Mould and decorate your own Easter Egg Chocolate Bar this York Chocolate Festival with the team from York Cocoa Works.
Discover how to mould your own Easter Egg Chocolate Bar before decorating with a range of decorations to craft your very own Easter treat.
Participants will work with their own chocolate, mould and a range of sweets and decorations to craft their own 30g Easter Egg Chocolate Bar.
Location: Parliament Street (Activity marquee next to Shambles Market entrance)
Open: 10am to 4pm
The Egg hunt is a fun and interactive activity designed for families with children. A self-guided walking tour, answering clues along the way, and finishing with decorating your own Easter Egg Chocolate Bar with York Cocoa Works.
Participants receive a guide map (FREE for all) providing a unique and engaging way for families to explore the local food scene, while also having fun and learning new things along the way. Activities included at York Explore Library Gardens, Holy Trinity Church,
Purchased ticket holders end the hunt decorating an Easter Egg Chocolate Bar with York Cocoa Works.
Tickets can either be pre-booked online or purchase at the information point (while stocks last)
Collection of the guide map is from the Information Point any day of the festival from 10am, located next to the Shambles Market entrance, Parliament Street
Last entry for the Easter Egg decorating in the Activity Marquee will be 4pm (Please allow at least 45 minutes to come back to collect your Easter Egg Chocolate Bar once it has set).
Did you know that the York Food Festival is a not-for-profit organisation?
Any money generated (from trader fees to ticket sales) goes back into the festival to improve it year after year.
Please consider making a donation to support the festival and keep it running.
Part of a range of family activities at St Crux Hall between 10am and 4pm
All levels of artistic talent (or lack of) welcome! Paint one of our large plastic eggs in whatever design you’d like, and once finished we can submit to our social media account. (Sorry they can’t be taken away).
Part of a range of family activities at St Crux Hall between 10am and 4pm
Enjoy our take on skittles! See how many bunnies you can knock over with a (non-painted!) egg.
Ashley McCarthy, an experienced chocolatier and professionally trained chef, known for being on Channel 4’s Extreme Chocolate Makers, will be showcasing his chocolate sculpturing skills live during the festival.
Located in the large marquee between Halifax and Barclays, visit anytime during the festival to see the creation progress over the 5 days of the Festival.
As Ashley works and when he’s on a break you will be able to see a montage of last year’s creation on the video screen behind him.
The festive Easter chocolate fair will not only be delicious, but also extremely fun – because clown Petruchio will be visiting!
With 3 shows throughout the day across the festival site, Petruchio is not to be missed!!
Part of a range of family activities at St Crux Hall between 10am and 4pm
The Festival takes you on a hands-on tour exploring the production of a couple of sweet treats, making scoop and roll Chocolate Truffles and make Lemonade Scone!
It’s a great opportunity to get your hands dirty and leave with your very own creations to takeaway!
Visit FacePaintYork between 11:30 and 15:30 (16th/17th/20th April) at St Crux for gorgeous Easter FacePaints, as well as classic crowd pleasing designs.
All ages welcome (3yrs+), available on a first come first serve basis.
Visit FacePaintYork between 11:30 and 15:30 (16th/17th/20th April) at St Crux for gorgeous Easter FacePaints, as well as classic crowd pleasing designs.
All ages welcome (3yrs+), available on a first come first serve basis.
Visit Buttons Facepainting between 11:30 and 15:30 (18th & 19th April) at St Crux for gorgeous Easter FacePaints, as well as classic crowd pleasing designs.
All ages welcome (3yrs+), available on a first come first serve basis.
Join the team at The Cocoa Works (HAXBY ROAD) on Saturday 19th April for their Easter Event! You can get adventurous in the scavenger hunt, find treats at the Easter Market, get your face painted and enter the raffle. Everyone is welcome!
The Cocoa Works was built by Joseph Rowntree in the early 1890s, this was York’s famous ‘garden factory’, where open space and education facilities supported the wellbeing of factory workers and their families. The site is of historical significance to York, and this restoration brings life back to a building that for years was central to the economy of the city.
Visit FacePaintYork between 11:30 and 15:30 (16th/17th/20th April) at St Crux for gorgeous Easter FacePaints, as well as classic crowd pleasing designs.
All ages welcome (3yrs+), available on a first come first serve basis.
