OCTOBER 18-21, 2023
Four Days of curated culinary expertise celebrating South Florida’s top chefs and masterminds with the leading seafood restaurants in the area!
(Visit the website for detailed information on each ticket benefits)
Join us for one event…or all of them!

Saturday, October 21, 2023 12-7PM: Main Event – South Beach Seafood Festival at Lummus Park (South Beach, on the sand)

Friday, October 20, 2023 7-11PM: VIP Chef Showdown at Lummus Park (South Beach, on the sand)

Thursday, October 19, 2023: Crabs, Slabs and Cabs at the Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 6:30-9:30PM: An Evening at Joe’s Stone Crab (Limited Quantity available)

Learn about each event during South Beach Seafood Week below:

MAIN EVENT – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023:

SOUTH BEACH SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

LUMMUS PARK – Entrance: 14th & OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH

ON THE SAND

Ticket Types:
General Admission: $55
VIP Admission (with Vouchers): $160
VIP Weekend Pass: $275 ( Value of $320)
VIP Weekend Pass for Two with a 2 -Night Hotel Stay : $1,150
SEA you at the South Beach Seafood Festival, brought to you by Jack Daniels’ and presented by GOYA Foods, City of Miami Beach, and official bank partner, City National Bank.

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What do you get when you mix Miami’s finest seafood restaurants curated to create pop up cafe’s on the sands of South Beach paired with complimentary all day open bar and live music for one day only? There’s only one answer: It’s the Annual South Beach Seafood Festival!

Saturday, October 21st will host the 11th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival featuring selected restaurants’ pop up cafes’, live music stages, interactive sponsor experiences, the kick off to stone crab season, and so much fun!

On the sands of SOUTH BEACH, enjoy cafes from Red, the Steakhouse – South Beach, The Lobster SHACK, Ella’s Oyster Bar, Cafe Avanti, Cafe Bernie, Tacos & Tattoos, A Fish Called Avalon, and many more serving you right on the sand with over 50+ menu items to choose from – it’s five blocks of fun to be exact! Enjoy sharable portions of Stone Crabs, Lobster Waffle Cones, Steak & Lobster Skewers, Shrimp Tacos, Oysters, Shrimp Cocktail, Crab Cakes, Grouper in a Bag, Lobster Mac ‘N Cheese, Po’ Boys, and more. This is not your typical fried food festival but a fine dining experience with your toes in the sand. BUT please, don’t go home hungry!

Ticket Types And Benefits

What you will find with General Admission Tickets:

Entrance to the General Admission Festival Site, over four (4) blocks of fun on the sand!
Access to open bar from 12-7PM at any of the 30+ bar stations and beer garden.
Demesmin & Dover Live Stage presented by Jack Daniels
Access to Milam’s Market Culinary Showcase Kitchen and Marketplace featuring Live Demos and lite sampling from local celebrity chefs
Access to all Restaurant cafés from Miami’s finest restaurants serving their signature seafood with delicious portions at festival friendly prices ($5-$10).
Access to Multiple Dessert Cafe’s
Over 50+ premier menu items will all be available for purchase.
Unique interactive Sponsor Activations:
Tequila Herradura Extraordinary Experience
Piper Heidseick Champagne Lounge
Pacifico Beer Beach Club with All Day DJ Dance Party
GOYA Foods sampling
Sun’s Sips by HIGH NOON DJ Dance Party
and more.
What you will find with VIP Admission Tickets:

All of the General Admissions Ticket benefits…PLUS:
Special Entrance to the 1 ½ block Baptist Health VIP Hospitality Village
Unique Sponsor Activations:
Jack Daniels Air Stream
Bodega Club featuring GOYA
Specialty wine stations from featuring wine partners, Castello del Poggio, Bogle Vineyards, and Rabbles Wines
A few of South Florida’s favorite restaurants sampling throughout the day in VIP. Restaurants sample in 4 hour time blocks from 1-5PM or 3-7PM so depending on when you get there, you get to enjoy different South Florida restaurants!

Entrance into GOYA’s Culinary Pavilion which by day features:
College Football Watch Party on 50ft Video Board
All day DJ’s in the GOYA Culinary Pavilion featuring Paul E
Lounges and shaded seating
Private bars
Papa’s Raw Bar sampling experience
Oshen Salmon sampling experience
Bodega Pop Up Bar
$20 of Food Vouchers to use at participating café’s (PLEASE NOTE: Vouchers are provided with the purchase of a full price VIP ticket ONLY. Benefit is not applicable with any discounted ticket promotions)
The festival grounds will close at 7pm, including the VIP Hospitality Village due to City protocals.
VIP Admission Weekend Pass: $275 (Value Of $320)

Ticket Benefits Include:
All Access to Friday & Saturdays VIP Experience.
ONE VIP ticket to Friday, October 20, 2023: Chef Showdown ($160 value)
ONE VIP Ticket for Saturday, October 21, 2023: SoBe Seafood Fest ($160 value)
VIP Weekend Pass For Two with a Two (2) Night Hotel Stay: $1,150

All access to Friday & Saturdays VIP Experience for TWO + a Two (2) Night Hotel Stay
TWO tickets to Friday, October 20, 2023: Chef Showdown ($320 value)
TWO VIP Tickets for Saturday, October 21, 2023: SoBe Seafood Fest ($320 value)
ONE Signature Standard Room at the Host Hotel- The Kipton Surfcomber, checking in Friday, October 20 – checking out Sunday, October 22.
FESTIVAL IS OPEN TO ALL AGES.

