Miami has been particularly invested in this season since its inception: Before the show even premiered, local contestant Yulissa Escobar caused a stir after internet sleuths dug up controversial posts from her past. She unceremoniously exited the show during its second episode.
With or without Escobar, fans remained hooked. If you’ve been watching all along and want to experience the finale in the company of equally invested strangers, here’s a list of Miami venues hosting Love Island USA finale watch parties.
Casa Tiki
The Dead Flamingo at Casa Tiki offers attendees a themed cocktail menu inspired by the current season. Drink options include the Soul Ties and Casa Amor. Tickets to the finale watch party include a gold, souvenir Dead Flamingo Island wine glass, ten raffle tickets for a Labubu, and two drinks from the Flamingo Island feature menu. 9 p.m. Sunday at Casa Tiki, 1728 SW Eighth St., Miami; 305-200-5039; thedeadflamingo.com. Tickets cost $33 to $47 via eventbrite.com.Grails
Grails offers its watch party guests a free piña colada to sweeten the night. According to the sports bar's website, food and drink specials are also available, and the event is open to all ages (though God knows why you'd want to bring a child to watch Love Island in a room full of drunk strangers). Throughout the season, the Wynwood bar has screened the show four nights per week: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. 8 p.m. Sunday at Grails, 2800 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 786-870-4313; grailsmiami.com.The Magic City Collective and Magic City Flea
Okay, so this isn’t exactly a finale watch party, but the Magic City Collective and Magic City Flea are teaming up for one final watch party before Sunday’s closer. Friday night, watch the penultimate episode on the third floor of Julia & Henry's. The screening starts at 9 p.m., but come early for cocktails and some retail therapy. 7:30 p.m. Friday, at 200 E. Flagler St., Miami; instagram.com/themagiccitycollective.Red Rooster
Red Rooster is joining the Love Island craze with a finale screening in its upstairs Pool Hall. You can RSVP for free and enjoy the Overtown restaurant’s late-night happy hour menu, or purchase the Bombshell Package, which includes two welcome shots, a specialty cocktail, and one appetizer. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, at Red Rooster Overtown, 920 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-640-9880; Tickets cost $0 to $41.93 via eventbrite.com.Sports & Social Dolphin Mall
This Dolphin Mall sports bar has hosted Love Island watch parties every night throughout the season, but it’s pulling out all the stops for finale night. You’re already set with the bar’s 50-foot big screen and 30 TVs, but if you enter its social media giveaway, you’ll get a chance to win a VIP booth experience for six people. It includes a complimentary bottle of champagne and freebies courtesy of spiked refresher brand Happy Thursday. 9 p.m. Sunday, at Sports & Social Dolphin Mall, 11401 NW 12th St, Miami; 305-260-6412; vivodolphinmall.com.Thorn
This one's for all the Islanders in La Sagüesera. Thorn, a bar restaurant inside MiLine Miami Apartments on Bird Road, has hosted Love Island watch parties every Thursday throughout the season. The action comes to a close with its finale watch party this Sunday. Too far southwest for you? Fear not. Guests get a ten percent discount on their tab — including Tiny Tinis — if they show they Ubered over. 9 p.m. Sunday, at Thorn, 6976 SW 40th St., Miami; 786-803-8973; instagram.com/thornmiami.Tomorrowland
Throughout the season, this Downtown bar’s watch party has just so happened to coincide with its Thursday ladies’ nights, with freebies including complimentary Love Island cocktails. They're pulling double duty this week with a finale watch party on Sunday. This event is limited to guests ages 21 and older. 9 p.m. Sunday, at Tomorrowland, 1368 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 786-542-9994; tomorrowlandmiami.com.Did we miss your Love Island watch party? Email [email protected].
