Surface Festival

Surface Festival, Miami’s annual street art celebration, returns for its fifth year this winter, transforming the city’s streets into a vibrant open-air gallery for two weeks of colour, creativity and culture.

The festival is a product of the partnership between Miami Marketta and the City of Gold Coast, with the mission to celebrate local talent and decorate the streets with colour. Selected local artists have the chance to leave their mark on city streets, by painting murals across 1500 square metres of Miami’s blank walls. Spectators are invited to witness the streets being painted over, with a turnout of over 28,000 people in 2024, and more expected this year. The festival will feature more than 30 free and ticketed events, from graffiti workshops to life-drawing sessions. No festival would complete without live music – catch Young Henry’s ‘Best Served Loud’ lineup, Frothy Fest’s surf rock or Overspray’s skate gig for a night of Aussie tunes.