Did somebody say chocolate? Channel your inner Wonka at this beloved Miami festival
What New Year’s resolution?
When it comes to the Festival of Chocolate this weekend, all bets are off.
The annual, two-day event at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is a celebration of your guilty pleasure.
Expect all things sweet, fudgy, gooey and wonderful at this annual local fave, which includes tastings, cooking demos, artisanal vendors, shopping opportunities, even a mobile spa.
Chocolatiers will be on site at the 83-acre wonderland, many whom are local, including OMG Brigadeiros, Gorgeous Edibles and Key West Sweets.
For grownups, you can sip on cocoa-infused spirits while the kids zip around at the so-called Chocolate Olympics. There will be plenty of ways for the little ones to burn off their sugar rush at the event, held at 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.. such as sack races, egg and spoon balancing and a doughnut toss. The prize: a Willy Wonka themed “golden ticket” to get, yes, even more chocolate.
Tip to parents of reluctant teens to get them out of the house and off of their phones this weekend: Tell ‘em Timothée Chalamet may show up.
A FESTIVAL OF CHOCOLATE
Where: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 20-21
Tickets: Adults $24.95; seniors $17.95; students with ID $15.95; kids 6-17 $11.95; 5 and under free; Fairchild members free; fairchildgarden.org
