Bartenders' Shakedown 2025

Get ready for a week where craft, creativity, and community collide! The Bartenders’ Shakedown & Mixology Matters Cocktail Conference at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott is more than just an event—it’s a celebration of all things bartending.

This four-day experience brings together top talent from around the globe for a dynamic mix of flair competitions, speed competitions, accuracy com petitions, cocktail competitions, hands-on seminars, live demos, networking events, and a packed vendor showcase featuring the latest tools, trends, and spirits in the industry. From high-energy bottle-flipping showdowns to deep-dive workshops on technique, speed, branding, and hospitality—there’s something here for every bartender, from novice to pro.

Whether you’re behind the bar or in front of it, come shake things up, sharpen your skills, and connect with a passionate community that lives and breathes the craft of cocktails.

This is a FBA: Flair Bartenders Association Level (5x) Tour Event and choose from one or multiple rounds to compete in the…

Three separate divisions for The Flair Bartending Competition with Pro, Advanced and Amateur division bartenders. This is a fun Flair competition with emphasis on Working Flair, Mixology and testing a Flair Bartender in a true working environment.

We are also bringing back 3 additional competitions this year. The Accuracy Competition which will test the bartender’s free pouring and speed accuracy.

The Speed Competition which will test the bartender’s speed and bartending skills to knock out cocktails as fast, clean and accurately as possible.

The Cocktail Competition which will test the bartender’s skills in crafting an original cocktail and sharing the story behind it.

We are also very happy to announce the return of the Mixology Matters Cocktail Conference! Whether you are a cocktail enthusiast or any style of bartender… YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT! This event will be full of fun, Flair, features, Educational Seminars, Cocktails & Conversation Dinner, Sampling Stations, Games, Networking & More!

Join us for the “Bartenders’ Shakedown 2025” & “Mixology Matters Cocktail Conference” September 28-October 1, 2025.

This event is strictly 21 years of age and over and open to the public to attend and promises to be a fun and informative series of events!

Competition Outline:

We are also happy to announce this competition will also be a FBA: Flair Bartenders Association Level (5X) Tour event.

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We are also very happy to announce the return of the Mixology Matters Cocktail Conference! Whether you are a cocktail enthusiast or any style of bartender…

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT! This event will be full of fun, Flair, features, Educational Seminars, Spirited Dinner, Sampling Stations, Games, Networking & More!

This event is strictly 21 years of age and over and open to the public to attend and promises to be a fun and informative event!

Enjoy the video recap from a prevoius Mixology Matters Cocktail Conference and for more Info for this year, please visit...

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