IT’S THAT TIME! EVERYONES’ FAVORITE FOOD FESTIVAL IS AROUND THE CORNER

THE 24^th ANNUAL FOOD NETWORK SOUTH BEACH WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE:

Website Launch, Capital One Cardholder Presale, General Onsale & More

The Festival Returns to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. February 20 – 23, 2025

Mark your calendars! The website for the 24th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) is officially live and ready for visitors to explore and start planning their culinary adventures. The Festival will return February 20-23, 2025 to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE all over the Magic City. Widely recognized as America’s favorite gourmet gathering on the beach, the four-day Festival will bring together Food Network personalities, Grammy Award-winning musicians and more than 500 chefs and wine and spirit producers for an unforgettable celebration. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU) and has successfully raised more than $40 million to date.

Capital One cardholders get exclusive early access to tickets during the Capital One Cardholder Presale, beginning at 9AM EST on Monday, October 21, 2024.

General Tickets will go on sale at 9AM EST on Monday, October 28, 2024.

The four-day Festival encompasses more than 105+ new and returning experiences, including a bevy of walk-around tastings, intimate dinners, late-night soirées, brunches, lunches, master classes, wine seminars and more. Standout programming for the 2025 Festival include:

Andrew Zimmern

• Rachael Ray will return to host the 18^th annual Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons® on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
• Taste of Italy returns to the Design District, hosted by Giada De Laurentiis on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
• A new walk-around event Alex vs Miami hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Eric Adjepong on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
• The Festival takes the high seas with a Sunset Stone Crab Sail aboard The Vessel on Friday, February 21, 2025.
• Guy Fieri will host a live iteration of the hit Food Network show, Tournament of Champions on Friday, February 21, 2025.
• Aarón Sánchez will host the wildly-popular Tacos & Tequila presented by Tequila Cazadores, featuring more than 24 chefs serving up various iterations of Mexico’s most iconic dish on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
• The return of The Cookout hosted by JJ Johnson presented by Stella Artois on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
• The annual Tribute Dinner will honor Dominique Crenn and Gérard Bertrand on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
• Interactive LIVE cooking demonstrations from Food Network personalities at the Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village on Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2025.
• Goya Foods’ Heritage Fire hosted by Bryan and Michael Voltaggio on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
• A Miami Bakery Brunch hosted by Zak Stern featuring Miami’s buzziest bakeries on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
• 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 on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

For additional ticket information and the complete line-up of events for the 24^th annual Festival visit www.sobewff.org. Stay up to date all year long by following the #SOBEWFF hashtag on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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

EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the students of the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management 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.