May 6-7, 2022

​Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
​ -- NEW LOCATION-- 
CROWNE PLAZA DIA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
Carpeted indoor fair! 

​ Admission: $10
New: Kids 12 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: $50 SOLD OUT (incl. admission, Taste Tickets, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
Judging Ticket: SOLD OUT. $35 (plus admission). Help select the winners of the Chocolatier Championships. Taste the Best!

PARKING IS FREE!
Don't miss the one that started it all! This is our FLAGSHIP EVENT - a 2-day chocolate paradise! ​
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We get great media attention, regionally and nationally!
We were even on WE BARE BEARS! Check out the "Bunnies" episode!  
Sample and buy the finest chocolates in Colorado!
Tastings * samples * cooking demos * fun contests * chocolate fountain * food & drink * gifts * VIPs * Chocolatier Championships * games * kids’ activities * fun for all!

Scroll down to see our Vendor List and Program Schedule!
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Show Hours: Friday 4-9 pm and
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
This video was shot by ZeroSun Pictures at a past Colorado Chocolate Festival!
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Over 30,000 Sq Ft of Chocolate Heaven
Over 80 Vendors from across the U.S.!

​Chocolate Candy, Cakes, Cookies, Truffles, Fudge, Brownies, Toffees, Coffees 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!

Our New Venue:
The Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center!
We were VERY EXCITED about our new home!
  • We can keep our signature dates - Friday-Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend, every year. 
  • They have 32,000 sq ft of beautiful, carpeted, open space, with room to expand. 
  • The Crowne Plaza is a known venue that has hosted many large shows, for decades. I ran shows there in the 1990s, when it was the Holiday Inn Trade Center!
  • Easy access from I-70, 225, Chambers Rd, 270 and E-470.
  • There are lots of growing neighborhoods in the area that we can serve!
  • Affordable parking at $2/hr ($6 max for day). 
  • Onsite hotel rooms for anyone coming from out of town.
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We are in Bays A-B-E - a giant square space! 32,000 sq ft. :)
Chocolate Martini Bar 
sponsored by: 
Stop by our popular Chocolate Martini Bar for a Chocolate Martini made with Bailey's, and  a Chocolate Old Fashioned made with Ron Zacapa!  You can sample Bailey's and Zacapa, too, and their exclusive sample booth next to the Chocolate Martini Bar. 
TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR. 
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Admission: $10
New: Kids age 12 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. 

PARKING IS FREE!​
TICKET UPGRADE OPTIONS!

VIP Ticket: $50 SOLD OUT
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival!
  • 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!

CHOCOLATE JUDGE Ticket: SOLD OUT
Now YOU can be a Chocolate Judge at the Colorado Chocolate Festival!  Arrive at 11:00 am Saturday and plan to stay until at least 12:30 to judge - or 2:30 pm to see the awards given out!  ONLY 12 CHOCOLATE JUDGING TICKETS WILL BE SOLD!  Sample and judge chocolate from several categories of your choosing - including truffles, fudge, toffee and more! MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY ENTRIES IN THE CONTEST, AND NONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR BEST FRIENDS CAN HAVE ENTRIES EITHER.  :)  Does not include admission. Admission ticket must be bought separately. 
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VIP SPONSOR: Complete Basement Systems 
Thanks to Colorado's experts in basement waterproofing and repair for becoming a sponsor this year! Get more info or a price quote at www.completebasementsystems.net

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
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Friday Only: 
Guest Pastry Chef Chocolatina the Pie Queen!
You've probably seen her on the local news! Amazing New York Pastry chef Martin Howard transforms into Chocolatina: Queen of the Desserts for a Friday night drag show/cooking demo and pie booth!

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 
Friday Only booths: 
  •      Chocolatina the Pie Queen
  •      The Crepe Outdoors

3:30 PM - VIP entry opens!
4:00 - General Admission opens!
5:30 - Name That Chocolate! Put on a blindfold and identify what you're eating! Win Golden Tickets!
7:00  - Chocolatina: Queen of the Dessert - Musical Chocolate Demo with our favorite Drag Queen Pasty Chef!
9:00  - Close

SATURDAY 
Saturday Only booth:
  •      Creation Station - Make Mother's Day cards and gifts! 

​9:30 AM  - VIP entry opens!
10:00  - General Admission opens!
10:00 - Chocolate Cereal Taste Test with Andrew Novick! Vote for your favorite while you watch Saturday morning cartoons and old cereal commercials! 
11:00 - Chocolate Crown Competition! Can YOU eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 seconds?  You could win the glorious crown made out of chocolate!
11:30  - Mother's Day Cake Cutting! Free chocolate Mother's Day cake for all the moms! (Others use Taste Tickets).
12:00 - Chocolate Dipped Whaaat??? Andrew Novick returns with this crowd-pleasing favorite. Use Taste Tickets to try some of the craziest dippers ever! 
1:00  - Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest!  The hitch: No hands! Rounds for kids and adults! Win Golden Tickets!
2:00  - Chocolatier Championships hosted by Chris Parente! Our Chocolate Judging Panel's results are in! Who will take home the prizes for Grand Champion Truffle, Best Traditional Truffle, Best Non-Traditional Truffle, Best Fudge, Best Toffee, Best Brownie, Best Chocolate Design, and more???
3:00  - The Mom Game! Moms, how well do your kids know you?  Find out in this fun game! Play for Golden Tickets!
5:00  - Close

