Pikes Peak Chocolate & Cheese Fest
April 4, 2026
Easter Eve!
Find the ultimate Easter Basket fillers and enjoy fun Easter-themed events!
Easter Bunny photos * Egg Hunt * Peeps Toss
Norris Penrose Event Center
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
All Indoors!
Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm
VIPs may enter at 10:00am
FOLLOW US:
facebook - Colorado Chocolate Festivals
Instagram - @COchocolateFests
April 4, 2026
Easter Eve!
Find the ultimate Easter Basket fillers and enjoy fun Easter-themed events!
Easter Bunny photos * Egg Hunt * Peeps Toss
Norris Penrose Event Center
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
All Indoors!
Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm
VIPs may enter at 10:00am
FOLLOW US:
facebook - Colorado Chocolate Festivals
Instagram - @COchocolateFests
Online ticket sales have ended. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE for Sessions 2 and 3. VIP kits are sold out.
Booths start at just $195, and Sponsorships start at just $400, with discounts when you sponsor multiple festivals!
Online ticket sales have ended. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE for Sessions 2 and 3. VIP kits are sold out.
Four timed entry sessions eliminate overcrowding!
Our timed, tiered entry was so popular last year, and this year we've tweaked it again, with LOWER caps on the number of attendees allowed in each session.
Admission (Limit 1000 per session):
$10 for Session One (arrive 11:00 - 1:00)
$10 for Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00)
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5 PM!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00)
This budget-friendly option saves you money on admission and lets you take advantage of any last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass
Arrive a full hour early (10:00 - 11:00) - or any time you like!
Includes:
Kids FREE age 10 and younger
Parking FREE
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $12
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM Thurs, April 2.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR while supplies last.
Our timed, tiered entry was so popular last year, and this year we've tweaked it again, with LOWER caps on the number of attendees allowed in each session.
Admission (Limit 1000 per session):
$10 for Session One (arrive 11:00 - 1:00)
$10 for Session Two (arrive 1:00 - 3:00)
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5 PM!
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3:00 - 5:00)
This budget-friendly option saves you money on admission and lets you take advantage of any last-minute deals from vendors!
$59 for VIP Pass
Arrive a full hour early (10:00 - 11:00) - 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
Parking FREE
Add Your Taste Tickets to Sample: 12 for $12
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5:00 PM Thurs, April 2.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR while supplies last.
Mountains of Chocolate & Cheese to Sample and Buy!
Meet some of the BEST local, regional and national chocolatiers - and enjoy our fun entertainment lineup!
Chocolate Truffles * Chocolate Fudge * Chocolate Drinks * Chocolate Bon Bons * Chocolate Bars * Chocolate Cookies * Chocolate Brownies * Chocolate Cupcakes * Chocolate Toffee * Chocolate EVERYTHING!
PLUS: Soft Cheese * Hard Cheese * Cheese Curds * Cheese Bread * Locally-Made Cheese * Cheddar Cheese * Swiss Cheese * Brie * Jack Cheese * Cheesecake * Cheese Wheels * Cheese Sauce * Goat Cheese * Cow Cheese * Cheese Fondue * Cheese EVERYTHING!
Loads to sample and buy! AND: You'll love our great gift vendors!
Meet some of the BEST local, regional and national chocolatiers - and enjoy our fun entertainment lineup!
Chocolate Truffles * Chocolate Fudge * Chocolate Drinks * Chocolate Bon Bons * Chocolate Bars * Chocolate Cookies * Chocolate Brownies * Chocolate Cupcakes * Chocolate Toffee * Chocolate EVERYTHING!
PLUS: Soft Cheese * Hard Cheese * Cheese Curds * Cheese Bread * Locally-Made Cheese * Cheddar Cheese * Swiss Cheese * Brie * Jack Cheese * Cheesecake * Cheese Wheels * Cheese Sauce * Goat Cheese * Cow Cheese * Cheese Fondue * Cheese EVERYTHING!
