South Florida Food Fest and Craft Fair this weekend

KILEY REPORTS. WELL, COVERING SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR YOU, A FAMILY FRIENDLY FOOD FESTIVAL AND CRAFT FAIR COMING TO BOCA RATON. IT’S ALL HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. SO JOINING ME ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS AND OWNERS OF BATTLE BROS. EVENTS, JAKE SCHMALENBERGER AND SEAN BECK ON THE SOUTH FLORIDA FOOD FEST AND CRAFT FAIR. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WITH US. YOU GUYS SAID YOU’VE BEEN DOING THESE FOR SEVERAL YEARS UP IN MELBOURNE, AND NOW YOU’RE BRINGING IT HERE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. SO TELL US ABOUT IT. YEAH. SO WE’VE HOSTED NUMEROUS OF THESE EVENTS UP IN MELBOURNE, AND WE STARTED BRINGING THEM DOWN TO PALM BEACH COUNTY LAST YEAR. UH, THIS WEEKEND’S EVENT IS AND ALONG WITH MOST OF OUR EVENTS, THEY ARE SAMPLING STYLE EVENTS. THEY’RE FAMILY FRIENDLY. TWO DAY FESTIVALS. IT GIVES THE ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND AND TRY FOOD FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT FOOD VENDORS AND RESTAURANTS. EVERYTHING AT THE EVENT IS PRICED AT $5 OR LESS. AND. OH, THAT’S NICE. IT’S ALL A LA CARTE MENUS, SO YOU’RE NOT GETTING FULL ON ONE PLACE. YOU CAN KIND OF GO AROUND AND SAMPLE AND THERE’S A LARGE CRAFT FAIR, FULL BARS, CONCERTS AND JUST A LOT OF FUN STUFF GOING ON OUT THERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CRAFT FAIR? WHAT’S WHAT KIND OF CRAFTS? SO WE WORK WITH ALL LOCAL VENDORS, SO WE’LL SOURCE UP FROM THE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY. SOME TRAVEL FROM FURTHER AWAY, BUT THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT STYLE HANDMADE JEWELRIES, SOAPS, YOU KNOW, JUST NORMAL STUFF YOU’D SEE AT A CRAFT FAIR, ARTISTS, THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND JUST, UH, JUST A BIG VARIETY, YOU KNOW, OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SHOWCASE, WHAT THEY CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, THAT’S AWESOME. OKAY, SO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HOW DO WE GET TICKETS? YOU CAN BUY TICKETS AT THE GATE OR ONLINE AT SOUTH FLORIDA FOODFEST.COM. UH, TICKETS ARE $10 PER PERSON FOR A SINGLE DAY, $15 FOR A WEEKEND PASS. PARKING IS FREE AND WE ALSO HAVE A VIP PASS THAT’S $100 AND INCLUDES A LOT OF FREE FOOD. SO IF YOU PLAN OUT AND COMING TO YOU WANT TO TRY EVERYTHING, YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. CHECK THAT OUT. AND WHAT ABOUT KIDS? KIDS, FRIENDLY FAMILY FRIENDLY CAN KIDS? IT’S FAMILY FRIENDLY. KIDS TEN AND UNDER ARE FREE, TEN AND UNDER FREE. THAT’S WHAT I WAS WONDERING. OKAY, NEXT UP I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT THE EVENTS TEAMED UP WITH THIS YEAR TO KIND OF HELP THE COMMUNITY. YES, WE’RE ALWAYS PARTNER WITH A NONPROFIT FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS. THIS ONE IS FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN. THEY SUPPORT KIDS AND FAMILIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AFFECTED BY FOSTER CARE. SO THEY’LL HAVE A TENT AT THE EVENT. SO IF YOU COME OUT, PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT. DEFINITELY. UM, WHAT OTHER EVENTS DO YOU GUYS HOST? I KNOW THAT THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR YOU, SO LIKE I SAID, UP IN MELBOURNE, WE’VE BEEN HOSTING FOUR ANNUAL EVENTS. UH, TACOS AND DESSERTS, THEMED EVENT, UH, BURGERS AND DESSERTS, UH, A WING BATTLE. AND DOWN HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WE’RE ALSO DOING ALL THOSE EVENTS. SO WE HAVE OUR SOUTH FLORIDA WING BASH, WHICH IS A 21 AND UP EVENT. ALL YOU CAN EAT WINGS AND ALL YOU CAN DRINK EVENT. HELLO. COME COMING BACK IN JULY. AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE OUR SOUTH FLORIDA TACOS AND TREATS FESTIVAL ALSO COMING BACK IN OCTOBER. SO THEY’RE ALL DESIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MIND, YOU KNOW, MAKE THINGS AFFORDABLE AND GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO TRY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES ALL IN ONE PLACE. HELPS BUSINESSES AS WELL. I HAVE A FEELING YOU GUYS ARE SOME FOODIES, SO I LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE PUT INFORMATION TO THE BIG EVENT THIS WEEKEND. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT YOU HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE NICE FOR YOUR EVENT. IT SOUNDS LIKE GOING TO BE A LITTLE WARM, BUT THAT’S GOOD. GO TO OUR WEBSIT

South Florida Food Fest and Craft Fair this weekend

Updated: 11:31 AM EST Mar 5, 2024

South Florida Food Fest and Craft Fest is this weekend, March 9 and 10, in Boca Raton. Click here to see how you can attend the event. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

South Florida Food Fest and Craft Fest is this weekend, March 9 and 10, in Boca Raton.

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