Chocolatefest 2018
Family Fun | May 1, 2018
Chocolatefest 2018 is Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28!
SUPER things come to those who wait!
All year we wait. We wait for spring, for school to get out, for summertime and all of the fun things it brings. Friends, family, fun times, picnics and yummy foods, county fairs with carnivals and games, trips to the zoo and farm to see animals, live music in the park and church festivals. Memorial Day is a calendar bench mark for all of these events. The cue for the fun to begin! Memorial weekend is the official start of summer and with it, comes CHOCOLATEFEST and you are in luck, because we have it ALL!
Can you believe Chocolatefest has been going for 32 SUPER years? Yes!
For 32 years, volunteers from the Burlington community have gotten together to collaborate and bring a weekend of FUN for people to enjoy as they kick off the summer season. This year’s Super festivities kick off Friday, May 25 at 4pm and end on Monday, May 28 at 7pm.
The festival also serves as a conduit for civic groups, charities and non-profits to join forces and generate revenue that will benefit their cause. We are all very proud of what ChocolateFest represents – a community of giving volunteers supporting area causes.
SUPER FUN THINGS TO DO
Our committee has been working hard to bring you Super entertainment. The always popular, “America’s Got Talent” hypnotist and illusionist Chris Jones will be here, along with a NASCAR exhibit, All American Lumberjacks, helicopter rides, and Battle of the Bands. Bring the kids down to the petting zoo! Granpa Cratchet will delight the littles and the Chocolate Chunk Dig and Kidbuck$ Game Show will be back. The Friday night sky will be illuminated by wonderful fireworks. Chocolate City Idol is returning this year on Sunday afternoon and the Veteran’s will be honored with a beautiful Memorial Day parade on Monday.
Celebrity Chef Challenge
Featuring Miss Wisconsin, McKenna Collins & WTMJ4’s Jesse Ritka
Come see Super Miss Wisconsin, McKenna Collins and WTMJ4’s Super Jesse Ritka whip up tasty delicacies in a new and Super exciting cooking challenge. Similar to the TV show “Chopped”, this challenge features two teams each consisting of one local celebrity and one local chef as they create an entrée with staple foods paired with top-secret ingredients. You will want to stay for the Super dessert creations they share with the audience!
MUSIC
Five stages of Super musical entertainment this year will include, Battle of the Bands (high school and adults) Bella Cain, Mad Bark, The Cheap Shots, Bad Boy, Strip*d, Reverand Raven, Squad 51, Exit Plan, Lunchmoney Bullies, Chocolate City Idol, Generation Z, Bobby & Wayouts, The Britins, PF and the Flatheads. Schedules are available at chocolatefest.com.
Chocolate Experience Tent
Everyone’s favorites are in the Chocolate Experience Tent, starting with a complimentary, warm, Nestle Tollhouse cookie! For $7.00 you can purchase a Taster Ticket which entitles you to 12 Super samples from a variety of vendors. While enjoying your treats, you can watch chef demonstrations, Project Yum-Way, Celebrity Chef Challenge. Alice In Dairyland will be joining us for a segment Sunday evening. If you wish, participate in a variety of chocolate-y games and chocolate eating contests.
THE CARNIVAL
Once again, Burlington Rotary presents The Carnival – North American Midway Entertainment, the world’s largest traveling outdoor amusement park. Pricing info at chocolatefest.com.
In the Chocolate Experience Tent
- Live Chocolate Sculpting Competition
- Giant Chocolate Jenga
- Giant Cupcake Eating Contest
- Complimentary, Fresh, Warm, Nestle Tollhouse Cookies
- Kids’ Cookie Decorating
- Kids’ Sundae Challenge
- Chocolate Chunk Dig
- Chocolate Eating Contents
- Chocolate Marketplace
- And Much More!
Don’t miss:
- Fireworks, Friday
- Bella Cain, Friday
- Veteran’s Parade, Monday
- Jaycees Arts & Crafts, Echo Park
- Celebrity Chef Challenge
- Choco Minute-to-Win-It
- All American Lumberjacks
- NASCAR Exhibit
- Chocolate City Idol
- Helicopter Rides
OTHER SUPER FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES:
Chocolate City Bike Ride
Sunday, May 20
23-40-62 Mile Routes • FAMILY 10 MILE RIDE
Pre-register at signmeup.com/118381 or at Bob’s Pedal Pusher.
START LOCATION: Burlington High School
High School Battle of the Bands
Thursday, May 24, 6:00-9:30pm
Chocoholic 5K
Sunday, May 27, 9:30am
Riverside Park & Seven Waters Trail
PRE-register at chocoholic.5k.run
Monday Entrance
“PACK THE PANTRY” for Love, Inc.
Adults: 5 non-perishable food items or $5 cash.
Regular admission also accepted.
Tickets are available online at ChocolateFest.com
Enjoy SUPER Food! SUPER Entertainment! SUPER Chocolate Tent! SUPER Fun!
All in Burlington, Wisconsin, where CHOCOLATE SAVES THE DAY