Loads to sample and buy! AND: You'll love our great gift vendors!
WHY BUY TICKETS ONLINE?
Online Pre-sold Tickets let you get in and start sampling and buying chocolate and cheese much faster! You are also assured that you'll get the entry time you prefer!
Online Pre-sold Tickets let you get in and start sampling and buying chocolate and cheese much faster! You are also assured that you'll get the entry time you prefer!
OUR 2026 EVENT SCHEDULE:
Reminder: Sessions designate arrival time only. You are welcome to stay into the next session. We won't boot you out until 5:00!
Reminder: Sessions designate arrival time only. You are welcome to stay into the next session. We won't boot you out until 5:00!
- 10:00 AM VIP Admission
- 10:00 AM - ? Easter Egg Hunt! Find eggs hidden around the show floor and turn them in at the office for Taste Tickets!
- 11:00 AM Doors open - Session 1
- 12:00 PM Peeps Toss! Anyone can play! Win a Taste Ticket for every Peep that lands in the Easter Basket. 3 tries!
- 1:00 PM Doors open - Session 2
- 1:30 PM Cheese Rolling! Try to roll a cheese wheel across the stage. If yours goes the furthest without falling over, you win!
- 2:30 PM Chocolate Pudding Eating Contest Come to the Stage 10 minutes early to participate! Win Taste Tickets!
- 3:00 PM Doors open - Session 3
- 3:30 PM Chocolate Bingo! Anyone can play! Win Taste Tickets!
- 5:00 PM Doors Close.
Thanks to our Main Stage Sponsor!
Visit their booth next to the stage and see the new Cadillac Optiq! For the best selection of Cadillacs in the area, visit their shop at 990 Motor City Drive in Colorado Springs or their website at www.rednolandcadillac.com.
Check out our Major Sponsor!
Cat Fest Colorado Springs!
Returning July 25, 2026 - to this same venue! Another fun-filled day from Dana Cain Events! Cat Fest Colorado Springs! Come celebrate ALL THINGS CAT! Celebrity Cats * Onsite Adoptions * Cat Video Cafe * Egyptian Cat Temple * Special Guests * TICA Cat Show * Fun Games * Costume Contest * More! Info and Tickets at www.CatFestCO.com !
LOCATION: Norris Penrose Event Center
We are near our original location (Remember the Holiday Chocolate Festival?) at the Broadmoor!
We are in the Indoor Event Center!
We are near our original location (Remember the Holiday Chocolate Festival?) at the Broadmoor!
We are in the Indoor Event Center!
Directions:
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
From the North:
From the South:
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
From the North:
- I-25 to Exit 141 for US-24 W toward Cimarron Street.
- Keep right at the fork to continue on W Cimarron St.
- Use the left 2 lanes to turn left toward S 8th Street. Turn left onto 8th St.
- Turn right onto Lower Gold Camp Rd.
From the South:
- I-25 north to Exit 141 for US-24 W toward Cimarron Street.
- Turn left onto W Cimarron Street.
- Use the left 2 lanes to turn left toward S 8th Street. Turn left onto S 8th St.
- Turn right onto Lower Gold Camp Rd.
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 $12 ... We recommend starting with the 24 for $24, 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 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 $12 ... We recommend starting with the 24 for $24, 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, Cheesemakers, 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 10 non-chocolate/cheese gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
8 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, cheese, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 8 x 10 booth includes:
- one 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
Load-in is 7:00 - 10:00 Saturday morning.
TASTE TICKETS – WE NOW PAY YOU $.75 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 $.75 PER TICKET. 🙂
* Because we know your costs have gone up a lot lately, we are increasing our Taste Ticket payouts by 50%! You now get $.75 per Taste Ticket you turn in at the end of the show. :)
VIP Vendors: It only costs an extra $50 to be a VIP Vendor and get extra promotion and special attention from our VIP attendees! You must be a chocolate/cheese company and you have to provide special, unique samples for our VIPs. We pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE & CHEESE SAMPELRS AT THIS SHOW LAST YEAR -- $1,118.19
That's just what we paid you for the sample tickets turned in a the end of the show. That doesn't even COUNT your sales!
