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The 14th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival · October 21–24, 2026 · Miami Beach, Florida
The South Beach Seafood Festival has been recognized by outlets including USA Today, Forbes and the Travel Channel, and returns for its 14th year as the official kickoff of Florida's stone crab season. Below is recent coverage of the 2026 festival.
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The 18 Best Places to Travel in October
AOL carries Travel + Leisure's roundup of the best places to travel in October, with the South Beach Seafood Festival among the picks.
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Yahoo Malaysia runs Travel + Leisure's October travel roundup, featuring the South Beach Seafood Festival as an October highlight.
Read ArticleThe 18 Best Places to Travel in October
Yahoo syndicates Travel + Leisure's October travel roundup, naming the South Beach Seafood Festival among the best places to travel this month.
Read ArticleThe 18 Best Places to Travel in October
Travel + Leisure's roundup of the best places to travel in October includes the South Beach Seafood Festival among top fall picks.
Read ArticleSport and Spice
FOUND Miami's Sport and Spice dispatch spotlights the South Beach Seafood Festival alongside the city's best food, culture and style.
Read ArticleThe South Beach Seafood Festival returns with its biggest lineup yet
Florida of Tomorrow previews the 14th festival: a new six-chef Made in Miami dinner at Phuc Yea, an 18-chef VIP Chef Showdown with two new battles, and the Seafood Slam's 40-restaurant tasting on Lummus Park to open stone crab season.
Read ArticleFall Food & Wine Festivals: Atlanta & South Florida 2026-2027
Food & Beverage Magazine's operator's guide to fall 2026–2027 food and wine festivals runs from Atlanta Food & Wine to the South Beach Seafood Festival, Taste America Miami and more.
Read ArticleA Guide to Great Florida Seafood Festivals in 2026
Authentic Florida's statewide seafood festival guide features the South Beach Seafood Festival as an October highlight, spotlighting the stone crab season kickoff and the VIP Chef Showdown.
Read ArticleBest Festivals & Annual Events in Miami for 2026
The Miami Guide's annual roundup of the city's biggest events names the South Beach Seafood Festival among Miami's top happenings of 2026, listed alongside Art Basel, Ultra and the FIFA World Cup.
Read ArticleCulture Corner: South Beach Seafood Festival Returns Oct. 21–24
OutSFL's arts and dining column previews the festival's four days of events, including the Wednesday and Thursday collaborative dinners and Friday's Chef Showdown.
Read ArticleSouth Beach Seafood Festival 2026 Returns Bigger Than Ever
A dedicated feature walking through all four days of the 2026 festival — Made in Miami, An Evening in Miami Beach, the VIP Chef Showdown and the Seafood Slam — plus the festival's support of the CI Foundation's EAT SMART initiative.
Read ArticleMedia Kit
Logos, fact sheet, and high-resolution festival imagery will be available here.
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