Disclosure: The Tequila Fest provided the giveaway tickets, and we earn a commission on tickets sold through our promo code.

We're giving away four tickets to The Tequila Fest. Two pairs of two, so two of you are taking a friend to Mizner Park Amphitheater on Saturday, November 7 without spending a dollar. Everyone else gets a code at the bottom of this post.

Here is what you are entering to win. Golden hour at the amphitheater on Plaza Real, a tasting glass in your hand, and no wallet in sight. This is the fifth year, and for the first time the entire festival is all-inclusive. Tasting pours from more than 30 tequila, mezcal and agave spirit brands, unlimited bites from more than 20 South Florida restaurants, live music all night, all of it covered by one pass. No drink tickets, no paying per sample, no line at a food truck.

How To Win A Pair

Three steps, all on our Instagram. Follow @the_tequilafest, like the giveaway post, and tag the friend you would bring. That follow is the organizer's own requirement, so skipping it means your entry does not count.

We are picking two winners by October 12, which means entries wrap well before then. Winners hear from us by DM, and that is the only place a winning code ever appears. We never post them publicly. If any account other than @the561scoop slides you a code, it is not from us.

What You're Getting Into

The format finally caught up to the crowd this year. The All-Inclusive Festival Pass starts at $85 and covers tasting pours from 30-plus premium tequila, mezcal and agave brands, unlimited tastings from the restaurant partners, craft cocktails, and the alternative beverages and social tonics for anyone pacing themselves. Doors open at 5 PM for all-inclusive passholders and the night wraps at 8. Three hours, start to finish.

Go in knowing that three hours is shorter than it sounds when there are 30 brand tables and 20 kitchens between you and the exit. Last year the festival ran until 10, so if you went in 2025 and you are pacing yourself the same way, you will run out of clock.

The VIP Early Access Pass starts at $150 and gets you through the gate at 4 PM, a full hour before the general crowd. That hour comes with a VIP Garden with lounge seating and private bars, full cocktails, premium tapas, a private elevated loft that looks out over the whole festival, exclusive pours that never make it to the main floor, and a swag bag on the way in. If you have ever stood in a festival line watching the first wave clean out a chef's table, that hour is the entire argument for VIP.

The Chefs Are Actually Competing

The restaurants are not just serving this year, they are going head to head on the floor in front of the crowd for three titles: Best Taco, Best Agave Pairing and Best Spicy Bite. Best Taco is crowd judged, Best Agave Pairing goes to whoever builds the dish that makes a pour taste better, and Best Spicy Bite is exactly what it sounds like. There is cash on the line for the winners, and the voting is part expert panel and part public.

Practically speaking, this means the kitchens are bringing their sharpest one bite instead of whatever travels easiest. Walk the taco tables first while everything is still coming out hot, then chase the spicy entries once you have something in your stomach.

The Insider Move

If you would rather not leave it to a drawing, use our code. the561scoop takes $10 off at checkout, which brings an all-inclusive pass to $75 before tax and fees. Buy early either way, because the price climbs to $99 and the festival has been flagging limited availability since tickets opened. Budget for the real number too: the $85 pass rings up at $96.98 once tax and processing land, and VIP comes to $170.89. Nobody tells you that part until the last screen.

Parking is the easy part and most people do not realize it. There are four garages at Mizner Park and they are free, with valet in the middle of the park near Max's Grill and Kapow if you would rather hand off the keys. That said, this is three hours of unlimited pours, and the organizers are openly pushing rideshare. Take the hint, enjoy responsibly, and line up a ride home before you go.

Two more things. It is 21 and up, so bring your ID and leave the kids at home. And because the whole thing is done by 8, you can walk straight out into Mizner Park and land a real dinner after, which almost no festival in Palm Beach County lets you do.

Who's Pouring

The full 2026 lineup has not dropped yet. So far only two brands are named on the festival's own sponsor list, Milagro and Weber Ranch Agave Vodka, with the rest still to be announced. The festival has also landed on the national radar this fall: The Tequila Report, an agave spirits newsletter that tracks tasting lineups across the country, put Boca on its fall calendar next to events in Austin and San Diego.

If you want a sense of the room, last year's tables included Teremana, Cazcanes, Flecha Azul, Calirosa and Tanteo alongside a stack of mezcals, and the food side brought pop-ups from Guac a Go, Wolf of Tacos, Yen's Kitchen and How Ya Dough'n. Expect that caliber, but included this time instead of a la carte.

One last thing worth knowing: every ticket benefits True Hospitality Community, a nonprofit that supports South Florida hospitality workers going through a hard stretch.

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