Hot Chocolate Festival 2026

31 Flavours

31 Reasons to Love Hot Chocolate (if you need them)

1st August 2026 - 31st August 2026

Chocolate lovers, clear your calendars - the Hot Chocolate Festival is back, and it's turning winter into one giant, gooey, chocolate-fueled adventure! Across the Mornington Peninsula, Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley Chocolateries, August is all about steaming mugs, wild flavours, and sugar-fuelled happiness.

This year, 31 limited-edition hot chocolates are hitting the menu, and they're anything but ordinary. We're talking boozy truffle-topped cups, choc-lined ice cream cones, and creations that look like they belong in Willy Wonka's diary. Early teasers include:

Sweet Berry Tacos - a berry-infused hot choc with a sponge taco stuffed with white chocolate ganache and fresh fruit (yes, dunking is encouraged).

Dubai Sphere - a pistachio marshmallow sphere filled with silky Dubai chocolate creme that melts into your mug like pure magic.

Each drink is barista-made with your choice of dark, milk, white, ruby, or caramelised couverture chocolate, crowned with a giant fluffy marshmallow and extra artisan goodies. Basically, chocolate heaven in a glass.

And if choosing just one is impossible (spoiler: it is), book a tasting session. For $28, you'll sip eight different flavours and get to play chocolatier, creating three of your own signature hot chocolates from 50 different ingredients. Sprinkles, sauces, chunks, swirls - go nuts!

Hot chocolate with marshmallows is nice.. but this festival is next-level fun for your taste buds.

No reservations walk-in only.