Events planned for Presidents Day weekend

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – This Presidents Day weekend is packed with events. The Boat Show, the art scene in Wynwood and the 52nd Art Festival in Coconut Grove are all happening over this Valentine's Day weekend.

"This weekend is going to be fantastic, fantastic weather, fantastic art," said Marshall Steingold of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. "Coconut Grove will be the place to be."

From the 14th to the 16th, roads will be closed for pedestrians.

"We could have upwards of 100,000 people and we're ready," Steingold said.

William Yahr, the hotel manager for the Ritz Carlton in the grove, said, "We've been planning for this. This is the Super Bowl of Coconut Grove."

The Visitors Bureau said hotels in Miami Dade are expecting 94 percent occupancy this weekend.


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