Kids under 10 are free and do not require a ticket at check-in. There is no designated kids zone with kids activities, but they are welcome to join in the fun.

Must be 21+ to consume alcohol.

ID check is at the Welcome check-in desks upon arrival.

The festival grounds will all close at 7pm for 2023, including the VIP Hospitality Village due to City protocals.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023:

VIP CHEF SHOWDOWN

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Lummus Park – Entrance: 14th & Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

ON THE SAND!

Ticket Types:
Tickets: $160 – All Inclusive | Only 1,000 Tickets Available
VIP Weekend Pass: $275 ( Value of $320)
VIP Weekend Pass for Two with a 2 -Night Hotel Stay : $1,150
14 CHEFS. 7 BATTLES. 1 CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT.

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#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 with 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 2023 CHAMPIONS!

Our 2023 Battles include:

Battle Shrimp – Champion Chef Sergio Mazuelos of Latin House vs TBA
Battle Salmon – Champion Chef Nicole Fey of Oceans 234 vs TBA
Battle Fusion Sushi – Champion Chef Gustavo Montes of Tanuki vs TBA
Battle Oyster – Champion Chef Cristian Canencio of UCHI vs TBA
Battle Surf N Turf – Champion Chef Jim Pastor of Rusty Pelican vs TBA
Battle Ceviche – Champion Chef Mauricio Hernandez of Aida vs TBA
Battle Sushi – Champion Chef Michael Asalie of Paperfish vs TBA
Battle Taco – Champion Chef Jay Cruz of Tacos & Tattoos vs TBA
Battle Crab – Champion Chef AND Overall ChampionBrian Nasajon of Beaker & Grey vs TBA
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.

Ticket Types And Benefits

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, 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.
VIP Admission Weekend Pass: $275 (Value Of $320)

Ticket Benefits Include:
All Access to Friday & Saturdays VIP Experience.
ONE VIP ticket to Friday, October 20, 2023: Chef Showdown ($160 value)
ONE VIP Ticket for Saturday, October 21, 2021: SoBe Seafood Fest ($160 value)
VIP Weekend Pass For Two with a Two (2) Night Hotel Stay: $1,150

All access to Friday & Saturdays VIP Experience for TWO + a Two (2) Night Hotel Stay
TWO tickets to Friday, October 20, 2023: Chef Showdown ($320 value)
TWO VIP Tickets for Saturday, October 21, 2023: SoBe Seafood Fest ($320 value)
ONE Signature Standard Room at The South Beach Festivals Host Hotel- TBA, checking in Friday, October 20 – checking out Sunday, October 22.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023:

CRABS, SLABS, AND CABS

Hide Tide at Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel

Ticket Types:
Tickets: $250 – All Inclusive | Limited Tickets Available for sale.
Taking place at The Backyard at Hide Tide at Miami’s iconic and recently revamped Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, “Crabs, Slabs, & Cabs” is a formal sit-down, five-course dinner and a once in a lifetime dining experience in a tropical oasis set for the ultimate seafood extraordinaire. Some of Miami’s finest chefs will join forces with GOYA’s Executive Chef, Fernando Desa, to create their own unique take on the traditional ‘surf n’ turf’ dish. 2022 Participating chefs include celebrated restaurateur José Mendín; Fiola Miami’s Executive Chef Danny Ganem; Meat Market Executive Chef and Owner Sean Brasel; Luca Osteria’s chef and owner Giorgio Rapicavoli; and Chef Javier Carballo of The Social Club at Surfcomber. Chef lineup will be announced in the summer months. Limited to 150 guests, attendees will explore flavors from around the world as each chef presents a different course showcasing their own interpretation of the delicious surf n turf pairing.

What you will find with your VIP Admission to the Crabs, Slabs, and Cabs:

Ticket benefits include:

5 course sit down pairings dinner for the ultimate seafoodie looking to dive into the ultimate surf n turf experience that will be a once in a lifetime dining experience.
An evening at one of South Beach’s most beautiful hotel pool decks

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023:

AN EVENING AT JOE’S

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

at Joe’s Stone Crab, 11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach

Ticket Types:
Tickets: $500 – All Inclusive | Only 20 Tickets Available for sale.
Tickets to be released at later date.

Your ticket to An Evening At Joe’s, presented by Jack Daniels and Sonoma Cutrer, reserves a seat in Jessie’s Room, the original setting of Joe’s Stone Crab where greats like Al Capone and Frank Sinatra cracked claws. This incredibly exclusive event is limited to 50 guests.

An Evening at Joe’s celebrates South Beach Seafood Week in majestic style with a five-course meal showcasing the delicious cuisine of Chef Andre Bienvenue. Each course is paired with fine wines and spirits sure to transport your taste buds into stone crab season in blissful fashion.

Travel back in time with Joe’s General Manager Brian Johnson, basking in the iconic history of the United States’ top grossing restaurant, while learning to crack the perfect claw.

Most importantly, you’ll enjoy the world’s freshest stone crab catch of 2023…before anyone else.

What you will find with your VIP Admission to An Evening at Joe’s:

An all-inclusive five (3) course wine pairing Experience
Cocktail Hour prior to dinner featuring cocktails by Jack Daniels, Herradura, and Finlandia
Access to the private, VIP Jesse’s Room experience
A pre-fixe 3-course wine pairing dinner with a variety of Joe’s Stone Crab seafood options available during each course, including pounds of the world famous and freshest stone crabs!
Each course will be paired with a variety of wines
Premium open bar throughout the evening
VIP Gift Bags