Sizzle Miami
About This Event
Sizzle Miami is a promoter-run Memorial Day weekend of parties for Black and Latino gay men, mostly in Miami Beach. It isn't a civic Pride: there's no parade and no rainbow crosswalk. Instead you get five days of pool parties, yacht cruises, club nights and a pageant, mostly hip-hop and R&B, open to everyone 21 and over. It started in 2002. The Advocate named the founder as Dwight Powell, while newer guides call him Dwight Daniel, and we couldn't settle which is right.
Most people buy an all-access wristband in January, when early-bird prices are lowest, and then add the events sold separately. One 2026 guide estimated $400 to $800 or more for tickets alone, not counting the hotel. South Beach hotels on Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive sell out weeks before the holiday.
The 2026 edition ran from May 21 to 25. It included a Friday yacht party on the Biscayne Lady, a Saturday pool party at the Marseilles Hotel on Collins Avenue and a sunrise Sunday party at Club Space downtown. Nobody publishes an attendance figure. In 2020 COVID pushed the weekend to Labor Day.
It is tied to Memorial Day weekend, so expect late May. The 2027 dates hadn't been announced when we checked, and the old sizzlemiami.com site wasn't loading.
Where to stay during Sizzle Miami
via Stay225 gay bars, clubs & saunas from our guide
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