Choctoberfest!
October 10, 2026
It's like Oktoberfest,
but with Chocolate & Cheese instead of beer!
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
25690 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO
Just 14 minutes from Denver! Take Parker or 470 to Quincy, east to Fairgrounds.
Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Indoor Facility, Free Parking!
25,000 square feet: wide aisles with plenty of room for strollers! Handicap accessible
Unlimited Free On-Site Parking!
October 10, 2026
It's like Oktoberfest,
but with Chocolate & Cheese instead of beer!
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
25690 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO
Just 14 minutes from Denver! Take Parker or 470 to Quincy, east to Fairgrounds.
Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Indoor Facility, Free Parking!
25,000 square feet: wide aisles with plenty of room for strollers! Handicap accessible
Unlimited Free On-Site Parking!
Online ticket sales have ended. GET TICKETS AT THE DOOR - SAME PRICE. We have plenty of tickets left for every session, including VIP.
Admission: (Limit 1000 per session)
$10 for Session One ( arrive 11:00 - 1:00) or Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00)
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5:00 PM!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00)
This budget-friendly option saves you money on admission and lets you take advantage of any last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass (limit 500)
Arrive a full hour early (10:00 - 11:00) - or any time you like!
Includes:
Kids FREE age 10 and younger
Parking FREE
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $12
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 pm, Thursday OCT. 8.
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, while supplies last.
$10 for Session One ( arrive 11:00 - 1:00) or Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00)
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5:00 PM!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00)
This budget-friendly option saves you money on admission and lets you take advantage of any last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass (limit 500)
Arrive a full hour early (10:00 - 11:00) - or any time you like!
Includes:
- 12 VIP Indulgence Tickets (good for exclusive treats from our VIP vendors); Plus 12 Taste Tickets
- VIP wristband and bag to take home any leftovers for gifts or for later!
- Reserved seating on the front rows at all stage events throughout the Festival.
- Lines skipping at entry and at the VIP designated booths!
Kids FREE age 10 and younger
Parking FREE
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $12
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 pm, Thursday OCT. 8.
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, while supplies last.
Booths are now on sale for 2026!
Booths start at just $195, and Sponsorships start at just $400, with discounts when you sponsor multiple festivals!
We pay you $.50 per sample!
Booths start at just $195, and Sponsorships start at just $400, with discounts when you sponsor multiple festivals!
We pay you $.50 per sample!
Sample and buy the finest chocolates in Colorado!
Chocolate Candy, Cakes, Cookies, Truffles, Fudge, Brownies, Drinks, Toffees, Coffees and so much more!
Everything chocolate will be here!
Tastings * Samples * Entertainment * Zero-Proof Choctail Bar * Fun Contests * Food & Drink * Gift Booths * VIPs * Kids' Activities * Free Halloween Craft Booth * Fun for All!
Chocolate Candy, Cakes, Cookies, Truffles, Fudge, Brownies, Drinks, Toffees, Coffees and so much more!
Everything chocolate will be here!
Tastings * Samples * Entertainment * Zero-Proof Choctail Bar * Fun Contests * Food & Drink * Gift Booths * VIPs * Kids' Activities * Free Halloween Craft Booth * Fun for All!
Easy Access from All Major Highways!
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
25690 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
25690 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO
Event Schedule:
10:00: VIP Admission
11:00: Doors open - Session 1
11:30: Cheese Rolling! We supply the round cheese. Try to roll your cheese across the stage. Whoever's cheese goes the furthest without falling over wins.
12:30: Costume Contest
1:00: Doors open - Session 2
1:30: Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest
2:30: Chocolate Bingo
3:00: Doors open - Session 3
3:30: Cheese Rolling! We supply the round cheese. Try to roll your cheese across the stage. Whoever's cheese goes the furthest without falling over wins.
5:00: Doors close.
10:00: VIP Admission
11:00: Doors open - Session 1
11:30: Cheese Rolling! We supply the round cheese. Try to roll your cheese across the stage. Whoever's cheese goes the furthest without falling over wins.
12:30: Costume Contest
1:00: Doors open - Session 2
1:30: Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest
2:30: Chocolate Bingo
3:00: Doors open - Session 3
3:30: Cheese Rolling! We supply the round cheese. Try to roll your cheese across the stage. Whoever's cheese goes the furthest without falling over wins.
5:00: Doors close.
