The 3rd annual Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival kicks off on January 19th and runs until February 19th in 2024. Now offering a hot chocolate passport, new flavours and vendors throughout the Okanagan Valley, the festival is once again raising funds for the Central Okanagan Food Bank! Their goal for this year is $2024 for families in need throughout the Central Okanagan.

Watch some of last year’s highlights!

What’s new for 2024?

The Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival is now offering a passport. Simply collect 12 stamps (1 stamp per location please) and mail in your passport for an entry to win a prize! 

Get your passport at these locations from January 19th until they’re gone!
Sandrine’s French Pastry & Chocolate, Kelowna
Kelowna Beer Institute, Kelowna
Black Rabbit, Kelowna
Empire Crepe, Kelowna

Other ways to win prizes?

This year you can win with the passport, the Instagram photo contest and the kiddos can win a prize with the popular colouring contest. Retail value of the prize exceeds $200 and includes a pass to the Löyly Floating Sauna and Cold Plunge, good for 2 uses! It also includes Sandrine’s chocolates, gift cards and 1 Okanagan Hot Chocolate Mug.

Instagram Contest
The Instagram photo contest is simple, snap of photo of you, your hot chocolate, your bestie at your location or anywhere you enjoy your hot chocolate. Upload it to Instagram on your feed, story or as a reel and automatically be entered to win! Don’t forget to tag @Okanaganhotchocolatefest and use the #oknghotchocolatefest2024. 
Prize:  1 official Okanagan Hot Chocolate Fest mug and swag + gift cards provided by some of the participating locations! Retail value exceeds $200!

Colouring Contest
Open to kids of all ages, The Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival has once again provided colouring pages for download on their website. Get your kiddo to colour one or all of the pages provided and submit to oknghotchocolatefest@gmail.com by February 19th. The pages will be shared on social media and the winner will be drawn at random.
Prize: 1 official Okanagan Hot Chocolate mug, 1 pass to the Energyplex ($25 value), 1 bag of Kin + Pod sponge toffee and more to be announced. Retail value is $200!

Participating locations for 2024

You can find the flavour map hosted on our website this year! Head to our navigation menu or click here to find the Google Map. You may notice fewer locations participating this year. Since the start of the Okanagan Hot Chocolate Fest many locations have since closed. There are also many late submissions so stay tuned for more locations that join the fun at the last minute.

Find the flavours and pairings at the official Okanagan Hot Chocolate Fest here on January 19th, or a