Hilo Chocolate Festival

Saturday May 9, 2026

9:00-4:00pm

Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

This free festival hosted by the East Hawai'i Cacao Association highlights the excellence of Hawai'i Island grown cacao with free chocolate samples, tree to bar cacao exhibits and demos, free farm tours, agricultural exhibits, cacao seed giveaways, and a silent auction. Taste and purchase delicious bonbons, bars, and other products showcased by Hawai'i Island's very own cacao and chocolate growers and artisans.  Vote for your favorites for a chance to win a Grand Prize gift basket of Big Island chocolates! Enjoy exhibits about growing cacao and making it into chocolate.  Knowledgeable EHCA members and agricultural organizations will be on hand to answer questions, whether you are curious or serious about growing cacao or chocolate making. Plant a cacao seed in a pot to take home and grow your own cacao tree, while supplies last. Bid on interesting and unusual objects at the silent auction - your purchase will help to fund the Festival and EHCA's mission of supporting East Hawai'i Island's cacao growers and chocolate makers.  Complimentary off-site farm tours will depart from the Festival throughout the day, weather permitting.  Sign up for tours in person on a first-come, first-served basis.  Space is limited.