The Countdown Is On: Tickets Selling Fast for the 24th Annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival®—America’s Premier Culinary Celebration!

Food Network Stars, Grammy Award-winning Artists & 500+ Chefs Come Together from February 20-23, 2025

Tickets are selling fast for the nation’s most celebrated wine and food Festival: the 24th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) returning next week February 20-23, 2025! Foodies near and far are counting down the days to this gastronomic celebration that will return to the sands of Miami Beach for the ultimate epicurean celebration. The four-day star-studded event will showcase Food Network’s biggest culinary icons, Grammy Award-winning artists, popular lifestyle personalities, and more than 500 chefs, winemakers, and spirit producers who will come together to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE.

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Tickets Still Available for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One taking place February 20-23! (Photo: Business Wire)

Tickets are still available for the 2025 Festival which encompasses more than 105 new and returning experiences, including walk-around tastings, intimate dinners, late-night soirées, brunches, lunches, master classes, wine seminars and more. Standout events and newly announced programming include:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20

• A new walk-around event Alex vs Miami hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Eric Adjepong inspired by her hit Food Network show, Alex vs America
• Mike’s Amazing Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons® hosted by Rachael Ray returns to the sands of Miami Beach with over 30 burgers competing for the title of The Very Best Burger Award which will be selected by a celebrity panel of judges:
• A Taste of Italy presented by Campari hosted by “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno part of the Miami Design District Event Series presented by Invesco QQQ returns with a dozen all-star chefs serving their Italian favorites

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21

• Guy Fieri will host Coca-Cola presents Tournament of Champions, an epic culinary competition where four teams—each led by a past winner from his hit Food Network series—will battle it out on the sands of Miami Beach for top honors
• Michael Symon will host Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook presents Steak and Whiskey sponsored by The Guitar Hotel as part of the Miami Design District Event Series presented by Invesco QQQ
• Festival mainstay, Fontainebleau Miami Beach presents Wine Spectator's Best of the Best, will feature over 60 of the nation’s most acclaimed chefs paired with more than 65 first-rate wineries from around the world

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22

• Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski, The View’s Ana Navarro and her pup ChaCha will host the ABSOLUT® Vodka Drag Brunch featuring show-stopping performances by RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Alexis Michelle and Meatball and Key West star Randy Roberts. Plus, the iconic Athena Dion will serve as MC for this fabulous soiree featuring brunch bites from R House, Kush Wynwood, Ms. Cheezious, Night Owl Cookies and more
• Katie Lee will host the new Sip & Swirl: A Wine Happy Hour at just steps away from Biscayne Bay where the budding wine connoisseur can start their wine journey through more than 10 different winery stations
• Prepare to be transported to the Caribbean at Noche Cubana presented by BACARDĺ Rum hosted by James Beard award winner Michelle Bernstein, David Martinez and Gio Gutierrez featuring live music brought to you by Café La Trova
• Aarón Sánchez will host the wildly popular Tacos & Tequila presented by Tequila Cazadores, featuring over two dozen chefs serving up various iterations of one of Mexico’s most iconic dishes
• Duff Goldman will host a comedy show and dessert party, A Duff Goldman Late Night Dessert Party & One Man Show
• Kardea Brown will host Chicken Coupe: Fried Chicken and Champagne part of the Miami Design District Event Series presented by Invesco QQQ where guests will indulge in crispy, golden fried chicken paired with bubbly champagne for a deliciously decadent evening
• Belkys Nerey & Dan Le Batard will take center stage at A Sunset Feast sponsored by Grove Bay Hospitality Group & Friends part of The Hangar Event Series sponsored by Capital One. This waterfront feast will feature an incredible lineup of 20+ chefs.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

• Marcus Samuelsson returns to celebrate the historic neighborhood of Overtown and its culinary talents with the new Overtown Gospel Brunch hosted by the celebrity chef himself and friends at Red Rooster Overtown.
• Eva Longoria, Ana Navarro, Maneet Chauhan, Tyler Florence and more will take the stage at Goya Foods' Grand Tasting Village’s featuring Tasting Tents presented by Invesco QQQ & Publix Culinary Demonstrations sponsored by Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove
• The David Grutman Experience returns to transform the Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village courtyard to a high-energy mini music festival, with featuring none other than Flo Rida and DJ Irie! Get ready to dance as Flo Rida brings his chart-topping hits like “Low,” and “Right Round” to South Beach.
• Sandwich expert Owen Han will host Perfect Sandwich Demo & Dine for the first time and showcase a recipe from his new cookbook
• Bryan and Michael Voltaggio and Fernando Desa will host Goya Foods’ Heritage Fire part of The Hangar Event Series sponsored by Capital One—a live-fire event featuring the top grilling maestros from South Florida
• A new grand finale event, Asian Night Market hosted by Andrew Zimmern, Jet Tila and Aarti Sequeira, will feature a special performance by Rev Run and close out the Festival weekend

To date, the Festival has raised more than $40 million in support of its educational mission to provide an invaluable real-world experience and an interactive educational platform for future leaders of the hospitality industry at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU). Between SOBEWFF^® and its sister NYCWFF, more than $53 million has been raised to benefit the respective charities of each Festival. Beyond the funds raised, both Festivals draw attention to the vibrant dining cultures of their respective cities, provide economic stimulus in their communities, and serve as a platform to drive awareness and engagement for a wide array of philanthropic activities.

Tickets for the Festival are On Sale NOW, with plenty of options to suit your taste and budget at sobewff.org. Stay up to date all year long by following @SOBEWFF on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

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Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One

EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. 100% of net proceeds benefit the students at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University who also assist Festival organizers with sponsorship fulfillment, restaurant and exhibitor recruitment, logistics, and inventory as well as working alongside some of the world’s greatest celebrity chefs and winemakers. To date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $40 million for the School.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® is produced by Florida International University and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, with the support of the Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information about the Festival, visit sobewff.org or call 866.271.8540. For more information about Florida International University visit fiu.edu, for the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management visit hospitality.fiu.edu and for more information about Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits visit southernglazers.com.

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