South Beach Seafood Festival

The 14th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival is back to take over Miami in October on the sands of South Beach between October 21-24, 2026! This Florida seafood festival is not your typical east coast seafood festival, but a curated showcase of the best talents of South Florida’s leading chefs and culinary masterminds via a diverse group of events, where guests experience the best seafood in Miami and kick off world renowned stone crab season.

Annually, brought to you by Breakthru Beverage and partners, and produced by CI Management, this event is touted by USATODAY as one of its Top 5 Specialty Festivals in the country, listed by Forbes as Top 5 things to do this fall, and by the Travel Channel as the best seafood festival in the US. When you hit Miami in October, the South Beach Seafood Festival is the place to be for four days of fun, all to benefit a great cause in Miami Dade County with CI Foundation’s EAT SMART program, a program that provides healthy meals and nutritional guidance to Florida’s youth with programs in Miami Dade County public schools.

Saturday’s beachfront seafood festival (1PM-5PM), brought to you by Herradura , presented by GOYA Foods, and hosted by the City of Miami Beach, spans four blocks and welcomes over 15,000 seafoodies to enjoy a day of fun in the sun. Indulge in our All Inclusive BEST OF THE FEST competition day where 40+ restaurants will be sampling and hoping for your vote as the best bite of the day, paired with 30+ of a variety of complimentary wine and cocktail sampling stations for 21 and over, fun and games, culinary demos from the Milam’s Markets Culinary Showcase, DJs, and so much more – right in the heart of South Beach! PLUS while everything is included at this all inclusive festival, you can also enjoy a festival upgrade with Premium access to first of the season discounted pricing for trays of stone crabs on site to kick off stone crab season and elevate your festival experience. While you sip, sample, and indulge, be sure to remember to celebrate SOUTH FLORIDA and our amazing culinary masterminds.

A seafood event like no other, South Beach Seafood Festival includes a week of nightly culinary events leading up to Saturday, including:

• Wednesday, An Evening in Miami Beach featuring Carbone presented by Jack Daniel’s Sinatra and Jack Daniel’s Bonded with 4 courses for the perfect dinner experience and Prime 54 presented by Glenfiddich and featuring GOYA
• Thursday, An Evening in Miami Beach will showcase 3 different dining experiences featuring Rao’s Miami Beach presented by Glenfiddich, CATCH presented by Tequila Herradura, and Pubbelly Sushi with Phuc Yea presented by Oishi Sake. An all-inclusive evening of indulgence reimagined at these Miami favorite restaurants for a seated dinner experience featuring the perfect pairings on behalf of Breakthru Beverage.
• Friday’s incredible VIP Chef Showdown, (7PM-11PM), the ultimate night of competition where the best South Beach chefs hit the sand for an epic throwdown beach bash. 20 chefs. 10 battles. 1 1/2 blocks are serious culinary celebrations on the sands. Taste every seafood dish and #ChooseYourChamp because you’re the judge!