Chocolate Festival details
 Cooking contest - Categories for kids, teens and adults. Entries due May 22 at 127 Main Street.
130 vendors: arts, crafts, jewelry, clothing, business services, food court and chocolate!
Kite sculptures debut at festival + "Kites over Vista" events - details
CHOCOLATE ALLEY (corner of Broadway and Indiana), featuring a dozen chocolate vendors.
- Brandini Toffee - Fresh and simple. They use only 4 ingredients – Creamy Butter, Pure Cane Sugar, Dark Chocolate and Roasted Almonds. From La Quinta.
- C.C.’s Chocolate Etcetera – A chocolate and candy shop with retro flair owned by Cindy "C.C." Casady at
189 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road
in nearby
San Marcos
. Specializes in hand-made fudge and customized favors for any special event.
- Fran & Patti's Past Times Chocolate Shop - Manufacturing
a variety of delicious and beautifully detailed
chocolates, filled and solid, since 1992.
Mother and daughter-owned business based in Sun City. "Our Triple Dipped Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtles, our
Chocolate Covered Cherries and our Chocolate Crunches are
"Simply Irresistible."
- Healthy Beverages - Great tasting, healthy coffee, tea, mocha, hot chocolate and more. Based in Vista.
- Mellace Family Brands -
Dark chocolate & cinnamon almonds, milk choc. Irish cream, dark chocolate cashews and assorted roasted nuts. Based in Carlsbad.
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory -
Chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolates and other candies
- Starbucks Coffee - Frappucino samples.
- Sweet Treats - Chocolate-dipped goodies from Dale Prochnow of Wildomar.
- Tony & Lucy's - Funnel cakes with chocolate topping. From San Diego.
- Victorian Sweet Shoppe - Frozen fresh fruit kabobs dipped in various chocolate and cruch mixtures. Based in Colton.
- Yo Lily Cheesecake Company - Cheesecake on a stick, chocolate atrawberries. From Chula Vista.
- Zoofari - Boxes of chocolate truffles. Jackie Navarro of Carlsbad.
Kids Zone (Main Street from Santa Fe to Indiana) - Rides on Main Street.
 Blaze featured at Entertainment Stage at the Fountain (corner of Main Street and Michigan Ave.)
From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the unique sound of Blaze will be featured on our Entertainment Stage. From classic rock to Latin, from country to hip-hop and R&B. Blaze guarantees audiences a show that is both exciting and entertaining!
Blaze has spent almost 15 years on the circuit, performing in a variety of venues, ranging from nightclubs to casinos. They pride themselves on their ability to adapt to most audiences by making them feel a part of the show.
The members of Blaze truly love to perform and entertain and, because of this, we are always seeking to keep up with the times and continuing to grow as musicians, singers and successful entertainers.
FOOD COURT
- Carvel Ice Cream
- Hunter Steakhouse
- El Gordito Feliz Mexican Food
- Hot 2 Pop Kettle Korn
- Donut Dudes
- Garden State Ice
- The Greek Gourmet
- Major League
- New York Giant Pizza
RESTAURANTS - On Main Street within the festival boundaries:
- Curbside Cafe
- Hennessey's
- Village Cafe
- Juanita's Taco Shop
- El Ranchero
- Allen's Alley
- Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS - Open during the festival:
- The Wave Waterpark, 101 Wave Drive, one block away, open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Memorial weekend
- Krikorian Theatres, 25 Main Street, one block from festival
- Celebrate Vista art banner display - On Main Street in the middle of the festival, debuting May 27. Also on S. Santa Fe Avenue.
- Vista Art Foundation Gallery, 127 Main Street, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
- Vistacado Mural - 562-ft. long mural tracing Vista's history. Behind Hennessy's in the 200 block of Main Street. Believed to be the world's longest mural painted by one artist on a series of buildings.
- Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., two miles away, open daily 10 to 4
- Vista Entertainment Center - 435 W Vista Way, half mile away. Bowling and laser tag.
- Boomers - 1525 W Vista Way, one mile away. Miniature golf, batting cages, bumper boats, go-carts, laser tag.
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* FREE admission * Children's 10Mobile
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