The best things to do in Miami this week

Smithsonian Museum Day is when thousands of cultural institutions across the country provide free entry—including a handful of attractions in South Florida (mainly Broward and Key West). Tickets are available online at the Smithsonian Magazine website, and all you have to do to claim a pair is register your name and email address. Admission is available to one institution per email address provided, so choose wisely! Various locations

Scoops on scoops of ice cream await you at Bal Harbour Shops during this annual fundraiser, benefitting Holtz Children’s Hospital. Throughout the weekend, pop-up parlors will line the first and second-level promenades of the swanky mall and serve up an array of flavors from 18 national and local vendors such as New York’s award-winning Milk Bar, chef-driven favorite Frice, Bal Harbour Shops' Bianco Gelato and more. Whether you’re in the mood for gelato, paletas, cones or sundaes, you’re bound to find the frozen treat you’ve been craving, plus ice cream-themed games, face painting and photobooths for even more fun.

From the company that brought us last year's Haunted Circus Festival—a traveling sideshow and carnival filled with all kinds of freakish characters—comes this Alice in Wonderland-themed Halloween spectacular. More kooky than bone-chilling, the whimsical story follows Alice down the rabbit hole to meet a host of well-known characters, including the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit and other familiar faces.  Join Alice on this interactive journey, featuring game quests, character performances, Wonderland-themed photo zones, pumpkin carving stations, tarot card readings and more. Spooky Wonderland promises a frightening experience just in time for Halloween, but organizers assure that it’s not too scary and safe for the whole family. The Haunted Circus: Spooky Wonderland takes over Tropical Park from Sep 15–Oct 30. Fri 5–10pm; Sat, Sun 10am–10pm. Tickets are $39.90 online.

The latest from Juggerknot Theatre Company, leaders in immersive theater, is an intimate, one-man-shot written and performed by local blues musician Eric Garcia. Best known as Uncle Scotchy, the charismatic performer charms his small audience (of just 10 people nightly) with songs, games and true stories about love, loss and redemption. Attendees will be informed of the show’s secret location upon purchasing tickets.

Boozy Sunday brunches are fun, but what do you do with all of that newfound liquid courage once it's over? You dance, of course. Every second Sunday of the month, Sweet Liberty welcomes Salsaton Trio for live music and the opportunity to show off your salsa moves post-meal. Brunch runs from noon to 5pm, featuring bottomless rosé for $35, while Salsaton takes the stage from 3pm to 6pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged. 

Georges Bizet’s class-conscious, boundary-breaking opera stunned its initial audiences in19th century France with its sexually charged love triangle between a fiery Spanishgypsy, a glamorous matador and a naïve soldier, culminating in a shocking act ofviolence. Miami Lyric Opera will bring this grand, four-act vision to life under the batonof guest conductor Jeffrey Eckstein.

Like the late, great Norm Macdonald, this deft comedian and versatile actor (Deadpool,Silicon Valley) can establish an absurd premise and riff on it for 15 minutes, layeringand spiking the material with inspired extensions and diversions. He also sharesMacdonald’s penchant for pregnant beats, allowing silence to work its magic—andproviding audiences the time to glom onto his wavelength.

During the notoriously slow summer months, Miami’s top restaurants offer an irresistibly good deal that gets hungry locals sprinting from their houses to snag a table: three-course, prix-fixe menus at lunch and brunch ($28) and dinner ($45 or $60, depending on the menu). Your swimsuit body never stood a chance. Various locations

It’s not called summer water for nothing—rosé is the drink of the season and we know just where you should be enjoying it. Now through August 21, Michelin-starred restaurant Le Jardinier hosts a fun summer garden happy hour in collaboration with Whispering Angel. Available Tuesday through Saturday from 6pm to 9pm, the special menu will whisk you far away to the French Riviera with themed cocktails, food pairings and music.

King of Reggaeton Daddy Yankee graces the Magic City with two nights of Latin heat this August at FTX Arena. Get it while it’s hot: Earlier this year, the trailblazing papi dropped his seventh and final studio album Legendaddy and announced that he would be retiring from music after closing out the accompanying tour.