A festival celebrating chocolate!

The Inner West Street Association brings you the popular Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival to downtown Annapolis for the holidays. On Sunday, December 6th from 11 to 4 pm the first block of West Street we will feature chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, family-friendly entertainment, holiday shopping – Oh, and more chocolate! Chocolate vendors will be lining the street with samples for you to try before you buy! Our 7 fabulous restaurants will have wonderful Chocolate specials inside and out during the afternoon.

Grab a S’more at the Scouts fire pit!

Stop by Visit Annapolis at 26 West Street and vote for your favorite house at The Great Annapolis Gingerbread House. Winners will be announced at 3:30pm on Sunday, December 6th.

NEW this year! Enjoy a chocolate experience with Food Network competitor and pastry chef Marisa Churchill during her Secrets, Spells and Chocolate demo and tasting and receive a signed cookbook for you to take home.

Get out of the cold and join us at Stan and Joe’s VIP Gray Wolf Spirits tasting and pairing ticketed event.

The Eastport Volunteer Fire Company will be collecting donations of non-perishable items to benefit local communities.

You can also shop our holiday vendors at the Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival featuring local artisans and art galleries with a wide range of handmade items including jewelry, pottery, candles, wood turnings, ornaments, and more.

The live music and entertainment by SoulJourners, Salvation Army Band, Priddy Music, Naptown Sings and more! Music starts at 11am and ends at 4 pm as the West Street Holiday Light Canopy lights up.

TICKET INFORMATION

GENERAL ADMISSION:

$5 Per person + processing fees. Children Under 12 are FREE – No ticket needed

SAMPLE TASTE TICKETS

Sample Taste Tickets: 15 tickets for $20 + processing fees Try before you buy!

Chocolate Vendors will be handing out scrumptious samples for you to taste. Samples require a ticket to be turned into the vendor. Vendors will have plenty of Chocolate products to purchase.

SECRETS, SPELLS and CHOCOLATE

Pastry Chef Marisa Churchill, Top Chef competitor on the Food Network will be bringing her recipe for her Good Fortune Cookies to the Visitors center for a baking demonstration and tasting!

Tickets: $38 + processing fees.- Visitors Center 26 West Street

Ticket includes: Baking demo by Pastry Chef Marisa Churchill, signed cookbook, Good Fortune Cookie Sample, Valrhona Chocolate Sample.

Available Timed Entries: Event is approximately one hour long

12:30pm – Tickets Available

2pm – Tickets Available

Marisa Churchill spent a decade of her career working in some of San Francisco’s most notable restaurants (The Slanted Door, Rubicon, LuLu). She was called “one of the city’s top pastry chefs,” by Michael Bauer, former head food critic of the San Francisco Chronicle. She was a competitor on Top Chef season two, and competed multiple times on Food Network Challenge, where she took first or second place in every challenge.

She is the author of two cookbooks and one novel: Secrets, Spells, and Chocolate. Her debut novel has earned high praise, including from Top Chef judge Gail Simmons who said “for food and fantasy lovers of all ages. I couldn’t put it down!”

Her recipes have appeared in numerous culinary publications, from Food & Wine to Oprah.com, Women’s Health, and on numerous TV shows: The Talk, Access Hollywood, Hallmark’s Home & Family, and more.

When she isn’t cooking, Marisa is usually busy whipping up fun new plots.

To learn more visit www.marisachurchill.com or follower her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chef_marisachurchill/

Stan and Joe’s / Gray Wolf Spirits VIP Lounge

Tickets: $65 + processing fees

VIP Lounge Ticket Includes: Stan and Joe’s / Gray Wolf Spirits Tastings and a VIP Bag. One ticket to the Chocolate Binge Festival, 15 Sample Taste Tickets.

Event Time: Meet at Stan and Joe’s upstairs by 11:45 to be seated.

Noon to 2:00 – Tickets Available

Come out of the cold and relax for a bit! Stan and Joe’s and Gray Wolf Spirits will be offering a pairing of their delicious menu paired with Gray Wolf and their all natural, and creative small batch spirits. Walk away with a VIP Bag! Limited to 38 tickets. So grab your friends and reserve your time.

3 Course Pairings:

Course 1: Fried Ravioli with a Berry Salad and Citrus Vinaigrette paired with The “Vetiti Paradisi” – Lobo Agave Spirit, Aperol, Lime Juice and Grapefruit Soda.

Course 2: Guinness Stew with Chili and Cocoa dusted Baquettes paired with A “Rye Cider Smash” with fresh lemon and apple cider, touch of club.

Course 3: A sample dessert from “Bar and Batters” Black Walnut liqueur infused pie paired with Cocoa Whiskey Old Fashion (Chocolate bitters, touch of sugar and orange zest. (a chocolate mousse will be substituted for nut allergies)