Second Saturday

If you like art, crowds and commotion, then this is your jam! 3.5−4 stars, I understand the appeal of SS, but it’s not totally for me.
Having been to Wynwood a couple times before, I was down to check out Second Saturday with some out of town visitors. Based on the reviews, I expected art, food trucks and people. Art and throngs of people yes, but food trucks not so much… maybe I just didn’t stumble across their coven. We spent an hour there, walking around the walls and other street art, and popped in a few galleries. For us non-​art minded people, an hour was enough time to stroll around, look at the large colorful murals and continue on. If you love art then definitely allocate yourself more time.
Regarding the parking… I’m so glad I took advice from some other Unilocalers and made it there early! I planned to get there a little around 6pm and find street parking. It was a total success and I found one of the remaining street spots on NW 2^nd & 22^nd St., right outside an art gallery ($ 1.50/hr Pay by Phone). At this time, there were already lots of cars traveling north and south looking for spots. There are some parking lots off of 2^nd Ave., but for $ 5/​hour I passed. Lesson learned: arrive early for sweet spot!
Not sure that I would be a frequent visitor of Second Saturday as I prefer to walk around Wynwood without the crowd.

Wynwood has changed a lot in the last 10 years. While I’m not a fan of the parking meters the city has stuck along every street or the huge crowds that show up these days, it is still a great place to have a free night out, people watch, and check out both some great art… and some exceptionally questionable art.
There’s usually plenty of live music going on and lots of galleries to wander through. Years ago wine and cheese and h’orderves were actually pretty commonplace, but as the crowds have grown, the free eats and treats have been replaced by hordes of pretty pricy food trucks.

Wynnwood is such a cool part of Miami. It is so rich with art and culture. We really enjoyed the second Saturday art walk. We were unsure of what time it got started so we went down and had a late lunch and it worked out great. The second Saturday art walk seemed to start around 6, but we were able to visit the Wynwood walls before the sun went down. Most of the does were open and it was really cool to see the art, visit the shops, listen to the music, and eat good food. If you haven’t visited second Saturday in Wynwood, you should!!!

I think any Miami native could quite possibly agree that they are so proud of Second Saturday’s.
Miami for the past couple of years has really developed its art scene. Second Saturday’s has become such a staple for anyone who just wants to enjoy a different scene and bask in great food, music and local art.
It does get crowded and parking is sometimes a very big hassle. Come earlier, like around 6 – 7 pm and you’ll be okay. If not, I find that parking on 29^th and 2^nd is a sure-​proof option. You get to enjoy all the galleries that are on the outer corners.
There are food trucks, local vendors, shops, live performances (there’s a great jazz band that plays behind one of the galleries), people dancing and having fun, oh! and even people-​watching is great.
You’ll run into new people and some old friends. You’ll see tourists, families, and just about everyone.
My only piece of advice is that you don’t stray away from the main streets, haha I’ve gotten beyond lost.

Wynwood Artwalk the second Saturday of every month. SO! MUCH! FUN! Artwalks are totally up my alley, and this one did not disappoint. You can walk the main strip (maybe even more) going in and out of all the different art galleries… drinking your drinks… stopping for coffee… eating at the multiple food trucks… purchasing from many vendors. Love this idea. Love this spot. I will return again and again! I have to say it again — SO! MUCH! FUN!
Crazy traffic and parking issues. We took an über from Fort Lauderdale and it was totes worth it.

I love the art walk!!! If you are visiting Miami this is a must!!! There are so many different art galleries and tons of nice cafes and restaurants! Lots of fun and super underground… so far :-)

