Palate Paradise
Widely recognized as one of America’s most prestigious gourmet gatherings, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF) returns from Feb. 19-22, 2026 for its landmark 25th year. Featuring iconic events like Burger Bash, Grand Tasting Village, and Best of the Best, this four-day destination festival showcases the talents of the world’s most renowned chefs, culinary personalities, and wine and spirit producers. To date, the Festival has raised more than $45 million in support of its mission to “Eat. Drink. Educate.” in partnership with the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University. To purchase tickets or learn more, visit SOBEWFF.org.
Tidal Artistry
Something extraordinary is taking shape beneath the waves just off our shores. The ReefLine is part underwater art museum, part ecological lifeline, a place where creativity meets conservation with massive submerged sculptures that double as thriving habitats for coral and sea life. It’s the newest frontier, blurring the line between art installation and environmental restoration. Designed by artists and architects with a shared vision for a more sustainable future, with every tide, it grows and evolves, offering a glimpse of what’s possible when imagination and nature work in harmony. It’s bold, beautiful, and utterly alive, proof that even underwater, art makes a statement; TheReefLine.org.
Creative Takeover
Acclaimed boutique art hotel Arlo Wynwood welcomes Art Access for an all-day takeover on Dec. 6, transforming the property into a living, breathing expression of creativity and sound, blending art, rhythm and design into one seamless sensory journey. The day begins at Wyn Wyn with Coffee & Beats: A Morning Experience, where guests can sip espresso, browse art and bask in the laid-back hum of the neighborhood’s creative current. By afternoon, the tempo rises as the Higher Ground Courtyard evolves into an open-air groove garden for Afro House Happy Hour & Sunset Sessions, featuring global acts Flagrant Dryms, BMDP and Dana Lu. Inside, the Higher Ground Nostalgia Lounge: Back To The ’90s blurs eras with sculptural works, miniature dreamscapes, arcade visuals, and an “Action Figure Selfie Station” inviting guests to immerse themselves in nostalgia; ArloHotels.com/Wynwood.
