Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival
Visitors can stroll down the street lined with chocolate vendors and local restaurants offering chocolate treats and specials. In addition to sweets, guests can roast s'mores at a fire pit, browse handmade artisan gifts such as jewelry and pottery, and vote on gingerbread creations at the visitor center. Live musical performances entertain crowds throughout the street before the holiday light canopy illuminates at dusk.
What to Expect
Chocolate tastings, holiday artisan shopping, and live music on West Street
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Neighborhood
Inner West Street
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
Food & Drink
Chocolate vendors offer samples (requiring Sample Taste Tickets) and products for purchase, seven restaurants serve chocolate specials, and optional ticketed sessions include a cookie demonstration and tasting and a three-course food-and-spirit pairing.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Chocolate lovers and families
Vibe
Festive and indulgent
Energy Level
Moderate
Budget
$
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
Moderate
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: General admission: $5 per person plus processing fees; children under 12 are free and do not need a ticket. Sample taste tickets: 15 for $20 plus processing fees. – Get tickets
- Hours: Festival: 11 to 4 pm; music: 11am to 4 pm.
- Parking: The closest garages are Gott's Garage and Whitmore Garage.
Tips & Advice
- Buy Sample Taste Tickets along with your admission, because the chocolate vendors only hand out samples in exchange for a ticket.
- Book the VIP Lounge early if you want it, since only 38 tickets are sold, and arrive at Stan and Joe's upstairs ahead of start time to be seated.
- Pick one of the two timed sessions for Marisa Churchill's demo when you buy, because each runs about an hour and the tickets are separate from admission.
- Bring a few non-perishable food items, because the Eastport Volunteer Fire Company is collecting donations at the festival for local communities.
- Park in Gott's Garage or Whitmore Garage, the closest garages, and stay until the music ends as the West Street Holiday Light Canopy lights up.
Special Events & Promotions
- New this year: Marisa Churchill's Secrets, Spells and Chocolate baking demo and tasting at the Visitors Center, with a signed cookbook. It needs a separate ticket and has two timed sessions.
- Stan and Joe's / Gray Wolf Spirits VIP Lounge: a three-course spirits pairing with a VIP bag, limited to 38 tickets and sold separately.
- Great Annapolis Gingerbread House voting closes and winners are announced at the festival.
- The Eastport Volunteer Fire Company is collecting non-perishable food for local communities.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
How do the chocolate samples work?
Each sample costs one Sample Taste Ticket, which you hand to the vendor. Tickets come in packs of 15, so you can try before you buy, and vendors have plenty of chocolate for sale.
Is it good for kids?
Yes, it's family-friendly. Children under 12 get in free and don't need a ticket. Kids can roast a s'more at the Scouts fire pit, and the gingerbread contest has its own categories for kids 12 and under.
What is there besides chocolate?
Local artisans and galleries sell handmade jewelry, pottery, candles, wood turnings and ornaments. There's live music from SoulJourners, the Salvation Army Band, Priddy Music, Naptown Sings and others. The seven restaurants on the block run chocolate specials, and you can vote on gingerbread houses at the Visitors Center, 26 West Street.
What's the Secrets, Spells and Chocolate demo?
It's new this year and ticketed separately. Pastry chef Marisa Churchill, a Top Chef and Food Network competitor, gives a baking demo of her Good Fortune Cookies at the Visitors Center. The ticket includes a signed cookbook, a cookie sample and a Valrhona chocolate sample. It runs about an hour, with two timed sessions.
What comes with the VIP Lounge?
Stan and Joe's and Gray Wolf Spirits serve a three-course pairing of food with small-batch spirits. You also get a VIP bag, festival admission and 15 Sample Taste Tickets. Only 38 tickets are sold. If you have a nut allergy, they swap the dessert for a chocolate mousse.
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