The 28th annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival will return to Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Friday, April 19 — bringing culinary offerings from some of South Florida’s best-known restaurants as well as sips and samples curated by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, back for its second year as the exclusive festival wine and spirits provider.
The festival, set for from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., is hosted by the American Lung Association. Hernan Millan, chair-elect of the American Lung Association’s South Florida Local Leadership Board, says 100% of the event proceeds go toward research and community-based support programs for the 2.7 million Floridians living with lung disease and advocacy efforts to ensure clean air for all.
“The Las Olas Wine and Food Festival combines the best of Broward’s food scene with an unmatched wine and spirit line-up,” Millan says. “We believe our attendees keep coming back year after year because they’re doing good while having fun.”
Festival attendees will enjoy food samples from more than 40 local restaurants and sips of over 200 wines from domestic and international wineries. Participating restaurants include American Social, New River Café and Bakery, The Alchemist Café, Timpano Las Olas, The Wilder and Palm Room. There also will be entertainment, including live music, DJs, dancing and interactive experiences.
“This is one of the premier wine, spirits and food festivals in South Florida,” says Riley Burke, senior director of trade development at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the presenting sponsor of the event. “When we saw the opportunity to partner with a great charity like the American Lung Association, we felt like it was a great opportunity to give back.”
Sponsors include City & Shore magazine, the Las Olas Co., Memorial Healthcare System, Las Olas Association and the Blackstone Agency. Riverside Hotel is the event’s host hotel.
Tickets are $160 for general admission, which includes access to the main tasting pavilions and is all-inclusive of food and beverage, or $250 for VIP admission, which includes general admission benefits plus access to the VIP Kick Off Party at the Riverside Hotel from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., access to the main festival tasting pavilions starting at 7 p.m. and a new elevated wine experience.
For information, call 954-727-0907 or visit LasOlasWFF.com.
