The Art Deco Festival was started in 1976 by the Miami Design Preservation League to attract visitors to Miami Beach’s Art Deco Historic District and to raise awareness and appreciation of the arts and culture of the Art Deco era (approx. 1925-1945).

Art Deco Weekend draws close to 300,000 people for the three-day event (in the middle of January each year), and features more than 85 events.