VIP: A Local Seafood Experience

VIP TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

As always, attendance to access the entire Destin Seafood Festival 1.5 mile stretch is FREE.

Our VIP area is a smaller, local seafood festival inside the larger Destin Seafood Festival. This is a VIP 2-day ticketed event, where chefs/restaurants will prepare a signature dish for the attendees to sample.

Single day and 2-day tickets are available for purchase. Attendees will have the option to come and go each day as they please, sampling at their leisure.

VIP Gates are open:
Saturday September 26th: 11am-6pm
Sunday September 27th: 11am-6pm

Located in the East Pass Marina Parking Lot (between Boathouse & Brotulas), it will be a gated area that will require a ticket to access.
Tickets are $65 for Adults on Saturday, $75 for Adults on Sunday, $20 for Kids and are valid for in and out entry from 11am-6pm.

Tickets include:

  • 25+ Food Samples from Local Restaurants / Chefs

  • Private Bathrooms

  • Seating Area + TVs

  • Cash Bar

  • Private Music Stage

  • Photobooth

  • Bacardi Blender Bikes & more!

Friday September 25th: 6pm-9pm

You can also join us for our Friday Night Sponsor Party, where your ticket allows access to the private area, plus:

  • Catered Meal available to all guests with tickets

  • Live Music

  • Photobooth

VIP itinerarY

Saturday SEPT 26, 2026

11am-6pm : VIP Gates Open

Sunday SEPT 27, 2026

11am-6pm : VIP Gates Open

Friday SEPT 25, 2026

6pm-9pm : Sponsor Party