Loveland Chocolate Festival
September 16, 2023
The Ranch Events Complex
1 mile east of I-25 Exit 259
5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538
FREE PARKING!
Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm
formerly Rocky Mountain Chocolate Festival
This event is owned and produced by Dana Cain Events.
Big Thanks to our Major Sponsor:
Crafted in Loveland from the finest cacao on earth!
Visit their booth at the Festival!
Visit their booth at the Festival!
Online Ticket Sales have ended. Tickets are available at the door.
BOOTHS ARE SOLD OUT!
Scroll down to see our list of participating chocolatiers, samplers and vendors!
Scroll down to see our list of participating chocolatiers, samplers and vendors!
For those who Love Chocolate!
Admission is $10!
New: Kids age 12 and under are FREE.
Parking is FREE!
Purchase Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $10
VIP Pass: $55 (incl. admission, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM SEPT. 14.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
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!
PRO TIP: We are often very crowded the first hour or two... so you may want to come by in the afternoon.
Admission is $10!
New: Kids age 12 and under are FREE.
Parking is FREE!
Purchase Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $10
VIP Pass: $55 (incl. admission, exclusive chocolates, early entry, line skipping and more!)
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM SEPT. 14.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
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!
PRO TIP: We are often very crowded the first hour or two... so you may want to come by in the afternoon.
VIP Ticket ($55): The ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE!
Limit 300: VIP IS SOLD OUT.
Limit 300: VIP IS SOLD OUT.
- 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!
A Full Day of Chocolate Sampling, Shopping and Entertainment!
Meet some of the BEST local, regional and national chocolatiers!
Chocolate Truffles * Chocolate Fudge * Chocolate Martinis * Chocolate Bon Bons * Chocolate Bars * Chocolate & Wine Pairing Station * Chocolate Cookies * Chocolate Brownies * Chocolate Drinks * Chocolate Cupcakes * Chocolate EVERYTHING ... PLUS: Toffee * Candy * Savory Treats * Loads to sample and buy! AND: You'll love our great gift vendors!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
10:30 VIPs may enter.
11:00 Festival opens!
12:00 Chocolate Crown Competition! Who can eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 sec? Win Taste Tickets!
1:00 Chocolate Ice Cream Social! Choose your ice cream flavor and toppings in sample size cones. Require Taste Tickets.
2:00 Chocolate Bingo! Join the fun! Win Taste Tickets!
3:00 Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! Rounds for kids and adults! Win Taste Tickets!
5:00 Festival closes
10:30 VIPs may enter.
11:00 Festival opens!
12:00 Chocolate Crown Competition! Who can eat the most Hershey Kisses in 30 sec? Win Taste Tickets!
1:00 Chocolate Ice Cream Social! Choose your ice cream flavor and toppings in sample size cones. Require Taste Tickets.
2:00 Chocolate Bingo! Join the fun! Win Taste Tickets!
3:00 Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest! Rounds for kids and adults! Win Taste Tickets!
5:00 Festival closes
Meet our MC - Miss Babette Bon Bon! She puts the good diva in Godiva and the babe in Baby Ruth! She'll be at the festival all day, introducing the entertainment, wandering the floor and posing for pics! Photo by Gracie G'night.
Location:
The Ranch Events Complex
- First National Bank Building
- 45 mins. north of Denver
- 30 mins. south of Cheyenne
- I-25 Exit 259
- 5280 Arena Circle
- Loveland, CO 80538
- Phone: (970) 619-4000
The Ranch Events Complex
- First National Bank Building
- 45 mins. north of Denver
- 30 mins. south of Cheyenne
- I-25 Exit 259
- 5280 Arena Circle
- Loveland, CO 80538
- Phone: (970) 619-4000
Taste Tickets and Sampling
You can sample as much (or as little) chocolate as you want at our Festival! Vendors offer samples in exchange for Taste Tickets! They are usually one-ticket-for-one-sample... but it can vary. Sometimes you can taste multiple smaller samples for one ticket, and other times, you can get a large or elaborate sample for two tickets! It typically averages out to one ticket per sample! This allows us to pay our vendors a little something for the tens of thousands of samples that get consumed at our shows - and keeps them coming back with more for you to try! If you find something you love, you can usually buy a box of it to take home for later!
