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All
facilities mentioned below are available for rental.
Please contact our event coordinator, Jose
Solano,
at 305-358-7550 for further information. To
request a promoter's kit, contact Santravia
Butler.
All
rental inquiries for the Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront
Park should be directed to
Live Nation at 561-795-8883
or joenieman@livenation.com.
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Bayfront
Park and Bicentennial Park are open to the public.
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Bayfront Park Management Trust is a
limited agency of the City of Miami. The Trust manages
two downtown waterfront parks. Both parks are open to
the public and serve as host sites for numerous concerts and
special events.
Redesigned in the early 1980s
by Isamu Noguchi*, Bayfront Park is a 32-acre
site located in the epicenter of downtown Miami on Biscayne
Bay. It is bounded on the north by Bayside Marketplace
(an open-air festival style mall that attracts 12 million
people per year), on the south by InterContinental Hotel, and
on the west by Biscayne Boulevard (downtown Miami’s “main
street”).
It is three blocks from Interstate I-95
and is also
easily accessible by Miami-Dade County public transportation
(Metrorail, Metromover, Tri-Rail, and Metrobus).
Bayfront Park's
32 acres of lush greenery includes a small sand beach,
tropical rock garden and waterfall (dating back to 1926),
playground, fountain, Light Tower, and many different
monuments**.
The park recently underwent a renovation of its baywalk. The
baywalk runs along the edge of Biscayne Bay, throughout the
park, and continues to Bayside Marketplace. Renovations
include tree plantings, benches, removable chairs, bike racks,
trash containers, pavers, and a re-working of a portion of the
irrigation system. The renovations were intended to soften the
edges of the park and create a more pedestrian friendly
environment. “Oaks and palms by the dozen have been
planted along the full length of the 32-acre park’s edge on
Biscayne Bay, bringing instant shade to its broad baywalk and
completing a gradual makeover designed to make it a far more
inviting place.” – The Miami Herald
The maximum capacity of the
park for special events can range from 20,000-25,000 depending
on the event infrastructure. The most popular stage
placements are on the Flagler Promenade and adjacent
to the Biscayne Boulevard sidewalk.
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Klipsch
Amphitheater at Bayfront Park is
located within Bayfront Park and is managed and operated
by Live
Nation.
It reopened in August of 2009 after a multi-million dollar
renovation that included permanent reserved seats; new,
picturesque sightlines to Biscayne Bay; a new superior
roof structure; state-of-the-art production capabilities;
VIP boxes with table service and VIP parking; permanent,
new restroom facilities; expanded concessions, and more.
For bookings and inquiries please contact Live Nation
at 561-795-8883
or joenieman@livenation.com. |
The
Tina Hills Pavilion (capacity 1,000) is also
located within the park and is available for smaller
concerts, receptions, corporate events, and press conferences.
The 1,000 capacity is comprised of fixed seating for
200 and lawn seating for 800. The flexibility of the
open-air design allows for play toward the seats or away
from the seats, facing Biscayne Bay. |
Bicentennial
Park, a 29-acre site also located on Biscayne Bay, is
seven blocks north of Bayfront Park. The park is
currently undergoing a major transformation. Two institutions,
the Miami Science Museum and the Miami Art Museum, are
building new facilities and the City of Miami has embarked on
a renovation of the remaining 21 acres, to include a Baywalk
and other waterfront amenities. Examples of events hosted in
the past are Lollapalooza, Ultra Music Festival, Vans Warped
Tour, and Cirque Du Soleil.
Unlike
most outdoor facilities, the Bayfront Park Management
Trust facilities are open twelve months per year. The
beautiful Miami weather, with an annual average temperature
of 76 degrees Fahrenheit, allows for year-round operation.
The fact that Miami is a major market with over 2.3
million people in Miami-Dade County completes the equation.
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*Recognized
as the 20th century’s foremost American sculptor,
Isamu Noguchi’s innovative parks, plazas, playgrounds,
fountains, gardens, and public pieces are located in
many different countries and celebrated around the world.
Bayfront Park contains three significant Noguchi sculptures:
the Slide Mantra, the Challenger Memorial and the Light
Tower. The Slide Mantra is a 10 foot high, white carrara
marble slide weighing 29 tons. This slide demonstrates
Noguchi’s long held belief that play could lead
to a new appreciation of sculpture. The Challenger Memorial
is a white, metal pipe tower that rises approximately
100 feet out of the park’s southwest corner. The
sculpture is dedicated to the memory of the Challenger
astronauts. The Light Tower is representative of Noguchi’s
earlier work with monumental shapes and their interaction
with light. The forty foot, aubergine tower makes references
to Japanese lanterns and the full moon over Miami.
**Monuments in Bayfront Park include the Challenger Memorial,
a World War II Veterans’ Memorial, Mildred and Claude Pepper
Fountain, statues of Claude Pepper, Christopher Columbus, and
Julia Tuttle, and the Centennial Time Capsule.
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