III Points held its annual Open House on August 12 and 13 at Las Rosas, the live music venue and dive bar in Miami that has served as a cultural anchor for the city’s underground scene since reopening in 2025. Over two nights running from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., South Florida-based DJs, bands, and producers performed 25-minute sets of original music for a chance to earn a spot on the III Points 2026 festival lineup. The festival returns to Mana Wynwood on October 16 and 17 for its 13th edition, with more than 10 stages, expanded grounds, and a Phase III lineup that added over 100 local acts alongside international headliners.
Key Takeaways
- III Points hosted its annual Open House on August 12 and 13 at Las Rosas, giving South Florida musicians a direct audition pathway to the October festival lineup at Mana Wynwood
- Three featured auditionees included SUCIA!, a New York-born DJ and producer who relocated to Miami two years ago and centers Black dance music in her sets; Mijita, a hyperpop and rock artist on the Trust Ceremony tour; and PlaySHADO, a Miami-native multimedia artist of Haitian-Dominican descent
- The 2026 III Points festival runs October 16 and 17 at Mana Wynwood with more than 10 stages, immersive art installations, and a Phase III lineup featuring over 100 local acts
- Phase II headliners already confirmed include Charlotte de Witte, Honey Dijon, Marco Carola, KETTAMA, and Danny Brown
- III Points Satellite, a seven-day citywide programming series spanning 15-plus venues and 100-plus artists, runs October 13 through 20 across seven Miami neighborhoods
The Open House Operates as a Talent Pipeline From the Local Scene to the Main Stage
The Open House has become one of the defining rituals of Miami’s underground music calendar. Each year, III Points opens applications to South Florida-based artists performing live original music, whether as bands, live producers, or DJs playing proprietary sets. Applications for the 2026 edition closed on July 19, and the selected performers were invited to Las Rosas for two nights of showcase sets. The format is competitive but communal. Every artist gets 25 minutes on stage, performing in front of the same tastemakers, fans, and scene builders who shape III Points’ local curation year after year.
The 2025 Open House produced a roster of winners that included Kujo, Falyn, Greybody, the band Guess, Iliad, the Boy Who Wore Jade, and Vania Junco. Miami New Times described that edition as one of the most chaotic and sweaty nights in Wynwood, a description that doubles as a compliment in a city where the intensity of a room is the primary measure of a performance’s success.
Las Rosas is a deliberate choice of venue. The spot, which shut down in 2022 and reopened in 2025, operates as both a live music stage and a neighborhood dive bar. Its identity as a space for artists, outsiders, and genre-defying performers makes it a natural home for the Open House format. The venue’s own promotional language describes it as a place for people who do not fit neatly into any single group to come together and feel a sense of belonging.
SUCIA! Brings Black Dance Music and Caribbean Roots From New York to Miami
SUCIA! performed on Night Two of the Open House. A DJ, producer, and artist born and raised in New York City, SUCIA! relocated to Miami approximately two years ago and has built a practice around highlighting Black dance music and Black contributions to electronic music. The range of her influences stretches across R&B, house, footwork, and jungle, with her Caribbean roots serving as a constant through-line in both her composition and production.
The transition from New York to Miami reshaped how SUCIA! thinks about community. Miami’s music scene operates on a smaller, more interconnected scale than New York’s, with overlapping scenes that create space for cross-genre collaboration. SUCIA! has spoken publicly about feeling welcomed across multiple scenes in Miami, a contrast to the more siloed nature of New York nightlife.
Her Open House set leaned heavily on original material. With only 25 minutes on stage, SUCIA! structured the performance around a signature opening: a Yoruban prayer that she uses to ground her sets in a spiritual framework before transitioning into dance music. The approach reflects a deliberate effort to deliver an experience rather than a standard DJ set. SUCIA! has described her practice as one that channels the many different parts and pieces of a person’s identity into something artistic.
Mijita Returns to Florida With a Hyperpop and Rock Hybrid Shaped by Family
Mijita performed on Night One. A Miami-based artist who recently returned to Florida from New York City, Mijita works in a multi-genre space that she anchors in hyperpop and rock. The musical foundation traces back to childhood. Mijita grew up in a family of musicians, with her bedroom situated directly above her uncle’s recording studio. That proximity created an eclectic set of influences that she is now working to synthesize into a cohesive artistic identity.
