All Day Events The Chocolate Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square, York, YO1 9QT Chocolate Cafe, demonstrations, tastings and workshops will take place throughout the day in the festival marquee from 10am - 7.00pm The Little Chocolate Factory, St Sampson's Square, York, YO1 9QT Create your own chocolate Easter Egg at the Chocolate Festival Marquee with the chocolate team from York Cocoa House Taking place daily throughout the festival 10am - 5pm Chocolate - York's Sweet Story, King's Square - Chocolatey Fun and Games at York's new attraction Try your luck at a range of Chocolate Challenges, where you’ll be able to battle your wits and show off your chocolate skills! York's newest visitor attraction CHOCOLATE – York’s Sweet Story is open daily 10am – 5.30pm. For more information about York's newest attraction visit www.yorkssweetstory.com Wired High Ropes Challenge Easter Egg Hunt This fabulous Fun outdoor activity is from 7 years upwards and has the added challenge of finding hidden eggs along the course. This Easter you can Work off the chocolate or allow yourself more after this Physical test of balance and agility! For more information visit www.webadventurepark.co.uk/attractions_wired.htm Web Adventure Park, The Arena, Cliftongate Business Park, Wigginton Road, YO32 2RH The Balloon Tree, Gate Helmsley, Near York Visit The Balloon Tree to take part in a special Easter Trail Treasure Hunt to earn your chocolatey reward at the end. Taking place daily throughout the festival 9.30am - 5.00pm. For more information visit www.theballoontree.co.uk 11.00am - Easter Chocolate Nests - Hands-on Chocolate Making Workshop with York Cocoa House
Get stuck in learning how to make a chocolate nest this Easter to hold all of your special chocolates. During this hands-on workshop all participants will get stuck in, working with chocolate to create a chocolate nest to be filled with chocolate truffles and mini eggs. You will make your chocolate nest before beautifully packaging your creation to take home and show off, share or maybe just enjoy! Tickets are £5 for adults and £3.50 for children and are available at the York Chocolate Festival Marquee in St Sampson's Square or on-line in advance yorkchocolatefestivalworkshopchocolatenests.eventbrite.com 11.00am - 1.00pm Chocolate Easter Egg Masterchef - The Mansion House, St Helen's Square Discover the art of making gorgeous chocolate Easter Eggs in this chocolate masterclass. You will learn how to temper chocolate before making your own Easter Egg filled with chocolates. Tickets are £15 for adults or £10 for children and are available from York Cocoa House or on-line at yorkchocolatefestivalchocolatemasterchef.eventbrite.com 2.00pm - 3.00pm Raw Chocolate Making - Hands-on Chocolate Making Workshop with York Cocoa House Choc Chick's Raw chocolate is made with the basic ingredients that go into chocolate. You will work with the raw ingredients of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and agar nectar, a natural fructose used to sweeten, there is no dairy, sugar or gluten in these ingredients. During this hands-on workshop all participants will get stuck in, working with the raw ingredients to create actual chocolate. Once made you can add your choice of ingredients to make your chocolate into an interesting chocolate bar of your own creation. You will need to allow your chocolate products to set before coming back 1 hour later to beautifully packaging your creation to take home and show off, share or maybe just enjoy! Tickets are £5 for adults and £3.50 for children and are available at the York Chocolate Festival Marquee in St Sampson's Square or on-line in advance yorkchocolatefestivalworkshoprawchocolatemaking.eventbrite.com  3.00pm - The Apprentice - Chocolate Tea & Talk The Mansion House, St Helen's Square Life at 28 Pavement as a Rowntree Grocer's Apprentice. Dr Bridget Morris of the Rowntree Society will look at a survey of daily life for the many generations of apprentices who worked in the famous business established by Joseph Rowntree in 1822, including George Cadbury and Lewis Fry. Tickets are £5 and are available at the York Chocolate Festival Marquee in St Sampson's Square or on-line in advance yorkchocolatefestivaltheapprentice.eventbrite.com 6.00pm - Chocolate and Whisky Tasting The Chocolate Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square Join the team from the Whisky shop for an introduction into tasting and combining whisky and chocolate flavours. Tickets are £5 and are available from the Whisky Shop, 11 Coppergate, York and on-line. |      |
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