Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights
Three Weekends, Three Locations, Countless Lights:
Celebrate the Holiday Season with Us!
Presented by the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) and produced by Artistic Director, Michael Rossi, this dazzling event promises to captivate audiences of all ages with a blend of live musical performances, festive characters, and projection mapping displays to celebrate the holidays.
These first-of-their-kind live musical performances will feature cutting-edge projection-mapping technology where intricate lighting designs and captivating visuals overlap, turning some of South Beach’s most iconic building façades into interactive exhibits with vibrant imagery. Every surface during these awe-inspiring productions will become a living canvas as the projections play off the buildings’ various shapes and textures in perfect unison with the rhythm of the music.
Performances will take place over three weekends at three South Beach locations listed below. All performances are FREE and open to the public!
LINCOLN ROAD
LINCOLN ROAD
Lincoln Road’s Euclid Oval
Euclid Ave & Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
December 1 & 2
Click below to watch a highlight reel from our Lincoln Road event:
THE BETSY HOTEL
THE BETSY HOTEL
December 22 & 23
Performances:
6:30, 7:30 & 8:30 PM
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
THE GABRIEL SOUTH BEACH
THE GABRIEL SOUTH BEACH
December 29 & 30**
Performances:
6:30, 7:30 & 8:30 PM
640 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
** New rescheduled dates due to weather.
The Miami Beach Festival of Lights is presented by the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) with the support of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (VCA) and the City of Miami Beach.
Check out the Miami Beach Festival of Lights feature on Deco Drive!
What is Projection Mapping?
Projection-Mapping Technology has the capability of rebranding and revitalizing the performing arts to be more accessible to all generations.
Projection mapping is a technological innovation that overlaps video onto all surfaces in a given space, turning ordinary objects - such as stages, buildings, and roads - into interactive displays. Every surface becomes a canvas, with graphic projections that play off the surface’s shape and textures to create a delightful experience of light and illusion. In indoor theater settings, audiences sit in the center of a room with a continuous 360-degree graphic display wrapped around the room, coming to life as they interact with performers and other production elements. A unique audiovisual narrative where the video scenes are triggered by music from our live performances.
FUTURE PROJECTS
FUTURE PROJECTS
3-D Immersive Productions
MMF is the first live theater company to produce an entire opera in a fully immersive setting. MMF has delved into the technology’s possibilities, creating audiovisual concerts in different venues throughout Miami Beach which have garnered immense praise and have sparked a strong desire for more projection activations in the community.
The technology can also be adapted for various performance ensembles including Ballet Productions, Symphony Concerts, and Broadway Shows.
Outdoor Parks and Building Performances
In coordination with the City of Miami Beach, MMF will bring arts and music out into the community by creating free, immersive concert experiences accessible to all City of Miami Beach audiences.