Norwich Chocolate Festival
Fortnight
18th - 31st ChOctober 2025
More than a Chocolate Festival ...
The Norwich Chocolate Festival connects chocolate lovers with cocoa growers – placing justice, transparency, and shared humanity at the heart of the story.
This is not just about indulgence. It’s about celebration, curiosity, and care. Come and meet the people behind your favourite flavours.
Discover where your chocolate comes from – and why that matters.
Two Weeks. One City. Countless Ways to Experience Chocolate.
Norwich Chocolate Festival Fortnight brings together a diverse line-up of events across two weeks and locations citywide — from powerful panels and film screenings to chocolate dinners, hands-on experiences, and joyful family activities.
Scroll down to explore what's on.
Saturday 18th
Festival Launch
St Giles House
An intimate, invite-only evening to open the fortnight with welcome cocktails, guest reflections, and a celebratory atmosphere.
This special gathering marks the beginning of Norwich Chocolate Festival Fortnight.
A limited number of crowdfunder tickets will be available for those wishing to support and be part of the celebration.
Saturday 25th
Chocolate Market
Carrow House
A vibrant day of chocolate discovery for all the family, with a wide range of stalls, tastings, live demos, and creative festival experiences throughout the day.
Expect a warm, welcoming atmosphere filled with energy, curiosity, and connection. Meet producers, artists, and cocoa guests, and celebrate chocolate in all its richness—flavour, culture, and meaning.
Sunday 19th
Chocolate Dinner
St Giles House
A refined four-course dinner where responsibly sourced chocolate features in every dish.
Enjoy a curated tasting flight, bold flavour pairings, and conversations with cocoa farming community guests. An evening of flavour, storytelling, and connection—showcasing chocolate as ingredient, inspiration, and invitation to reimagine our relationship with the bean.
Monday 27th / 28th
Imaginarium
The Forum
As part of the Norwich Book Festival Family Days, we invite you to step into a vibrant world of cocoa stories, rainforest creatures, and interactive experiences for children and families.
This free programme brings the story of chocolate to life through sensory storytelling, creative exploration, and a spirit of curiosity, wonder, and inclusion.
Tuesday 21st
Cocoa Summit
Auditorium @ The Forum
Talks, panels, and meaningful conversations with cocoa farmers, chocolate makers, and campaigners—plus a screening of Reclaiming Cocoa, a new film centring farmer voices.
From power and poverty to dignity, equity, and transparency, the summit invites us to challenge assumptions and take action for more responsible chocolate systems together.
Date TBC – Special Screenings and Closing Celebration
We’re working on two final events to round off the fortnight: a special screening of The Chocolate War followed by a post-film conversation (with human rights lawyer Terry Collingsworth, TBC), and a relaxed end-of-festival celebration to bring people together in music, reflection, and connection. Details coming soon.
Rooted in Connection. Driven by Justice. Powered by Chocolate.
At the heart of the Norwich Chocolate Festival is a deep respect for the people and places behind chocolate. This isn’t a festival built on glossy branding — it’s grounded in real relationships, shaped by cocoa farming communities, chocolate makers, and those working for justice.
This year, we are actively fundraising to bring cocoa farming community representatives from Ghana and Colombia to Norwich — not as symbolic guests, but as central voices in the conversation.
If successful, their presence will allow festivalgoers to hear directly from those rooted in cocoa-growing regions, and to take part in meaningful exchange that bridges continents and challenges power.
They’ll join a diverse mix of makers, researchers, chefs, artists, and campaigners, coming together to explore what chocolate can become when we centre dignity, creativity, and connection.
Whether you're here for the flavours or the futures, the celebration or the challenge — you’re part of a growing community that believes chocolate can (and must) do better.
Get Involved
Makers, Creators, & Chocolate Changemakers
This call is for anyone offering chocolate, creativity, ideas, insight, or lived experience. Whether you're a cocoa grower, chocolate maker, artist, educator, or storyteller – your voice belongs here.
✨ Showcase your delicious products
✨ Lead workshops or immersive experiences
✨ Join panels on responsible sourcing and sustainability
✨ Contribute stories, art, recipes, or video from afar
Get ready for a joyful, radical, and mouth-watering celebration of cocoa and chocolate. Connect with conscious consumers and fellow changemakers. Share your voice, your values, and your passion.
We especially welcome:
-
Cocoa Growers and Community Leaders
-
Chocolate Makers, Chocolatiers, Bakers, Drinks makers
-
Activists, Educators, Artists, and Storytellers
-
Start-ups, Small Businesses, and Community Projects
-
People with Lived Experience in Cocoa and Chocolate ectors
-
Researchers and Organisers Committed to Justice
If you can’t join us in person, you can still participate – by sending products, submitting digital contributions, or collaborating with someone local.
Let’s co-create spaces of exchange and celebration – not just stalls. Think storytelling corners, chocolate shop-style displays, collaborative exhibits, and discussion circles.
Tell us how you’d like to be involved – we’re excited to dream and build together.
"Become a Volunteer!"
Want to Get Involved?
The Norwich Chocolate Festival is made possible by brilliant volunteers — and we'd love to have you join the team!
Whether you want to help during the festival weekend, support behind the scenes, or be part of the wider Join the Chocolution movement, there’s a place for you.
🎪 From stewarding and set-up to creative production and outreach, volunteering is a great way to meet likeminded people, learn more about cocoa, and be part of something meaningful.
👉 – explore roles and opportunities
