The annual Colorado Chocolate Festival at the National Western Expo Hall is Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 2025, and features more than 50,000 chocolate samples from more than 80 regional and national vendors. If thousands of chocolate samples isn’t enough enticement, this year’s festival also offers contests, a Mother’s Day gift market, games and kids activities.
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Activities on the Festival stage include Chocolate Bingo, the Chocolate Crown contest, free chocolate cake for Moms, chocolate pudding contest, and more.
Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. highlight is The Mom Game — where Moms answer fun, simple questions about themselves backstage then join their kid onstage to see how many right answers they can get. Winners get chocolate!
Tickets
Admission is limited to 1,200 per session:
Arrive any time during your session and stay as long as you like. No one has to leave until 5 p.m.
FRIDAY
VIPs may enter at 3:30 pm, or anytime.
$10 for Friday Session (arrive 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Friday parking is discounted to $10/car.
SATURDAY
VIPs may enter at 10 a.m. or anytime.
$10 for Session One (arrive 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
$10 for Session Two (arrive 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
$6 for Session Three (arrive 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
VIP Pass $59 (Limit 500)
Arrive a full hour early (3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday) – 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
Taste Tickets are $10 for 12 tickets.
Kids (age 10 and younger) get in FREE.
Buy tickets in advance to save time entering the event.
Parking
$10 Friday and $15 Saturday
Hours are Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.