The Dallas Chocolate Festival main event features dozens of exhibitors with unique chocolates to sample and purchase. A full day of chocolate demos and classes will let you explore all aspects of chocolate from tree to bar to bonbon and beyond. At the Main Event all ages are welcome.

Schedule of Events

Main Event: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Bean to Bar with Potomac Chocolate and 5Mile – 2:00 – 6:00pm
Experience will take place offsite at the 5Mile Chocolate kitchen
Ever wonder how chocolate makers turn cacao beans into delicious chocolate? This extraordinary hands-on workshop, led by two of the country’s top bean-to-bar chocolate makers, is a crash-course in the process. You’ll participate in every step, including sorting and roasting cacao, then winnowing, grinding, refining, conching and tempering. We’ll also discuss sourcing cacao and some of the ethical concerns around chocolate making. Along the way, you’ll be sampling raw cacao, nibs and finished chocolate.

The 4-hour workshop — held at 5Mile Chocolate’s kitchen in Oak Cliff - is limited to 20 participants. 

Class Schedule:

12:00pm: Black Sesame Gelato Tasting with KESSHO
1:00pm: Dip, Decorate and Discover with The Touring Chocolatier