Restaurant Participant at Beachside Brunch
Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival
LOCATION: The Lawn @ Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 E Las Olas Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
DATE & TIME: Sunday, January 25, 2026 1:00PM – 3:30PM
EST # OF GUESTS: 500
Why Participate?
- Help us raise much needed funds for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to support their initiatives which support our youth community throughout Broward County and beyond!
- Help us put the spotlight on Greater Fort Lauderdale as a regional and national culinary destination.
- Join us in helping to raise the profile and create a collaborative environment for professionals within Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Hospitality Industry.
- Market your restaurant for FREE to qualified guests with discretionary income.
Participant Requirements & Guidelines
- Prepare 500 tasting-sized portions. Samples should be easy to eat with a fork, spoon or fingers (no cutting required).
- Please arrive as self-contained as possible with food ready to plate and serve.
- Basic on-site power will be provided, shall you require it. If so, please let festival management know about this need no later than two weeks prior to the event.
- Potable water will be available on site for cleaning purposes.
- Ice will be available on site. Please let festival management know if you will need more than two bags of ice no later than two weeks prior to the event.
- Electric burners and single butane burners are permitted for cooking purposes. Use of propane is strictly regulated and must be approved by festival management.
- On-site sales are prohibited.
- Restaurants may bring their own service items, but they must be disposable (preferably recyclable).
- Any grease or oils used for cooking must be properly disposed of by the restaurant participant.
- Glass is not permitted to be handed out to guests.
- Please bring any needed extension cords, carts or mats for prep and serving.
- Decorate your tent to best highlight your brand.
- Each station will consist of one 10’x10’ white tent, two 6’x30” tables with black linens, trash receptacle, signage with the restaurant’s name and generic disposables (tasting plates, forks and napkins).
- Discounted proteins for use at the Beachside Brunch will be available from Sunshine Provisions. Ordering instructions will be provided by the festival.
Fees & Credentials
- Cost to participate in the Beachside Brunch is FREE for Restaurant Participants.
- Tickets for additional staff, restaurant executives, PR professionals and family/friends will be available for purchase at a 25% discount with proceeds going to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
- Each restaurant participant at the Beachside Brunch will receive four vendor wristbands for employees working at the event, as well as two guest tickets.
- Signed participant form must be completed and returned to festival management no later than two weeks before the event.
Please fill out the form below to participate in the 2026 Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival Beachside Brunch