The city of Miami has a lot to offer its tourists - the best beaches, most glamorous nightlife, opulent hotels and restaurants and not to forget its grand Miami Music festival that is one of the best musical events not only in the U.S, but also in the whole world. It is an annual event where thousands of people from all over the world come from across the globe to be a part of the festival.

If you wish to attend the music festival in Miami, you need to book your tickets much in advance. The festival occurs during the months of November or December every year. The objective of the festival is to promote the emerging musical talents in the country.

These young artists would be allowed to perform in a number of designated clubs, auditoriums, college campuses and hotels in the city of Miami. The artists are allowed to perform any genre of music such as Jazz, rock, pop, Caribbean and Latin.

At the time of the festival, a two-day musical conference is also held at the Convention Center in Miami that is participated by leading music artists, media marketing executives and prominent decision makers in the music industry along with eminent public figures to discuss the trends and development in the music industry.

The conference is also attended by many music dealers, buyers and participants of the festival who can network with leading experts in the field of music. You just need to get a ticket for the festival and you will be allowed entry for all the 250 live concerts.

Miami travels are never complete without attending one of the music festivals held in this city. Two of the city's most famous music festivals in Miami are:

- The Winter Music Conference

- Ultra Music Festival

1. What is the Winter Music Conference?

The Winter Music Conference is one of the biggest gatherings of various musicians and DJ's. In 2009, there were over 1900 DJ's from about 62 different countries who took part in this event. For more information on the Miami event, click here.

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2. What is the Ultra Music Festival?

This is one of the best outdoor music festivals of modern era. Miami's Ultra Music Festival has bagged the award of the Best Music Event' for three years in a row - 2007 to 2009, plus they won this award in 2005. The festival has also won numerous different awards.

This two day festival is held in March and has over 16 big stages on which over 250 different musicians, bands and DJ's perform.

The festival had kick started in 1999 as a purely electronic music fest but now features other music genres as well. Some of the biggest stars at this festival have been Moby, Fatboy Slim, Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold and many other famous names.

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The successful Ultra music festival 11 ended with a blast! This event made it spot again on Miami travel information and events. For two days and two nights the downtown Miami oceanfront Bicentennial Park became the ultimate party place and the place to be. March 27 and 28 2009 made its mark to almost seventy thousand music enthusiast. Here are some of the artists that rendered unforgettable performances:

The Black Eyed Peas

This band rendered a special guest performance and a treat for fans as a promo for their album that was launched May 12 entitle The E.N.D. More from black eyed peas at http://www.blackeyedpeas.com/

The Prodigy

This UK wonder band was ranked by Q magazine as one of the five most important acts to come out of the United Kingdom in the last 50 years. Invaders must die, the name of their new album, is again making hits in and outside of UK. Find out more on http://www.theprodigy.com

Pendulum

This talent from Western Australia continues to make a name in Australia, US and UK. Their second album "IN Silico" is climbing the charts and just can't get enough exposure from US radio stations. Get up close and personal at http://www.pendulum.com

Moby

A New York born genius that is the voice behind different films such as heat, any given Sunday, tomorrow never dies and the beach to name a few. His latest album "wait for me" continues to amaze the music industry. Follow him at http://www.moby.com

Miami travel information and guides would definitely point out that Miami is a center for music and party. To find out more about the Ultra music festival 11 visit http://www.ultramusicfestival.com.