May 6-7, 2022
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
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CROWNE PLAZA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
Carpeted indoor fair! 
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EXPANDED SHOW FLOOR! OVER 100 BOOTHS!
New Area for ongoing chocolate making demos - all day!

Tickets on sale in 2022

​ Admission: $10
New: Kids under 12: 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. 
​VIP Pass: $50 (incl. admission, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
Each vendor decides on their own sample sizes. Taste Tickets allow us to pay the vendors for their generous sampling. 🙂
---- FREE PARKING BOTH DAYS! ----
​Note: If we are unable to hold the festival due to the Coronavirus, your ticket purchase will be forwarded to a future chocolate festival of your choosing. We run 4 a year!

Vendor booth sales resume this winter.

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!

• 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!
Tastings * samples * speakers * cooking demos * wine-tastings * fun contests * food & drink * gifts * VIPs * Chocolatier Championships * games * kids’ activities * fun for all!
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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 100 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!

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Our New Venue:
The Crowne Plaza Convention Center!

We were SO SAD to learn that the Denver Mart is being  closed forever due to the extended COVID shut-down. But we are 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 a Holiday Inn!
• 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). There were no options with free or less expensive parking.
• Onsite hotel rooms for anyone coming from out of town.

We are in Bays A-B-E - a giant square space! 32,000 sq ft. :)

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Chocolate Martini Bar 
sponsored by: 

Stop by our Chocolate Martini Bar to sample a variety of Baileys liqueurs, try a special Baileys recipe drink, or indulge in one of our famous chocolate martinis! Our Friday night Happy Hour pairing will feature Baileys, too! On Saturday, try an amazing Baileys-infused cupcake! 21 and over only.  

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Thanks to our Online Sponsor!
More info at https://www.homelight.com/denver-co/top-real-estate-agents
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TICKETS ON SALE in 2022
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. 🙂
Parking: FREE both days!
Note: If we are unable to hold the festival due to the Coronavirus, your ticket purchase will be forwarded to a future chocolate festival of your choosing. We run 4 a year!

TICKET UPGRADE OPTIONS!

VIP Ticket: $50
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: 
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

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SPECIAL GUEST:
CHRIS  PARENTE
KDVR's Daybreak news anchor will, once again, be our Saturday MC!

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Please support our
​FAMILY ACTIVITIES SPONSOR: 
Providing our Craft Creation Station, Bounce Houses and Face Painter!

June 26-27, 2021
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 

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Want to Sell?

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) LIMIT 15 - $395
• Corporate/Commercial Booth (Communications, Medical, Services etc) LIMIT 3 - $650 

Vendor Booth Info:
- Booths are 8.5 x 12 with four 6-ft tables in a fat u-shape - or 8.5 x 24 ( double booth, with 8 tables ).
- 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. 

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Our 2019 Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors: 

CHOCOLATE, FOOD & DRINK SAMPLERS & VENDORS
* Bold Blue indicates VIP booth!
A Spice Above Colorado
Art of Chocolate/ Cacao Santa Fe
Baileys - Chocolate Martini Bar Sponsor
barkTHINS Chocolate
bellare
Beyond Healthy Chocolate
BGV Chocolate Fountain
Bing Beverage
Chocolate Shop: Truffles & More
Chocolate Therapist, The
Chocolatina's Le Potisserie
Chocolove
Costco #676 Arvada
CREAM CITY MARKET
Creamies - Ice Cream
Decor De Laura
dippity duo dips
Doterra
Elixir Boutique Chocolates
Equal Exchange Fair Trade Chocolate
Fudge Ladies
Gina's Kitchen Delights
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Hearten Creations
Hello Fresh
HERNAN  - Chocolate Mole Sauce
Honduras Chocolate Company
House of Stewart Confections Inc.
iindulge honey
Jam'N CO Sales, LLC
Koala Tea Vibes
Kogler's Bakery
Licorice ropes llc
m2 Confections
Mauna Kea Cacao LLC
MouCo Cheese Company
Mountain Mamas, LLC
Nectar of the Vine
Nirvana Sweets
Nutty Bees
Quantum Cream - freeze dried ice cream
Robin Chocolates
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
Santa Fe Brownies
Scratch Sweets
Simply Fudge / Spice Exchange
Sogno Toscano Olive Oil Boutique
Strawberries & More
Sweet Cooie's
Sweet Fabula
Sweet Solutions
Taspens's Organics
The Honey Gal
Theresa's Toffee
Truffles in Paradise
Whitewater Kettle Corn
Woops!
Young Living

ACTIVITY BOOTHS, GIFTS & SERVICES
All About Faeries - Free Face Paint
AT&T - Main Stage Sponsor
Bath Fitter
Beijo Handbags & Accessories
Bethy Lovelight
Champion of Denver
Color Me Amber
Color Street
Colorado Copper Roses
Cutco
Designs by Beamer
Designs By Denise
Fawn Berry Apothecary
FRE Soap
Global Travel Network
Golden Girls Designs
Hearten Creations
​Leaf Filter
Life Springs Family Chiropractic
Lifetime Cookware
Lipsense
Mary Kay Cosmetics
​Pampered Chef
Renewal by Andersen
Rizzuto Creations
Simple Designs by Carol
Solful
Sompong's Designs
Starbrite Creations
Stargate Enterprises
Sunrun
Tastefully Simple
The Bees Knees Candle Co
Usborne Books & More
Victorian Elegance Jewelry
Wari Designs
Yuthok Tibetan Treasure

Vendor Sign-Up resumes this winter

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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 . 
• 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 must be delivered on-site and checked in between 10 am – 12 noon on Saturday. Entries will be stored in a secure area.
•  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!