These are the best South Beach food festival events with tickets still available

Connie Ogle
·4 min read

You might think that because you didn’t buy tickets sooner, your chance to attend this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival has passed.

We are here to inform you that it has not.

The 2024 festival, which runs Feb. 22-25 and features more than 100 events across Miami-Dade and Broward, has sold out tickets to some of its biggest events, including Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best event at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Feb. 23 and the tribute dinner to Italian Chef Massimo Bottura at the Loews Miami Beach on Feb. 24.

But there are still tickets available for a slew of events and tastings with top chefs. Here are a few of the most intriguing (check sobewff.org for a full list)

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Lexi Tollinchi, with Better Days, prepares cocktails during the Art of Tiki Cocktail Showdown at the 2023 South Beach Wine & Food Festival at the Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel in Miami Beach.
Lexi Tollinchi, with Better Days, prepares cocktails during the Art of Tiki Cocktail Showdown at the 2023 South Beach Wine & Food Festival at the Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel in Miami Beach.

Thursday, Feb. 22

Burger Bash: Rachael Ray, who hosted the first Burger Bash back in 2007, returns to host this year’s event, at which you can vote on the best burger in town while a panel of celebrity judges (including Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and model Kate Upton) chooses their favorite.

7:30 p.m.; American Airlines North Venue (entrance on the beach at 1 Lincoln Road); $275; sobewff.org/burger

Dinner hosted by Chef Brad Kilgore and Markus Glocker: The creator of one of Wynwood’s first and best restaurants, Alter, joins forces with the Austrian-born Glocker, famous for French cuisine at his New York restaurant Koloman, to present an eclectic menu at Kilgore’s latest Wynwood hot spot.

7 p.m.; MaryGold’s Florida Brasserie at the Arlo Wynwood Hotel, 2217 NW Miami Ct., Miami; $300; sobewff.org/marygolds

Friday, Feb. 23

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Live: Join host Guy Fieri on a trip through some of America’s finest roadside diners, vintage drive-ins and hidden gems that have been featured on the Food Network series.

7:30 p.m.; American Airlines North Venue (entrance on the beach at 1 Lincoln Road); $175; sobewff.org/ddd/

Dinner hosted by Mashama Bailey, Tiffany Derry, Vallery Lomas and Tristen Epps: James Beard Award winner Bailey, “The Great American Baking Show” winner Lomas and Derry, founder of Tiffany Derry Concepts, join Epps, a James Beard Award semifinalist, at his home restaurant for a collaborative dinner.

7 p.m.; Ocean Social at Eden Roc Miami Beach, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; $325; sobewff.org/ocean-social

Art of the Tiki Cocktail Showdown: Watch some of the best bartenders and mixologists in the business create the wildest tiki concoctions and sample the bites that go with them.

10 p.m.; Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, 1717 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; $125; sobewff.org/tiki/?t=gene

Guy Fieri will host Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Live as part of the 2024 South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
Guy Fieri will host Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Live as part of the 2024 South Beach Wine & Food Festival.

Saturday, Feb. 24

Dinner with Zak Stern, Michael Beltran and Jose Mendin: Zak the Baker creator joins forces with Beltran (Ariete, Laurel, The Gibson Room) and Mendin (Pubbelly Global founder) for a sit-down farm-to table dinner at Regener8 Farm.

7 p.m.; Regener8 Farm, Southwest 177th Ave., Miami; $300; sobewff.org/stern/

Hallandale Beach Food & Groove: Broward County residents can join in the fun closer to home at this event that includes bites from the city’s best restaurants and a drone show with 300 drones.

7 p.m.; Village at Gulfstream Pegasus Park, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach; $75; sobewff.org/groove

Tacos & Tequila: Hosted by chef and TV personality Aaron Sanchez, this walk-around event features a wide variety of tacos and margaritas (though there will be other adult beverages, too).

7:30 p.m.; American Airlines North Venue (entrance on the beach at 1 Lincoln Road); $275 early admission; $200 general admission; sobewff.org/tacos

Chicken Coupe: Join Kardea Brown of TV’s “Miss Delicious Brown” at this walk-around event that celebrates two of the best things on the planet: Fried chicken and champagne.

8 p.m., Jungle Plaza, Miami Design District; $295; sobewff.org/coupe

Foodies enter the Goya Grand Tasting tent at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Tickets remain for Feb. 25, 2024.
Foodies enter the Goya Grand Tasting tent at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Tickets remain for Feb. 25, 2024.

Sunday, Feb. 25

Goya Foods Grand Tasting: The Saturday event is sold out, but you can still hang under the big tent to enjoy samples of food, wine and more on Sunday.

Noon-5 p.m.; Grand Tasting Village, Ocean Drive and 14th Street, Miami Beach; $265; sobewff.org/gtvsun

Family Ice Cream Social: This family-friendly event, hosted by the Zakarian family, includes sweet and savory treats and offers plenty of space for the kids to run around.

3 p.m.; Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; $60 adult, $40 child; sobewff.org/social

Overtown EatUp!: Hosted by Chef Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster fame, this event pays tribute to the unique history, culture and food of Overtown.

3-7 p.m.; Overtown Ninth Street Pedestrian Mall; $95; sobewff.org/overtown

The Block Party: Hosts Andrew Zimmern and Melba Winston lead this casual bash with food from top chefs, drinks from Bacardi and a performance by Rev Run, formerly of the iconic Run DMC.

6 p.m., American Airlines North Venue (entrance on the beach at 1 Lincoln Road); $150; sobewff.org/block-party