SoBay Festival of the Arts

The SoBay Festival of the Arts was created in 2006 to raise awareness of the visual, literary and performing arts in the South Miami-Dade community and to promote the missions of partnering organizations. The SoBay Festival of the Arts is an annual celebration of the literary, performing and visual arts. The overarching goal for SoBay FOA is to provide an opportunity for the community to come together through the arts. We strive to include events that appeal to a wide range of audiences of all ages. The cornerstone of our programming strategy is that we collaborate with several local community arts organizations. Our list of past partners has included: Miami Short Film Festival, the Moth Story Corp, ArtSouth, Bake House Art Complex, LegalArt, Founding Artists of the Living Artist Concert Series, Miami String Project, The Edge Theatre Company, Books and Books, Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, South Florida Writers Association, to name a few. Featured events for SoBay FOA generally include poetry readings, art lectures, theatre performances, fine art exhibits, and musical performances. The closing event for the Festival is the annual Moonlight and Music Valentine’s Day Jazz Concert. 

Due to restoration efforts to the historic houses, the Art SoBay Exhibit has been cancelled. The following events are being held at the Deering Estate:

Wednesday, February 4th:  Poetry Slam presented by the South Florida Writer's Association. Enjoy an evening of poetry & music in the historic Stone House Ballroom. 7 pm. $10 adults; $5 children (ages 4-14). Free for Foundation Members.

Friday, February 6th: Living Artist Concert Series "Emerging" - South Florida's next generation of pianists from Florida International University's Piano Department will perfrom in the historic Stone House Ballroom. 7 pm. $35 General admission.

Saturday, February 14: The festival will end on a romantic note with the 10th Annual “Moonlight and Music” Valentine’s Day Concert. The concert will feature Jazz Vocalist Nicole Henry. There will also be an opening performance by local Country Artist Erin Pettit. The Concert begins at 8 pm; Gate opens at 7 pm. $20 General admission.