Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct number of stages at this year's event.
III Joints, the weed-friendly offshoot of III Points, is lighting up its 10th anniversary this Saturday with a hometown-heavy takeover at Factory Town. The one-day blowout packs seven stages, dozens of vendors and a lineup that leans hard on Miami talent.
The party started as a tiny 4/20 hang at the Anderson in 2016 and, organizers say, has quietly grown into an annual ritual that still behaves like a neighborhood kickback. Caterina Haddad, senior marketing manager for Space, told Miami New Times that the idea came from III Points cofounder David Sinopoli and was “just, you know, like, a stoned thought,” and she credits that loose, DIY spirit with helping the event scale up without losing its local soul.
Resident Advisor’s event listing lays out a long stack of names across seven stages, with homegrown acts from Cumbiamba and Richie Hell to Pressure Point. That heavy local presence is baked into the festival’s mission to spotlight Miami DJs, bands and underground scenes that usually live in the after-hours margins.
What To Expect
Doors open at 4 p.m., and the Factory Town campus at 4800 NW 37th Ave is set to host food activations, immersive art and late-night sets that run deep into the evening. Tickets start at $15 and reach roughly $55, according to the event page on DICE, and the venue’s site highlights an industrial, open-air layout that lets organizers run multiple stages alongside vendor zones without everyone tripping over each other.
Roots And Growth
As Miami New Times recounts, the first III Joints drew about 300 people. Subsequent editions climbed to roughly 400 to 500 attendees before the pandemic, then jumped to around 2,000 to 3,000 when the event returned at Space Park in 2021 and 2022. Haddad says the first Factory Town edition pushed those numbers again to roughly 7,000, with yearly themes playing a big role in keeping things from going stale. This year leans into a Dade County youth-fair motif, while past experiments have included the pandemic-era “Puff Puff Pass” digital chain that kept the spirit of the party alive when in-person gatherings were on pause.
Tickets And Details
Tickets and entry are handled through the DICE app. The listing notes the event is 18+, re-entry is not permitted and there is no on-site parking. Organizers are expecting a heavy local crowd and plenty of food options, so if you are heading to Factory Town, plan on rideshare or carpooling and save the parking hunt for another weekend.
