Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival
A Deliciously Decadent Experiment
Get ready to dive deep into the tantalizing world of delicious hot chocolate! The Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival is returning for its 4th year from February 1 to 22, 2024. Once again we'll see Squamish's finest local crafters create unique hot chocolates that will tempt your taste buds and awaken your senses.
Scroll below to browse each menu to see all the creative concoctions
How many will you try?!
Download printable Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival Tasting Passport (Colour)
Download printable Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival Tasting Passport (Black & White)
A limited supply of tasting passports will be available to pick up at the Squamish Adventure Centre.
You can also screenshot the Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival Tasting Passport from Instagram stories.
If you collect 10 or more stamps and submit your tasting passport (to the Squamish Adventure Centre or via DM on Instagram), you're name will be entered to win a sweet, pre-loved, custom designed Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival Cruiser bike!
Be sure to tag @SquamishHotChocolateFestival so we can see all of your indulgences and hot chocolate mustaches!
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1914 Coffee Company
Citrus Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
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Squamish Pumpkin Path
Alice & Brohm
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Bean Brackendale
PB & J Hot Chocolate
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Caffe Garibaldi
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Cloudburst Café
Toffee Crunch Hot Chocolate with Mini Cannoli
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Chatterbox Cafe
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The Crabapple Cafe
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Fergie's Cafe at Sunwolf
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Fox & Oak
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Free Bird Table & Oyster Bar
Spiced Chicita
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Lil Chef Bistro
Hot Chocolate Float with Brownie
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Match Eatery & Public House
Cookies & Dreams
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Noshy Cafe
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Outbound Station
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Peak Provisions Mountain Grocery & Goods
Praline and Cream
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Raincity Distillery
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RideHub Cafe
Big Bicycle Biscotti
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Sea to Sky Gondola
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Smoke Bluff Coffee House
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Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
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Tall Tree Bakery
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Trickster's Hideout
Citrus Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
Red velvet hot chocolate with orange and lemon citrus. Available as a white or dark chocolate beverage.
Price: 8oz - $4 12oz - $5.50 16oz - $7
*Available in dairy-free, gluten free and vegan*
BONUS: Check out their feature hot chocolate menu including an Orange & Skor Bar, Oak-aged Vanilla and Gingerbread hot chocolate options. All drinks can be levelled-up to a mocha including with a Bourbon Barrel Aged Espresso for the adults (alcohol-free)
Check out their spiced pumpkin ice cream, in swirls for the first two weeks of October and in pints for the whole month. Can be made dairy free and gluten free.
PB & J
Raspberry hot chocolate, topped with raspberry whipped cream! Served with a Reese's pieces cookie - made in-house
Price: $6.12 - 12 oz; $7.34 - 16 oz; $8.33 - 20 oz
*hot chocolate can be made dairy-free but not the whipped cream
Discover the delicious flavours of autumn at this hidden gem café. Offering an assortment beverages, including their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte, as well as fresh baked goodies and ice cream.
Toffee Crunch Hot Chocolate with Mini Cannoli
Toffee Crunch topped with whipped cream and shattered caramel bits. Cannoli: Mini cannoli with creamy ricotta filling and decadent chocolate chips.
Price: 12oz- $9 16oz- $10 20oz- $11
*Hot chocolate is gluten-free. It can be made dairy-free and vegan. The Cannoli is NOT gluten-free or dairy-free - there will be another option for vegans/gluten-free*
Dive into the Chatterbox Cafe's newest creation, the Butter Pecan Latte. This creamy delight melds rich espresso with velvety butter pecan flavour. It's like a warm hug in a cup! Also on this October- a limited-edition 'Batty for Hot Chocolate', a delicious, chocolate drink with a spooky twist — a bat-shaped gummy!
Head on over to The Crabapple Cafe for pumpkin pancakes and a spiced pumpkin latte!
Come taste their Pumpkin Spice Latte, perfect for sipping while you stroll along the river.
