Food and Wine
South Beach Seafood Festival 2026 (14th annual)
South Beach Seafood Festival, Fourteen Years Hooked
The 14th annual South Beach Seafood Festival runs October 21 to 24, 2026, timed with stone crab season. Chef events include a Made in Miami dinner at Phuc Yea on Wednesday for $235 and An Evening at Rao's Miami Beach on Thursday for $500, in a private room with 40 seats. Free and Saturday events are at Lummus Park, with 18 chefs in nine battles. Children 10 and under are free at the Saturday Seafood Slam. It benefits CI Foundation.
- When
- Oct 21 to 24, 2026
- Date status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Lummus Park (Fri and Sat); Made in Miami dinner at Phuc Yea (Wed); An Evening in Miami Beach at Macchialina or Rao's (Thu)
- Address
- Lummus Park, Ocean Drive between 5th and 8th Streets area, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (Phuc Yea: 7100 Biscayne Blvd, Miami)
- Neighborhood
- South Beach, Miami Beach
- Category
- Food and Wine · Seafood festival and chef dinners
- Price
- Wed Oct 21 Made in Miami dinner $235; Thu Oct 22 An Evening at Rao's Miami Beach $500 (40 seats, private room); Thu Oct 22 An Evening at Macchialina $250; Fri Oct 23 VIP Chef Showdown from $175 (7 to 11 PM, 18 chefs, 9 showdowns, 9 bartenders); Sat Oct 24 Seafood Slam from $160 (1 to 5 PM, all inclusive)
- Tiers & VIP
- Premium
- Access
- ticketed
- Ages
- Children 10 and under free to Saturday Seafood Slam
- Host
- CI Management / South Beach Seafood Festival, Inc. (501c3), benefits CI Foundation EAT SMART