Chocolate Festival this weekend at Orlando Science Ctr

Attention chocolaholics! If you love chocolate, this weekend is a real treat for you. Truffles, cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pastry, crepes, chocolate drinks and even chocolate spa treatments. The Orlando Science Center is hosting The Festival of Chocolate with tastings, classes, demos, competitions, and chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.

March 5 from 10am - 7pm and March 6 from 10am - 5pm, the Orlando Science Center will be home to the region's premiere chocolate shopping, educational and interactive event.

Highlights include:

* Tastings and Sales of Gourmet Chocolate, Cookies, Brownies, Cakes, Cupcakes, Chocolate Drinks and much, much more!
* A "Kids-4-Chocolate" Creative Workshop area with creative chocolate crafts
* Demonstrations by Award-Winning Pastry Chefs
* An Educational Chocolate Museum featuring Chocolate Production, History of Chocolate, Chocolate Trends, Chocolate and Health, etc.
* A "Best of" Chocolate Indulgence Competition Awarding the Best of the Best in Six Chocolate Categories
* A Chocolate Decadence Raffle Drawing featuring gourmet chocolate creations from the Region's most acclaimed businesses (complimentary with Ticket Purchase)

At The Festival of Chocolate, Kids can:

Decorate a Decadent Chocolate Pizza. ($)
Design a Crazy Chocolate Cupcake. ($)
Create a Fancy Chocolate Cake Pop. ($)
Dip and Decorate Marshmallow Kebobs. ($)

Unleash your inner Cocoa Picasso with a KidzArt Interactive Design Project.
Make Gooey Chocolate Playdough.
Mix Up some Rock Salt Chocolate Ice Cream.
Take a Kid-Centric Class All About Chocolate.
Be a Chocolate Detective uncovering Facts in the Chocolate Museum.
Join in on a Young Chefs Academy "Kids Cooking Up Chocolate" Demo.
Participate in a Cooking Stacking Competition.
Eat your way to Victory in an Ice Cream Eating Competition.
Test Your Chocolate Knowledge in a Tasty Trivia Contest.

At The Festival of Chocolate, Adults can:

Tempt all of your senses with over 30 Vendors selling Everything Chocolate!
Participate in an Interactive Chocolate Candy Making Demonstration.
Create a Captivating Chocolate Cup using a Balloon Technique. ($)
Mix Up some Fresh Creamy Chocolate Mousse.
Watch the Live Judging of the "Best of" Chocolate Indulgence Competition covering Six Chocolate Categories.
See Pastry Chefs Compete in a Live Chocolate Showpiece Competition.
Cheer on Top Rated Pastry School Teams as they go head to head in a Mystery Ingredient Chocolate Dessert Plating Competition.
Participate in a Crazy Cookie Stacking Competition.
Eat Your Way to Victory in an Ice Cream Eating Competition.
Learn about the delicate and delicious relationship between Chocolate and Wine. ($)
Relax as you enjoy a Chocolate Spa Treatment. ($)
Travel through a one-of-a-kind Chocolate Themed Museum.
Watch an Artist create Inspired Chocolate Art right before your eyes.

Entrance to The Festival of Chocolate is included with Admission to the Orlando Science Center. Advanced Tickets on Sale on the Festival of Chocolate website.