Pikes Peak Chocolate Festival
April 13, 2024
Norris Penrose Event Center
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
All Indoors!
Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm
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April 13, 2024
Norris Penrose Event Center
1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80905
All Indoors!
Hours: 11:00am - 5:00pm
FOLLOW US:
facebook - Colorado Chocolate Festivals
Instagram - @COchocolateFests
Mountains of Chocolate to Sample and Buy!
Admission is $10!
Kids age 5 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!)
PRO TIP: We are often very crowded the first hour or two... so you may want to come by in the afternoon.
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!
Admission is $10!
Kids age 5 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!)
PRO TIP: We are often very crowded the first hour or two... so you may want to come by in the afternoon.
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!
VIP Ticket ($55): The ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE!
Limit 300 will be sold!
Limit 300 will be sold!
- 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 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!
Meet some of the BEST local, regional and national chocolatiers!
Chocolate Truffles * Chocolate Fudge * Chocolate Martinis * Chocolate Bon Bons * Chocolate Bars * 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!
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 $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 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!
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 10 non-chocolate/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
10 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 10 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 - 10:15 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. 🙂
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!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS PER SHOW LAST YEAR -- $835.00!
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!
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.
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/non-food-or-drink gift booths. Don't wait - sign up today!
10 x 10 Booth rental:
- $195 for chocolate, food and drink
- $350 for Gift Booths
- Double booths also available.
Each 10 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 - 10:15 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. 🙂
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!
AVERAGE PAYOUT TO CHOCOLATE SAMPLERS PER SHOW LAST YEAR -- $835.00!
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!
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.
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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. |