St. Augustine Spanish Food and Wine Festival

The St. Augustine Spanish Food and Wine Festival is Thursday, February 19, through Saturday, February 21, 2026. The festival offers Spanish food and wine, showcasing the many aspects of Spanish influence on the culinary scene in St. Augustine. Proceeds from the St. Augustine Spanish Food and Wine Festival benefit the Flagler College Hospitality & Tourism Management Program. 

The 2026 events take place at several locations on the Flagler College campus and the nearby Lightner Museum.

Tapas, Wine, and Spirits

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The festival begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026, with the opportunity to taste wine and spirits as well as Spanish-inspired tapas while enjoying the Lightner Museum's Radzinski Family Gardens. Local chefs prepare and present gourmet tapas for this event.

• Tickets are $125.00 per person.

Cava Reception & Dinner

Friday, February 20, 2026, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

This VIP event is exclusively for those who purchase the Avilés Package, which includes a ticket for Tapas, Wine, and Spirits on Thursday and the Grand Tasting and VIP experience on Saturday. The Cava Reception & Dinner is in the historic Flagler College's Solarium and Rotunda. This evening begins with a Cava reception, continues with dinner and live music. Chef Michael Lugo will create a five-course Spanish menu, paired with wines from Chief Winemaker Alejandro López of Beronia Rioja.

Available as part of the VIP Avilés package, which includes the Tapas, Wine, and Spirits event on Thursday and the Grand Tasting and VIP Experience on Saturday.

• Tickets are $800.00 per person.

Grand Tasting

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

The festival concludes with the Grand Tasting from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

• During the Grand Tasting at the Markland House, professional wine experts from Carrera Wine Cellar and Flagler College students offer tastings of more than 100 Spanish wines.
• A VIP Private Selection Experience at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum will include top-shelf Spanish wines, with tasty bites prepared by a local chef.
• In addition, a limited number of tickets for special education wine seminars are available for purchase with any Grand Tasting ticket. The seminars include wine pairings with artisan charcuterie and will be held in the Ringhaver Student Center at 1:00 and 2:00 p.m.
• Tickets are $100.00 for general admission and $250.00 for the VIP Grand Tasting Experience.

The Details

Admission: Purchase tickets online.

• Tapas Wine and Spirits — $125.00 per person.
• Grand Tasting — $100.00 per person for general admission and $250.00 for the Private Selection experience.
• Wine Adventurer Package—$200.00 per person includes a general admission ticket to both the Tapas, Wine, and Spirits on Thursday and the Grand Tasting on Saturday.
• The Avilés Package includes the Tapas Wine and Spirits, the Grand Tasting VIP experience, and the exclusive Cava Reception and Dinner on Friday— $800.00 per person. 

When: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026

Where: At several locations on the Flagler College campus, 74 King Street and the Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084.