Record Store Day in Miami, Florida
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Miami, Florida
Independent record shops open in Miami, Florida right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- 400 Vinyl Room
60-seat vinyl-only listening lounge atop the Gale Miami Hotel, spinning funk, soul, disco and '80s Latin on Technics SL-1200 turntables through a hi-fi rig.
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- Big World
DJ-centric boutique vinyl shop inside the Jolt Radio building in Allapattah, focused on house, techno, disco and boogie 12-inches from working DJs' collections.
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- Connect Records Shop
Record shop and listening lounge in Fort Lauderdale's Thrive Art District, opened by former Radio-Active Records staffers; DJ counter and bar-stool listening bar, focus on imported vinyl, dance music, and 45s.
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- Dante's HiFi
Miami's pioneering vinyl listening bar in Wynwood, inspired by Japan's Jazz Kissa culture. Music director Rich Medina spins from a collection of thousands of records on an analog hi-fi system.
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- Found Sound Records
North Miami's NOMI-district vinyl specialty shop with close to 8,000 used records organized by genre, run by owner Rafael Pichardo since December 2019.
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- Fruit Fly Records
Coral Gables record shop with an extensive selection of new and used Latin, Brazilian, reggae, jazz, rock, and house vinyl, plus restored hi-fi equipment and turntables.
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- Jolene Sound Room
Downtown Miami listening bar in an Art Deco basement styled after midcentury recording studios and '70s leisure culture, spinning vinyl on a curated sound system.
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- Kaori Listening Bar
Brickell listening bar pairing Asian-inspired cocktails and small plates with a 130,000-record vinyl archive in a minimalist, wabi-sabi-influenced room designed for sound.
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- Lion's Den
Intimate Little River vinyl lounge with an early-2000s New York club aesthetic, part of Miami's expanding listening-bar scene.
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- Lucky Records
Wynwood boutique record shop next to the 1-800-Lucky food hall, offering curated new and used vinyl plus cassettes across hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul, disco and R&B.
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- Lulo Records at Temple
Curated vinyl pop-up shop from independent Miami label Lulo Records, operating inside Temple Bar South Beach; spans classic rock, Latin, funk, soul, and electronic releases.
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- Mad Records Cafe
MiMo district spot inside a midcentury motel blending an all-day cafe, vinyl record retail and a radio station/nightclub with curated DJ sets and a riverside patio.
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- Miami Sound Bar
Downtown Miami hi-fi listening bar with a sound system assembled in the UK and customized in Japan, spinning vinyl for cocktail-sipping audiophiles in a Tokyo-inspired dim-lit room.
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- Sable
Wynwood vinyl lounge and cafe combo: a daytime coffee bar that transforms into a late-night vinyl listening lounge Thursday through Saturday.
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- Shellshock Records
New Fort Lauderdale record shop opened May 2026 by a former Radio-Active Records staffer, emphasizing punk, hardcore, metal, indie, and alternative rock on vinyl, CD, and cassette.
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- Sweat Records
Little Haiti institution and Miami's largest new/used vinyl selection, next door to Churchill's Pub. Also a record label and all-ages event space; celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025.
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- T Bag Records
Downtown Miami shop catering to DJs and dance-music heads, specializing in house, electro, techno, drum and bass, synthpop and ambient vinyl.
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- Technique Records
Shorecrest/Upper Eastside shop with 20,000+ records, tapes and CDs, plus music production gear and analog synths; new arrivals daily and an outdoor lounge for events.
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- Vinyl Destination
Mom-and-pop vintage vinyl shop run by a lifelong collector, specializing in 1960s-80s records across all genres plus books and collectibles.
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- Yesterday & Today Records
South Florida's oldest independently-owned record store, on the second floor of a Bird Road-area shopping plaza; vast selection of vintage rock, garage, prog, jazz and Latin LPs and 45s.
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See the full record store listing for Miami, Florida.