16TH ANNUAL MOBILE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL

The 16th Annual Mobile Chocolate Festival, a fun, one-day family event, will be held Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Grounds. Chocolate-related products will be available to sample and purchase. Vendors will offer everything from chocolate-themed wares to succulent confections to jewelry to bath and body products. Activities will include a children’s area with Home Depot wooden builds, inflatables, face-painting, Mobile Fixture’s “Decorate Your Apron” booth, a cupcake booth, a Chocolate Martini tasting, a fishing booth, a Magic Memories photo booth, live music, a Chocolate Challenge featuring professionals, amateurs and youth divisions, Project Yum Way, where students and aspiring designers participate in a display of chocolate-inspired fashions made from chocolate candy wrappers, a Cruise-In and the Easter Egg scramble. Admission is FREE for children age 3 and under; $5 for children ages 4-12; and $10 for ages 13 and up. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/events/1313673500448967.