FIRST IN THE NATION AND LARGEST IN THE WORLD
Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest
The world's largest festival for chocolate, coffee, and gourmet foods.
April 11 & 12, 2026
Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Over 220 vendors of fine chocolates, coffees, and gourmet foods from around the world.
Local craft bakers, candy makers, wineries and breweries.
Culinary arts classes, tastings, and demonstrations by award winning chefs, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, & baristas.
2025 special Guest
Dr. Maricel Presilla
Dr. Maricel Presilla is renown a cultural historian, chocolate expert, James Beard Award-winning chef, founder of the International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting and the International Chocolate Awards, and the author of The New Taste of Chocolate, among other books.
Dr. Presilla will be conducting a Level 1 Chocolate Tasting Certification Class on April 5 and conducting a free on-stage chocolate tasting class on April 6.
As part of the 2025 Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest we were honored to host Dr. Maricel Presilla of the International Institute of Chocolate & Cacao Tasting for a series of Level 1 Certification Classes. We look forward to creating more world class experiences in 2026.
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2025 FESTIVAL VENDORS
