URGE Miami Festival Returns Thanksgiving Weekend
URGE Miami Festival returns November 27–30 with three daytime events and four nighttime experiences — including a pool party and the iconic Beach Party on the sands of South Beach — for a weekend built on music, freedom, and connection.
The 2026 lineup features DJs Deanne, Eliad Cohen, GSP, Cesar Hernandz, Isis Muretech, Jace M, Jerac, Joey with the Mustache, Junyo, Raul Mata, Robincal and Sharon O’Love, with two internationally renowned surprise DJs still to be announced.
“Our DJs are world-class, and they’ll give you plenty of reasons to stay on the dance floor,” says producer Luis Morera. “But ask anyone who’s been to URGE, and they’ll tell you the weekend is about so much more than the music. It’s the people, the energy, the laughs, the reunions, and the moments you never planned for that make everyone count down the days until they’re back again.”
URGE Miami Festival kicks off Friday, November 27 at 2 PM with the opening party at a five-star Miami Beach hotel, welcoming festivalgoers to a weekend that’s just getting started. From there, the celebration moves to GUAPO at M2 Miami, with music by Cesar Hernandz and GUAPO’s resident DJ. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, GUAPO has earned international acclaim for its joyful, fresh vibe and infectious energy.
Saturday afternoon belongs to SWET at Strawberry Moon, where DJs Jace M and Joey with the Mustache transform one of South Beach’s most striking pool settings into a sun-soaked party. When night falls, URGE takes over M2 Miami for the weekend’s first main event, headlined by back-to-back sets from Eliad Cohen and Brazil’s Junyo, with the UK’s Sharon O’Love closing out the night.
Sunday brings the crown jewel: the legendary URGE Beach Party, running from 2–9 PM on the sands between 6th and 7th Streets off Ocean Drive, with music by Deanne and a surprise internationally renowned DJ/producer. Flip-flops, swim trunks, and nonstop dancing under the Miami sky make it one of the weekend’s biggest highlights. This year’s expanded footprint will feature an all-new production, including a stage rising 25 feet above the sand and an elevated VIP area offering an open bar and sweeping views of the stage and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sunday night continues with WE “Heroes” Party at M2 Miami, running 10:30 PM–5 AM with music by Robincal, Raul Mata, and Jerac. Based in Madrid, WE Party is one of the world’s best-known gay clubbing and circuit party brands, celebrated for its massive electronic music events, high-energy stage productions, and go-go dancers. The same production values behind its flagship Madrid parties and its WE Pride and New Year’s festivals will be on full display at URGE Miami Festival.
True to form, URGE weekends don’t end early. The festival closes out Monday, November 30 with its legendary afterhours dance marathon, RAW, at Paraiso Estereo, running from 5 AM into early afternoon with music by Isis Muretech and GSP.
This year’s host hotels are The Clevelander and Essex House, both centrally located on Ocean Drive across from the gay beach and within walking distance of most festival parties. The Clevelander is a vibrant, oceanfront property across from Lummus Park and just 0.8 miles from the shops of Lincoln Road. Essex House is a stylish circa-1938 hotel in the heart of the art deco district, known for its curving facade and neon rooftop sign. Festival guests receive discounted room rates starting at $169 a night, with reservations including two complimentary beach chairs and towels, free Wi-Fi, and continental breakfast served at the Essex House restaurant from 8–10 AM — everything needed to wake up in paradise and walk straight onto the sand.
Tickets for URGE Miami Festival are available now at UrgeMiamiFestival.com. A portion of festival proceeds will benefit Miami Beach Pride.
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