Vancouver's Hot Chocolate Festival officially starts January 18

'The Surrealist' from Beaucoup Bakery (Courtesy Beaucoup Bakery)

The day has almost arrived, Vancouver’s Hot Chocolate Festival is back for its 10th run this year, so get ready to dig into some seriously sweet treats.

The annual celebration of all things hot chocolate is kicking off on January 18 and runs until February 14, 2020 – which means you have tons of time to try all 44 of the participating “chocstars” at this year’s fest, all of which are local purveyors.

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Each cafe, dessert bar, and restaurant has created sugary wondrous concoctions that take classic hot chocolate to a whole new level – there will be 114 drinks in total to explore.

This year expect new flavours, new vendors, and a constant sugar high along with some mind-blowing creations, like a new $98 drink from Mink Chocolate.

Check out our list of the most epic drinks to try this year, and also peep the participating vendors for the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2020:

49th Parallel Coffee + Lucky’s Doughnuts
1931 Gallery Bistro (At the Vancouver Art Gallery) – NEW
Baker and Table – NEW
Beaucoup Bakery
Bel Cafe
Bella Gelateria
Bellaggio Café – NEW
Bellaggio Canada Place – NEW
Bjorn Bar Bakery
Buddha-full Café + Glow Chocolates – NEW
Butter Baked Goods
Cadeaux Bakery
Caffe Citadella – NEW
Cartems Donuts
Chez Christophe – NEW
Chocolate Arts
Doughgirls
Earnest Ice Cream
East Van Roasters
Eternal Abundance
Everbean Café – NEW
Gem Chococolates
Glenburn Soda Fountain
Honolulu Coffee
Koko Monk at West 1st
Koko Monk on Broadway
La Glace
Ladurée Vancouver – NEW
Mink Chocolates
Mon Paris Pâtisserie
Musette Caffe
Nelson the Seagull – NEW
Origo Club – NEW
Passione Gelato – NEW
Perverted Ice Cream
Sciué Italian Bakery Café – NEW
Soirette Pastry Boutique
Swiss Bakery
Thierry Chocolates
Thomas Haas Chocolates
Trafiq Café & Bakery
Uno Gelato

Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2020

When: January 18 to February 14, 2020
Where: Venues around Vancouver