The Best Things to Do in Miami This Week, May 18 to May 22

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Monday, May 18

Unity Fest at Chef Creole

This Haitian Flag Day, celebrate one of Miami’s most influential diasporic communities at Unity Fest, a party featuring the music, food, and art of the first sovereign state in the Caribbean. Miami Urban Contemporary Experience (MUCE) presents performances by compas band T-Vice, Brazilian pop artist Gabby B, and singer/songwriters J. Perry and Shassy, as well as food and crafts at a vendor market at the flagship Chef Creole location. 4 p.m. at Chef Creole Seasoned Restaurant, 200 NW 54 St., Miami; 305-754-2223; chefcreole.com. Tickets cost $28 via eventbrite.com.

Tuesday, May 19

Willie Nelson at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater

At 93, Willie Nelson is still one of the most lauded songwriters in American music history. With a career spanning seven decades, Nelson has earned every conceivable accolade as a songwriter, author, actor, and activist. A Gershwin Prize recipient, he’s released nearly a dozen studio albums in the last decade alone, and in 2023, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His latest album, Dream Chaser, will be released later this month. 8 p.m. at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, 1806 NE Sixth St., Pompano Beach; 561-223-7231; pompanobeacharts.org. Tickets cost $59 to $257 via axs.com.

Thursday, May 21

“Searching for Collective Memory” at The Bass

Part of The Bass’ Third Thursdays programming, “Searching for Collective Memory” is a two-part activation at the Miami Beach art museum exploring whose stories shape history and cultural memory. Presented by community-led art commissioning program Commissioner, in collaboration with dance company Pioneer Winter Collective, the program features live art tours, site-specific performances, and a panel discussion moderated by Corey Davis (Maven Leadership Collective) and featuring guests Vanessa Charlot (photographer and professor at the University of Mississippi), Jason Fitzroy Jeffers (Third Horizon Film Festival cofounder), and Lise Ragbir (cofounder/CEO of Verge). 6 p.m. at The Bass, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7530. Admission is free with RSVP via thebass.org.

Cazzu at Hard Rock Live

Argentina’s trap queen, Cazzu, experimented with cumbia and rock before breaking through in 2017 with the single “Loca,” featuring fellow Argentine rappers Khea and Duki. The song got another bump the following year, after the release of a remix featuring a rapper who had yet to release his debut album — Bad Bunny. Since then, Cazzu has released one mixtape, two EPs, and three studio albums, with her latest, Latinaje, expanding into other genres. The album’s cumbia single “Con Otra” was the most viewed song on YouTube in Argentina in 2025, and the clip for corrido “Dolce” — in which Cazzu’s protagonist enacts revenge on a treacherous lover (IYKYK) — is her most cinematic work yet. Her Hard Rock Live show is the final U.S. date on her Latinaje en Vivo Tour before she heads back to South America. 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Wy., Hollywood; 954-797-5531; casino.hardrock.com. Tickets cost $39 to $196 via ticketmaster.com.

Friday, May 22

Reggae Fest at Kaseya Center

Jamaican dancehall and reggae star Alkaline first rose to stardom in 2016, after the release of his debut album, New Level Unlocked, which topped the Billboard Reggae Albums Charts for months. Best known for fan-favorite tracks like “Gyal Good,” “Love Yuh Everything,” “Gyal Bruk Out,” and “Spoil You,” the Reggae Fest headliner’s latest studio album, NPT, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Reggae Albums Charts upon release in March of this year. 8 p.m. at Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 786-777-1000; reggaefest.com. Tickets cost $71 to $611 via ticketmaster.com.