, and gallerists Paul Kasmin (New York), Ben Brown (London and Hong Kong) and Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand (Paris).

Location: 1775 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach  raleighhotel.com

THE LIVING ROOM
Cocktails & Fine Art Miami Beach

W South Beach Hotel is not only a glamorous stay, it’s a place filled with museum quality art. Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Christopher Wool all have mind-blowing large works here.
Take a self-guided art tour through this world class art collection just inside the lobby and into The Living Room to re-up on with superb cocktails. The exclusive works on display, include Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, George Condo; Tom Sachs has quirky kitty sculpture fountains outside, and photos by rock photographer Danny Clinch line the hallways.

Location:  2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 305-938-3000  www.marriott.com

THE COCONUT GROVE ARTS FESTIVAL
Family Fun

The Coconut Grove Arts Festival returns President’s Day weekend for its 56th annual edition. You’ll enjoy the works of 360 international artists selected by a jury from an applicant pool of nearly a thousand people in mediums ranging from painting to photography, mixed media, jewelry, sculpture and many other forms. Artists hail from across the country, around the world and right here in Florida.

The festival also encompasses culinary arts, entertainment and family activities, transforming a mile of Coconut Grove’s Biscayne Bay’s coastline into an arts village. The grounds extend from Peacock Park to Regatta Park and along McFarlane Road, South Bayshore Drive and Pan American Drive.
For more details: www.cgaf.com/

ART WYNWOOD
Emerging Contemporary Art

Since its inception in 2012, Art Wynwood has become the premier winter destination contemporary and modern art fair in South Florida, and offers the most diverse, affluent and culturally savvy international audience in the United States.
Produced by Art Miami, the Art Wynwood fair will debut its ninth edition during Presidents Day Weekend, at the former Miami Herald site, which also is the home of Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami.
For tickets and more information: https://www.artwynwood.com/
Location: One Herald Plaza @ NE 14TH Street On Biscayne Bay