Central Florida Chocoholics Celebrate!
The Festival of Chocolate
The Ultimate All-Chocolate Shopping, Educational and Interactive Experience
is coming back and growing into The UCF Arena!
Orlando, FL (April 2012) – Attention Chocoholics! For anyone that has wanted to be a kid in a chocolate store…you now have your chance.
The Festival of Chocolate, recognized as one of the Top Ten Chocolate Festivals in the USA, returns to Central Florida and makes a new home at the University of Central Florida Arena with a larger vendor showcase; more interactive activities; additional live competitions and all for a lower ticket price! And 2012 introduces…
The Cocoa Couture Fashion Show on the Chocolate Yumway!
The event runs: Friday, April 27, 4 p.m. - 10 p.m., Saturday April 28, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Video from 2011 Festival of Chocolate
The event includes the area's best chocolate and confection companies selling everything chocolate from truffles, cakes, crepes and cupcakes to cookies, brownies and gelato. Chocolate savory items including mocha chili, chocolate BBQ sauce, seasonings, coffee and meat rubs will also make a debut.
Throughout the weekend, award-winning pastry chefs and chocolatiers host interactive demonstrations sharing techniques and tricks of the trade while live chocolate competitions give breathtaking artistic sculptures a tasty twist.
Trendy Chocoholics can marvel at the launch of The Cocoa Couture Fashion Show featuring hand designed garments made almost completely out of chocolate wrappers. Designers will sew, stitch and eat their way to The Festival of Chocolate Yumway where they will compete for prizes judged by professionals and The Festival of Chocolate guests.
The adventurous confection crowd can whip up some chocolate lip balm and try their hand (or armpit) at creating armpit fudge. History buffs become chocolate detectives as they tour an educational chocolate-themed museum and gamers can try their luck and chocolate knowledge in Brownie Bingo...where they can eat the playing pieces!
Chocolate University taught by Chocolate Masters, A “Double-Dare You” of unusual items dipped in chocolate including crickets and jalapeños, cookie stacking contests, chocolate mustaches, a book signing and a complimentary chocolate raffle make The Festival of Chocolate weekend at The UCF Arena the Sweetest weekend in Central Florida, April 27-29, 2012.
TICKETS
Each adult advance purchase ticket will receive two dollars in chocolate coins to spend in The Festival of Chocolate and chance to win a spot as a Chocolate Judge. Advanced ticket purchases are available at FestivalofChocolate.com.
Limited Seating Registration for Chocolate Class and Chocolate and Wine Pairings available at FestivalofChocolate.com.
