Seafood Slam
Best of the Fest
Brought to you by Jack Daniel's & GOYA Foods · Hosted by the City of Miami Beach
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Lummus Park, Miami Beach
South Florida's ultimate all-inclusive seafood celebration. Sample dishes from leading restaurants, enjoy complimentary beverage experiences, catch live music, and vote for the Best of the Fest.
Choose your festival experience.
Every Seafood Slam admission includes an all-inclusive afternoon of food, drinks, entertainment, and access to the Best of the Fest competition. Select a single-day ticket or make it a full festival weekend.
Your all-inclusive Saturday pass to South Florida's ultimate seafood competition and festival experience.
- Admission to Seafood Slam, Best of the Fest on Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Samples from 40 to 50 hand-selected South Florida restaurants
- Access to the Best of the Fest competition, presented by First Horizon Bank
- Guest voting for the festival's best restaurant dish
- Food experiences from GOYA Foods, Barilla, Tartuffe Prestige, and Milam's Marketplace partners
- Wine and spirits sampling experiences from Breakthru Beverage partners
- Complimentary festival cocktail stations
- Live music on the Jack Daniel's Stage
- Pacifico Beach Clubs and High Noon Sun Sips experiences
- Milam's Market Culinary Showcase Kitchen demonstrations
- GOYA culinary experiences and interactive entertainment
- College Football Watch Party
- Festival re-entry
Fresh stone crabs will be available for purchase inside the festival at special festival pricing. Stone crab purchases are not included with admission.
- One All Access ticket to Chef Showdown on Friday, October 23, 2026, valued at $175
- One All Access ticket to Seafood Slam, Best of the Fest on Saturday, October 24, 2026, valued at $160
- Festival re-entry
- One All Access ticket for Thursday, October 22, 2026, listed at a $500 value
- One All Access ticket to Chef Showdown on Friday, October 23, 2026, valued at $175
- One All Access ticket to Seafood Slam, Best of the Fest on Saturday, October 24, 2026, valued at $160
- Festival re-entry
- Two All Access tickets to Chef Showdown on Friday, October 23, 2026, valued at $350
- Two All Access tickets to Seafood Slam, Best of the Fest on Saturday, October 24, 2026, valued at $320
- One Signature Standard Room at Loews Miami Beach
- Check-in Friday, October 23, 2026 · check-out Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Once purchased, a festival representative will contact you to coordinate your hotel reservation
- Festival re-entry
The best of South Florida seafood, all in one place
Close out the weekend the only way South Beach knows how. Every October, the South Beach Seafood Festival gathers the people who make this city's food scene what it is — the ones who have always been here, holding it down and feeding the city, and the bold newcomers ready to make their mark. The Seafood Slam is where it all comes together.
Taking over the sands of Miami Beach, the Seafood Slam is the ultimate outdoor food and drink experience — brought to you by Jack Daniel's and GOYA Foods, presented by Tequila Herradura, and hosted by the City of Miami Beach. Over 40 of South Florida's leading restaurants set up along the beach, serving flavor-packed bites that showcase the very best of the region's culinary scene. As you eat your way through the festival, cast your vote for the best bite of the day — because here, the people decide who takes the crown.
Alongside the restaurants, cocktail and wine pavilions celebrate your favorite varietals, interactive activations from leading national brands keep the energy high, and the LIVE stage comes alive with culinary demos from the Milam's Culinary Kitchen and the highly anticipated Home Chef Competition.
Hundreds of food and drink items. Live music from local favorites. The sand, the sun, and the people who make South Florida what it is.
You taste. You vote. One restaurant wins Best of the Fest.
Official Healthcare Partner
Experience highlights
SHUCK'N THE SUNSHINE STATE
The all-new Fresh from Florida Oyster Shucker Competition — presented by Fresh from Florida.
Wild Fork Tasting Experience
Featuring 20 vendors.
Herradura Tequila Pop Up Party
Sip the signature Herradura Cantarito and dance into The Sylvester Experience with Nashville DJ Grant Fisher (Dustin Lynch's DJ), plus a pop-up party featuring America's Backyard.
Hendrick's Gin Garden
Step into Hendrick's whimsical gin garden on the sand.
Milam's Market Culinary Demos & At Home Chef Competition
Presented by Baptist Health, live on the main stage.
Miami Beach Senior High Culinary Showdown
The next generation of Miami chefs competes live.
High Noon Beach Club
Featuring DJ Anthony the Great.
Gosling's Rum Tasting Wall
Taste your way through Gosling's signature rums.
CJ's Stone Crab Pavilion
Kicking off stone crab season with premium priced stone crabs for a one-day-only upgraded experience.
WODKA VODKA Experience
Featuring Hutong and Dead Flamingo.
Disaronno's La Dolce Vida, A Taste of Italy
An Italian escape, right on the sand.
Demo schedule coming soon.
The full main-stage lineup — Milam's Market Culinary Demos, the At Home Chef Competition, and more — drops soon. Check back for set times.
Chefs & culinary partners
Sponsors & partners
Corporate Partners(42)
Associate Event & Media Partners(6)
Retail & Community Partners(3)
Event Beneficiaries(2)
Come hungry. Leave with a favorite.
One all-inclusive ticket unlocks an afternoon of South Florida seafood, complimentary drinks, live entertainment, and your chance to choose the Best of the Fest.
