Villahermosa will receive about 120 thousand people for the largest Chocolate Festival in its history. Don’t be left out!
Tabasco celebrates the Chocolate Festival from November 15 to 17. Live a unique and delicious experience!
Attention chocolate lovers! Get ready to enjoy the sweetest weekend of the year where you can delight your palate with a symphony of flavors at the Chocolate Festival, which this year will welcome its visitors with an extensive gastronomic display and activities that awaken all the senses.
A festival of Mexico and the world
How not to celebrate one of the most versatile ingredients in Mexican cuisine and one of the most beloved in the world. On this occasion it will be held in Halls I and II of the Tabasco Park in a space of 15 thousand square meters, where a gastronomy section and two events will be incorporated: the Mexico Showcase and the Mundo Maya Showcase, with representative delegations from the 32 states. of the Republic, as well as 5 countries of the Mayan World: Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico, to expose their tourist destinations, gastronomy, crafts and cocoa and chocolate producers.
In addition, they will have Italy as a guest country, which has Perugia as its flagship city. You can find traditional products such as ‘baci’ bonbon (which means kisses), made with chocolate-covered hazelnuts. Exquisite!
What will you see at the Chocolate Festival?
The collaboration of commercial chocolate houses, cocoa farms, as well as the participation of renowned local, national and international chocolatiers and specialists who will give workshops, conferences and will be juries of the different competitions that will be held.
The event considers five dimensions in the value chain, with exhibitions related to the production, marketing and services of cocoa and chocolate, in addition to promoting and seeking international recognition of Creole cocoa originating from the entity.
Competitions
- 1st Mexican Chocolate of Origin Contest.
- 1st Mexican Origin Cocoa Contest.
- 1st International Stove Duel with Gastronomic Innovation.
- 1st Table Chocolate with Water Contest
- Chocolate Promises (Wolter 2023)
- Children’s Chocolate Painting Contest
- Photography contest
Certifications
In addition, there will be the certification program of the International Institute of Chocolate & Cacao Tasting, with its level 1 and 2 courses. Level 3 will also be held during the Festival and, for the first time in the world, level 4, which will be named Origin.
Cocoa, an ancient treasure
Chocolate is one of the most consumed foods in the world, originally as a drink, and later as pastries, in gastronomy and as a candy. Chocolate has transcended through the history of man, but its origin is proudly Tabasco. From this pride arises the Tabasco Chocolate Festival, which since 2010 has been presented promoting the management of knowledge of this ancient grain.
