May 10-11, 2024
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
CROWNE PLAZA DIA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
15500 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO
Carpeted indoor fair! FREE PARKING!
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
CROWNE PLAZA DIA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
15500 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO
Carpeted indoor fair! FREE PARKING!
Online ticket sales have ended.
Tickets available onsite.
Admission: $10
Kids 10 and under: FREE
Tickets are good for BOTH days!
Purchase Taste Tickets for Samples: $10/dozen
We recommend 24 Taste Tickets per person at this festival, due to the huge volume of chocolate.
Each vendor decides on their own sample sizes. Taste Tickets allow us to pay the vendors for their generous sampling. 🙂
Everyone needs an Admission ticket (or VIP ticket) to enter.
You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group.
VIP Pass: $59 (incl. admission, Taste Tickets, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 5:00 PM!
Tickets available at the gate.
WHY BUY TICKETS ONLINE?
If you arrive during peak hours, there may be a line to get in. Online Pre-sold Tickets let you get in and start sampling and buying chocolate much faster! No need to stop, decide how many tickets you want and pay. That's already done and we can give you your Taste Tickets and handstamp whisk you inside!
PARKING IS FREE!
Tickets available onsite.
Admission: $10
Kids 10 and under: FREE
Tickets are good for BOTH days!
Purchase Taste Tickets for Samples: $10/dozen
We recommend 24 Taste Tickets per person at this festival, due to the huge volume of chocolate.
Each vendor decides on their own sample sizes. Taste Tickets allow us to pay the vendors for their generous sampling. 🙂
Everyone needs an Admission ticket (or VIP ticket) to enter.
You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group.
VIP Pass: $59 (incl. admission, Taste Tickets, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 5:00 PM!
Tickets available at the gate.
WHY BUY TICKETS ONLINE?
If you arrive during peak hours, there may be a line to get in. Online Pre-sold Tickets let you get in and start sampling and buying chocolate much faster! No need to stop, decide how many tickets you want and pay. That's already done and we can give you your Taste Tickets and handstamp whisk you inside!
PARKING IS FREE!
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE OUR 2024 LIST OF CHOCOLATIERS, SAMPLERS AND VENDORS!
You really should jump on a SPONSORSHIP opportunity for this festival! This is the one that started it all - more than 15 years ago! It's our FLAGSHIP EVENT - a 2-day chocolate paradise!
We get great media attention, regionally and nationally!
We were even on WE BARE BEARS! Check out the "Bunnies" episode!
We get great media attention, regionally and nationally!
- USA TODAY: 50 States – 50 Food Festivals ( We were the one for Colorado!)
- ORBITZ Travel: One of “The 5 Coolest Food Fairs in the US!”
- ResortsAndLodges.com – “Denver’s Ultimate Chocolate Showcase”!
We were even on WE BARE BEARS! Check out the "Bunnies" episode!
Sample and buy the finest chocolates in Colorado!
OVER 100 BOOTHS!
Over 30,000 Sq Ft of Chocolate Heaven
Over 80 Vendors from across the U.S.!
Chocolate Candy, Chocolate Fountain, Cakes, Cookies, Truffles, Fudge, Brownies, Toffees, Coffees, Zero-Proof Choctails and so much more!
Everything chocolate will be here!
Not to mention our Mother’s Day Gift Market with jewelry, clothes, imports, crafts, the works!
Tastings * samples * fun contests * VIPs * games * kids’ activities * fun for all!
Show Hours: Friday 4-9 pm and
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
(VIPs get in 30 min. early each day!)
OVER 100 BOOTHS!
Over 30,000 Sq Ft of Chocolate Heaven
Over 80 Vendors from across the U.S.!
Chocolate Candy, Chocolate Fountain, Cakes, Cookies, Truffles, Fudge, Brownies, Toffees, Coffees, Zero-Proof Choctails and so much more!
Everything chocolate will be here!
Not to mention our Mother’s Day Gift Market with jewelry, clothes, imports, crafts, the works!
Tastings * samples * fun contests * VIPs * games * kids’ activities * fun for all!
Show Hours: Friday 4-9 pm and
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
(VIPs get in 30 min. early each day!)
* Let the world know that you love chocolate!
* Get the perfect shirt to wear to the next chocolate festival!
* Show up with an awesome chocolate-themed tote to carry home all of your chocolates!
We have a wide variety of shirts, hats, accessories, drinkware, phone cases and lots more! Thanks to artist and designer, Kym Bloom, for creating our unique and awesome store offerings! Visit the Colorado Chocolate Festival Store here!
* Get the perfect shirt to wear to the next chocolate festival!
