Party all night for free in Miami

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Christine Sarkis is an SATW-award-winning journalist and executive editor at SmarterTravel. Her stories have also appeared on USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Huffington Post, and Business Insider. Her advice has been featured in dozens of print and online publications including The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, and People magazine. She has also shared travel tips on television and radio shows including Good Morning America, Marketplace, and Here & Now. Her work has been published in the anthologies Spain from a Backpack and The Best Women's Travel Writing 2008. She is currently working on a travel memoir.

The Handy Item I Always Pack: The Trtl Pillow. It's easy to pack and comfortable, and makes it so I can actually sleep on flights.

Ultimate Bucket List Experience: Seeing the Aurora Borealis from the comfort of somewhere warm, like a glass igloo or hot spring.

Travel Motto: Curiosity is an amazing compass.

Aisle, Window, or Middle Seat: Aisle all the way.

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What’s more Miami than partying all night? Sleepless Night, a free, 13-hour cultural extravaganza is set for Saturday, November 3. This is the same night Daylight Saving Time ends, which gives celebrants an extra hour to party.

More than 130 events will make up this party, inspired by the Nuit Blanche phenomenon that’s sweeping Europe. Dance performances, live bands, street parades, and art installations will fill the city, and free public transportation will make it easier to get between events.

I haven’t yet been to Nuit Blanche, but I’m a huge fan of Paris’ summer solstice Fête de la Musique, and love the feeling of a city bursting with music and people in the middle of the night. I imagine the appeal here is similar.

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