About South Beach Seafood Festival 2024
Four days of fun! The South Beach Seafood Festival is back to take over Miami in October on the sands of South Beach. This Florida seafood festival kicks off Miami’s globally-recognized stone crab season October 23-26, 2024 in the best way that South Beach knows how! Plus, ticket price includes all-day open bar! If you want to get your tickets go to sobeseafoodfest.com and use promo code CGLOVE for 20% OFF your ticket price.
South Beach Seafood Festival is not your typical east coast seafood festival, but a high-end experience that showcases the talents of South Florida’s leading chefs and culinary masterminds via a diverse group of events where guests experience the best seafood in Miami.
Saturday’s beachfront event, South Beach Seafood Festival spans five blocks and welcomes over 15,000 seafoodies to enjoy a day of fun in the sun.
Sobe Seafood Festival 2023 Promo Code
South Beach Seafood Week 2024 Tickets
Festival ticket prices start at $160.
SOBE Seafood Festival SEAFOOD SLAM, Saturday, October 26th
SEAFOOD SLAM tickets are $160. Experience the ultimate seafood extravaganza at the all-new Seafood Slam, a new take on the festival day that will be a highlight of the weekend of the 12th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival. Dive into a world of culinary delights as guests indulge in an all NEW all-inclusive experience that will become the NEW Saturday Festival Day, taking what you LOVE about the annual South Beach Seafood Festival, Festival Day, and granting you access to the ultimate all new Best of the Best festival.
What you will find with SEAFOOD SLAM Tickets:
- Indulge and sample from 20-30 hand-selected restaurants serving their 2-3 Menu Items so YOU can pick YOUR BEST OF THE BEST restaurant experience – That’s over 50-60 menu items to try!
- All beverages included at 30+ bars and interactive national beverage brand experience
- Demesmin & Dover Live Music Stage presented by Jack Daniels flanked by the always popular Pacifico beach clubs, Sun Sips by High Noon, Breakthru Beverage wine garden, and more
- Milams Market Culinary Showcase Kitchen is back with educational experiences
- ALL GUEST ACCESS to the always popular GOYA Culinary experiences & added interactive entertainment
- College Football Watch Party
- And the list continues ….
Your ticket to the Seafood Slam is ALL-INCLUSIVE, but there will be some upgrades available inside. Stone crabs and select lobster/steak pairings will be available for purchase on-site and are not included. Restaurants will have premium menu items available for upgrades and purchase on-site.
SOBE Seafood Festival VIP Weekend Pass Tickets
VIP Weekend Pass Tickets are $275.
What you will find with VIP Weekend Pass Tickets:
- ONE VIP ticket to Friday, October 25, 2024: Chef Showdown
- ONE VIP Ticket for Saturday, October 26, 2024: Seafood Slam, Best of the Fest. Ticket includes re-entry.
Get your tickets at sobeseafoodfest.com and use promo code CGLOVE for 20% OFF your ticket price.
South Beach Seafood Week 2024 Culinary Event Lineup
Ahead of Saturday’s festival, there’s loads of delectable fun for the culinary inclined.
A seafood event like no other, South Beach Seafood Festival includes a week of nightly culinary events leading up to Saturday, including:
SOBE Seafood Week: Chef Showdown Culinary Event – Friday, October 25, 7-11PM
This is a VIP night for all true seafoodies! Sobe Seafood Week Chef Showdown tickets are $175.
23 CHEFS. 11 BATTLES. 1 CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT.
#ChooseYourChamp at the iconic VIP Chef Showdown, brought to you by Jack Daniels and presented by Goya Foods. Join Miami’s top executive chefs for an evening of competitive culinary cook-offs, where YOU are the judge as you indulge in endless seafood and cocktails because tickets are completely all-inclusive!
In a perfect combination of competition-level cuisine, tropically fresh cocktails, and live entertainment, the Chef Showdown tours guests through the BEST of Miami’s culinary scene with the ultimate BEACH BASH meets Chef SHOWDOWN, thanks to the help of Sounds by Yissel. Hosted inside the VIP Hospitality Village and #SobeSeafood Week’s GOYA Culinary Pavilion, 14-16 chefs will go head-to-head in seven unique seafood showdowns and before you hit the pavilion, chefs will host battle pavilions where YOU sip, sample and VOTE on your favorites. And when we say sample, we mean “Good Luck trying to finish all 14-16 dishes”!
Chefs from each battle will take the stage throughout the night where representatives from the culinary and media world will judge the best in each showdown. The deciding factor are THE GUESTS! Help us decide the 2024 CHAMPIONS!
Follow @sobeseafoodfest to stay up to date. The Chef Showdown delivers a uniquely entertaining culinary experience in the most beautiful, beach-front setting thanks to our partners Goya Foods. Come ready for a truly VIP evening on the sands of South Beach.
Friday, October 25, Chef Showdown is 21+.
What you will find with your VIP Admission to Chef Showdown:
- A chef-competition-beach-bash including an all-inclusive evening of epic proportions!
