Like cheese? Like chocolate? Then the perfect festival for you is coming to Pensacola

A chocolate and cheese board was decorated and presented by Fine Foods on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. will be one of the vendors offering a sampling of delicious chocolates and cheeses at this year’s Chocolate and Cheese Fest.

If chocolate martinis and cheese tastings exist in your version of Heaven, the Pensacola Chocolate and Cheese Fest is sure to impress as vendors flood Pensacola’s Community Maritime Park in February.

The first-ever festival, recently announced to take place Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., will gather vendors to concoct must-try cheese and chocolate specials for Pensacola foodies.

Cheese empanadas, chocolate milkshakes, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and chocolate pudding shots are all on the table for purchase as hungry participants peruse the park. There will also be free cheese samplings available from event sponsors.

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The event will be $5 to enter for adults, and free for children ages 12 and under.

Though the festival will highlight Pensacola’s best, there will also be imports on hand from places such as Wisconsin, the cheese mecca itself.

To balance out the overload of dairy goodness, there will be beer and wine available.

The festival aims to impress even those with a refined pallet, but it also plans to cater to children by providing activities such as face painting, a bounce house, chocolate pie eating contests and live music for the family to enjoy.

Christie Sachse, owner of Apex Shows and Events, hopes to curate an event that will be sure to please everyone.

“I just want everybody to have a good time,” she said. “They can bring a , sit around listen to music, try cheese pairings with the beer and wine that we’re selling.”

Like Cheese? Like Chocolate? Then The Perfect Festival For You Is Coming To Pensacola

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