Wynwood has definitely changed during the last few years since I’ve gone. When I first heard about Second Saturdays I thought it was awesome. Finally something related to art in Miami in which you can enjoy and have fun once a month. It has gotten extremely popular including the addition of more food trucks and various vendors as well plenty of promotion.
I usually attend once or twice a year since galleries and exhibits change every so often, especially if it’s closer to Art Basel weekend. The best time to really go is between the comfortable months. Summer time can get pretty miserable especially with people crowds.
Parking is a MISSION! So get there early if you want to beat the traffic (cars and people) and so you can chill and relax and enjoy the art. Particularly seeing the walls and artists in the day time. I don’t know why the city doesn’t close the main street during this time.
Unfortunately the city of Miami decided to add paid parking meters so look out for the lots with the flat fee parking if you don’t want to bother paying via phone. Sometimes you will have to drive a little further toward the Fashion district if you want cheaper, flat fee parking.
There is plenty of people watching, folks of all walks of life. Plenty of live music, particularly DJ Zoel jamming it up at Wynwood Walls, entertainment and more.
All in all if you’ve never gone, give it go. It’s a great experience if you’ve never attended an artwalk. You never know what you will see or find. It’s great to see the creative vibe in all it’s glory.

For street parking get there early, it gets crowded. I walked around the area and saw the art galleries, Wynwood walls, and some artist creating pieces on the spot. There was also a good amount of food trucks to choose from for dinner and dessert for the evening. I definitely plan to go back!

It’s a great place to look at art and take in some pretty exceptional people watching, but be warned — the days of free drinks are over. It’s become very commercialized, so there are lots of food trucks and alcohol vendors — but nothing comes cheap.
On the upside, it’s really fun to walk around and the galleries have some truly unique pieces to check out.

Every Metroplis should have something like this. it’s a great way for art and culture to merge for a fun Saturday night. Food trucks, art exhibits, vendors selling their merchandise, and crazy art experiments sometimes.

loved this for a while and then the shitty of miami came and installed parking meters. i no longer attend.
it was cool while it lasted. lots of galleries, cool street art, food trucks, zany people, etc. wynwood art walls is always cool and worth checking out while there. worth going if you’ve never been but watch out for the parking nazis.

This is one of my favorite things to do. If I happen to have off from work on the second Saturday of the month, I’m so there!
1.) Get there early! If you want to side step the crazyyyy traffic and parking issues try to get there around 6 or 7.
2.) theres a lot on the corner of 29^th and the main drag, $ 10 and within walking distance of everything you want to see yet also a little out of the way to avoid traffic later on.
3.) walk around and enjoy all the open galleries that stay open until around 11 or 12. Lots of music, djs, live music, art demonstrations, some of the artists can be found spray painting a masterpiece on a wall as you stroll by, lots of free drinks. A lot of the galleries offer free wine or beer. There’s also drinks for purchase.
4.) some places have special events so do some research online before you go.
5.) the wynwood walls are a must see!
6.) the food trucks!!! Lord have mercy so many amazing places to pick from. I always go for mz. Cheezum (gourmet grilled cheese), or anything with a smoker! There was a place called bbq miami style, and they had smoked ribs and pork. SO DELICIOUS the bbq sauce was authentic and the spare ribs were tender.
7.) they have a lot of cool shops and tents that sell handcrafted items.
Overall this is an awesome experience for people of all ages, and is a great way to enjoy the arts and culture of miami.

I agree with many of the reviews. Second Saturdays is very exciting especially for people who just want to do something different. One can visit multiple art galleries in the area, I was lucky enough to get free beer samples last time I went. There are also a lot of food trucks parked and waiting to also give you a different type of palate for your taste buds as they get creative with their food option. The art and the people who stroll by throughout the night made it a fun experience and we even got to dance out in the streets as a Rasta band and a merengue group were playing and anybody who isn’t shy can show their moves or learn from others. You will definitelt enjoy everything that the night has to offer.

My first time at Second Saturday was in June of ’09, and I have since returned on a few occasions to check out this unique and edgy art scene. Food trucks, wine, and galleries, warehouses, and the famous Wynwood Walls. The music-​the crowd– this night –will enchant you and over stimulate your senses in every way. A must see and do in the 305 — highly recommended.

Such a fun event!
As many people have said, parking is a pain, so get there early! I paid $ 10 to park in a gravel lot to avoid all the fuss.
I first started at the vendors. All kinds of people selling all kinds of things; wooden bead bracelets, mini-​paintings, gemstones, clothing, etc. I even saw a guy campaigning for the legalization of marijuana at his booth.
Then I went to the food trucks. Many, many food trucks that emit the smell of delicious grease, sugar, salt, meat, etc.
Seriously, everything looked delicious. I chose to get an arepa stuffed with Carolina BBQ and picked onions, smothered in cilantro mayo. It was fantastic.
As it got a little darker, I headed towards the galleries and checked out the street art, and street performances; break dancing, Brazilian Capoeira, live music, etc.
Keep in mind, the whole event gets crazy busy as the night goes on. By the time I was leaving, the galleries were literally FILLED with people.
All in all it’s a really fun event and worth checking out every month!

Definitely a hidden little gem just west of Miami Beach. My friend has an amazing gallery there and the ‘freedom of expression’ of all the artists in this little village is inspiring!!!
Second Saturday — you never know WHO you’re going to run into. TRY IT!!! Great food, Great music, Great spirit in the streets. You’ll never meet a stranger.

Loovvveee Art Walk!
You can dress up or dress down! Who really cares… everybody just comes to have a great time and look at art that we can’t afford! lol.
They have a wide variety of amazing food trucks and there is a ton of free booze.
The only thing is once you’ve gone, it’s pretty much the same each time after that.

Its insane sometimes, very very packed.
I dont and will never understand why the just dont close the street and let everybody walk around without the worry of getting run over.
the galleries are open for your browsing plessure, but if you are a serious buyer, maybe get a card and do an appt. you wouldnt want to walk around with a huge frame, or not get to see the rest of the gallery shown by the owners.
there also foodtrucks around and little table set up with fancy and expensive arts& crafts.

I love Second Saturday.
It’s easily one of my favorite things to do.
A fest for the eyes, every where you look there are fun things and people to see.
There is an electricity in the air that is contagious.
Look for DJs in the street, food trucks, freak show/​people watching and art everywhere.
It’s the heart of Miami.

Great people-​watching at a true «Miami» event. I’ve been twice now and enjoyed myself both times. Bring cash for the food trucks, and come early — many galleries have free wine if you show up near the start of the night. I especially recommend checking out the «Wynwood Walls» exhibits. Last time, it had an old trailer filled with psychedelic trash straight from the 70s. I can just imagine the artist making it while high on LSD.
There are two ways to go about having a great time here. The first is to dress like a stereotypical hipster (black-​rim glasses, maybe bring a bike). Alternatively, you can just wear a bikini top and shorts, and maybe dread your hair and throw on a couple of fake tattoos in random spots. You’ll fit right in. The other way to mess with people is to dress up very fancy (nice dress shirt for guys, or a fancy dress with lots of jewelry for girls) and walk around a gallery talking about how nice a specific piece would look in your yacht. We did this last time and unintentionally ended up on a special list for «private showings and art events for those truly interested in art.» To be fair, it was a REALLY cool $ 14,000 sealife sculpture.
All in all, definitely worth a visit.

2^nd Time at Second Saturday and this time it was the special occasion my Fiancé’s Birthday. We both enjoyed Second Saturday the last time we came, so it was due for another visit.

This time we valeted the car and had a lovely dinner at Joey’s around (6:30 before things got hectic), and being an Italian he was pleasantly surprised to dine at an Italian restaurant which is rare since his mother cooks the best Italian around!
We finished up the tasty dinner then strolled around the galleries.
I was happy that the weather was not unbearable for a summer in Miami and noticed the «Art Walk» began to become more of a «Food truck» gathering, and less desirable artwork in the galleries and more «Trendy» pieces to appeal to the masses.
I found there to be a lot of Graffiti Style Art, which is by all means interesting.
There were DJ’s on the streets by a few Galleries which were great, and saw some artists paint the Walls without a Tee-​Shirts on, it is summer by the way!

We finished up walking around by 9:30 which was about 30 mins too late,
This place becomes insane passed 9PM with back to back traffic of cars and too many people for me to breathe.
Some Galleries offer Free Wine and light snacks which is nice to enjoy.
* I recommend Valet-​ing your car and eating at a restaurant nearby to validate it (8 $)
to avoid the Parking situation (I saw people walk all the way from Mid-​Town to come here!!)
I also got to check out Wood Tavern after the Galleries and I thought it was such a special Bar with a cool atmosphere its a must-​see when here, yeah you were wondering who walks around with the Red SOLO cups with booze in it well there you go, Wood serves up Stiffies complete with carft beers on tap and a permanent food truck out back.
We enjoyed our night at Second Saturday and the people watching was on high, this Place is fantastic and I love that Art has a Great Place on people’s hearts.
Did I forget to mention it’s free!!! Pass it ON!!! Check it out!

I am late to the party, but at least I FINALLY made it there.
Arrived by 7:30pm and used the $ 12.00 valet at Wynwood Kitchen for our car. Traffic was already at a stop & go pace,
but it wasn’t too bad. We did not have reservations until 9 at WKB,
so this was a good option for us.
A few in our group were squeamish of the area at first,
but most soon got over it. It is overwhelming at first. It all hits you at once. All the senses are instantly engaged.
The sights: where to begin?
The sounds: where is that and that coming from?
The smell: oooooooh let’s walk that way!
The taste: I need a drink asap!
The first gallery we walked into had a painting of the Pope and Fidel in «compromising» positions (and that’s putting it lightly). Ha! If that didn’t break us in, nothing would have. Got a good laugh and moved on.
We browsed the galleries until about 8:30pm where it started to get a little unbearable. They were so full it was hard to really see anything. It really is best to get an even earlier start than our 7:30pm one. In fact, I just now want to come back on a normal day and do it without the madness.
I really liked the forum with Ms. Cheezious and Latin Burger & Taco food trucks dead center surrounded by all the craft tables. I scored a beautiful bracelet from one of them and we «snacked» on a prosciutto goat cheese grilled cheese before dinner. (which was amazing)
When it was almost time for our reservation, we headed back to Wynwood Kitchen and toured the «walls» before going in. That was pretty cool. It really did not feel like I was in Miami! This was a complete departure from our usual routine to just wine and dine.
I need to clarify that I do not like big crowds, but somehow I fared well here in the midst of pure pandemonium. I was too busy taking it all in to be bothered. People watching here is quite interesting. As reported before, you see everything! You got artsy tattooed androgynous types, parents with kids in strollers (you have to be insane IMHO), SOBE model types, older couples in their 60’s, teens, chongas, gno’s, all of it!
NOTE: bathrooms are hard to come by. I found one inside a gallery. It did not say it outside and it had no a/​c but it worked. Later on,
we realized that the bathroom line inside WKB is long for this very reason.
When it was time to leave and we left the restaurant (which I will review separately), it was armageddon outside. Whatever I had thought was a lot of people before had now tripled. The valet parking was swamped with only a couple of guys working it. We ended up following one of the attendants several blocks down to get our own car. It was that or wait 30 minutes for it. That worked since it meant not dealing with the crowd to leave.
I really want to go back again.
Next time, I will wear better shoes, shorts and I will arrive by 6:30pm. You should do the same!

