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We analysed 77 Miami bars, lounges and clubs. Saturday is the busiest night, peaking at 11 PM, and Thursday is the busiest weeknight. Monday and Tuesday are equally quiet. The standout finding: the average venue peaks at 11 PM on Saturday and is down to 50% by midnight, earlier than the 1 AM to 3 AM peak many guides describe.
- Sat
- the big night out, busiest around 11 PM
- Thursday
- liveliest weeknight
- 77
- bars and clubs compared
When Miami nightlife gets busy, night by night. BestTime forecasts.
Night by night
Busyness is a percentage of each venue's own weekly peak (100%), and the peak hour shows when the average venue is fullest.
| Night | Average busyness (% of weekly peak, 6 PM to 4 AM) | Peak hour | Share of venues lively (70%+ of their peak) | Share of venues whose busiest night it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 20% | 6 PM and 8 PM (30%) | 21% | 3% |
| Tuesday | 20% | 8 PM and 9 PM (35%) | 29% | 3% |
| Wednesday | 25% | 8 PM and 9 PM (40%) | 35% | 3% |
| Thursday | 30% | 9 PM (45%) | 43% | 5% |
| Friday | 40% | 10 PM and 11 PM (60%) | 66% | 27% |
| Saturday | 45% | 11 PM (70%) | 86% | 55% |
| Sunday | 30% | 8 PM (40%) | 40% | 5% |
Saturday builds steadily. The average venue is at 50% at 8 PM, 60% at 9 PM and 70% at 11 PM. By midnight it has dropped to 50%, and by 2 AM it is at 30%. Friday holds 60% at both 10 PM and 11 PM.
The weekend dominates. 55% of venues have their busiest night on Saturday and 27% on Friday. Every other night is the busiest for 5% of venues or fewer.
Weeknights peak early. Monday peaks at 6 PM and 8 PM, and Tuesday to Thursday all peak by 9 PM. Sunday peaks at 8 PM (40%) but still holds 35% from 9 PM to 11 PM.
Neighborhoods
South Beach
South Beach has 15 venues in our set. Saturday is its busiest night and Monday its quietest. Friday peaks from 8 PM to 11 PM and Saturday at 9 PM and 10 PM. On weeknights, 60% of its venues are lively on Thursday and 53% on Wednesday.
Mac's Club Deuce, a dive bar on 14th Street open since 1926, peaks on Saturday at 10 PM. Kill Your Idol, a rock and roll bar on Española Way, also peaks on Saturday at 10 PM. Twist, a multi-level gay bar and club on Washington Avenue, peaks on Saturday at 11 PM.
Mac's Club Deuce ♣️:
Quietest: Monday 8 AM (15%)Busiest: Saturday 10 PM (100%)
Twist:
Quietest: Monday 3 PM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 11 PM (100%)
Wynwood
Wynwood's 13 venues are busiest on Saturday and quietest on Monday. Both Friday and Saturday peak at 11 PM. It is a weekend area: every Wynwood venue has its busiest night on Friday (38%) or Saturday (62%).
The Dirty Rabbit Wynwood, a cocktail bar on NW 24th Street, peaks on Saturday at 11 PM. Perro Negro Miami also peaks on Saturday at 11 PM. MAD Club Wynwood peaks late, at 1 AM on Friday night.
The Dirty Rabbit Wynwood:
Quietest: Friday 5 PM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 11 PM (100%)
MAD Club Wynwood:
Quietest: Saturday 4 AM (40%)Busiest: Friday 1 AM (100%)
Brickell
Brickell has 6 venues. Saturday is the busiest night, and Monday and Tuesday are equally quiet. Friday peaks at 10 PM and Saturday at 10 PM and 11 PM. Half of Brickell venues have their busiest night on Friday.
Rosario Miami peaks on Monday at 11 PM. Tea Room Miami peaks on Saturday at 11 PM, and Candela Bar Brickell at 12 AM on Saturday night.
Tea Room Miami:
Quietest: Saturday 6 PM (15%)Busiest: Saturday 11 PM (100%)
Little Havana
Little Havana's 6 venues are busiest on Saturday. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are equally quiet, each averaging 5%, with no venue lively. Friday and Saturday both peak at 11 PM.
Ball & Chain, a Calle Ocho bar and live music venue first opened in 1935, peaks on Saturday at 10 PM. Guantanamera tropical café and Lounge, a Cuban café and lounge with live music, and Alfaro's both peak on Saturday at 11 PM.
Guantanamera tropical café and Lounge:
Quietest: Thursday 10 AM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 11 PM (100%)
Downtown Miami
Downtown's 6 venues are busiest on Saturday, when all of them are lively, and quietest on Monday. Friday peaks at 10 PM and Saturday at 10 PM and 11 PM. A third of venues have their busiest night on Thursday.
Pier 5 peaks on Saturday at 10 PM. Fat Tuesday Bayside, a frozen daiquiri bar in Bayside Marketplace, peaks early, on Saturday at 8 PM. City Cigar Lounge peaks on Saturday at 11 PM.
