May 9-10, 2025
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
** NEW LOCATION **
National Western Expo Hall
Centrally located just east of I-25 on I-70
4655 Humboldt St, Denver CO
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
** NEW LOCATION **
National Western Expo Hall
Centrally located just east of I-25 on I-70
4655 Humboldt St, Denver CO
Booths start at just $195, and Sponsorships start at just $400, with discounts when you sponsor multiple festivals!
Online ticket sales have ended. Tickets for all regular Friday & Saturday sessions will be sold at the door. Taste Tickets are always available at the door, too. VIP is SOLD OUT.
PLENTY OF TICKETS LEFT FOR ALL SESSIONS!
Buy tickets at the door any time!
(VIP is sold out.)
Our chocolate festivals are so popular we've moved to a timed entry model to crate a more relaxed atmosphere with no overcrowding. :)
Admission (Limit 1200 per session):
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5 PM!
FRIDAY
VIPs may enter at 3:30 pm, or anytime.
$10 for Friday Session (arrive 4:30 - 9:00)
Friday parking is discounted to $10/car.
SATURDAY
VIPs may enter at 10:00am, or anytime.
$10 for Session One (arrive 11:00 - 1:00) Our most popular arrival time!
$10 for Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00) Sleep in and come hungry!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00) Budget-friendly! Take advantage of last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass (SOLD OUT!)
Arrive a full hour early (3:30 - 4:30 Friday; 10:00 - 11:00 Saturday) - or any time you like!
Includes:
Kids FREE (age 10 and younger)
Venue Parking: $10 Friday; $15 Saturday
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: $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. 🙂 You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group and do not include admission.
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 7.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR while supplies last.
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!
Buy tickets at the door any time!
(VIP is sold out.)
Our chocolate festivals are so popular we've moved to a timed entry model to crate a more relaxed atmosphere with no overcrowding. :)
Admission (Limit 1200 per session):
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5 PM!
FRIDAY
VIPs may enter at 3:30 pm, or anytime.
$10 for Friday Session (arrive 4:30 - 9:00)
Friday parking is discounted to $10/car.
SATURDAY
VIPs may enter at 10:00am, or anytime.
$10 for Session One (arrive 11:00 - 1:00) Our most popular arrival time!
$10 for Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00) Sleep in and come hungry!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00) Budget-friendly! Take advantage of last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass (SOLD OUT!)
Arrive a full hour early (3:30 - 4:30 Friday; 10:00 - 11:00 Saturday) - or any time you like!
Includes:
- 12 VIP Indulgence Tickets (good for exclusive treats from our VIP vendors)
- 12 Taste Tickets good at any booth
- 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.
- Line skipping at entry and at the VIP designated booths!
- VIP Indulgence Guide with map showing which vendors have VIP samples in their mix
Kids FREE (age 10 and younger)
Venue Parking: $10 Friday; $15 Saturday
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: $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. 🙂 You may purchase as many or as few Taste Tickets as you like for samples. Taste Tickets may be shared with your group and do not include admission.
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 7.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR while supplies last.
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!
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, Chocolate Martinis 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 4:30-9 pm and
Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
(VIPs get in one hour 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, Chocolate Martinis 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 4:30-9 pm and
Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
(VIPs get in one hour early each day!)
This video was shot by ZeroSun Pictures at a past Colorado Chocolate Festival!
Chocolate Martini Bar
It's back! The popular Chocolate Martini Bar returns! Indulge in your favorite chocolate drinks, with or without alcohol at this venue only!
2025 Event Schedule
FRIDAY:
SATURDAY:
FRIDAY:
- 3:30 VIP Admission
- 4:30 Doors open - Friday Session
- 5:30 Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
- 7:00 Name That Chocolate! Put on your blindfold and guess the chocolate! Win Taste Tickets!
- 9:00 Doors Close
SATURDAY:
- 10:00 AM VIP Admission
- 11:00 AM Doors open - Session 1
- 11:30 AM Mother's Day Cake Cutting! Free to moms. Others need Taste Tickets
- 12:30 PM Chocolate Crown Contest! Who can eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 sec? Maybe YOU can win the amazing crown made out of chocolate!
- 1:00 PM Doors open - Session 2
- 1:30 PM The Mom Game! How well do your kids know you? Find out, in this fun, interactive game! Win chocolate!
- 2:30 AM Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! The hitch - no hands! Rounds for kids and adults!
- 3:00 PM Doors open - Session 3
- 3:30 PM Chocolate Bingo! Report to main stage to join in the fun and win Taste Tickets!
- 5:00 PM Doors Close.
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 2025 Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors
Check back for updates!
Check back for updates!
3D Cheese Corner Shoppe
3 Guys Beef Jerky
Belmont Bonbon
Bina Photography Inc.
