Chocolate festival this weekend in Glendale Arizona

I am going to a Chocolate Festival tomorrow. It is one on my favorite events all year. There are all kinds of chocolate things to sample and to buy, as well as other craft and food vendors. I have gone to this for many years. If anyone in the area plans to go, I recommend going early because it gets very crowded in the afternoon. It is suppose to rain here tomorrow, so I hope it does not get rained out!

I took pictures last year. But looking back I realize I took more pictures of trees and flowers and other things beside the chocolate. This time I will try to get more pictures of the chocolate and do a follow up post. I am attaching a few pictures from last year to this post.

I have never posted a link before, so I hope I am doing this right. Here is part of an article about it. It you go to the link, it also lists times for musical entertainment and romance writers.

http://www.glendaleaz.com/events/chocolateaffaire.cfm

Glendale's Festival of Chocolate and Romance Will Be an Affaire to Remember

Historic Downtown Glendale will be a chocolate lover's paradise Feb. 6-8, as the 14th annual Glendale Chocolate Affaire celebrates with music, romance and an abundance of that sinfully delicious confection, as well as free admission and free parking!

Chocoholics will delight in the three dozen chocolate purveyors, discovering everything from chocolate-covered potato chips to chocolate chile pecans to goat milk fudge.

The Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Arizona's famous candy makers, Cerreta's. The candy factory will offer tours all weekend, so visitors can get a behind-the-scenes look at how the chocolatiers create everyone's favorite candy.

So, what goes better with chocolate than romance? The festival has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. This symposium of literary romantics offers fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing workshops given by the experts.

Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the historic Catlin Court district.

Event hours are Friday 5 - 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.

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