ISKCON Miami

ISKCON Miami traces its founding to around 1970, with formal incorporation in 1973, making it one of the earlier ISKCON centers established in the United States during A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s lifetime. Its own recorded history describes a series of relocations across South Florida: from an initial Mary Street location in Coconut Grove, briefly to a church on NW 4th Street, then to a Kumquat Street site (1974-1976) where Prabhupada himself personally visited and lectured on the Bhagavad-gita, followed by a period near Florida International University (1976-1979, during which the community grew its own flowers and kept cows for temple milk), and a Miami Beach location (1979-1989) where its Sri Sri Radha-Vrajabihari deities were installed in 1983.

Since 1989 the temple has operated at its current and, per its own account, final location at 3220 Virginia Street in Coconut Grove. It maintains an active, detailed festival calendar — including the Sri Radhastami Festival, Sri Govardhana-puja, and the Advent of Bhagavad-gita — along with daily classes, including Spanish-language sessions, and an on-site gift shop, continuing to serve South Florida’s Gaudiya Vaishnava community today.