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ENTER OUR COSTUME CONTEST!
Win Taste Tickets! Just show up at the stage 15 minutes before the contest starts. Costume Categories:
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ENTER THE CHOCOLATE CAKE SHOWDOWN!
Our annual Chocolate Cake Showdown is now for kids only! Hosted by The Makery, 8203 S. Holly St. in Centennial, CO, it's always a favorite attraction at Choctoberfest! Your kids will have a blast and feel really proud of themselves!
You get 2 tickets to the festival and a chance to win cash prizes!
Enter here.
Chocolate Cake Showdown Rules:
Age groups: 3 years to 7 years, 8 years to 12 years, 13 years to 18 years
Prizes: $50 cash per age group
Our annual Chocolate Cake Showdown is now for kids only! Hosted by The Makery, 8203 S. Holly St. in Centennial, CO, it's always a favorite attraction at Choctoberfest! Your kids will have a blast and feel really proud of themselves!
You get 2 tickets to the festival and a chance to win cash prizes!
Enter here.
Chocolate Cake Showdown Rules:
- 1. You can drop your cake off at The Makery on Friday by 5pm, or at Choctoberfest by 11am
- 2. You must have visible chocolate on your cake
- 3. You must be 18 years old or younger
- 4. Your cake must fit in a 12x12x12 box
- 5. You may provide a photo of yourself, age, and name to be on the voting box (you can use a fake name)
- 6. Your cake can be real or fake, but it must be decorated by you alone. (Your parents can help bake it only)
Age groups: 3 years to 7 years, 8 years to 12 years, 13 years to 18 years
Prizes: $50 cash per age group
Meet our MC - Miss Babette Bon Bon! She puts the good diva in Godiva and the babe in Baby Ruth! She'll be at the festival all day, introducing the entertainment, wandering the floor and posing for pics! Photo by Gracie G'night.
WANT TO SELL?
Vendor Booths on sale now!
We have a limit of 10 non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
Booths are 10 x 10:
- $195 for chocolate, cheese, food or drink booth
- $350 for gift booth
- Double booths also available
Each booth includes:
- One 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
Vendor load-in: 7:00 - 10:00 am day of show.
TASTE TICKETS – WE NOW PAY YOU $.75 PER SAMPLE! - A 50% INCREASE in payout to YOU!
Vendors love the Taste Ticket model for our chocolate festivals! Customers give you a ticket for each sample. YOU get to decide on your own sample sizes and amounts, based on your unique products. At the end of the show, bring your Taste Tickets to Registration for cash. We weigh them with our Ticket Scale and pay $.75 PER TICKET. 🙂
VIP Vendors: It only costs and extra $50 to be a VIP Vendor and get extra promotion and special attention from our VIP attendees! You must be a chocolate/sweets company and you have to provide special, unique samples for our VIPs. We pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS PER SHOW LAST YEAR -- $835.00!
(That's BEFORE the 50% increase!)
That's just what we pay you for the sample tickets you turn in a the end of the show. That doesn't even COUNT your sales!
NO ALCOHOL SALES OR SAMPLING.
Health Dept. Requirements for Vendors Preparing Food or Drink Onsite:
If you are selling and sampling simple pre-made, pre-packaged foods, you don't need to worry about this one, but if you plan to prepare or cook food onsite, or if any of your products require refrigeration, you need to be sure you have the right permits.
The rules have changed for some licensing, as Arapahoe County Health is no long affiliated with Tri-State. “In order to participate in Temporary Food at a Special Event, you will need to complete the following steps at least 10 business days prior to the event.”
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively HERE.
Vendor Booths on sale now!
We have a limit of 10 non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
Booths are 10 x 10:
- $195 for chocolate, cheese, food or drink booth
- $350 for gift booth
- Double booths also available
Each booth includes:
- One 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
Vendor load-in: 7:00 - 10:00 am day of show.
TASTE TICKETS – WE NOW PAY YOU $.75 PER SAMPLE! - A 50% INCREASE in payout to YOU!
Vendors love the Taste Ticket model for our chocolate festivals! Customers give you a ticket for each sample. YOU get to decide on your own sample sizes and amounts, based on your unique products. At the end of the show, bring your Taste Tickets to Registration for cash. We weigh them with our Ticket Scale and pay $.75 PER TICKET. 🙂
VIP Vendors: It only costs and extra $50 to be a VIP Vendor and get extra promotion and special attention from our VIP attendees! You must be a chocolate/sweets company and you have to provide special, unique samples for our VIPs. We pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS PER SHOW LAST YEAR -- $835.00!
