Chocolate Lovers Festival 2015: Featured Events, Taste of Chocolate Ticket Info

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Fairfax will be full of love in February – not just for Valentine’s Day, but also for the City of Fairfax Chocolate Lovers Festival, Feb. 7-8.

Valentines, featuring a drawing of the “Old” Fire Station 3, drawn by Jackie Liedl of Local Color, are available in advance of the event. Limited edition valentines, that include a coupon for five free “pogs” for the Taste of Chocolate, cost $5 each, and are available through Jan. 30 (while supplies last) at the City Manager’s Office, 10455 Armstrong Street – Room 316, 703-293-7120.

Festival events include:

• Taste of Chocolate – purchase the chocolate creations of confectioners;
• Chocolate Challenge & Silent Auction – original chocolate sculptures by professional and amateur chocolatiers alike judged by professional and celebrity judges; the Silent Auction will feature entries from the Chocolate Challenge as well as items from the local business community;
• Pancake Breakfast, Bake Sale & Face Painting – Regular and chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, coffee, juice, and milk. Cost is $6/adults and $4/children ages 4-10. Children under the age of 3 will eat with a paying adult (limit one child per one paying adult).
• Children’s Activities – featuring chocolate fairy tales, magicians, puppet shows, & music;
• The Great Chocolate Caper and “Smarter Than a Lawyer” – a mock trial based on a popular children’s story with a chocolate-related theme; then test your skills against lawyers;
• Chocolate Movie Night– see what your golden ticket will bring you with the original Willy
• Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; come and enjoy stories and activities before the movie
• Harley Eye Candy – an opportunity to sit on a Harley; bring your camera and have your picture taken while sitting on the back of your favorite Harley;
• Fairfax’s Historic Archives – view some of Fairfax’s most interesting historical legal documents such as the 1739 Land Grant; a page from the polling done around the county as citizens voted to Secede from the Union; the “Civil War” Rule book filled with graffiti from the soldiers stationed here; images of pages from George Washington’s Will as well as access to the room where the original deed book is located; and
• Historic Open Houses – visit Legato School, the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, The Ford House and Ratcliffe AllisonHouse.

See a complete schedule of events at chocolatefestival.net.