Pier 5:
Quietest: Monday 1 AM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 10 PM (100%)
Coral Gables
Coral Gables has 5 venues. Saturday is the busiest night and Monday the quietest. Its busiest weeknight is Wednesday, peaking from 7 PM to 9 PM with 60% of venues lively. Friday peaks at 10 PM and Saturday at 9 PM and 10 PM.
Tap 42, a craft beer bar on Giralda Avenue, and Copper 29 Bar both peak on Saturday at 8 PM. The Bar, a long-running pub on Giralda Avenue, peaks on Friday at 11 PM.
Copper 29 Bar:
Quietest: Tuesday 12 AM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 8 PM (100%)
Lively on a weeknight
These venues get closest to their own peak late on Monday to Thursday. The number is how close a venue gets to its own peak between 9 PM and 2 AM on those four nights, on average.
Rosario Miami in Brickell leads at 80%. Its busiest hour of the week is Monday at 11 PM.
Quietest: Sunday 9 PM (30%)Busiest: Monday 11 PM (100%)
Oasis Lounge and Hookah bar also reaches 80%, and its busiest hour is Wednesday at 11 PM.
Quietest: Thursday 5 PM (10%)Busiest: Wednesday 11 PM (100%)
Fat Tuesday Bayside 1 reaches 80% as well. The Other Daiquiri Bar and Syndicate Wynwood reach 75%, and Kill Your Idol 70%. The Other Daiquiri Bar peaks on Tuesday at 9 PM.
The Other Daiquiri Bar:
Quietest: Tuesday 9 AM (30%)Busiest: Friday 12 PM (100%)
Syndicate Wynwood:
Quietest: Tuesday 2 AM (15%)Busiest: Saturday 10 PM (100%)
Busiest at 11 PM on a Friday
Four venues are at 100% of their own peak at 11 PM on a Friday: Gramps, Dante's HiFi, The Bar and The Taurus Coconut Grove.
Gramps, a Wynwood bar with a large back patio known for drag shows and live music, is also at 100% at 11 PM on Saturday.
Quietest: Monday 12 PM (5%)Busiest: Friday 11 PM (100%)
Dante's HiFi peaks on Friday at 11 PM and matches it on Saturday.
Quietest: Thursday 7 PM (15%)Busiest: Friday 11 PM (100%)
Kill Your Idol is at 95% at the same hour.
The Taurus Coconut Grove:
Quietest: Saturday 5 PM (10%)Busiest: Friday 11 PM (100%)
Clubs
We analysed 41 venues listed as clubs. They peak at 11 PM on every night from Thursday to Sunday. On Saturday they average 50%, and 93% of them are lively. On Friday they average 40%, and 59% are lively. Monday is their quietest night, with 7% lively.
Saturday is the club night: 76% of these venues have their busiest night on Saturday and 10% on Friday.
Mango's South Beach peaks on Saturday at 11 PM and is at 95% at 11 PM on Friday.
Quietest: Monday 12 PM (5%)Busiest: Saturday 11 PM (100%)
The Clevelander Bar peaks on Friday at 11 PM and is at 100% at 11 PM on Saturday too.
The Clevelander Bar:
Quietest: Monday 11 AM (10%)Busiest: Friday 11 PM (100%)
Tips
- Arrive by 10 PM on Saturday. The average venue tops out at 11 PM and falls to 40% by 1 AM.
- For a weeknight in South Beach, pick Wednesday or Thursday. Over half of its venues are lively on both.
- In Coral Gables, go out on Wednesday, its busiest weeknight, and go early: it peaks from 7 PM to 9 PM.
- Skip Little Havana from Monday to Wednesday. No venue there reaches its lively mark on those nights.
- Going out on a Monday? Rosario Miami peaks on Monday at 11 PM.
- In Wynwood, Friday and Saturday both peak at 11 PM.
How we measured
These numbers are BestTime forecasts, built from anonymized, aggregated phone location data combined with real-world signals such as weather, events and holidays. Busyness is a percentage of each venue's own busiest hour of the week (100%), not a head count or capacity. Nights run from 6 AM to 5 AM, so 1 AM on Saturday morning counts as Friday night. The forecasts describe a typical week and do not cover seasons, holidays, special events or door queues. Read more about how the forecasts work.
Next steps
- Find busy bars tonight in the free Miami bar guide.
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Questions
What day to go out in Miami?
Saturday. Across 77 Miami venues it averages 45% and peaks at 11 PM (70%), and 86% of venues are lively. Thursday is the best weeknight, peaking at 9 PM (45%).
What time do bars get busy in Miami?
The average venue peaks at 11 PM on Saturday and at 10 PM and 11 PM on Friday. On Monday to Thursday the peak comes earlier, between 6 PM and 9 PM.
What is the best weeknight to go out in Miami?
Thursday. It averages 30%, peaks at 9 PM (45%), and 43% of venues are lively that night.
When do clubs get busy in Miami?
Venues listed as clubs peak at 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. Saturday is the main night, with 93% of them lively and 76% having it as their busiest night.
Is Miami nightlife busy on a Tuesday?
Not very. Tuesday averages 20% and peaks at 8 PM and 9 PM (35%). It is one of the two quietest nights, with Monday, and 29% of venues are lively.
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