May 10-11, 2019
Denver Mart
I-25 at 58th Ave (exit east) just north of I-70!
​Friday and Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend!
Carpeted indoor fair! 
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NEWLY EXPANDED SHOW FLOOR! OVER 100 BOOTHS!
​Admission: $5
Kids under 5: 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. 🙂
---- FREE PARKING BOTH DAYS! ----

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 * speakers * cooking demos * wine-tastings * fun contests * food & drink * Mother’s Day gifts * VIPs * Chocolatier Championships * gifts * 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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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!

Chocolate Martini Bar 
sponsored by: 
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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.  
​Admission: $5
Kids age 4 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!
TICKET UPGRADE OPTIONS!

VIP Ticket: $50
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival – and the ULTIMATE MOTHER’S DAY GIFT!
  • One  VIP Admission bracelet
  • 12 regular Taste Tickets good at any booth
  • 12 VIP Indulgence Tickets – good at any of our hand-selected VIP program booths! Exclusive chocolates!
  • ​VIP Portal at all VIP booths so you can skip the general attendee lines at those booths. ​
  • Early Admission!  Now - Get in 30 minutes before the doors open both days, to get a jump on the crowd.
  • No admission line!  Pick up your VIP kits at our VIP booth!
  • Reserved seating on the front rows at all stage events throughout the Festival.

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. 

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

Special Thanks to our
​MAIN  STAGE  SPONSOR:

EVENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY
3:30 PM - VIPs enter!
4:00 PM - DOORS OPEN to the Public!
5:00 PM - Chocolate Happy Hour Pairing! Try various Baileys liqueurs with some amazing chocolates from the pairing host, Julie Nygard, the Chocolate Therapist! See which ones you like best. (Requires Taste Tickets)
6:00 PM - Name That Chocolate! Can you identify these chocolates?  Blindfolded? Compete to win a Golden Ticket good at any booth!
7:00 PM - "Cacao" - You'll love this awesome, informative, inspirational song about the benefits of Cacao - performed live by eco-conscious hip hop artist, Bethy LoveLight! Visit her booth all weekend, too!
7:30 PM - Chocolatina: Queen of the Dessert!  Don't miss this chocolate-themed Drag show! Chocolatina will perform "Chocolate is a Girl's Best Friend" and more! She's a world class chocolatier, too - and a veteran of the New York Chocolate Show!
9:00 PM - CLOSE

SATURDAY
9:30 AM - VIPs enter!
10:00 AM - DOORS OPEN to the Public!
11:00 AM - Mother's Day Cake Cutting! Moms get a free piece of chocolate cake! Others will need Taste Tickets!
11:00 AM - The Mom Game! Join the fun! Mom, bring a kid with you and see how well they can match your answers to our fun questions about you! Everyone gets chocolates, and the winning team gets Golden Tickets, good at any booth!
12:00 PM - Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! Always a favorite - hosted by Chris Parente! The hitch - No hands! Rounds for kids and adults! Win Golden Tickets!
1:00 PM - Chocolate Dipped Whaaat? and Chocolate Cereal Showdown with Denver's Wackiest Chef, Andrew Novick! He's back - with some unbelievable chocolate-dipped treats! And this year, we've added a Chocolate Cereal Showdown! Sample them and vote for your favorite brand!
2:00 PM - Chocolatier Championships hosted by Chris Parente! This is our prestigious annual competition, where we announce the winners for: Grand Champion Truffle, Best Traditional Truffle, Best Non-Traditional Truffle, Best Fudge, Best Toffee, Best Chocolate Design and Best Open Class! See who takes home the award and the cash prizes!
3:00 PM - Truffles: The Musical - A cooking demo with Chocolatina, Queen of the Dessert! Where else can you see a world class chocolatier drag queen cooking demo, with musical numbers during the wait times?  Where else?  Nowhere else!
5:00 PM - CLOSE
Please support our
​FAMILY ACTIVITIES SPONSOR: 
Providing our Craft Creation Station, Bounce Houses and Face Painter!
June 22-23 - Now TWO days!
in beautiful Clement Park, Littleton, CO
Spend a weekend in a magical world! 
$15 - $20 advance admission includes ALL entertainment and activities!
Sit on a unicorn! Visit with mermaids, faeries, princesses and dragons!
Info and Tix at unicornfestivalcolorado.com 

Want to Sell?

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The Colorado Chocolate Festival sells out, so sign up early! We have room for 85 vendors, with a limit of 30 non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!

Vendor Booth Info:
- Booths are 8 x 12 with four 6-ft tables in a fat u-shape - or 8 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 12 noon - 3:45 pm. 
- Tear down is Saturday 5 - 10pm. NO EARLY PACKING.

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 $1 for every 3 tickets. 🙂

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. 
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
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 Comfort Inn Central, located at the Merchandise Mart, where the Festival happens, is a great place to stay!
Call 303-297-1717 or visit their website at www.comfortinn-central.com.