Ultra Miami is a House festival held in Miami at Bayfront Park, Miami.
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Miami is a vibrant coastal metropolis famed for its Art Deco skyline, Latin energy, year-round tropical warmth and beach-and-club lifestyle — the spiritual home of American EDM each March. Ultra, born in 1999 as a single beachside stage, has grown into the flagship festival of the global dance music industry, taking over Bayfront Park downtown with the Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic as its backdrop. Beyond the festival, Miami is a tropical playground: South Beach's pastel Art Deco hotels, Wynwood's street-art galleries, Little Havana's Cuban cafés, and the Everglades wilderness are all within 30 minutes. It's the only major world festival you can reach by swimming from your hotel.
Miami International Airport (MIA) connects to all major hubs; 15 min to downtown by taxi/rideshare or 30 min by Metrorail. Bayfront Park is walkable from downtown hotels.
March for Ultra; December–April for dry season. Summer (Jun–Sep) is hot, humid and hurricane season.
US Dollar ($). Cards accepted everywhere; tipping 15–20% is expected.
English. Spanish is spoken by ~70% of Miami-Dade County — you'll hear it everywhere, especially in Little Havana.
Metromover (free downtown loop), Metrorail, rideshare (Uber/Lyft). A rental car is useful for Everglades and Key Largo day trips but parking in South Beach is expensive.
01The most famous beach in America — a 4-km stretch of white sand and turquoise Atlantic, backed by the world's largest concentration of Art Deco architecture (800+ pastel buildings from the 1930s–50s). Ocean Drive is a parade of convertibles and models; Collins Avenue is the boutique-and-lounge strip. Walk it at sunrise before the crowds, or at midnight when the neon is blazing.
02A former warehouse district turned open-air art gallery — 50+ giant murals by the world's top street artists, curated since 2009 by community pioneer Tony Goldman. The surrounding Wynwood neighbourhood is now Miami's hippest: craft breweries, galleries, food trucks and the famous Wynwood Block parties. Go during the monthly art walk for the full experience.
03The heart of Cuban Miami — Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) is a 2-km strip of cafés, cigar shops, domino parks and salsa bars. Grab a cortadito at Versailles (the iconic exile café since 1971), watch abuelos play dominoes in Máximo Gómez Park, and visit the Cubaocho Museum. Little Havana is the cultural soul of the city and 10 minutes from Bayfront Park.
04A 1916 Italian Renaissance villa on Biscayne Bay — the winter home of agricultural tycoon James Deering, built as a European palace shipped stone-by-stone from Italy. Thirty-four rooms of 16th-century antiques, a formal garden of fountains and statuary, and a stone barge on the bay. Vizcaya is Miami's most beautiful single sight.
05An 18-block neighbourhood of luxury fashion boutiques, contemporary art galleries and public sculpture, built on what was once a barren warehouse zone. The ICA Miami (Institute of Contemporary Art) is free, and the district's murals, LED installations and architecture make it a walking gallery. The flagship stores of Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Dior anchor the district.
06A 1.5-million-acre subtropical wilderness of sawgrass prairies, mangrove tunnels and alligators — the largest such ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 45 minutes west of Miami. Airboat tours skim the river of grass; look for alligators, egrets, anhingas and the elusive Florida panther. The Shark Valley tram loop is the classic half-day trip.
07A quiet barrier island 20 minutes from downtown — home to one of America's best urban beaches (Cape Florida), a 19th-century lighthouse and a nature trail. The view of the Miami skyline across Biscayne Bay at sunset is iconic. Key Biscayne is the local's South Beach — calm, family-friendly and free of the Ocean Drive chaos.
08Ultra's front door — Bayfront Park is a 32-acre waterfront park where the festival's main stage rises each March, with the bay, the port cranes and the Biscayne skyline as backdrop. Bayside Marketplace next door is a touristy open-air mall of restaurants and boat-tour kiosks. Outside Ultra, the park hosts free concerts and a nightly fountain show.
6 curated attractions near Ultra Miami — click any pin to plan your full trip.
The most famous beach in America — 4 km of white sand and turquoise Atlantic, backed by the world's largest concentration of Art Deco architecture (800+ pastel buildings from the 1930s–50s).
A former warehouse district turned open-air art gallery — 50+ giant murals by the world's top street artists. The surrounding neighbourhood is Miami's hippest with craft breweries and galleries.
The heart of Cuban Miami — Calle Ocho is a strip of cafés, cigar shops and domino parks. Grab a cortadito at Versailles and watch abuelos play dominoes in Máximo Gómez Park.
A 1916 Italian Renaissance villa on Biscayne Bay — a European palace shipped stone-by-stone from Italy, with 34 rooms of antiques and a formal garden of fountains and statuary.
A 1.5-million-acre subtropical wilderness of sawgrass prairies and alligators — a UNESCO World Heritage Site 45 minutes west. Airboat tours skim the river of grass.
An 18-block neighbourhood of luxury fashion boutiques, contemporary art galleries and public sculpture. The ICA Miami is free and the district's murals make it a walking gallery.
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Last updated: 16 September 2026
