Carolina Chocolate Festival

From Carolina Chocolate Festival Website:

The "Main" Chocolate Festival features chocolatier vendors from North Carolina and as far away as Tennessee and Virginia, the festival provides lovers of mankind's best-loved dessert -- chocolate! From chocolate diamonds and pearls, chocolate cakes and tortes to chocolate bars, truffles, fudge and sugar free chocolates, chocolate popcorn and ice cream, and even chocolate cookbooks and chocolate wine- the event offers more than a sampling of everything chocolate. Other festival activities include the "Chocolate Pudding Contest" that goes on continually throughout the event, a "Cake Walk" showcasing the Chocolate Cupcakes and Cakes made available for purchase to all.