January 17th to February 15th 2026

Fifth annual
Okanagan Hot Chocolate Fest

Sponsored by Foodietown.ca

How does it work? Follow our Flavour Map to find participating businesses. Sip on the unique brews by talented Okanagan baristas, mixologists and more.

Flavour Map Coming Soon!

Ways to participate

  • Coloring page with the phrase "Hooray for hot chocolate season!" surrounded by illustrations of mugs filled with hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and marshmallows, candy canes, and holiday-themed decorations.

    Colouring Contest

    Enter our colouring contest! Download the colouring pages and submit your entries to oknghotchocolatefest@gmail.com with Colouring Contest 2025 as subject line.

    Winners announced Feb 17th 2025.

    1 entry per kiddo please.

    Prize:
    $100 in local (kid friendly) prizes

    Download Now!
  • A woman with green painted nails holds a white mug close to her face, appearing to smell or sip from it, with her eyes closed.

    Instagram Photo Contest

    How to enter:

    1. Post a photo of yourself sipping a hot chocolate from one of our 2025 participating locations to your profile feed (cannot be a private account)

    2. Follow:
    @OkanaganHotChocolateFest , @Valrhonausa
    @foodietownca
    #okanaganhotchocolatefest25
    Prize: $250+ in local gift cards and swag

    Please consider donating while you're here
  • A white table with a green mug of coffee, two cookies, a stamped postcard, a taste passport, a box of green paperclips, and a tray of chocolate snacks, all related to the Hot Chocolate Festival.

    Flavour Passport

    Grab an Okanagan Hot Chocolate passport at one of 4 locations while quantities last! We printed more for 2026!

    Pick up locations coming soon

    Collect 12 stamps (1 stamp per location please) and mail in your passport to win!

    Mailing address is already printed on the back of passport postcard, all you need is a postage stamp!

    Prize: $350+ in local gift cards and swag!

    Passports available January 17th