* Show up with an awesome chocolate-themed tote to carry home all of your chocolates!
We have a wide variety of shirts, hats, accessories, drinkware, phone cases and lots more! Thanks to artist and designer, Kym Bloom, for creating our unique and awesome store offerings! Visit the Colorado Chocolate Festival Store here!
This video was shot by ZeroSun Pictures at a past Colorado Chocolate Festival!
Our Venue:
The Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center!
The Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center!
Don't miss one of the last events at this iconic Denver venue ... The Crowne Plaza DIA at I-70 and Chambers Rd. (15500 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO)
- The Crowne Plaza has 32,000 sq ft of beautiful, carpeted, open space, with room to expand.
- Easy access from I-70, 225, Chambers Rd, 270 and E-470.
- FREE PARKING!
- Onsite hotel rooms for anyone coming from out of town.
Zero Proof Choctail Bar
We're excited and proud to announce that all of our festivals are converting to Zero-Proof events! We'll still offer yummy treats, drinks and "choctails," but everything will be alcohol-free!
Event Schedule (subject to change - Check back!)
FRIDAY:
3:30 - VIPs enter
4:00 - Open to public
5:30 - Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
7:00 - Chocolate & Tea Pairing with The Chocolate Therapist! (Taste Tickets required)
9:00 - Close
SATURDAY:
9:30 - VIPs enter
10:00 - Open to public
11:00 - Chocolate Crown Contest! Who can eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 sec? Maybe YOU can win the amazing crown made out of chocolate!
12:00 - Mother's Day Cake Cutting! Free to moms. Others need Taste Tickets - at the Chocolate Shop booth
12:00 - Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
1:00 - Chocolate Dipped WHAAAT??? Denver's wackiest chef, Andrew Novick, is at it again! (Taste Tickets required)
2:00 - The Mom Game! How well do your kids know you? Find out, in this fun, interactive game! Win chocolate!
3:00 - Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! The hitch - no hands! Rounds for kids and adults!
5:00 - Close. See you next year!
FRIDAY:
3:30 - VIPs enter
4:00 - Open to public
5:30 - Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
7:00 - Chocolate & Tea Pairing with The Chocolate Therapist! (Taste Tickets required)
9:00 - Close
SATURDAY:
9:30 - VIPs enter
10:00 - Open to public
11:00 - Chocolate Crown Contest! Who can eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 sec? Maybe YOU can win the amazing crown made out of chocolate!
12:00 - Mother's Day Cake Cutting! Free to moms. Others need Taste Tickets - at the Chocolate Shop booth
12:00 - Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
1:00 - Chocolate Dipped WHAAAT??? Denver's wackiest chef, Andrew Novick, is at it again! (Taste Tickets required)
2:00 - The Mom Game! How well do your kids know you? Find out, in this fun, interactive game! Win chocolate!
3:00 - Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! The hitch - no hands! Rounds for kids and adults!
5:00 - Close. See you next year!
Admission: $10
Kids age 10 and under: FREE
Purchase Taste Tickets for Samples: $10/dozen or $20 for 24.
We recommend 24 Taste Tickets per person at this festival, due to the huge volume of chocolate.
Each vendor decides on their own sample sizes. Taste Tickets allow us to pay the vendors for their generous sampling. 🙂
Everyone needs an Admission ticket (or VIP ticket) to enter.
You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group.
ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 5:00 PM!
TICKETS ALSO ON SALE AT THE GATE.
PARKING IS FREE!
Kids age 10 and under: FREE
Purchase Taste Tickets for Samples: $10/dozen or $20 for 24.
We recommend 24 Taste Tickets per person at this festival, due to the huge volume of chocolate.
Each vendor decides on their own sample sizes. Taste Tickets allow us to pay the vendors for their generous sampling. 🙂
Everyone needs an Admission ticket (or VIP ticket) to enter.
You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group.
ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 5:00 PM!
TICKETS ALSO ON SALE AT THE GATE.
PARKING IS FREE!
VIP Ticket: $59 SOLD OUT
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival! Only 500 will be sold!
Note: VIP Tickets sold out at EVERY chocolate festival we ran last year! Don't wait to get yours!
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival! Only 500 will be sold!
Note: VIP Tickets sold out at EVERY chocolate festival we ran last year! Don't wait to get yours!
- One VIP Admission bracelet
- 12 VIP Indulgence Tickets - good at any of our hand-selected VIP program booths! Exclusive chocolates!
- 12 regular Taste Tickets good at any booth
- Early Admission! Get in 30 minutes before the doors open, to get a jump on the crowd.
- VIP Indulgence Guide to introduce you to our VIP vendors.