Discover an array of fall-inspired drinks like caramel apple soda, pumpkin spice latte, turmeric tea latte or their caramel latte. You'll want to pair your beverage with one of their seasonal brioche doughnuts: October flavours featured are pumpkin cheesecake berliner, apple cider doughnut, and pumpkin spice latte doughnuts. They also have a special maple pecan pie doughnut just for Thanksgiving!
Spiced Chicita
A spiced hot chocolate, topped with whip cream, dolce caramel and served with Freebird's signature churro donut
Price: $12
*Comes as-is, no substitutions. Without the churro it is gluten-free*
Hot Chocolate Float with Brownie
House-made hot chocolate mixed with homemade ice cream (vanilla, caramel, Nutella) and a brownie. Make it even more decadent with a shot of Baileys!
Price: 8oz- $10 With Bailey's: $15
*Comes as-is, no substitutions*
Cookies & Dreams
Winter spiced dark chocolate mix (green cardamom, allspice, ginger), vanilla whipped cream and cookie crumbs.
Price: 10oz- $5 With Peppermint Vodka- $9
*Comes as-is, no substitutions*
Always leave room for dessert! Especially this time of year. Be sure to check out all the homemade festive flavours at Noshy Cafe, like the 'smaller turkey bite', a turkey cranberry & brie pie with roasted turkey in a Béchamel sauce, fresh thyme, brie & cranberry sauce.
Head down to Outbound Station in Britannia Beach to savour a Pumpkin Spice Latte, Caramel Butter Apple Cider, or a divine Brown Butter Shaken Espresso.
Praline and Cream
Hazelnut and dark chocolate cream topped with whipped cream and a hazelnut and chocolate soil sprinkled on top.
Price: 12oz - $8
*Can be made gluten or dairy free*
Come in to Raincity Distillery to try the 'Squashmish' cocktail - a squash and rosemary infused seasonal cocktail, perfect for autumn.
Big Bicycle Biscotti
Biscotti/chocolate mixed with hell yea milk, some stoke coconut whip cream, a big grilled marshmallow, and a Biscoff cookie. Topped with a bunch of good times loam chocolate syrup.
Price: 8oz- $8.50
*Available in dairy free, nut free and vegan (without the marshmallow)*
Brews with Views is back with an exclusive Brewmasters Dinner at Sea to Sky Gondola. Zoom up to the summit on October 19 for a five-course menu perfectly paired with local brews from Backcountry Brewing.
Head up the Sea to Sky Gondola on Sunday, October 20th from 12PM-3PM for their annual trick or treat Halloween festivities! Costume-clad trick-or-treaters of all ages are welcome to visit the Sea to Sky Gondola for seasonal surprises around the Alpine Alley trail. A special family-friendly menu will also be offered in the cafe.
Check out their 'Spooky Fall Drinks', perfect for sipping this fall"
Apple Chaider
Sweet and perfectly spiced apple cinnamon chai latter
Pumpkin King Misto
Recommended by Jack Skellington himself. Brown sugar and pumpkin spice blended into an americano misto
Oogie Boogie Latte
Not nearly as scary as its namesake, this is a classic latter with maple and hazelnut syrup to sweeten the monsters out from under the bed
From pumpkin pies to seasonal scones, warm soups to specialty fall and halloween donuts, this is your go-to spot for an assortment of your favourite fall flavours. Be sure to check in to see what's fresh daily!
Tall Tree Bakery undertands the assignment when it comes to autumn goodies. Indulge in their popular apple danish, check out their daily rotation of cakes like gingerbread, carrot... the list goes on. You can also pre-order your pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving!
Enjoy a 'Pumpkin-tini' over at Trickster's, made with their own craft vanilla pumpkin syrup.
We've put together some fantastic deals and a sweet two-day itinerary so you can burn off those cocoa calories with a fun adventure and also have a place to crash if you're too 'chocolate wasted'! All kidding aside, there's some pretty awesome activities and a sweet hotel stay to boot.
So why not make the most of this hugely popular festival?