CITY Watch

By Jenny Starr Perez

Consider this your insider’s guide to what’s worth seeing, attending, and talking about right now.

Delano Returns

As Delano Miami Beach prepares for its highly anticipated reopening, the hotel has announced a culinary partnership with Paris Society that signals a bold new chapter. Making their U.S. debut are Gigi Rigolatto, an Italian concept known for its celebratory spirit, and Mimi Kakushi, the Osaka-inspired restaurant celebrated for its design-forward interiors and cocktail program. Both concepts arrive with international acclaim and a strong sense of place, blending cuisine, atmosphere, and nightlife into a seamless experience. Opening later this spring, the collaboration marks Paris Society’s first venture stateside and repositions Delano as a dining destination as much as a hotel icon.

Automotive Art

Returning for its ninth edition, Miami Concours transforms the Miami Design District into an open-air showcase of post-war automobiles, rare vintage models, and cutting-edge hypercars. Beginning February 13, the event balances serious collectors with curious onlookers, offering ticketed programming that includes a Drive-In Movie Night, a VIP Collectors Dinner, and the newly introduced Red Carpet Showcase. This year’s edition places special focus on the future of automotive design, tracing innovation through both European and American lenses. It’s part exhibition, part street spectacle, and a reminder that design takes many forms.

Let’s Talk About Sex

The Museum of Sex Miami introduces F*CK Art 2026, bringing its long-running exhibition platform to the city for the first time. Featuring works by more than 30 Miami-based artists, the show explores the tension between nature and artifice through painting, sculpture, photography, and digital media. Themes of intimacy, surveillance, and desire run throughout, offering a snapshot of contemporary life filtered through Miami’s cultural lens. On view alongside other museum exhibitions, F*CK Art 2026 underscores the institution’s commitment to local voices while leaning into its reputation for challenging conversations. 

Hats Off

A fixture on Miami’s philanthropic calendar, the Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon returns March 3 with its signature blend of fashion, history, and fundraising. Often referred to simply as the Hat Luncheon, the event invites guests to don their most creative headwear against the dramatic backdrop of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. The afternoon includes a waterfront luncheon, live music, and the much-anticipated fashion contest, all in support of preservation and community programming at the National Historic Landmark. Equal parts social ritual and charitable cause, it remains one of the season’s most photographed afternoons.

Stage Obsession

Faena Theater introduces OBSESSION, its newest resident production blending live vocals, choreography, and cinematic visuals. Presented in collaboration with performance collective Quixotic, the show transforms the intimate, gilded theater into an immersive experience that blurs the line between audience and performer. Anchored by vocalist Sophia Bollman, OBSESSION runs weekly with multiple performances and continues Faena Theater’s tradition of boundary-pushing live entertainment.

Museum Moment

The Lowe Art Museum has announced a robust slate of exhibitions for 2026, spanning contemporary sculpture, feminist art history, Afro-Cuban visual culture, and student-curated projects. Highlights include Petah Coyne’s expansive installation exploring feminine identity and new works by Dustin Yellin examining humanity’s relationship with nature. Together, the exhibitions reinforce the Lowe’s role as a space for scholarship, dialogue, and experimentation, with programming that extends well beyond the gallery walls.

Live, Laugh, Love Satine

The curtain rises on one of Broadway’s most visually exuberant productions when Moulin Rouge! The Musical makes its Miami premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts March 17–22. Winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film brings pop anthems, high drama, and lavish design to the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Adding a hometown connection, Miami native Danny Burgos stars as Santiago in the national tour. Featuring a mashup score spanning more than a century of music, the production balances romance and spectacle with sheer theatrical confidence.

Greystone Nights, Rosé Days

Live jazz, creative cocktails, and rooftop afternoons shape Hotel Greystone’s social rhythm

At Hotel Greystone, locals know there’s more than one reason to linger. Downstairs, Greystone Bar sets the tone with live jazz Thursday through Saturday nights and a new food and cocktail menu by Chef Pawan Pinisetti that treats technique as a quiet flex. Think Bang Bang sweet and sour shrimp wrapped in rice paper, chicken katsu sliders with jalapeño ranch, bubbling smoked provolone with baguette, and a smashburger that has earned its place as a signature. Cocktails lean global and playful, while daily heavy pours from 5 to 7 p.m. keep the mood generous.

Up top, Sora Rooftop introduces Sunday in the Pink, a rosé-soaked rooftop ritual running from late morning through sunset. Guests choose their shade, Golden or Blush, for unlimited Aperol Spritzes or Miraval Rosé, paired with skyline views, DJ sets, and adults-only pool access. It’s equal parts linger-worthy and perfectly timed for Miami’s long afternoons.