The longest running free community cultural festival in Miami Beach! Art Deco Weekend is the Miami Design Preservation League’s (MDPL) signature event and largest educational outreach program. MDPL created the festival in 1976. It was the catalyst that saved the largest collection of Art Deco architecture concentrated in one small area in the world. Today, the Art Deco Weekend community cultural festival celebrates the best of our city’s architecture, preservation, education, history, advocacy, art, culture and entertainment.
Events include Guided Walking Tours; Jazz Age at Art Deco; Bark Deco Dog Show; Retro Fashion Show; Fitness Program; Live Music, Films, Classic Car Show, Art Deco Museum, The Promenade, Lecture Series.
Art Deco Weekend ® is produced and owned by the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) with major funding and support from the City of Miami Beach, Mayor & Commissioners of the City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority, and Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council; with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners; as well as the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs.