2016/2017 Social Season Preview
SocialMiami’s Social Season Preview will give you a quick overview of what to expect during the 2016-2017 season. Non-profits can also use the Preview as a tool to help plan their important events during the year.
If your event is not listed, just send the information to Melanie. The Social Season Preview will be continually updated, redistributed and archived on SocialMiami’s homepage.
SocialMiami’s 10th Annual Gala Guide, providing pre- and post-event publicity, will be published in early September. The deadline to add your event to the guide is August 26. Call 305-981-0101 or email Melanie for Gala Guide information.
September 2016
| Sept 8 | 5th Annual Haute Tea hosted by Young Society of Diabetes Research Institute Foundation |
| Sept 10 | ArtsLaunch2016 presented by American Airlines and hosted by Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts |
| Sept 10 | An Evening of Love Bollywood Style to benefit the Lori Brener Scholarship Fund for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami |
| Sept 12 | 31st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner hosted by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis |
| Sept 15 | Behind the Magic Gala Tablescapes & Culinary Arts Showcase hosted by SocialMiami.com and Source Miami |
| Sept 17 | 6th Annual Miami Children’s Health Foundation’s 5K Run/Walk |
| Sept 17 | “The Speakeasy” hosted by Coral Springs Museum |
| Sept 17 | 4th Annual Support-A-Scholar Celebration hosted by Breakthrough Miami |
| Sept 18 | “Milk & Honey” Food Distribution Event hosted by Jewish Community Services |
| Sept 23 | 23rd Annual Celebrity Chefs Food Tasting & Auction to benefit Ann Storck Center |
| Sept 24 | “Giving Children the Chance to Create” Gala celebrating Arts for Learning’s 15th anniversary |
| Sept 27 | YoungArts Awareness Day presented by National YoungArts Foundation |
| Sept 28 | 9th Annual Corporate Luncheon hosted by Perez Art Museum Miami |
| Sept 29 | High Rollers Casino Night hosted by Easter Seals South Florida |
| Sept 29 | 5th Annual MCYA Fashion Gives Back to benefit Nicklaus Children’s Hospital |
October 2016
| Oct 2 | 4th Annual ZooRun5K to benefit West Kendall Baptist Hospital and Zoo Miami Foundation |
| Oct 5-6 | ICFF Miami 2016 |
| Oct 5-9 | VeritageMiami presented by City National Bank to benefit United Way of Miami-Dade |
| Oct 7 | Sounds of Motown Featuring The Four Tops, a gala presented by Magic City Casino to benefit Project: New Born |
| Oct 7-9 | Broadway Across America’s “Rent” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Oct 7-9 | III Points Festival |
| Oct 8 | Imagine Charity Gala to benefit His House Children’s Home |
| Oct 8 | National LGBTQ Task Force Gala Celebrating 20th Anniversary |
| Oct 8 | The International Seakeepers Society’s 2016 Bal de la Mer |
| Oct 11-16 | Broadway Across America’s “The Illusionists” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Oct 13 | “Rumble in the Jungle,” a luncheon to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month hosted by Cancer Link |
| Oct 13 | Believing in Girls Luncheon hosted by Pace Center for Girls Miami |
| Oct 13-16 | GEMS Fall Film Festival presented by MDC’s Miami Film Festival |
| Oct 14 | “A Passage to India” celebrating Coral Gables Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary |
| Oct 15 | Deering Estate Foundation’s 15th Annual “Wine on Harvest Moon” |
| Oct 15 | Chapman Partnership “Illuminations” Gala |
| Oct 15 | NextGen’s Gala After Party to support Chapman Partnership |
| Oct 15 | “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band presented by Miami Dade College |
| Oct 16 | Miami Children’s Museum’s “Not So Scary Family Halloween Bash” |
| Oct 19 | The Young Patronesses of the Opera Benefactor Party |
| Oct 20-22 | South Beach Seafood Festival |
| Oct 21 | Be A Voice Luncheon hosted by Voices for Children Foundation |
| Oct 21-23 | Miami City Ballet’s Performances of Giselle at the Arsht Center |
| Oct 22 | Havana Nights Dinner & Auction to benefit Kristi House |
| Oct 22 | Casino RoyALS Gala Cruise to benefit The ALS Center of Excellence |
| Oct 23 | Jazz at Joes to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami |
| Oct 23 | Not So Scary Family Halloween Bash hosted by Miami Children’s Museum |
| Oct 27-30 | Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure Shopping Weekend to benefit Baptist Health Foundation |
| Oct 28 | Footy’s Bubbles & Bones Gala to benefit Here’s Help |
| Oct 29 | “Something’s Brewing After Dark,” a 21 + over event hosted by Miami Children’s Museum |
| Oct 29 | Miami Children’s Health Foundation’s 10th Annual Diamond Ball |
| Oct 29 | 30th Annual Halloween Sundowner hosted by Vizcaya Museum & Gardens |
| Oct 29 | 3rd Annual Wine & Cheese Fundraiser to benefit Sofia’s Hope |
| Oct 29 | Masquerade Ball to benefit American Nicaraguan Foundation |
| Oct 29 | The Big Rod Ball, an Oktoberfest event hosted by Schnebly Redland’s Winery |
| Oct 29 | Locust Projects’ Smash & Grab Raffle Event |
November 2016
| Nov 3 | Women’s Voices Fundraising Breakfast hosted by The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade |
| Nov 3 | 7th Annual Patently Impossible Project hosted by Dade County Bar Association to benefit Dade Legal Aid |
| Nov 4 | 43rd Annual Love and Hope Preview Party hosted by Diabetes Research Institute Foundation |
| Nov 4 | Women’s Voices Fundraising Breakfast hosted by the Women’s Fund Miami-Dade |
| Nov 4 | National Philanthropy Day hosted by Association of Fundraising Professionals |
| Nov 5 | The Young Patronesses of the Opera Annual Gala, “An Aria to America” |
| Nov 5 | 13th Annual Denim & Diamonds Gala to benefit Deliver The Dream |
| Nov 9 | 28th Annual Festival of Chefs hosted by Easter Seals South Florida |
| Nov 11 | ICA Miami’s “The 365 Party” Dinner and After-Party |
| Nov 11 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami Golf Classic |
| Nov 11 | “Party on the Plaza” hosted by the Young Associates of Coral Gables Museum |
| Nov 11 & 12 | Cleveland Orchestra Performances at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Nov 12 | The Grand Gala benefiting Miami Cancer Institute |
| Nov 12 | InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball |
| Nov 12 | Wild About Kids Gala hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade |
| Nov 12 | Viva Las Vegas!, the Beaux Arts Ball in support of the Lowe Art Museum at UM |
| Nov 12 | John Offerdahl’s Broward Health Gridiron Grill-Off Food & Wine Festival |
| Nov 13 – 20 | Miami Book Fair presented by Miami Dade College |
| Nov 14 | 11th Annual “Claws for Kids” Luncheon to benefit Florida Foster Care Review |
| Nov 14 | 16th Annual American Cancer Society Gus Machado Golf Classic |
| Nov 17 | 2016 Women of Distinction & Caring Luncheon hosted by Plaza Health Network Foundation |
| Nov 17 | Give Miami Day |
| Nov 18 | Jackson Health Foundation’s 2016 Guardians of the Children Luncheon to benefit Holtz Children’s Hospital |
| Nov 18 | The Women’s Event presented by Women’s Philanthropy of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
| Nov 19 | Mariners Hospital 5K Walk/Run & 10K Run to benefit Mariners Hospital Center for Excellence in Nursing |
| Nov 19 | Vizcaya Museum & Gardens’ Centennial Gala |
| Nov 19 | “Ray of Hope Gala” to benefit South Florida Autism Charter Schools, Inc. |
| Nov 29 | Latin American, Modern & Contemporary Art Auction hosted by Gary Nader Art Centre |
| Nov 29-30 | “Wines on the Bay Auction” benefiting the National Parkinson Foundation |
| Nov 29-Dec 4 | Broadway Across America’s “Dirty Dancing” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
December 2016
| Dec 1-4 | Art Basel Miami Beach |
| Dec 3 | Barry Special Christmas hosted by Barry University |
| Dec 3 | Liga Contra El Cancer’s Gala |
| Dec 3 | Villagers’ Holiday House Tour |
| Dec 4 | Winter Wonderful Holiday Gala to benefit Music Scholarships at Frost School of Music at UM |
| Dec 6 | AJC National Human Relations Award Dinner |
| Dec 7 | Orange Bowl Kick-Off Party |
| Dec 8 | The Pacesetter Event hosted by Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
| Dec 10 | Hope for All Gala, “Guayaberas and Good Times,” hosted by Camillus House & Health |
| Dec 10 | The Mane Event Gala to benefit Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center |
| Dec 13-25 | Broadway Across America’s “Cinderella” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Dec 17 | Miami City Ballet’s Nutcracker Magic Children’s Gala |
| Dec 17 | Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic |
| Dec 17-24 | Miami City Ballet’s Performances of The Nutcracker |
| Dec 27-Jan 1 | Broadway Across America’s “An American in Paris” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Dec 28 | Baptist Health Orange Bowl Prayer Breakfast |
| Dec 29 | AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon |
| Dec 30 | Orange Bowl Sailing Regatta |
| Dec 30 | Capital One Orange Bowl and Orange Bowl Fan Fest |
January 2017
| Jan 8-15 | National YoungArts Week |
| Jan 10-22 | Broadway Across America’s “Cabaret” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Jan 11 | Splendor in the Garden hosted by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| Jan 12-15 | Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary International Fair Presented by Art Miami |
| Jan 13-15 | Miami City Ballet’s Program Two performed at the Arsht Center |
| Jan 14 | YoungArts Backyard Ball hosted the National YoungArts Foundation |
| Jan 14 | Be A Voice Gala hosted by Voices for Children Foundation |
| Jan 14 | The Flamingo Ball to benefit HistoryMiami Museum |
| Jan 19-Feb 11 | Festival Miami 2017 presented by UHealth |
| Jan 20 | Pawpurrazzi to benefit the Humane Society of Greater Miami |
| Jan 21 | Jackson Health Foundation’s Golden Angels Gala 2017 |
| Jan 21 | Coral Gables Museum’s Gala |
| Jan 27 & 28 | Cleveland Orchestra Performances at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Jan 28 | The Grand Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Miami Lighthouse for the Blind |
| Jan 28 | Miami City Ballet’s Annual Gala |
| Jan 28 | Mariners Hospital Bougainvillea Ball |
February 2017
| Feb 2 & 4 | Cleveland Orchestra Performances at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Feb 3 | Cleveland Orchestra Miami Gala Concert with Yo-Yo Ma |
| Feb 3-5 | 24th Annual Miami International Map Fair hosted by HistoryMiami Museum |
| Feb 4 | Gala in the Garden to benefit Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| Feb 4 | Coral Gables Community Foundation’s 8th Annual Tour of Kitchens |
| Feb 9 | Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon hosted by Barry University |
| Feb 10-12 | Miami City Ballet’s Program Three performed at the Arsht Center |
| Feb 10-12 | 11th Annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County |
| Feb 11 | 2017 For the Love of Learning Gala to benefit the Foundation for New Education Initiatives |
| Feb 11 | New World Symphony’s 29th Annual Gala |
| Feb 14-19 | Broadway Across America’s “Beautiful” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Feb 15 | The Main Event hosted by Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
| Feb 18 | 43rd Annual Love and Hope’s Magical Mardi Gras Gala to benefit Diabetes Research Institute |
| Feb 18-20 | Coconut Grove Art Festival |
| Feb 22-Mar 5 | Broadway Across America’s “The Little Mermaid” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Feb 24 | Fourth Annual Fashion Night on Brickell benefiting Dade Legal Aid |
March 2017
| Mar 3-5 | Broadway Across America’s “Annie” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Mar 3-12 | Miami Film Festival presented by Miami Dade College |
| Mar 4 | Walk for the Animals hosted by Humane Society of Greater Miami |
| Mar 4 | Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Annual Gala |
| Mar 4 | The Bass Ball hosted by Bass Museum of Art |
| Mar 4 | The BIG Experience Gala benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami |
| Mar 4 | Villagers’ Garden Tour |
| Mar 4-5 | Carnaval on the Mile Art & Music Festival produced by Kiwanis Club of Little Havana |
| Mar 7 | Vizcaya Museum & Gardens’ 9th Annual Preservation Luncheon |
| Mar 8 | 29th Annual “In the Company of Women” Awards Ceremony hosted by the Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade |
| Mar 9 | Twelve Good Men Luncheon presented by Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida |
| Mar 10 | Feasts with the Beasts hosted by Miami Zoo Foundation |
| Mar 11 | “Be A Kid Again” Gala to benefit Miami Children’s Museum |
| Mar 11 | Mercury Ball to benefit South Miami Hospital |
| Mar 16 | The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade’s 2017 Power of the Purse Annual Luncheon & Auction |
| Mar 17 | 6th Annual Wine, Women & Shoes to benefit Miami Children’s Health Foundation |
| Mar 17 | Ryder Benjamin Golf Tournament to benefit Barry University |
| Mar 17 | ‘Opening Year Celebration’ hosted by Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science |
| Mar 21-Apr 2 | Broadway Across America’s “Something Rotten” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Mar 24 & 25 | Cleveland Orchestra Performances at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Mar 25 | Rotary Club of Miami’s 100th Anniversary Gala |
| Mar 26 | Champion of the Arts Luncheon hosted by Citizens Interested in Arts (CIA) |
| Mar 31 | New World School of the Arts’ Annual Rising Stars Showcase |
| Mar 31-April 2 | Miami City Ballet’s Program Four performed at the Arsht Center |
April 2017
| Apr 1 | PAMM’s Art of the Party Gala 2017 |
| Apr 1 | University of Miami Department of Neurology 55th Birthday Bash |
| Apr 4-9 | Broadway Across America’s “Jersey Boys” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| Apr 8 | American Cancer Society’s “Dancing for a Cause” Miami Annual Gala |
| Apr 8 | 39th Annual Musical Gala to benefit Children’s Resources Fund |
| Apr 22 | 14th Annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Benefit Dinner and Auction hosted by Branches |
| Apr 23 | Brunch for the Animals hosted by Humane Society of Greater Miami |
| Apr 25-May 7 | Broadway Across America’s “Matilda The Musical” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
May 2017
| May 5 | Miracle Makers Luncheon & Fashion Show to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami |
| May 9-14 | Broadway Across America’s “The King and I” at Adrienne Arsht Center |
| May 13 | “The Auction — The Finest in Wine, Travel & Lifestyle Items,” An Evening in Support of Camillus House & Health |
| May 13 | Tropical Nights 2017 hosted by UM NSU CARD |
| May 15 | 32nd Annual Informed Families Dinner At Joe’s |
| May 19 | “Take a Walk in Her Shoes” Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit Chapman Partnership |
| May 19-21 | Broadway Across America’s “Mama Mia” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| May 20 | Doctors Hospital Ball to benefit Doctors Hospital Youth Athletic Outreach Program |
| May 20 | 5th Annual JDRF Ball hosted by the South Florida Chapter of JDRF |
June 2017
| Jun 13-25 | Broadway Across America’s “Finding Neverland” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
| Jun 17 | Miami Celebrity Domino Night to benefit Amigos for Kids |
| Jun 23 & 24 | 7th Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Fishing Tournament |
