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Every Music Week gives the electronic music community the opportunity to throw a party that expands past the festival grounds or the brick-and-mortar club. This year is no exception with the return of South Africa’s producer and DJ, Black Coffee. But his duties are not touching the club — indeed, not even North Miami or South Beach. The Grammy-award-winning artist’s deep, soulful selections will be heard at the historic Hialeah Park Race Track on Saturday, March 28, in collaboration with Club Space.
“The Hialeah Race Track is a historic landmark in Miami,” says Leo Piscioneri, Club Space’s Chief Marketing Officer. “The Park has a hundred-year history and just celebrated its centennial, which is incredible.” The Hialeah Park Casino, which includes the Race Track, is not your typical Vegas casino or a rundown racetrack that has run its course.
Between its south-of-France architecture, lush landscaping, and circular walking ring, which, as its website describes, was inspired by the Parisian racetrack Longchamp, is a South Florida marvel. According to the website’s history section, a Missouri cattleman named James Bright and an aviator, Glenn Curtis, donated land for community use “while helping to acquire funds for construction of public buildings, facilities, and, yes – a horse racetrack” during the beginning of the Roaring Twenties.
A Century-Old Venue Steps Into Dance Music
On January 15, 1925, Hialeah Park Race Track opened for thoroughbred horse racing, a practice that continued until 2001. The finest milieu, from the Vanderbilt and Du Pont families, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, traveled to South Florida to watch the races. On March 5, 1979, the National Register of Historic Places added Hialeah Park to its registry.
“I believe that the racetrack has had concerts in the past, but maybe two or three in total. This is certainly the first dance-focused experience,” says Piscioneri.
The show runs from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m., which could be an ideal nightcap for someone who wants to go out but not commit to all-night festivities or a great escape from North Miami. Piscioneri, however, is quick to note that this could be a mere prelude to head out to Factory Town, also in Hialeah, for all-night DJ sets.
VIP attendees will enjoy an open bar for the first hour of the show. There are also “exciting and beloved Miami-based restaurant” options for VIP attendees that will likely be announced soon. “I would go as far as to say that if you’re a foodie and you love music, this is the event to be at.”
What the Experience Will Feel Like on the Racetrack
The crowd, VIP or otherwise, can also expect a one-of-a-kind stage setup and production. The crew will construct the stage on the racetrack, featuring a bespoke design developed by the Black Coffee and Club Space teams, a first of its kind. Also on the bill are Carlita and Kaz James. “It’s an experience that will fuse together the old and the new,” posits Piscioneri. “When you get to the venue, you will walk past the entrance to the casino, and specifically the entrance to the racetrack, which has these beautiful, huge arches and pink flowers that are crawling up the vines of the facade. So you walk through that, and then you’re in the grandstands.”
Also in attendance will be the casino’s legendary flamingos, who were imported from Cuba in 1934 to live in the grand lake (the flamingos will be kept away from the music and otherwise undisturbed). “You can either have a seat in the grandstands, there’s an elevated view of this really open, beautiful, scenic racetrack, with a lake and flamingos behind. You can make your way to the dancefloor, which is just below.”
The show, with its allure and beauty, offers yet another reminder that music lovers can experience great sound in a setting that feels less frantic. Attendees will dance to the sounds of Black Coffee against a green backdrop — no packed clubs or sleepless nights, just your feet planted somewhere with a sense of history.
Black Coffee. With Carlita and Kaz James. 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Hialeah Park Casino, 100 E 32nd St., Hialeah; hialeahparkcasion.com; (305) 885-8000. Tickets cost $85 to $199.99 via dice.fm.
