Attention all sweet-toothed folk! This weekend Dublin’s first ever Chocolate Festival is coming to Temple Bar.

The event calendar focuses on chocolate, chocolate and… um, even more chocolate! Events revolve around not only tasting chocolate, but also exploration of the beautiful creation through film, literature and the visual arts. The festival on Friday offers chocolate lovers a workshop in sensory analysis offered by Ivan Caprioli and a talk on fairtrade and the coco bean, by Ian Callanan from Global Gction Glan Ireland.

Friday’s festival offerings close with a screening of Tim Burton’s 2005 version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory in Meeting House Square. Funnily enough, if you want to attend this screening, you must get your hands on one of the free golden tickets!

Saturday, bring your money along, because for chocolate addicts, a visit to the Chocolate Market ain’t gonna come cheap! It runs from 10am-4.30pm in Meeting House Square. There will also be a chocolate themed book and poetry reading at Connolly Books from 5pm-6pm (yes, seriously).

On Sunday you have a second chance to catch the Chocolate Market from 10am to 4.30pm, and the festival closes by crowning one chef the chocolate champion of Dublin.
Chocolate recipes from The Clarence Hotel, Chez Emily, Crepes in the City, Smock Alley Café and Sabores de Mexico are all competing to be crowned the Temple Bar Chocolatier.

Ok now, stop licking your lips and start plannig your weekend! For more information click here.

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