This event is amazing! Moving from NYC to Miami I doubted that there was any real culture in Miami, until Second Saturdays came along in my world! Sure you can visit these galleries during the day and it’s obviously a more laid back/​totally different experience, but why would anyone want to look at art sober???
I heard about this and completely forgot about it for awhile (yes I am extremely late on the bandwagon but keep in mind I only moved to downtown Miami a year ago) and FINALLY we decided to go.
We showed up early as some other fellow Unilocalers advised everyone to do and I would definitely advise the same
1. If you show up late all of the free booze will be gone
2. Parking will be hard to find and more expensive
3. Traffic picks up later at around 9 as that’s when everyone is generally arriving in the masses
4. You can’t really see the walls when it’s pitch dark outside so it’s best to arrive early to soak in the scenery and then you can stay as late as you want inside the galleries
The action starts at like 22^nd and N W 2^nd Ave and goes all the way to around 27^th. We parked at 27^th for $ 10 and walked down to 22^nd on one side and then back the other side of the street.
So the galleries are pretty cool… you have everything ranging from the artsy fartsy oil on canvas that start at $ 30,000 (minimum) and range anywhere up from there to literally pop-​art on handbags for $ 20. There are so many different kinds of galleries and different types of artists that this event is sure not to bore anyone. You don’t even need to like art really to enjoy this event. There are live art performances and I even saw a live bondage performance which was (to be honest) insanely creepy in my opinion. I posted several photos so take a look at those to get a better feel. There are different bands playing outside everywhere and people handing out tickets for open bar at nearby bars so it’s best to make a night out of Second Saturday’s. There are also a LOT of different food trucks so come hungry. Don’t plan on coming early and leaving early!
The crowd is so awesome because it ranges like to the exact opposite extremes. There are the ultra high end girls in their Christian Louboutin’s and 5k Chanel bags but there are also the super indie hipster crowd that show up in ripped jeans and tie dye shirts (ok maybe not exactly but you get the point). I really like this vibe but just a recommendation for women, don’t wear heels. Trust me, it’s not worth it. The sidewalks can be bumpy, people can be bumpy, and the ride just isn’t always smooth so wear something comfortable but nice.
We will definitely be making a ritual out of this night! I only wish that EVERY gallery had free alcohol!

Wynwood is the new black, and basically if you’re not here, you’re not cool. It’s that simple. There is both good and bad to Second Saturday Art Walks, as there is to every situation, I am just having a hard time deciphering if Art Walk is cool because its cool, or if its cool actually for what it is. Catch my drift?
I love Wynwood. Once my my initial fear and desire for a taser passed after my first visit to the area, I have been a frequent in the area. I have eaten my way through WKB and Joeys, drank my weight equivalent at Wood, Cafeina, Lesters, and have seen the Wynwood walls change a few times now. Point being that I like it here. So naturally I should love the Art Walk right? Galleries stay open late, masses of people to watch (Art Walk usually turns out quite a unique crowd), a good showing of food trucks for some cheap and fast nibbles and of course the acid trip trailer is open. And with this being said, I do quite enjoy Second Saturdays. But comparatively, I think I actually enjoy Wynwood more on a regular ol’ day. Here is why.
Parking. Parking in Miami is always a bitch and Wynwood is no exception. However, it is not too much of a headache on a given day. Art Walk parking though: pure misery. Prepare to park in nowheresland or down a sketchy street. And be prepared for traffic up the ass. And then, if you are interested in eating at one of the restaurants, well, don’t count on it. And even getting a drink is a task.
I do recommend Second Saturday Art Walk, no question. Its fun and unique. There is music and people and drinks and fun. And, you can get away with a free night. You don’t really even have to be into art that much to enjoy Art Walk, it’s become more of a scene than anything. The graffiti clad buildings, mass wave of people, and a fun and wild atmosphere are all you need for a good night.
If Art Walk is your first experience with Wynwood, I highly suggest you return to the area on a given night for a better feel.

How could I have not reviewed this before?
I was one of the brave souls exploring Wynwood back at the beginning in ’02 /​’03 when Second Saturdays had a more underground feel to it and was just three or four gallery spaces. (I remember this area when I went to high school nearby and it was just the hood, but I’ll leave it at that… don’t want any more gray hairs to pop up!)
Anyways, Wynwood /​Design District has grown up and diversified now and known by the mainstream. Nowadays you’re likely to see a DJ performance in front of a local (non green mermaid) coffee shop with live breakdancing, live street painting, performance art such as planking in one of the public spaces, and bands in the other. You’re also likely to run into a bunch of majorly cool people around the different galleries too.
Don’t forget the bunch of new restaurants, plus the food trucks either!
Sure, parking can be an adventure and /​or overpriced ($ 10 for an unimproved lot where my «Eleanor» gets dirty?) But what would a hot night in the city be without a little adventure!