Ultra Music Festival Ends After Weekend Return to Downtown Miami

The music has stopped in downtown Miami after the three-day Ultra Music Festival came to an end Sunday night.

Tens of thousands made their way to Bayfront Park for the event, which had been canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.

“Definitely worth the wait,” one festival-goer said.

Although festival-goers seem to be having a great time, safety remained a concern for Miami Police and Miami Fire Rescue.

“Yesterday (Friday) we only had four arrests,” said City of Miami Police Spokesperson Mike Vega on Saturday. All the arrests were made for possession of narcotics. “Be careful because these drugs are being laced with fentanyl, and we know how deadly that can be. We don’t want to have them be another statistic.”

In total, 15 arrests were made with most being drug-related. In 2019, 35 people were arrested.

“The partygoers came to do one thing and it was to have fun,” said Miami Police Department Ofc. Kenia Fallat. “And they did it in a responsible manner.”

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