Most Brickell residents know the stretch of The Underline under the Metrorail tracks as a shortcut, a dog walk or the place with the Saturday market near SW 9th Street. From mid-November through December 2026, that half-mile has a set weekly schedule. A free dance night opens the weekend on Friday. A farmers market and a yoga class fill Saturday morning. A coached workout takes Sunday. Pilates, a group run and a walking club fill Wednesday evenings. Nearly all of it happens at three addresses on SW 1st Avenue, and nearly all of it is free.
Three Addresses on SW 1st Avenue
The Underline's Phase 1 is the first half-mile of the corridor, from the Miami River to SW 13th Street. Miami-Dade County calls it Brickell Backyard. Inside and just beyond that stretch, the schedule centers on a few named spots that The Underline lists on its destinations page:
- Inter Stage, 805 SW 1st Avenue. This is the market site, on SW 1st Avenue just past the crosswalk at SW 9th Street.
- Urban Gym, 700 SW 1st Avenue. This is where the Saturday yoga and Sunday workout meet.
- Hammock Playground, 1523 SW 1st Avenue. This is the starting point for the evening run and walk groups, a short distance south of 13th Street.
All three are within walking distance of the Brickell Metrorail station. In practice, a resident can join most of the season's free programming without ever leaving the blocks between the river and the Vizcaya end of the trail.
Friday Night Through Sunday Morning
The busiest stretch runs from Friday evening to Sunday morning. For the weekend after this post publishes, The Underline's calendar lays it out in order:
- Friday, Nov. 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Underline Moves, Bachata Night. This is a free, family-friendly dance series. Each session includes live music, a complimentary catered dinner with registration and professional instruction from BT Dance Studio. The organizer describes it as open to beginners and to people who come without a partner. Tango Night follows on Friday, Nov. 20, at the same hours.
- Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 to 10 a.m.: UYoga. A free class powered by Baptist Health, listed at Urban Gym for the November and December Saturdays.
- Saturday, Nov. 14: The Underline Market. The Underline's calendar lists it from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., opening at the same hour as yoga, a block or two away at Inter Stage.
- Sunday, Nov. 15, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: HIIT & RUN. This free workout at Urban Gym combines high-intensity training with a group run. Instructors Decue and Mo lead it, and Baptist Health South Florida is the program partner.
Because yoga and the market start at the same hour, a 9 a.m. class ends just as the market is up and running.
The Market Is the Anchor
The Underline Market is run with East Coast Markets. The Underline describes it as offering fresh produce, artisan goods, food and music from local farmers, makers and small businesses. On its event page, The Underline frames the market as a reason to spend a whole day on the trail:
"Shop local, discover something new, and spend the day enjoying Miami's newest public space."
For the rest of the season, The Underline's calendar lists market Saturdays on Nov. 21, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. The weather rule decides many of those mornings. The organizer cancels the market for severe weather or a 50% chance of rain and sends updates by email. Checking the forecast the night before is part of planning a market Saturday.
The organizer's directions are worth following:
- By Metrorail: get off at Brickell station, take the north exit and walk toward 8th Street.
- By bike: use the racks on The Underline at SW 1st Avenue and SW 9th Street, beside the green crosswalk facing 9th Street.
- By car: street parking runs on PayByPhone. Nearby garages include Brickell City Centre and the Brickell View Terrace Garage, and the page also points drivers to the public parking at Publix Mary Brickell Village. The page suggests allowing 10 minutes to find a spot.
Wednesday Evenings Fill Out the Week
On weeknights, the schedule moves to the evening and to the trail itself. The Underline's calendar lists UPilates with LitPilates and Walking with a Purpose on Wednesday, Nov. 18. In December, Wednesday is the busiest weeknight:
- Wednesday, Dec. 2, check-in 6:30 p.m., run or walk at 7 p.m.: The Underline x Out Collective Pride Run leaves from Hammock Playground. The event page describes it as a monthly series held on the first Wednesday.
- Wednesdays, Dec. 9, 16 and 30, 6 to 7 p.m.: UPilates with LitPilates at Inter Stage, free.
- Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m.: Walking with a Purpose, a session by Amigos Meet and The Underline Walk Club. It gathers at Hammock Playground, and the walk itself starts at 7 p.m.
Saturday mornings add one more December group. Moms on the Move, a walking group organized with the Silver Bluff Neighborhood Association, is listed for Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. On Dec. 16, Pilates at Inter Stage ends at 7 p.m., the same time the walking club sets off from Hammock Playground. The trail between them makes it easy to do both in one evening.
Why the Brickell Stretch Carries the Calendar
The reason so much programming lands in this half-mile comes down to how the corridor has been built. According to Miami Today, Phase 1 from the Miami River to SW 13th Street covers the first half mile. Phase 2 runs 2.14 miles from there to SW 19th Avenue. The final phase is the longest by far, roughly seven miles from SW 19th Avenue to the Dadeland South Metrorail station. Miami-Dade County says Phase 2 opened to the public on April 24, 2024, and lists the full corridor's amenities as butterfly gardens, playgrounds, exercise equipment, courts, soccer fields, picnic areas and dog parks.
That last leg was still under active construction when Miami Today reported in August 2026. County commissioners had approved a $2.25 million increase to the construction, inspection and engineering contract, bringing it to $8.25 million and extending it by 270 days. The same report described an earlier scope change approved the previous December. It added upgraded recreation areas, plazas and community spaces, Wi-Fi across the full corridor, street lighting and wayfinding, and design changes to preserve the existing tree canopy. The county's project page says completion is expected in 2026.
Pieces of the southern end are already open. The Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest opened Aug. 15, 2026, at 6130 Sunset Drive beside South Miami City Hall. It includes log balance and stepping elements, musical chimes and a sensory trail, as Community Newspapers reported. Public art is next in line. Miami Today reported in October that the winner of the Underline Plinth Project was due to be announced in mid-December. Installation at Inter Grove Gallery, 2771 SW 27th Avenue, is expected in spring 2027.
For now, the corridor's regular programming is concentrated in Brickell, on the oldest stretch of the trail and closest to the river. The market returns to 805 SW 1st Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 14, unless the forecast calls for rain.
Proximity to The Underline's Brickell blocks is part of what a residence near SW 1st Avenue offers day to day, from the Saturday market to the Wednesday evening runs. If you'd like to talk through which buildings sit within an easy walk of Inter Stage and the Brickell Metrorail station, Luxury by Monica is glad to arrange a discreet conversation. Schedule a Private Consultation.