(That's BEFORE the 50% increase!)
That's just what we pay you for the sample tickets you turn in a the end of the show. That doesn't even COUNT your sales!
NO ALCOHOL SALES OR SAMPLING.
Health Dept. Requirements for Vendors Preparing Food or Drink Onsite:
If you are selling and sampling simple pre-made, pre-packaged foods, you don't need to worry about this one, but if you plan to prepare or cook food onsite, or if any of your products require refrigeration, you need to be sure you have the right permits.
The rules have changed for some licensing, as Arapahoe County Health is no long affiliated with Tri-State. “In order to participate in Temporary Food at a Special Event, you will need to complete the following steps at least 10 business days prior to the event.”
- Here is the main site for Special Food Events: https://www.arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/public_health_department/health_protection___response/environmental_health/food/special_food_events.php
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively HERE.
OUR 2026 CHOCOLATIERS, SAMPLERS AND VENDORS
More are signing up each week! Check back for updates!
A Blend Above
Beijos Brasil
Bellweather Homes
Bina Photography Inc.
Blue Spruce Gallery
Buck and Bloom Cheese Company
Buckaroo Enterprises
Cheese Chef LLC
Chocolate Cake Showdown
Chocolate Elk
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Cinn-A-Brew
Creation Station
Cutco
Daddy's Homemade LLC
Elysium Confections
Ent Credit Union
Face Painter
Florecer Sweet Creations
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Grammy Brittle
History of Chocolate display
HOTWORX
House of Stewart Market
IMI Chocolate Fountain
Inayat Chai House
Katie Cakes Bakery
Kikis Cookies and Cakes
Lani Belle Honey
Leaf Filter
Lifetime Bath & Shower
Longmont Dairy
Magpie Paranormal Arts
M&M Concessions LLC
Mile-Hi Sweets & Treats
MouCo Cheese Company
MUYU CRAFTS
Natural Living Foundation
Passanante's Home Food Service
PATRICIA E DAVIS
Proof & Temper
Renewal by Anderson
Royal Crest Dairy
S'ana'S
Scratch Sweets
Selva Nahele
Snow Loaf Bakery
Sober Dads of Colorado
State 38 Coffee
Taste Ticket /Info Table
The Sweet Life Culinary Productions
The Urban Farmhouse Co
To Market - To Market
Tru Goodness Brands
What the Fudge
Wurzpott LLC
More are signing up each week! Check back for updates!
A Blend Above
Beijos Brasil
Bellweather Homes
Bina Photography Inc.
Blue Spruce Gallery
Buck and Bloom Cheese Company
Buckaroo Enterprises
Cheese Chef LLC
Chocolate Cake Showdown
Chocolate Elk
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Cinn-A-Brew
Creation Station
Cutco
Daddy's Homemade LLC
Elysium Confections
Ent Credit Union
Face Painter
Florecer Sweet Creations
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Grammy Brittle
History of Chocolate display
HOTWORX
House of Stewart Market
IMI Chocolate Fountain
Inayat Chai House
Katie Cakes Bakery
Kikis Cookies and Cakes
Lani Belle Honey
Leaf Filter
Lifetime Bath & Shower
Longmont Dairy
Magpie Paranormal Arts
M&M Concessions LLC
Mile-Hi Sweets & Treats
MouCo Cheese Company
MUYU CRAFTS
Natural Living Foundation
Passanante's Home Food Service
PATRICIA E DAVIS
Proof & Temper
Renewal by Anderson
Royal Crest Dairy
S'ana'S
Scratch Sweets
Selva Nahele
Snow Loaf Bakery
Sober Dads of Colorado
State 38 Coffee
Taste Ticket /Info Table
The Sweet Life Culinary Productions
The Urban Farmhouse Co
To Market - To Market
Tru Goodness Brands
What the Fudge
Wurzpott LLC
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DANA'S MISSION:
Our goal is to remind people that the world can be a beautiful, magical, fun place! We create environments where people can go to immerse themselves in their favorite things! Whether its one of our chocolate festivals, the Unicorn Festival, a retro-themed event, or a sci-fi musical, we love to take people exactly where they want to be - to their happy place!" - Dana Cain |