Mijita is currently on the Trust Ceremony tour, and the Open House set represented an opportunity to bring that touring energy back to a local Miami stage. She has described the next several years as a period of solidifying where her sound lives between the genres she has been exploring. The multi-genre approach is intentional, not a product of indecision. Mijita treats the variety of sounds she draws from as different countries within the same world, a framework that allows her to move between hyperpop production, rock instrumentation, and vocal experimentation without abandoning any single thread.
Growing up in Florida, Mijita has said she did not feel the local community held a space for her. The Open House performance was, in part, an act of carving that space out. She approached the set as a communal exchange, a give-and-take between performer and audience rather than a one-directional showcase.
PlaySHADO Channels Haitian-Dominican Heritage Into a Sound Built for Miami
PlaySHADO also performed on Night One. A Miami native and multimedia artist of Haitian-Dominican descent, PlaySHADO draws on the sounds he grew up hearing in Miami’s culturally layered neighborhoods to produce music he describes as the “essence of Miami.” The phrase is not a marketing shorthand. PlaySHADO’s production blends the genres that define the city’s sonic identity, from Haitian kompa and Dominican dembow to hip hop and electronic music, into a unified but varied body of work.
PlaySHADO has described his catalog as a collection of different vibes that exist within the same universe. The metaphor extends naturally to Miami itself, a city where dozens of cultural traditions coexist within a tight geographic footprint and where the music scene reflects that density of influence. PlaySHADO makes music aimed at people who are actively building something, and his Open House performance aimed to combine the past and future of Miami into a single stage presence.
The artistic identity is rooted in place. PlaySHADO has pointed to the environment itself as the distinguishing factor. The music matches the atmosphere, he has said, and the atmosphere in Miami is shaped by the sheer variety of lives and sounds that converge in the same city. That variety is what the Open House format is designed to surface.
III Points 2026 Expands With Satellite Programming Across Seven Neighborhoods
The October festival at Mana Wynwood represents only part of the III Points footprint this year. The festival’s Satellite program, a seven-day citywide series running October 13 through 20, extends III Points programming into 15-plus venues across seven Miami neighborhoods. The Satellite lineup features more than 100 artists delivering over 250 hours of music, from intimate room performances to open-air events. The series culminates with a 33-plus-hour marathon closing party on the Club Space Terrace, running from Sunday, October 18, through Tuesday, October 20.
The main festival at Mana Wynwood has grown into a sprawling two-night operation. The Phase II lineup confirmed Charlotte de Witte, Honey Dijon, Marco Carola, KETTAMA, and Danny Brown among the international headliners. Phase III added over 100 local acts, reinforcing the local-first programming philosophy that has defined III Points since its 2013 launch. The 2026 edition will span more than 10 stages with immersive art installations layered throughout the Mana Wynwood grounds, maintaining the festival’s identity as a hybrid music-and-arts event rather than a straightforward concert lineup.
III Points has built its position over 13 years by treating Miami’s creative community as a structural element of the festival rather than an afterthought. The Open House is the clearest expression of that approach. It converts the local scene from an audience into a participant, giving South Florida artists a direct, competitive pathway onto the same stages where international headliners perform. For SUCIA!, Mijita, PlaySHADO, and every other artist who performed at Las Rosas on August 12 and 13, the 25-minute set was both an audition and a statement about where Miami’s underground music culture stands heading into the fall.
FAQs
What is the III Points Open House?
The III Points Open House is an annual two-night showcase where South Florida-based DJs, bands, and producers perform original music for a chance to earn a spot on the III Points festival lineup. The 2026 edition took place on August 12 and 13 at Las Rosas in Miami, with free admission for attendees 18 and older.
When and where is III Points 2026?
III Points 2026 takes place on October 16 and 17 at Mana Wynwood in Miami. The festival will feature more than 10 stages, immersive art installations, and a lineup spanning hip hop, electronic dance music, and experimental genres. The Satellite program extends programming across 15-plus venues from October 13 through 20.
Who are the headliners for III Points 2026?
Phase II headliners confirmed for III Points 2026 include Charlotte de Witte, Honey Dijon, Marco Carola, KETTAMA, and Danny Brown. Phase III added over 100 local acts from across Miami’s house, techno, hip hop, and experimental circuits.
Who performed at the 2026 III Points Open House?
Featured performers included SUCIA!, a DJ and producer specializing in Black dance music who relocated from New York to Miami; Mijita, a hyperpop and rock artist on the Trust Ceremony tour; and PlaySHADO, a Miami-native multimedia artist of Haitian-Dominican descent. Mijita and PlaySHADO performed on Night One, while SUCIA! performed on Night Two.
