Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2026: A Car Service and Chauffeur Guide

Every December, Wine Spectator's Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival brings some of the country's best-known chefs to Palm Beach County for four days of dinners, brunches, cooking classes and tastings. Daniel Boulud, Mauro Colagreco, Maneet Chauhan, Stephanie Izard, Robert Irvine and Michelle Bernstein are among the names announced for 2026.

The festival does not happen in one place. Events are spread across eight cities, from Palm Beach island south to Lake Worth Beach and north to Jupiter, and the best ones are evening dinners where the wine is the point. This guide covers the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2026 dates and venues, and how to plan a car service around them so nobody has to drive home.

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2026 Dates

The 19th Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival runs Thursday, December 10 to Sunday, December 13, 2026. Organisers list more than 20 culinary events, with tickets reported at $50 to $350 depending on the event. All tickets are sold through the festival's own website and box office, with no refunds or exchanges, and guests must be 21 or older unless an event says otherwise. Proceeds benefit Els for Autism.

Events, venues and times can change, so confirm each one on the official festival site before you book a car around it.

Where the 2026 Events Are

As announced in August, the four days look roughly like this:

Thursday, December 10: a dinner at Florie's in the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, The First Bite at Buccan on Palm Beach island, Spice at Stage Kitchen & Bar in Palm Beach Gardens, and an evening at Oceano in Lake Worth Beach.
Friday, December 11: lunches at Meat Market (Palm Beach) and Café Chardonnay (Palm Beach Gardens), HMF Social at The Breakers, the Festival Kick-Off Party at The Belgrove Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach, and An Evening with David Burke & Friends at Seahawk Prime in Lake Park (7 p.m.).
Saturday, December 12: Arthur & Sons' Disco Brunch in Jupiter (noon), Kids Kitchen and Cooking with Mauro at the Four Seasons, Maneet's Bollywood Experience at Ela Curry & Cocktails in Palm Beach Gardens, Bubbles & Bites at PGA National Resort, and A Night at The Ben (7 p.m.).
Sunday, December 13: Daniel & Friends at Café Boulud in Palm Beach, Brennan's Pop-Up at Pistache in West Palm Beach, and the 19th Annual Grand Tasting at the Palm Beach County Convention Center (2 to 6 p.m.).

The Real Reason to Book a Driver: Wine Pairings

Most festival dinners are paired, course by course. A guest who has tasted five or six wines at Florie's or Café Boulud should not be the one driving back over the bridge to West Palm Beach or up to Jupiter afterwards. Rideshare is an option, but late on a festival night, outside a resort or a restaurant on a quiet street, waits can be long and the car that arrives may not suit the evening.

A chauffeur solves both problems. The car is waiting when the last course is served, and you leave when you are ready. For a dinner, we usually suggest booking from pickup at your hotel or home to return, so the chauffeur stays with you through dessert and the conversation after it; our hourly chauffeur service page explains how that works.

Lunch in Jupiter, Dinner on Palm Beach

The festival's map is wide. On Saturday alone, events run from Jupiter to Palm Beach Gardens, PGA National and West Palm Beach. Food lovers who buy tickets to two or three events in one day end up crossing the county, often after a brunch with bubbles.

Keep one car for the day and the chauffeur moves you from the Disco Brunch to the hotel for a rest, then on to an evening event, without anyone checking a map or a parking app. Bags, a change of clothes and anything you buy along the way stay in the car. If you are only going to one event, a simple ride there and back is enough; we cover the difference in hourly vs. point-to-point.

Getting to the Grand Tasting

The Grand Tasting is the festival's largest event and its finale: Sunday, December 13, 2 to 6 p.m., at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach. Chefs and beverage producers from around the country serve tastings under one roof.

The Convention Center's own garage charges $2 an hour (cashless only), up to $30 a day, with overflow parking across the street at The Square, and the Brightline and Tri-Rail stations are each less than a mile away. Event rates can differ, so check the venue's parking page. With a car service you skip all of it: we drop you at the entrance on Okeechobee Boulevard and are waiting when the tasting closes at 6, when the whole crowd leaves at once.

Coming From Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Out of State

The festival draws food lovers from across South Florida and beyond. Many arrive the weekend after Art Basel Miami Beach and drive north for a second weekend. Instead of driving I-95 to a dinner you plan to enjoy with wine, book a car from Miami or Fort Lauderdale for the evening.

Flying in? We meet flights at President Donald J. Trump International (DJT, formerly PBI), a short drive from Palm Beach island and the Convention Center, and private flights at Boca Raton Airport (BCT). Festival guests staying at The Breakers, the Four Seasons or Eau Palm Beach in Manalapan can be collected at the door for every event.

A Table for Eight

Festival dinners are often booked by groups: a birthday table, a client evening, friends who buy tickets together. A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a chauffeur carries the whole party to dinner and home again, with each guest dropped at their own door at the end of the night. For a celebration that calls for a stretch limousine, we arrange one through our vetted partner operators.

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Transportation: Quick Answers

When is the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2026?

The 19th Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival runs Thursday, December 10 to Sunday, December 13, 2026, with more than 20 events across Palm Beach County.

Where is the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Grand Tasting?

At the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, on Sunday, December 13, 2026, from 2 to 6 p.m.

Where do you park for the Grand Tasting?

The Convention Center garage charges $2 an hour up to $30 a day (cashless), with overflow parking at The Square across the street; event rates may differ. A car service drops you at the entrance and collects you when the tasting closes, so you do not need to park.

Can one car take us to a festival dinner and wait for us?

Yes. Book the car by the hour and the chauffeur stays nearby through dinner, then drives you back to your hotel or home whenever you are ready. Hourly bookings have a 3-hour minimum for sedans and SUVs.

Do you drive to festival events in Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and Lake Worth Beach?

Yes. We serve all of Palm Beach County, including Palm Beach island, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, PGA National, Jupiter, Lake Park and Lake Worth Beach, and we can link several events in one day.

Going to the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival this December? Reserve online or call us with the events on your list, and we will plan the cars around them. Our West Palm Beach black car service page covers the rest of the county we serve.