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Festival of Chocolate returns - 1st June 2018
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NOVA
Entertainment announced the popular smooth Festival of Chocolate will be returning
to Sydney in 2018 for the fifth consecutive year, in a brand-new location on Saturday
1st and Sunday 2nd September. The
smooth Festival of Chocolate will relocate to the Sydney Showground in Sydney
Olympic Park, an award-winning venue and major events destination, to provide
commercial, logistical and accessibility benefits for both festival attendees
and exhibitors. Over
the past four years, the smooth Festival of Chocolate has grown in popularity
with 100 stallholders and over 140,000 visitors to The Rocks last year. This year
the festival’s new home in the heart of the geographic centre of Sydney,
will offer attendees, partners and exhibitors all weather access, new attractions
for families and the young at heart and accessibility by all transport modes,
to enhance the festival and provide greater access to all stalls and chocolate
and entertainment experiences. This
year the smooth Festival of Chocolate will be a ticketed event which will include
a charity donation to OzHarvest, access to all exhibitors, grandstand seating
at the Callebaut Test Kitchen, free rides on The Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Ferris Wheel, access to the smooth Relaxation Station, the smooth stage, the Callebaut
Royal Agricultural Chocolate judging and the smooth Kids zone with special entertainment
for the whole family. Tony
Thomas, NOVA Entertainment’s Chief Marketing & Digital Officer said,
“The smooth Festival of Chocolate is a great example of smoothfm’s extension
onto an experiential platform and provides a unique brand experience for attendees
and our partners. With the growing success of the festival and the Smooth FM brand,
we continue to look at ways to evolve and develop the experience and this change
of location will provide a better experience for attendees and greater opportunities
for stallholders and partners.” Families
and chocolate lovers will experience a weekend of decadence with live cooking
demonstrations, family entertainment, along with mouth-watering stalls, offering
gourmet goodies to satisfy sweet-tooths and savoury fans alike. New
to the festival this year, attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to
pair their favourite wine with desserts from Wine Selectors experts, witness the
judging of incredible chocolate creations at The Callebaut Sydney Chocolate Show,
unwind in The Hope Estate Garden Bar and with a greater focus on families this
year, “Smooth Kids” will allow kids to get into the kitchen with Baked
by Andres and N2 Gelato. With
more stalls than ever before, the smooth Festival of Chocolate will welcome back
festival favourites, Blackstar Pastry, Knafeh Bakery and Pimp My Chimney, along
with newcomers, The Chocolate Workshop, G6 Shakes and Peanut Butter Bar. Callebaut
will return to present the Callebaut Test Kitchen featuring live demonstrations
from the country’s best dessert chefs including Australia’s Queen of
Chocolate Kirsten Tibballs. Also
returning will be the hugely popular Chocolatiers Quarters, featuring boutique
chocolatiers and sweet makers, wine sampling at The Cellarmasters Cellar Door,
the smooth Relaxation Station, and the ever-popular smooth stage which gives fans
the chance to meet the Smooth FM on-air talent. For
every ticket sold to this year’s festival, two meals will be donated to Australia’s
leading food rescue charity, OzHarvest. OzHarvest
Corporate & Community Manager, Lisa Dainty said, “OzHarvest is thrilled
to be part of the smooth Festival of Chocolate. Thanks to their support we will
be able to deliver even more meals to vulnerable Australians and help nourish
our country.” All
the information and content from this year’s festival will be housed on www.smoothfestivalofchocolate.com.au What:
Smooth Festival of Chocolate When:
Saturday 1 September – 10am to 6pm, Sunday 2 September – 10am to 6pm Where:
Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park Ticket
prices: All prices include booking fees & GST Single
Day Adult Ticket: $23
Single Day Children’s Ticket (5-17 years): $17
Family
ticket (2 x adults, 3 x children): $55 
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