- VIP map, showing the location of the VIP booths at the Festival
- Reserved seating on the front rows at all stage events throughout the Festival.
- Pick up your VIP kit from our greeter outside the gate - No waiting in the Entry line!
- Special VIP Access Portal at all of our VIP booths - so you can skip their lines, too!
SPECIAL GUEST:
Saturday MC
CHRIS PARENTE
KDVR's Daybreak news anchor will, once again, be our Saturday MC!
And our Friday night MC:
MISS BABETTE BON BON
MISS BABETTE BON BON
Our 2024 Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors
Come enjoy our sold out vendor floor! Over 100 Booths!
Come enjoy our sold out vendor floor! Over 100 Booths!
Bee Squared Apiaries
Benne's Sweet Treats
Bouji Bean
Bruna's Brazilian Cheese Bread
Buckaroo Enterprizes
Buff Brew Wellness Coffee House
Cassavaberry
Chocolate Made Here
Chocolate Therapist, The
COBA
Coco Gusto Chocolates
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Colorado Crafty Bakers
Confetti Confections
Craft and Crumbles
Creation Station - SATURDAY ONLY
Cryo Cupboard
Cutco
Danconias Brownies
Death By Cheesecake
Dormer Harpring LLC
Double Dippin
Face Painting (Free)
Faith Chai
Freeze Dried Freaks
Frios Pops
Frosted Jules Cookies
Fudge Ladies co
George's Gourmet Pound Cakes
Goufrais German Confections
Grammy Brittle & More!
Grandpa's Pepperoni & Vunderbar Nuts
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart
Hummingbirds Sweet Escape LLC
IMI Chocolate Fountain / Breckenridge
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Juice Plus Company, The
K.J.'s Jerky
KB Sweet Treats
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery
Licorice Ropes
Longmont Dairy
m2 Confections
macarons and muttarons LLC
Marrom Bombom Brazilian Delicacies
Marshmallow Express, LLC
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Maui Shave Ice
Merang-O-Tang
Mile-Hi Sweets & Treats
MouCo Cheese Company
Mountain girl pickles
My Massage Pillow
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Nova Water & Air
Pandemic Polly Peppers
Passanante's Home Food Service
Pastamore
Pollinator Chocolate
Redemption Road Coffee
Reems Bakery (Friday only)
Rich Brownies
Scratch Sweets
SO VERY LOVELY
State Farm
Sugar Buzz Cakes
Sum Treats
Sweet Almond Flower
Sweet Rice Flour
Sweet Spot Bakery
Thirty-One Gifts
Tinkuy handicrafts
Tiny T's Sweet Treats
To Market - To Market
Two Sistah's Eats
Urban Farmouse Co., The
VeneCacao
VoVo's Market
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
What the Fudge Co.
Whitewater Kettle Corn
WOLF FREEDOM COFFEE
Wurzpott LLC
Zetta Marie's Patisserie
PLUS: Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners, sampling Hauser Chocoaltes:
- Lifetime Bath & Shower
- Renewal by Anderson
- Sunrun
Benne's Sweet Treats
Bouji Bean
Bruna's Brazilian Cheese Bread
Buckaroo Enterprizes
Buff Brew Wellness Coffee House
Cassavaberry
Chocolate Made Here
Chocolate Therapist, The
COBA
Coco Gusto Chocolates
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Colorado Crafty Bakers
Confetti Confections
Craft and Crumbles
Creation Station - SATURDAY ONLY
Cryo Cupboard
Cutco
Danconias Brownies
Death By Cheesecake
Dormer Harpring LLC
Double Dippin
Face Painting (Free)
Faith Chai
Freeze Dried Freaks
Frios Pops
Frosted Jules Cookies
Fudge Ladies co
George's Gourmet Pound Cakes
Goufrais German Confections
Grammy Brittle & More!
Grandpa's Pepperoni & Vunderbar Nuts
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart
Hummingbirds Sweet Escape LLC
IMI Chocolate Fountain / Breckenridge
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Juice Plus Company, The
K.J.'s Jerky
KB Sweet Treats
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery
Licorice Ropes
Longmont Dairy
m2 Confections
macarons and muttarons LLC
Marrom Bombom Brazilian Delicacies
Marshmallow Express, LLC
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Maui Shave Ice
Merang-O-Tang
Mile-Hi Sweets & Treats
MouCo Cheese Company
Mountain girl pickles
My Massage Pillow
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Nova Water & Air
Pandemic Polly Peppers
Passanante's Home Food Service
Pastamore
Pollinator Chocolate
Redemption Road Coffee
Reems Bakery (Friday only)
Rich Brownies
Scratch Sweets
SO VERY LOVELY
State Farm
Sugar Buzz Cakes
Sum Treats
Sweet Almond Flower
Sweet Rice Flour
Sweet Spot Bakery
Thirty-One Gifts
Tinkuy handicrafts
Tiny T's Sweet Treats
To Market - To Market
Two Sistah's Eats
Urban Farmouse Co., The
VeneCacao
VoVo's Market
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
What the Fudge Co.
