The Ten Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

So now that the shutdown is over, we can get back to our normal lives again... right? And by "normal lives" we mean the way things were before the shutdown -- which was pretty much the same thing. Our founding fathers are probably turning in their graves right now at...

By Alex Rodriguez

October 18, 2013

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So now that the shutdown is over, we can get back to our normal lives again... right? And by "normal lives" we mean the way things were before the shutdown -- which was pretty much the same thing. Our founding fathers are probably turning in their graves right now at the spectacle we're making of ourselves.

But, you know, if there's one thing we know for sure about those founding fathers and the rest of them that built this country, it's this: They sure had fabulous wigs!

Go get weird, Miami.

Steve Aoki: Cake, cake, cake, cake

BassLights: When San Francisco and Colorado collide on a Miami stage.

Carnage: When he's not watching Netflix, he's playing for you at Mansion.

Grovetoberfest: Bottoms up! Seriously one of the best festivals in town.

South Florida Zombie Crawl: If vampires suck your blood, and werewolves turn you into their kind, what do zombies do?

Heat V. Spurs: Hey, San Antonio boys, do you like our beaches?

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Skynyrd will never go out of style. Sorry.

South Beach Seafood Festival: Imagine what seafood festivals in, like, Nebraska would be like. Yikes!

Gables Bike Day: Stash your car and bust out the tandem!

The Lumineers: Ho hey!

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