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Miami food calendar
What is in season in Miami, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Miami
Shoulder seasonThe best of January: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Winter produce from the Redland.
In season
- Winter produce from the Redland
Strawberry fields and tomato farms south of the city; milkshakes at the farm stands in Homestead.
Dec–Apr - Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Miami
Peak seasonThe best of February: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Winter produce from the Redland, South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
In season
- Winter produce from the Redland
Strawberry fields and tomato farms south of the city; milkshakes at the farm stands in Homestead.
Dec–Apr - Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsSouth Beach Wine & Food Festival25–28 February 2027 · from Greater Miami CVB, checked Oct 24, 2026
The biggest chef festival in America: Burger Bash, beach tastings in the Grand Tasting Village and dinners cooked by famous chefs.
How to go: Tickets go on sale in the autumn and the dinners sell out early; stay in South Beach.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Miami
Peak seasonThe best of March: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Winter produce from the Redland, Calle Ocho Festival.
In season
- Winter produce from the Redland
Strawberry fields and tomato farms south of the city; milkshakes at the farm stands in Homestead.
Dec–Apr - Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
On the calendar
- Calle Ocho FestivalMarch
The Little Havana street festival: lechón, croquetas and cafecito for twenty blocks.
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Miami
Peak seasonThe best of April: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Winter produce from the Redland.
In season
- Winter produce from the Redland
Strawberry fields and tomato farms south of the city; milkshakes at the farm stands in Homestead.
Dec–Apr - Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Miami
Shoulder seasonThe best of May: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Mangoes.
In season
- Mangoes
Backyard mangoes all over the city.
May–Jul
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Miami
The best of June: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Mangoes.
In season
- Mangoes
Backyard mangoes all over the city.
May–Jul - Mangos
Peak at Homestead fruit stands such as Robert Is Here, which closes in November and December.
Jun–Aug
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Miami
The best of July: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Mangoes, International Mango Festival.
In season
- Mangoes
Backyard mangoes all over the city.
May–Jul - Mangos
Peak at Homestead fruit stands such as Robert Is Here, which closes in November and December.
Jun–Aug
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
On the calendar
- International Mango FestivalJuly
Tastings of dozens of varieties at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Miami
A hard monthThe best of August: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Mangos, Miami Spice Months.
In season
- Mangos
Peak at Homestead fruit stands such as Robert Is Here, which closes in November and December.
Jun–Aug - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
On the calendar
- Miami Spice Months
Prix fixe menus at participating restaurants, running August through September.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Miami
A hard monthThe best of September: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Florida spiny lobster.
In season
- Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Miami
The best of October: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Florida spiny lobster, Joe's Stone Crab season opening.
In season
- Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
On the calendar
- Joe's Stone Crab season opening
Opens mid-October for the stone crab season.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Miami
Peak seasonThe best of November: Cuban sandwiches and cafecito, Stone crabs.
In season
- Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Plan around
- Hurricane season
Peak in August and September; summer is hot, wet and quiet.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Miami
Shoulder seasonThe best of December: Lechón, Cuban sandwiches and cafecito.
In season
- Lechon asado for Noche Buena
Roast pork is the Cuban Christmas Eve table; Latin Cafe 2000 holds an annual pig pardoning.
- Winter produce from the Redland
Strawberry fields and tomato farms south of the city; milkshakes at the farm stands in Homestead.
Dec–Apr - Stone crabs
Florida stone crab season runs from 15 October to 1 May.
Nov–Apr - Florida spiny lobster
Regular season is roughly early August through March; confirm dates with FWC.
Aug–Mar
Eat it now
- LechónNochebuena
Roast pork for Cuban Christmas Eve.
- Cuban sandwiches and cafecito
At the ventanitas of Little Havana, all year.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.