May 10-11, 2024
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
CROWNE PLAZA DIA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
Carpeted indoor fair! FREE PARKING!
Fri-Sat of Mother's Day Weekend
CROWNE PLAZA DIA CONVENTION CENTER
I-70 at Chambers Rd in Denver!
Carpeted indoor fair! FREE PARKING!
Admission: $10
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: $55 (incl. admission, Taste Tickets, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
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!
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: $55 (incl. admission, Taste Tickets, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
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 2023 LIST OF CHOCOLATIERS, SAMPLERS AND VENDORS!
OVER 100 BOOTHS!
OVER 100 BOOTHS!
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!
Tastings * samples * cooking demos * fun contests * chocolate fountain * food & drink * gifts * VIPs * Chocolatier Championships * 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!
Tastings * samples * cooking demos * fun contests * chocolate fountain * food & drink * gifts * VIPs * Chocolatier Championships * 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!
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 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!
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 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 Venue:
The Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center!
The Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center!
Everyone LOVES our new home - The Crowne Plaza DIA at I-70 and Chambers Rd.
- 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.
Chocolate Martini Bar
Stop by our popular Chocolate Martini Bar for one of the grand, indulgent traditions of the Colorado Chocolate Festival! The bar will also be serving a selection of wines, beers and more ...but you really SHOULD indulge in the star attraction!
Last Year's 2023 SCHEDULE
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:
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:
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
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!
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!
VIP Ticket: $55
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival! Only 400 will be sold!
Note: VIP Tickets sold out at EVERY chocolate festival we ran in 2022! Don't wait to get yours!
The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE at the Colorado Chocolate Festival! Only 400 will be sold!
Note: VIP Tickets sold out at EVERY chocolate festival we ran in 2022! 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 2023 Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors
Over 100 Booths! Check back for updates!
Companies in Bold Blue will also have exclusive VIP samples!
Over 100 Booths! Check back for updates!
Companies in Bold Blue will also have exclusive VIP samples!
Audacious Truffles
Benne's Sweet Treats
Bradbjammin
Breckenridge Vacation Getaways
Bubbly Bliss Recovery
Chocolate Shop
Chocolate Spa - Beauty Bar
Chocolate Spa - Etc Skincare
Chocolate Spa - Luna Salon
Chocolate Spa - Symmetry Massage
Chocolate Therapist, The
Coco Gusto Chocolates
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Craft and Crumbles
Creation Station (Saturday only)
Cutco Cutlery
Danconias Truffle Brownies
Denver Post, The
Double Dippin'
Faith Chai
Farm in a Jar
Frosted Jules Cookies
Fudge Ladies
Gina's Kitchen
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Grammy's Brittle & More
Gray Ghost Creations
History of Chocolate Display
Hollywood Cowgirl
House of Stewart, The
IMI Chocolate Fountain
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery " Fresh breads and pastries"
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Licorice Ropes LLC
Lifetime Bath & Shower
Longmont Dairy
Loveland Chocolate
m2 Confections
Mari Rocks & Handmade Gifts
Marrom Bombom LLC
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay
Mediterranean Table
Merang-O-Tang
Moonstone
MouCo Cheese Company
My Massage Pillow
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Oro Maya LLC
pampered chef
Pandemic Polly Peppers
Passanante's
Pastamore
Photo Booth - Green Screen
Polar Beverage
Redemption Road Coffee
Renewal by Andersen
Rich Brownies
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
S'Mores Station
Scratch Sweets
Seasoned & Vegan
Starbrite Creations
StarFlower Chocolate
State Farm
Sum Treats
Telluride Truffle Artisan Chocolates
Tia Coco
Tinkuy handicrafts
To Market - To Market
True Honey Teas
Venecacao Chocolateria
Vinera Wine Society
Voulez-Vous BonBon
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
Wari Designs
We are What's Poppin'
What the Fudge Co.
WonderPax
Benne's Sweet Treats
Bradbjammin
Breckenridge Vacation Getaways
Bubbly Bliss Recovery
Chocolate Shop
Chocolate Spa - Beauty Bar
Chocolate Spa - Etc Skincare
Chocolate Spa - Luna Salon
Chocolate Spa - Symmetry Massage
Chocolate Therapist, The
Coco Gusto Chocolates
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Craft and Crumbles
Creation Station (Saturday only)
Cutco Cutlery
Danconias Truffle Brownies
Denver Post, The
Double Dippin'
Faith Chai
Farm in a Jar
Frosted Jules Cookies
Fudge Ladies
Gina's Kitchen
Goufrais German Cool Treat
Grammy's Brittle & More
Gray Ghost Creations
History of Chocolate Display
Hollywood Cowgirl
House of Stewart, The
IMI Chocolate Fountain
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes
Kogler's Bakery " Fresh breads and pastries"
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Licorice Ropes LLC
Lifetime Bath & Shower
Longmont Dairy
Loveland Chocolate
m2 Confections
Mari Rocks & Handmade Gifts
Marrom Bombom LLC
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay
Mediterranean Table
Merang-O-Tang
Moonstone
MouCo Cheese Company
My Massage Pillow
Natural Living Foundation
Nectar of the Vine
NOCO Chocolates
Oro Maya LLC
pampered chef
Pandemic Polly Peppers
Passanante's
Pastamore
Photo Booth - Green Screen
Polar Beverage
Redemption Road Coffee
Renewal by Andersen
Rich Brownies
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
S'Mores Station
Scratch Sweets
Seasoned & Vegan
Starbrite Creations
StarFlower Chocolate
State Farm
Sum Treats
Telluride Truffle Artisan Chocolates
Tia Coco
Tinkuy handicrafts
To Market - To Market
True Honey Teas
Venecacao Chocolateria
Vinera Wine Society
Voulez-Vous BonBon
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
Wari Designs
We are What's Poppin'
What the Fudge Co.
WonderPax
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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! 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!
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 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. 🙂 Turn in your VIP Indulgence Tickets at the end of the show for $2 each! Last year we paid over $30,000 back to the vendors for sampling!
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.
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 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. 🙂 Turn in your VIP Indulgence Tickets at the end of the show for $2 each! Last year we paid over $30,000 back to the vendors for sampling!
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.
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. |