Many of our contests have Golden Tickets for prizes!  These let you spend $10 at any booth! 
Please support our
​FAMILY ACTIVITES SPONSOR: 
June 25-26, 2022
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 Sponsor!
More info at https://www.homelight.com/denver-co/sell-house-fast
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Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors
Our 2022 list of chocolatiers, bakers, samplers and vendors is growing weekly! Check back for updates! 
Chocolates, Sweets, Treats & Drinks

Bailey's - Sponsor
Benne's Sweet Treats
Blue Spruce Chocolates
BradBJammin
Chocolate Martini Bar
​Chocolate Shop
Chocolate Therapist, The
​Chocolates de Laura
Chocolatina the Pie Queen
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Dippity Duo Dips
Farm In A Jar
Fudge Ladies
Gina's Kitchen Delights
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Hauser Chocolates
Honduras Chocolate Company
Ice Cream Bellare Inc.
IMI Chocolate Fountain
Kernel Custer Gourmet Popcorn
Kiki's Cookies and Cakes
Kogler's Bakery
Licorice Ropes, llc
m2 Confections
Marcum Farm Company
MB Brazilian Delights
MOuCo Cheese Company
Nectar of the Vine
Origin Vanilla
Pampered Chef
Passanante's Home Food Service
Polar Beverages
Redemption Road Coffee
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
Scratch Sweets
Sum Treats
Swiss Colony
The Crepe Outdoors
The Source H2O flavored water bar
This or That Taste Test Challenge
Venecacao Chocolateria
Vinera Wine Society
Wave the Grain
What's Poppin'
Zacapa Rum - Sponsor
 
Gifts, Services & Activities
Breckenridge Vacation Getaways
Color Street
Complete Basement Systems - Sponsor
Creation Station
Cutco Cutlery
Discover Health and Wellness
Dreamstyle Remodeling
FRE Soap
​History of Chocolate Display
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Lifetime Cookware
LuLaRoe
Mary Kay
Renewal by Andersen
Rizzuto Creations
Sunrun 

Want to Sell?

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The Colorado Chocolate Festival sells out, so sign up early! We have room for over 100 vendors, with a limits for non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!

Booth Pricing: 
  • Chocolate, Food or Drink booth - $195
  • Gift Booth (crafts, clothes, accessories, antiques, imports, etc) SOLD OUT - $395
  • Corporate/Commercial Booth (Communications, Medical, Services etc) SOLD OUT - $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.
-If we cannot hold the festival due to the Coronavirus, your payment will be forwarded to a future chocolate festival of your choosing. 

TASTE TICKETS – WE PAY YOU FOR SAMPLING!:
​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 for every Ticket. 🙂

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 (303) 439-5921.

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.
Chocolatier Championships!  How to Enter!
5 Categories
Best Fudge  -  Best Toffee  -  Best Chocolate Design
Best Open Class (bars, tiles and anything else!)
and the Truffle Trifecta with a $200 Grand Prize
  • This contest is open to all culinary professionals. You may enter as many of the Chocolatier Championship contests as you wish, with as many entries per category as you wish.  Entries must be the original creation of the entrant on the entry form.
  • Entries must emphasize chocolate, in ingredients and appearance. White chocolate may be used. The Colorado Chocolate Festival reserves the right to refuse any entry that is deemed inappropriate.
  • Entry fee is $10 per entry.
  • All entries must be turned in onsite Saturday between 9:00 - 10:30 AM . The earlier the better, please! 
  • Competition entry fees should be received by the Wednesday before Mother’s Day. However, we will accept a limited number of entries onsite – Saturday between 9:00 - 10:30 AM . You may register and pay online (Click above on our Register to Sell button and select "no booth" and scroll down to the Competition Entries.) 
  •  Prizes for the Truffle Trifecta are as follows: Grand Champion - $200 and certificate; Best Traditional Filling - $100 and certificate; Best Non-Traditional Filling – $100 and certificate. The first place prize in each non-truffle category is $100 and a certificate.​
  •  Entries should consist of 6 servings. A serving would be enough for a judge to have at least 3 bites or swallows. Best chocolate Design will be judged on visuals, so individual servings are not required – Just one entry is fine.
  •  Judging will be done by a panel of 12 pre-screened attendee judges. and awards will be presented Saturday on our Main Stage at 2pm. Entries (except as noted) will be judged on flavor, texture, originality, appearance and skillful use of chocolate.
  • Entrants are asked to be present - or to have a representative present - during the awards presentation from 2:00 - 2:30 pm. 
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!