Miami's annual Winter Party Festival is a flamboyant affair for the city's vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. The party programme includes a parade, live music, dance, art exhibitions and awareness campaigns and attracts thousands of revellers from across the region as well as a large number of international visitors. The highlight of the five-day festival in the closing night Beach Party, an event to which everyone is invited, regardless of sexual orientation. So grab your whistle and your glowsticks and join the party.

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Various. See organiser website for full events listings.