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International Chocolate Festival
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10901 Old Cutler RdFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Miami, FL 33156
(305) 667-1651
3 reviews for International Chocolate Festival
Chocoholics Beware there is no way you could help but not just falling off the bandwagon but selling it off in exchange for chocolate.
Fairchild plays host to this festival and there is plenty to do, see, and taste. There are workshops and demonstrations on chocolate as well as live music, informational exhibits, tours, and of course food, food, food.
While it lasts all weekend my advice would be to come early on a Saturday. Why Saturday? There seemed to be more to activities. Why early? Parking and traffic can be a nightmare that only get worse the later in the day you arrive. Plus there are some great vendors and you will want to spend your time perusing the different tables, tents, etc. The World of Tea set up alone could have been a 15 minute stop. As are many of the other notable vendors.
This is a great way to spend a few hours enjoying the gardens and indulging in cocoa filled fantasies about cookies, brownies. chocolate bars, and plenty more.
I had never visited Fairchild's Tropical Botanic Garden ever before, mainly because I never thought there would any attraction for kids in a botanical garden. Well, we had the opportunity this year to attend the 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival at Fairchild this year and let me tell you I was blown away. I knew I was onto something big when I walked into a pub in South Miami on Saturday afternoon late and lots of people were talking about it so I resolved to go on the Sunday and check it out and I am so glad I did. It's a very laid back atmosphere and full of beautiful Miami people.
1. Try to get there early if you plan to go next year. The traffic from US-1 to the gardens at about 1:30p.m. on the Sunday afternoon was WOEFUL to say the least, but once inside there is sufficient parking throughout the property though you will have to walk a bit.
2. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing...Manolos won't cut it here ladies. You will be walking on grass, mulch and gravel paths.
3. Bring cash for vendors selling snacks, water and ice creams.
4. Bring a small packed lunch and a light blanket or towel if you like. The lines for food were long and I have two kids, one of whom doesn't eat meat. They would have been more comfortable if I had brought with us what they are familiar with. Lots of people were sprawled on the lawns just chilling.
The gardens here are beautiful but I know I didn't see all of it because the place is huge. The kids were fascinated with the different fruit trees and the size and maturity of the specimens. They ran and ran along the lawns, they giggled at some of the statuary. They had fun watching chocolate getting made. They danced to the music. They ate ice cream...and so did I...CHOCOLATE Ice cream of course .
The Chocolate Festival was great! The weather was perfect! It's a fabulous day out for anyone. You can eat chocolate stuff until you explode, watch great cooking demonstrations and even have chocalate martinis.
It was perfect for a beutiful day out in the garden.
