Fundraisers

House Tour

Each year, The Villagers present to the Miami community a tour of exceptional homes that are of outstanding architectural or historic value. The first week in December is a special time when these homes are opened by their owners for viewing by the guests of The Villagers. The house tour has a well-established history of only providing the most extraordinary homes of carefully selected neighborhoods. View Event Details.

Garden Tour

Spring brings a tour of some of Miami’s most beautiful gardens. Many of these gardens are the creation of some of our most famous landscape architects. All reflect the loving care of their owners and spotlight the beauty of foliage and flowers of our special climate. View Event Details.

The Hunt

Once a year The Villagers and their guests gather to compete in a hunt for known historic sites. Our clue makers provide devious and challenging clues that only those most determined and somewhat knowledgeable can decipher. The race is on, and the team with the most cunning (and luck) visits each site to come in first and win the prize. Win or lose, we all celebrate with a party and auction at the end of the hunt. View Event Details.
 
 
 
 

Give Miami Day is the largest annual giving event in the Southeast United States. Held online, Give Miami Day allows all individuals in our community to make a philanthropic impact by collectively supporting local nonprofit organizations. In 2016, Give Miami Day made history, raising $9.1 million for 660+ local nonprofits from more than 19,000 donors spanning the city, nation and globe.

Watch for details on GiveMiamiDay 2018

The 2017 Villagers Quilt “ SEAWATCH” depicted the iconic lifeguard stands on Miami Beach.

The Quilt

Every year a group of talented Villagers gather together to design and create a beautiful hand-crafted quilt. The quilt is new and different every year and is designed with a theme depicting a historical event or place. A raffle is held each year to award the quilt and to raise funds for historic preservation and scholarships. Raffle tickets for the quilt are available at the House Tour and the Garden Tour. View Event Details.
 
 
 
 

The “Gardens of Miami” Book

The Villagers’ book, “Gardens of Miami”, is available for purchase and shipment. The book is a 9” x 12” hardcover, 264-page “coffee table” style book showcasing Miami’s gardens. It contains almost 400 photographs by master photographer Steven Brooke, an introduction by Joanna Lombard and text by Elaine Mills and Julie Petrella Arch. There are also sections which highlight Miami’s public gardens and garden organizations.  View Purchase Details