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at https://securevendorinsurance.com/PFS/ApplicantInformation?GroupEventKey=f8b6c50efc1a
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.
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 10 non-chocolate/cheese gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
8 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, cheese, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 8 x 10 booth includes:
- one 8-ft table
- 2 chairs
- Extra tables available for $20 each
- Electricity is available for $35
Load-in is 7:00 - 10:00 Saturday morning.
TASTE TICKETS – WE NOW PAY YOU $.75 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 $.75 PER TICKET. 🙂
* Because we know your costs have gone up a lot lately, we are increasing our Taste Ticket payouts by 50%! You now get $.75 per Taste Ticket you turn in at the end of the show. :)
VIP Vendors: It only costs an extra $50 to be a VIP Vendor and get extra promotion and special attention from our VIP attendees! You must be a chocolate/cheese company and you have to provide special, unique samples for our VIPs. We pay you $2.00 for every VIP Indulgence Ticket you collect!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE & CHEESE SAMPELRS AT THIS SHOW LAST YEAR -- $1,118.19
That's just what we paid you for the sample tickets turned in a the end of the show. That doesn't even COUNT your sales!
INSURANCE: All vendors are required to have their own liability insurance. If you need to order from us, you can do so inexpensively at https://securevendorinsurance.com/PFS/ApplicantInformation?GroupEventKey=f8b6c50efc1a
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 2026 Samplers and Vendors
(Subject to last-minute changes)
Adams Chocolate Factory
AIS Medicare & More
AlcheMeats, LLC
Beijos Brasil
Black Forest Brownies
Bonnie’s Bees
Bruna's Brazilian cheese Bread
Buck and Bloom Cheese Co
Butter Me Up Biscuit
Cheese Chef
Chocolate Elk
Chocolate Therapist, The
Colorado Cocoa Pod
Colorado Crafty Bakers
Cookies and Beyond
Cutco
Daddy's Homemade LLC
Deep Dark Drinking Chocolate LLC
Easter Bunny Photos
Faith Chai, LLC
Frosting! Speciality Cupcakes
Fruit Gravy
George's Gourmet Pound Cakes
Girls Gone Grillin' LLC
Gourfrais German Cool Treat
Gourmet Delights
Grammy Brittle & More!
IMI / Breckenridge
IMI Marketing
KB Candies
Kids Table
Kiki's Cookies & Cakes LLC
Kogler's Bakery
Lani Belle Honey
Loredana's LLC
LUMBAGO
M&M Concessions LLC
Marshmallow Express, The
Mile-Hi Sweets & Treats
MouCo Cheese Company
Nicko's Delights Handcrafted Sweets
NOCO Chocolates
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Pappardelle’s Pasta
Passanante's Home Food Service
Patio Enclosures
Patricia Davis
Proof & Temper
Red Noland Cadillac (Main Stage Sponsor)
Rocking W Cheese
Rocky Mountain Berries
Royal Crest Dairy
S'ana'S
Say Cheese Corner Shoppe
Scratch Sweets
Selva Nahele
Silver's Creations
Snow Loaf Bakery
State 38 Coffee
T-Mobile
The "Ole" Hobbyshop
Third Wave Chocolate Company LLC
Tiny T's Sweet Treats
To Market - To Market
Tru Goodness Brands
Two Sistah's Eats
Urban Farmhouse Co., The
Venecacao
Voulez-Vous Fine Chocolates
Wagon Wheel Smoke House
Westcliffe Cheese Company
What the Fudge Co.
Whitewater Kettle Corn
Wolf Freedom Coffee and Gifts
Zetta Marie's Patisserie
Special thanks to our Vendor Exclusivity Partners:
Bellweather Homes
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Lifetime Bath & Shower
Renewal by Anderson
Thanks to our Online Sponsors:
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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 Cain |