You can buy 12 Taste Tickets for just $10 ... We recommend starting with the 24 for $20, though! You can always buy more at the show - or if you get chocolated-out (Is that even a thing?) you can take home samples in a sample bag for later!
You can buy 12 Taste Tickets for just $10 ... We recommend starting with the 24 for $20, though! You can always buy more at the show - or if you get chocolated-out (Is that even a thing?) you can take home samples in a sample bag for later!
Chocolatiers, Samplers and Vendors
Want to sell?
Booths on sale now! See why vendors say we have "the best show model in the country!" We have a limit of 5 non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
8 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 8 x 10 booth includes:
- pipe and drape
- one 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
DRIVE-IN LOADING IS ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE! That makes it so easy! Load-in is 7:00 - 10:15 Saturday morning.
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. 🙂 And we pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
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 venue provides a bar and holds the exclusive liquor license at this event.
8 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 8 x 10 booth includes:
- pipe and drape
- one 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
DRIVE-IN LOADING IS ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE! That makes it so easy! Load-in is 7:00 - 10:15 Saturday morning.
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. 🙂 And we pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
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 venue provides a bar and holds the exclusive liquor license at this event.
Vendor spaces are currently sold out. Sign up here for the wait list. We pay you $.50 per sample!
Our 2023 chocolatiers, samplers and vendors:
VENDOR SPACES ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT!
Bold Blue = These vendors have VIP samples as well as regular samples.
Audacious Truffles
Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Bars
Bradbjammin.com
Breckenridge Vacation Getaways
Caramel Apple Dipping Station
Chocolate Martini Bar
Chocolate Therapist, The
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Cutco Cutlery
Danconias Truffle Brownies
Denver Post, The
Farm in a Jar
Fifi's Patisserie
Frosting!
Fudge Ladies
Goufrais German Chocolate Confections
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart Confections
IMI Chocolate Fountain
IXKAKAW
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Loveland Chocolate
m2 Confections
Mari Rocks
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay
Maui Shave Ice Denver
Mediterranean Table
Merang-O-Tang
MouCo Cheese Company
NOCO Chocolates
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Origin Vanilla
pampered chef
Paradice Cream
Passanante's Home Food Service
Phresh Baked Goods
Redemption Road Coffee
Rich Brownies
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
Scratch Sweets
Starflower Chocolate
Suzi's Soul Food Bakery
Sweet Almond Flower
Twisted Kilos
To Market - To Market
VeneCacao Chocolateria
Voulez-Vous BonBon
What the Fudge Co.
Zetta Marie's Patisserie
Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners will be sampling a variety of truffles from Hauser Chocolates:
VENDOR SPACES ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT!
Bold Blue = These vendors have VIP samples as well as regular samples.
Audacious Truffles
Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Bars
Bradbjammin.com
Breckenridge Vacation Getaways
Caramel Apple Dipping Station
Chocolate Martini Bar
Chocolate Therapist, The
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Cutco Cutlery
Danconias Truffle Brownies
Denver Post, The
Farm in a Jar
Fifi's Patisserie
Frosting!
Fudge Ladies
Goufrais German Chocolate Confections
History of Chocolate Display
House of Stewart Confections
IMI Chocolate Fountain
IXKAKAW
Jeana's Nut Buddies LLC
Loveland Chocolate
m2 Confections
Mari Rocks
Martian Munchies
Mary Kay
Maui Shave Ice Denver
Mediterranean Table
Merang-O-Tang
MouCo Cheese Company
NOCO Chocolates
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Origin Vanilla
pampered chef
Paradice Cream
Passanante's Home Food Service
Phresh Baked Goods
Redemption Road Coffee
Rich Brownies
Rocky Mountain Lemonshakers
Scratch Sweets
Starflower Chocolate
Suzi's Soul Food Bakery
Sweet Almond Flower
Twisted Kilos
To Market - To Market
VeneCacao Chocolateria
Voulez-Vous BonBon
What the Fudge Co.
Zetta Marie's Patisserie
Our Vendor Exclusivity Partners will be sampling a variety of truffles from Hauser Chocolates:
- Lifetime Bath & Shower
- Renewal by Andersen
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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. |