Whitewater Kettle Corn
WOLF FREEDOM COFFEE
Wurzpott LLC
Zetta Marie's Patisserie
PLUS: Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners, sampling Hauser Chocoaltes:
- Lifetime Bath & Shower
- Renewal by Anderson
- Sunrun
Please support our
FAMILY ACTIVITES SPONSOR:
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June 8-9, 2024
in beautiful Clement Park, Littleton, CO
Spend a weekend in a magical world!
Sit on a unicorn! Visit with mermaids, faeries, princesses and dragons!
Info and Tix at unicornfestivalcolorado.com
in beautiful Clement Park, Littleton, CO
Spend a weekend in a magical world!
Sit on a unicorn! Visit with mermaids, faeries, princesses and dragons!
Info and Tix at unicornfestivalcolorado.com
Thanks to our Online Sponsors!
Want to Sell?
UPDATE: BOOTHS ARE SOLD OUT OR 2024.
The Colorado Chocolate Festival sells out, so sign up early! Vendors have said we have "the best model in the industry," and we're so proud of that! We PAY you to sample, and last year, we paid over $30,000 to our vendors for their samples alone! Plus, you keep 100% of your sales! We have room for over 100 vendors, with limits for non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS AT THIS SHOW LAST YEAR -- $1,073.00
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!
Booth Pricing:
Vendor Booth Info:
- Booths are 10 x 10 with 1 8-ft table.
- Each booth includes 2 chairs.
- Vendors must supply their own table coverings, and we ask that all table coverings please extend to the floor.
- Set-up is Friday 11:30 - 3:30pm.
- Tear down is Saturday 5 - 10pm. NO EARLY PACKING.
TASTE TICKETS – WE PAY YOU $.50 PER SAMPLE!
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 $.50 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!
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, you need to be sure you have the right permits. If you have questions, please contact Gilbert Cazier, REHS, Environmental Health Specialist
at 720.769.7546.
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at https://securevendorinsurance.com/PFS/ApplicantInformation?GroupEventKey=a95ade9417f6
ALCOHOL POLICY: No vendors may sell or sample any alcoholic products. The venue provides a bar and holds the exclusive liquor license at this event.
The Colorado Chocolate Festival sells out, so sign up early! Vendors have said we have "the best model in the industry," and we're so proud of that! We PAY you to sample, and last year, we paid over $30,000 to our vendors for their samples alone! Plus, you keep 100% of your sales! We have room for over 100 vendors, with limits for non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS AT THIS SHOW LAST YEAR -- $1,073.00
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!
Booth Pricing:
- Chocolate, Food or Drink booth - $195
- Gift Booth (crafts, clothes, accessories, antiques, imports, etc) - $350
- Corporate/Commercial Booth (Communications, Medical, Services etc) - $695
Vendor Booth Info:
- Booths are 10 x 10 with 1 8-ft table.
- Each booth includes 2 chairs.
- Vendors must supply their own table coverings, and we ask that all table coverings please extend to the floor.
- Set-up is Friday 11:30 - 3:30pm.
- Tear down is Saturday 5 - 10pm. NO EARLY PACKING.
TASTE TICKETS – WE PAY YOU $.50 PER SAMPLE!
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 $.50 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!
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, you need to be sure you have the right permits. If you have questions, please contact Gilbert Cazier, REHS, Environmental Health Specialist
at 720.769.7546.
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at https://securevendorinsurance.com/PFS/ApplicantInformation?GroupEventKey=a95ade9417f6
ALCOHOL POLICY: No vendors may sell or sample any alcoholic products. The venue provides a bar and holds the exclusive liquor license at this event.
LODGING
WHY GO HOME?? Stay Overnight!
It’s all about INDULGENCE, right?
Party on Friday, crash at the hotel, and go back for more on Saturday! The Crowne Plaza is an amazing hotel!
WHY GO HOME?? Stay Overnight!
It’s all about INDULGENCE, right?
Party on Friday, crash at the hotel, and go back for more on Saturday! The Crowne Plaza is an amazing hotel!
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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 Cainyright 2021 by Dana Cain Events. Headquartered in beautiful Denver, CO. Follow our @UnicornFestivalCO on Facebook. |