Our Gala Benefit Evening hosts up to thirty regional Chefs in a chocolate cook-off competition from sweet to savory, there is cultural entertainment, chocolate body art, chocolate fountain, chocolate Chefs, wine, champagne, and beer, and more chocolate than you can imagine. There is an Aloha Circle VIP area with a full dinner and reserved seating. And there is general admission to the festival chocolate competition and all night salsa music.

Location: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa. Click here for directions.

The evening gala features:

• Regional Chocolate Competition Professional and Amateur Entry Openings. Categories include People’s Choice Awards, and Judges Selection.
• Live Salsa Music by Salsa Latinos (PDF File) 6:30pm - 8:00pm
• Slack Key Guitar by Cyril Pahinui
• Silent Auction, with special gift packages. Round-trip airfare, hotels, local adventure and wares. 6:00pm – 9:00pm
• Life Size Chocolate Fondue Fountain By The Chocolate Guy Hawaii
• Artisan Micro Brews by Kona Brewing Company. Tapped and poured, grab a cup
• Champagne and Wine poured for you.
• Special Sponsor Booths
• Great People, good conversation, a hot dance floor, and more chocolate than you have ever dreamed of in one tropical paradise evening. Join us.

Silent Auction

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

We host a benefit Silent Auction with everything from scuba dive and kayak trips around the island to roundtrip airfare and hotel packages for the Hawaiian adventure traveler, all to be bid on in support of education. Get here early! And drop-in on some killer deals for yourself and those you love, and know that you are bidding to support our children’s education while you are getting fabulous prizes.

 

Aloha Circle

Our Aloha Circle is our Ohana [family] Sponsors reserved area of the Kona Chocolate Festival. With your donation to festival of $125 you receive a VIP pass with reserved seats, private dinner, champagne, Aloha Circle music, and special items for silent auction bidding.

As an Aloha Circle ticket holder with your $125 donation to the festival benefit you receive:

• Private Reserved Seating in the Aloha Circle. Tables available for 6-8
• Special VIP Admission into the festival
• Dinner - multi-course
  Hosted by the Aloha Circle
• Champagne for your table
• Regional Chocolate Competition Samples Served
• Slack Key and Live Salsa all night

 

Festival telephone: 808-987-8722
director@konachocolatefestival.com