CHOCOLATE FEST TICKER: CHOCOLATE FEST 2010...AUGUST 1-7....Please note***Ganong Factory Tours are NO LONGER AVAILABLE*****"The hand dipping department of the factory is yours to view at The Chocolate Museum Discovery Centre, part of "The Taste of Chocolate" event****Time Change* Chocolate Fest Cake Cutting Ceremony 10:30am to 2:00pm**** "Anything is good if its made of chocolate"--Sandra Boynton, author



WELCOME!!!!!!


Here in Charlotte County we are proud of Ganong Bros. Limited, Canada’s oldest candy company. The process of creating quality chocolates and candy, begun by brothers James and Gilbert Ganong in 1873, has been passed down from generation to generation in the beautiful town of St. Stephen, NB.

In 2000, St. Stephen was officially registered as ‘Canada’s Chocolate Town’ as a mark of the importance of chocolate in its past and present.

The St. Stephen Chocolate Festival was created in 1985 to celebrate the town and the rich and delicious heritage of Ganong Bros. Limited. That spotlight on the wonder of chocolate resulted in the opening of The Chocolate Museum in 1999, its expansion as a Chocolate Discovery Centre in 2009 and a continued successful partnership of town and company in both the festival and the museum.

The Chocolate Festival is a week-long, family-oriented festival, ‘choc-full’ of events, activities, contests, fun, and of course, all things chocolate related! The Chocolate Mousse, his lovely wife Tiffany and their adopted baby Teddy are the beloved and popular Chocolate Festival mascots.

We look forward to welcoming you to St. Stephen for Chocolate Fest 2010. Join us for a sweet summer experience!


CHOCOLATE FEST 2010 AUGUST 1-7


Featured in many magazine articles, newspapers and on The Food Network, CHOCOLATE FEST is a delight to the young and young at heart. You are ALWAYS the perfect age to enjoy the smooth taste of chocolate!

Join us as we welcome new and returning friends to our friendly town of St. Stephen New Brunswick, on the banks of the beautiful St. Croix River. Help us celebrate our community and our heritage. Pull up a chair and dine with friends at one of our luncheons or teas. Or, if you prefer, we have 2 wonderful dinners planned with chocolate themed desert buffets! Bring your lawn chair to the Town Square, tap your toes to the free musical concert as you savor an ice cream sundae. Try your hand at dipping candy and nut centres into warm chocolate (licking your fingers AFTER is a must!) How well do you know your ice cream? Enter our Taste-Test contest and find out! At Chocolate Mania there will be many activities for the whole family. Be sure to have your camera on hand to capture that great shot with our festival mascots--The Great Chocolate Mousse and his lovely wife Tiffany. With many events and chocolate themed merchandise for sale, this is one chocolate festival that you will not want to miss!

Plans are well underway for a fantastic, fun-filled, fabulous Chocolate Fest! Join us in St. Stephen August 1-7 for wonderful events celebrating our chocolate and candy making heritage.

We will update the schedule as events are confirmed. Please stay tuned!

***PLEASE NOTE....Unless otherwise specified, ALL EVENTS are FAMILY ORIENTED, and Chocolate Fest encourages children to take part in as many events as desired!****



FACTORY TOURS UPDATE


Chocolate Fest and Ganong Bros. Ltd. regret to announce that the factory tours are no longer available, this includes Chocolate Fest week. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Everyday Fun!

Be A “Pal O Mine” Support Chocolate Fest
$2.00 All proceeds go to Chocolate Fest 2010
Thank You
Bars available at retail locations throughout Charlotte County area.

37th Annual International Homecoming FestivalTheme: “Bridging Our Friendship”
July 30th - August 8th
www.internationalhomecomingfestival.com

Ganong Chocolatier

Located in the orginal circa 1873 Ganong Candy Factory. Once you enter, you step back in time and savor the smell of your favorite chocolates & candies.
73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen, NB
(506) 465-5611 www.ganong.com

Visit A Chocolate Discovery Centre
Have a memorable chocolate experience & watch your favorite Ganong chocolates being hand crafted. Located in the former Ganong Candy Factory, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen, NB
(506) 466-7848 www.chocolatemuseum.ca


CHOCOLATE LOVER OF THE YEAR - contest


CHOCOLATE LOVER OF THE YEAR

We are now in the process of looking for our CHOCOLATE LOVER OF THE YEAR 2010! Do you know someone who craves chocolate? Let us know all about thier crazy chocolate antics, and they too could win a fabulous prize.

RULES:
1. detail their love of chocolate in 250 words or less.
2. contest closes 5:00 pm(ADT) Wednesday July 28, 2010
3. winner must be able to attend induction ceremony 10:30am in Town Square on August 2, 2010.
4. winner agrees to have picture/name published in various media outlets.
5. winner must love chocolate!

Remember....Mr. Whidden Ganong consumed one pound of chocolate DAILY until his death at age 92!

FOR THE LOVE OF CHOCOLATE

"It's a chocolate, chocolate, chocolate world. And what a palace it was! It had one hundred rooms and everything was made of either dark or light chocolate! The bricks were chocolate, and the cement holding them together was chocolate, and the windows were chocolate, and the walls and ceilings were made of chocolate,so were the carpets and the pictures and the furniture and the beds; and when you turned on the taps in the bathroom, hot chocolate came pouring out!"
-Ronald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory