Memorial Day Events, Traffic & Safety Plan
Soar into Miami Beach this Memorial Day weekend and relish the sun, white sandy beaches and many cultural events!

In preparation for the holiday weekend, the city has been planning diligently to implement a comprehensive and coordinated plan to ensure residents and visitors are able to enjoy the beaches, while maintaining safety and resident quality of life. If you live in and around the South Beach area, view information below regarding traffic and parking in the area. We encourage you to visit www.memorialdaymb.com for more information.
Virtual Community Meeting
Please join the City of Miami Beach for a virtual update on the Memorial Day Weekend traffic plan. Staff will discuss the enhanced measures to ensure our residents and visitors have a safe holiday weekend.

Tuesday, May 25
6 PM
Join the virtual public meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95337342036

Via phone: 301.715.8592 or 888.475.4499 (toll free), the Webinar ID: 953 3734 2936.

The meeting can be viewed live on Facebook or via MBTV channel 660 on Atlantic Broadband and channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse.
Events
With events happening all weekend, you will be inspired to try free workout classes, listen to live music and watch our military put on an aerial show over our shores!

View all of the exciting events happening on Miami Beach this Memorial Day Weekend by visiting www.memorialdaymb.com.

Miami Beach residents can enjoy 10% off tickets for the Ticketed Beach Club during the Hyundai Air & Sea Show. Beach Club tickets will get you front and center for the show from 10 to 14 streets. Use code MIAMIBEACH for 10% off tickets here.

Traffic/Transit Information
To assist with traffic management, an evening traffic loop will be implemented on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights during the holiday weekend beginning at 7 p.m. and will be returning back to normal traffic flow by no later than 5 a.m. each day. The loop directs eastbound traffic on 5 Street to travel northbound on Collins Avenue to 17 Street. From there, traffic is directed westbound to Washington Avenue, then southbound on Washington Avenue to 5 Street. The traffic loop will have barricades to restrict access to residential neighborhoods. Residents can access their neighborhood with a valid photo ID or proof of residency.

Residential zones for the Flamingo Park and South of Fifth neighborhoods will be in place each evening from 7 p.m. through 4:30 a.m. starting on Thursday, May 27 through Monday, May 31.
 
Residents are encouraged to avoid the visitor checkpoints by taking any of the other residential streets to enter/exit their neighborhood with a valid ID. All other motorists will be able to access the residential zones via checkpoints that will be operated by police and/or security guards. Visitors, delivery persons and ride-booking services like Uber or Lyft should use these entrances.
During hours when the traffic loop is in place, the Miami Beach Trolley service and Miami-Dade County bus service will operate in the southbound and northbound direction along Meridian Avenue between 5 Street and 17 Street in lieu of Collins Avenue. The City’s trolley tracker “Rider Alert” feature will be updated as needed to reflect service changes and important updates. Signs will be posted at all current bus and trolley stops on Collins Avenue advising passengers of the temporary service relocation to Meridian Avenue.

Beginning on Friday through Sunday evenings starting at 10 p.m., License Plate Readers (LPRs) will also be deployed on the MacArthur and Julia Tuttle causeways. To accommodate these LPRs, the MacArthur Causeway will only have one eastbound lane open for travel and the Julia Tuttle Causeway will have two eastbound lanes open. LPRs will also be deployed Thursday evening along the 5 Street corridor and Monday evening along the 5 Street and 41 Street corridors to screen incoming traffic.

Parking Information
Effective Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m., a flat parking rate of $20 per vehicle will be imposed at all city parking garages in the Art Deco Cultural District (ADCD) except for access card holders and residents. This includes garages at 7 Street and Collins Avenue, 12 Street and Washington Avenue, 13 Street and Collins Avenue as well as the Anchor Garage on 16 Street. The $20 rate is good for a single entrance and exit. No in/out will be permitted.

On-street parking will be prohibited along Collins and Washington avenues in the ADCD. On-street parking between Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive and 5 and 15 streets will only be available to residents with a Residential Zone 5 parking permit.

Use the free, Park Me—Miami Beach app to find parking near the events. Please don’t circle the block looking for parking. The mobile app shows you available parking and rates for lots and garages, including real-time capacity information for certain facilities. 
There are numerous ways to get around Miami Beach on public transportation once you arrive, including free Miami Beach trolleys and Citi Bike.
Free Parking Shuttles
The city will provide specially marked Miami Beach Trolleys and Freebees to and from four designated event parking garage locations. Three locations will be served by trolleys while the remaining location will be served by Freebee. Look for the special parking shuttle identification signs prior to boarding.
 
Parking shuttles will run on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at intervals of approximately 15 minutes.
 
Trolleys will pickup and drop-off passengers at Collins Avenue and 11 Street for the following parking garage locations:

  • Pickup for parking garage at 41 Street and Sheridan Avenue use Trolley Stop #219 at Sheridan Avenue and 41 Street.  
  • Pickup for parking garage at 23 Street and Liberty Avenue use Trolley Stop #194 at 23 Street and Liberty Avenue.
  • Pickup for the 17 Street parking garage, Pennsylvania Avenue parking garage, and City Hall parking garage use Trolley Stop #200 at 17 Street and Convention Center Drive.

Freebee will pickup and drop-off passengers at the 5 Street Garage. Use Trolley Stop 113 at 6 Street and Lenox Avenue for drop-off at 10 Street between Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive. 

Anyone who parks at the 5 Street Garage can also use the regular SOBE Trolley Loops (A or B) to take them to Collins Avenue and 11 Street. MB Trolley tracker is available here.

Safety Information
Ambassadors will be available throughout the South Beach area to assist with questions or concerns and can be identified by their branded t-shirts.

Hight Impact Measures
Given the overwhelming crowds the city has recently experienced, and in an abundance of caution to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public, the city will be implementing several special measures. Please view the “High Impact Measures” tab at www.memorialdaymb.com for details. 

Construction Activities
To provide the public with a safe experience free of impacts from roadway, sidewalk and lane closures, the City of Miami Beach Public Works Department will suspend ALL construction-related activities within the public right of way effective 6 a.m. on Thursday, May 27 and will continue in effect until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1.