YKA Hot Chocolate Festival -  February 2025!

For the entire month of February 2025, participating cafés and restaurants will offer a signature hot chocolate drink for you to sample.  They'll compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze titles for YKA's Best Hot Chocolate 2025. New to this year, we added a fourth category of spirited hot chocolates with three locations offering their hot chocolate with a splash of alcohol for those who choose.

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These delicious concoctions will warm your belly and your heart, knowing that $1-3 from each drink helps the Mount Paul Community Food Centre (CFC) reach even more community members.

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You can learn more about the CFC and our diverse, programs here.

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How it works!

Choose a hot chocolate from our list of vendors, get yourself out to their location to make your purchase, Follow the link, and then rate the drink to help us decide who will be crowned YKA’s Best Hot Chocolate! You can rate as many different drinks as you can try. We challenge you to try them all.

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Each unique drink you vote for gives you a chance to win prizes throughout the festival. Multiple votes for the same drink will count as only one vote/prize entry

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Scan the QR code or go to https://ykahotchocolatefestival.paperform.co/  The QR code will also be on posters in every participating location for easy scanning in-store.

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Participating Locations

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Brynn's Bakery - Hazelnut Praline Hot Chocolate

Fresh St. Market  - Dulce de Leche Hot Chocolate

Gold Leaf Pastries - Hazelnut Hot Chocolate  

He Brews Ahava Coffee - S'mores Hot Chocolate

Hello Toast - Oreo Cookie Crumble

Kelly O'Bryan's - Shamrock Sipper/Murphy's Macaron

Logjam Coffee - Banana Foster Hot Chocolate

Mary Ann's Macarons - Black Forest Bliss

The Chook Eatery - Gelato Hot Chocolate Float

The London Creative - The Empress
The Vic Downtown & 5Bean Brew Bar - Toasted Marshmallow

Yew St. Food Hall, Smashville Burger – Cocoa Freeze

Zaaz Eatery and Play – Strawberry Whiteout

Monte Creek Winery – Haskap White Hot Chocolate

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Acknowledgments

Very special thanks go to the amazing team at Calgary’s Meals on Wheels, who generously provided us with all the information we need to start this festival.  If you’re in Calgary in February 2025, we encourage you to participate in the YYC Hot Chocolate Festival

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We are proud to recognize our generous sponsors, without whom this festival would not be possible. Thank you to Volkswagen of Kamloops, Next Gen Electrical Services Ltd. and KVA Mechanical!