BoCo Home
Bridge House Brownies
Butter Me Up Biscuit, LLC
Cheese Chef LLC / Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate Made Here
Chocolate Therapist, The
Cocoa Gusto
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Colorado Crafty Bakers
Confetti Confections
Confident Nails
Cooling Pillow & Cushion Guy, The
Cooper’s Small Batch
Cream City Market
Creation Station - SATURDAY ONLY
Cultura Chocolate
Cutco
Denver Gazette, The
Double Dippin
Elegance Everlasting
Frosting! Specialty Cupcakes
Fruit Gravy
Globalsweetsmarket LLC
Gluten Free in the 303
Goufrais USA (Angelic Imports)
Grammy Brittle & More!
Hanuman Chai, LLC
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart Confections
IMI/Breckenridge
Jarvelous
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Juice Plus Company, The
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery
Lani Belle Honey, LLC
Longmont Dairy
M&M Concessions LLC
m2 Confections
Macarons and Muttarons
Mari Rocks & Handmade Gifts
Marshmallow Express, The
MouCo Cheese Company
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Pandemic Polly Peppers
PaperPie
Pappardelle
Passanante's Home Food Service
Polar Beverage
Puckies Stuffed Cookies
Redemption Road Coffee
Rich Brownies
Rocking W Cheese
Rocky Mountain Berries
Royal Crest Dairy
S'ana's
Sassy Sweets and Treats
Scratch Sweets
Siamaya Chocolate
Silver's Creations
Sowing Sentiments
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Third Wave Chocolate Company LLC
Tinkuy handicrafts
Tiny T's Sweet Treats
To Market - To Market
Tru Goodness Brands - Chocolate Spread
True Honey Teas Midwest
Urban Farmhouse Co, The
VeneCacao
Vinera Wine Society
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
What the Fudge Co.
Whichcraft?
PLUS: Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners:
- Lifetime Bath & Shower
- Renewal by Anderson
- All American Gutter
3 Guys Beef Jerky
Belmont Bonbon
Bina Photography Inc.
BoCo Home
Bridge House Brownies
Butter Me Up Biscuit, LLC
Cheese Chef LLC / Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate Made Here
Chocolate Therapist, The
Cocoa Gusto
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Colorado Crafty Bakers
Confetti Confections
Confident Nails
Cooling Pillow & Cushion Guy, The
Cooper’s Small Batch
Cream City Market
Creation Station - SATURDAY ONLY
Cultura Chocolate
Cutco
Denver Gazette, The
Double Dippin
Elegance Everlasting
Frosting! Specialty Cupcakes
Fruit Gravy
Globalsweetsmarket LLC
Gluten Free in the 303
Goufrais USA (Angelic Imports)
Grammy Brittle & More!
Hanuman Chai, LLC
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart Confections
IMI/Breckenridge
Jarvelous
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Juice Plus Company, The
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery
Lani Belle Honey, LLC
Longmont Dairy
M&M Concessions LLC
m2 Confections
Macarons and Muttarons
Mari Rocks & Handmade Gifts
Marshmallow Express, The
MouCo Cheese Company
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Pandemic Polly Peppers
PaperPie
Pappardelle
Passanante's Home Food Service
Polar Beverage
Puckies Stuffed Cookies
Redemption Road Coffee
Rich Brownies
Rocking W Cheese
Rocky Mountain Berries
Royal Crest Dairy
S'ana's
Sassy Sweets and Treats
Scratch Sweets
Siamaya Chocolate
Silver's Creations
Sowing Sentiments
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Third Wave Chocolate Company LLC
Tinkuy handicrafts
Tiny T's Sweet Treats
To Market - To Market
Tru Goodness Brands - Chocolate Spread
True Honey Teas Midwest
Urban Farmhouse Co, The
VeneCacao
Vinera Wine Society
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
What the Fudge Co.
Whichcraft?
PLUS: Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners:
- Lifetime Bath & Shower
- Renewal by Anderson
- All American Gutter
Please support our
FAMILY ACTIVITES SPONSOR:
FAMILY ACTIVITES SPONSOR:
August 23 - 24, 2025
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
Spend a weekend in a magical world!
Sit on a unicorn! Visit with mermaids, faeries, princesses and dragons!
Info and Tix at unicornfestivalcolorado.com
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
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?
Booths for 2025 are sold out.
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 $40,000 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 -- $899.07
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 8 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!
New Venue Rules: The National Western's Catering Partner has established these new rules:
- No Kettle Corn or Popcorn
- No full-bottle or full-cup drink samples
- No entree or meal vendors. Sweets, snacks and drinks only.
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at (link coming soon)
ALCOHOL POLICY: No vendors may sell or sample any alcoholic products.
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 $40,000 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 -- $899.07
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 8 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!
New Venue Rules: The National Western's Catering Partner has established these new rules:
- No Kettle Corn or Popcorn
- No full-bottle or full-cup drink samples
- No entree or meal vendors. Sweets, snacks and drinks only.
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at (link coming soon)
ALCOHOL POLICY: No vendors may sell or sample any alcoholic products.
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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. |