Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest

HIGHLY RECOMMEND, 4-stars given because I don't fancy chocolate or coffee but wanted to be at this event. Would've given 5-stars if I sampled product. Mostly outdoor event and so many people! Yay! First time I have been to the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival and it was better than I had imagined!It was so much more than just chocolate and coffee at the 2-day event. Great atmosphere to spend a few hours, lots of free samples and show specials. There was a vast amount of bakers, chocolatiers, bread makers, coffee roasters, candy makers, popcorn, tea and other delicacies to get your taste buds tingling inside the Expo. I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of bee vendors selling honey products. Honey goes well with coffee, tea and baking products 💛 In addition, the streets were lined with more vendors, food trucks, wineries, breweries and live music with attendees dancing and having a wonderful experience on Main Street at the fairgrounds. Will I return? Absolutely yes. See you next year!

Fantastic venue! Plenty of food & drinks, cool arts & crafts, so much to choose from! $7 parking, $15 for adult entry. Great way to taste-test/sample things before buying! Definitely worth stopping by.

I really hope Blue Bell ice cream will be there again in 2025. Coffee and Dutch chocolate ice cream were amazing!!! Enjoyed my scoop of ice cream last year!!

I really enjoyed this event. Lots of fun to be in an enthusiastic crowd after years of covid restrictions. There were tons of great vendors giving away amazing samples. Live music, a good layout, and delicious food made this an event to remember. My only gripe is the entry and parking fee. After spending $40 total just to get in, my husband and I couldn't justify buying much from the actual vendors. Instead we tasted a lot of samples, and bought a couple small things. We really wanted to support the small businesses represented there. Instead, based on the website, it looks like vendors need to pay to be there, then spend their own funds to offer samples. This seems entirely unfair. If I'm going to pay a ton to get in, I'd like it to go to the vendors who spent so much time and money to be there. Better yet, it would be great if the entry cost diminished significantly, so that we could have given our money directly to vendors, and come home with great products.

This fest was definitely not what I was expecting. I did not feel that chocolate and coffee were the focus of the fest. The other products from different vendors overwhelmed the the chocolate and coffee vendors. There was also very minimal selection of samples to try the vendors products. And after waiting over 20 minutes for just the security check, I was expecting to get a little more of an experience and organization of the show.