Los Angeles CHOCOLATE SALON and FESTIVAL 2026

There's a specific kind of chocolate event that's really a candy-aisle trade show in disguise, and then there's the kind built around actual chocolatiers standing behind actual tables, talking about their actual beans. The Los Angeles CHOCOLATE SALON and FESTIVAL 2026 at the Pasadena Center is the second kind, a one-day gathering of small-batch makers who mostly don't have the shelf space (or the marketing budget) to get in front of you any other way.

What You're Actually Getting

The draw here isn't a single showstopper booth, it's volume and variety. Expect a floor full of independent chocolatiers, confectioners, and bean-to-bar producers, most of them doing tastings on the spot and selling direct, which usually means better prices than you'd find at a specialty grocery markup. If you've ever wanted to compare five different small producers' take on a single-origin dark chocolate side by side, this is the format for it.

Pasadena Center itself is an easy venue to navigate for an event like this, wide indoor floor space, good for a Saturday crowd without the crush you'd get at a smaller room. That matters more than it sounds for a tasting event, where elbow room is the difference between actually lingering at a table and getting swept past it.

Getting There

Tickets start under $15, which is low for a festival with this many individual tastings included, worth booking ahead rather than assuming walk-up availability, since chocolate festivals in LA have a habit of selling out their day-of allotment early.

Pricing, exact hours, and vendor lineup are pulled from the event listing, confirm details directly with Eventbrite before planning your visit.