- Indulge at 14+ restaurant battle experiences and VOTE on your favorite chef competition dishes
- Dive into the full bars around the 1/2 block VIP Hospitality Village featuring a variety of cocktails, Pacifico beer, a variety of wines, and Coca-Cola soft drinks.
- Additional seafood bites from GOYA and Celebrity Cruises
- Access to the SEAFOOD WORLD RAW BAR open all night for your enjoyment
- Samplings from Jack Daniel’s Experience
- Hop in your brand-new Cadillac
- An all-night party in the Goya VIP Culinary Pavilion (where all Chefs battle on stage) featuring Miami’s hottest DJ.
Get your tickets at sobeseafoodfest.com and use promo code CGLOVE for 20% OFF your ticket price.
Sobe Seafood Week VIP Weeknight Dinners
South Beach Seafood Week kicks off Wednesday night, October 23rd with various dinners throughout the week to include:
Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-9:30PM: An Evening at Joe’s Stone Crab
Wednesday’s unforgettable An Evening at Joe’s, featuring epicurean masterpieces from historic Miami seafood restaurant, Joe’s Stone Crab. This incredibly exclusive event hosts 50 VIPs in Jesse’s Room, the famous private space where greats like Al Capone and Frank Sinatra cracked claws. The Evening at Joe’s ticket is $500.
Thursday, October 24, 7:30-10:30PM: Crabs, Slabs, and Cabs at Loews Hotel Miami Beach
Thursday’s mouth-watering Crabs, Slabs, and Cabs, one of SoBe Seafood Week’s newest seafood events. A cocktail-hour-style event hosted at the Loews Hotel Miami Beach. The event features cuisines from around the world as award winning chefs of South Florida create their take on the traditional Surf N Turf dish paired with different Cabernets. This 250-person party is for those who love to mix and mingle while they indulge. The Crab, Slabs, and Cabs ticket is $250.
Get your tickets at sobeseafoodfest.com and use promo code CGLOVE for 20% OFF your ticket price.
The South Beach Seafood Festival is all about mouthwatering seafood from local restaurants and participants. The festival brings together the top South Florida seafood chefs to create handcrafted gourmet seafood dishes that you won’t find anywhere else.
You’ll be able to enjoy seafood specialties such as:
- Seasonal stone crabs,
- Shrimp cocktail,
- Fish tacos,
- Fresh oysters,
- Lobster waffle cones,
- Seafood ceviche,
- And so much more!
South Beach Seafood Fest 2024 Participating Restaurants
Saturday’s festival will feature pop up café’s from the best restaurants such as
- Red, the Steakhouse – South Beach
- The Lobster SHACK
- Ella’s Oyster Bar
- Cafe Avanti
- Cafe Bernie
- Tacos & Tattoos
- A Fish Called Avalon
- and more
Together, the restaurants will showcase an eating experience unlike any other, where the restaurants are serving you right on the sand – it’s four blocks of fun to be exact. Get your tickets go to sobeseafoodfest.com and use promo code CGLOVE for 20% OFF your ticket price.
See you in Miami in October for the best seafood festival in Florida!
SOBE Seafood Festival FAQS
When is the South Beach Seafood Festival 2024?
Enjoy the iconic South Beach Seafood Festival October 23-26, 2024!
Where is the South Beach Seafood Festival location?
#SobeSeafood Week is made up of four unique events taking place Wednesday, October 23, 2024, through Saturday, October 26, 2024!
- Wednesday’s event takes place at Joe’s Stone Crab located at 11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
- Thursday’s event takes place at the Loews Hotel Miami Beach located at 1601 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
- The main events will be held on Friday and Saturday and are located at Lummus Park—right on the sand located at 1400 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach!
Do I have to pay for food & drinks at the South Beach Seafood Week?
All South Beach Seafood Festival week events are 100% all-inclusive except for Saturday’s Main Festival. Your tickets to the Wednesday through Friday events cover all food and drink.
Saturday’s beach festival tickets include 100% open bar for all ticket types! Samples from 20-30 hand-selected restaurants serving their 2-3 Menu Items so YOU can pick YOUR BEST OF THE BEST restaurant experience – That’s over 50-60 menu items to try! All included in your ticket price; but there will be some additional paid upgrades available inside. Stone crabs and select lobster/steak pairings will be available for purchase on-site and are not included. Restaurants will have premium menu items available for upgrades and purchase on-site.
Are children allowed at the South Beach Seafood Festival?
All ages are welcome at Saturday’s beach fest! Children under 10 enter for free on Saturday, October 26th!
Please note that in order to enjoy open bar, anyone under 40 must show valid ID to obtain a 21+ wrist band.
The rest of Sobe Seafood Week (October 23rd-25th) include events that are strictly 21+.
What should I wear to the South Beach Seafood Festival?
The dress code for the VIP events on Wednesday and Thursday is South Beach Chic.
The Chef Showdown on Friday and the Sobe Seafood Festival on Saturday take place on the sand. The dress code is Beachy/Festival Wear. Make sure to bring sand-friendly shoes and an outfit that will keep you cool in the Miami summer heat.
