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Oakdale Chocolate Festival

(Saturday, May 21st, 9AM - 6PM and Sunday, 22nd, 9AM - 5PM, 2011)

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DOG FRIENDLY EVENT - DOGS ON A LEASH WILL BE ADMITTED!

Come to Oakdale’s Annual Chocolate Festival, which is held the third weekend in May each year. The Chocolate Festival main activities are located at the junction of Highway 120 and 108 at Wood Park and surrounding area. This is the setting for music, a variety of entertainment and of course CHOCOLATE. Stroll though the unique arts & crafts booths and wide variety of commercial vendors. Plus, there’s  a variety of food to satisfy every pallet. The food court offers a wide variety of foods such as, giant onion rings, Lockeford Sausage, funnel cakes, smoothies, Chinese and the all American favorite hot dogs. Not to mention many food vendors have some sort of Chocolate. Then join all the chocoholics for a grand tour of Chocolate Avenue where you will find various Chocolate vendors such as Ghirardelli, Sconza, Dove, chocolate fudges, truffles, chocolate ice cream, and chocolate cheese cake. Take a moment, relax, and watch our celebrity and western Chef’s perform their wonders on the cooking stage.

Hold your hats for "Big Valley Days," Gunfighter Rendezvous and Quick Draw Competion." with performances on stage, strolling and greeting at the gates.  Check out Big Valley Days' website http://spiritsoftheoldwest.org/bvd/ and look to "see who's performed" at the Chocolate Festival in 2010. 

The cost to enter the festival is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for Senior and kids 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. 

Mark you calendar & don’t miss the following attractions:

1. Celebrity chefs on Chocolate Cooking Stage and Cowboy Cookin' Stage
2. Chocolate Avenue Arts & Craft Booths
3. Chocolate Challenge Stage
4. Classic Car Show
5. Entertainment on Two Stages
6. Food Booths
7. Kid’s Land Games for All Ages
8. Mascots
9. One Mile Run & the 5K Fun Run
10. Western Area

Our sponsors from 2010!  Thank you sponsors:

To participate, application(s) will be available around mid October. For questions contact the Oakdale Chamber at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 209 847-2244.

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This event provides revenue for many Oakdale businesses and non-profit groups.  Groups to date that have benefited are:  Oakdale High School Track Teams, Oakdale Lions Club, S Club, Rainbow Girls, 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Oakdale C.A.P.S., Fire Department Explorers, Red Cross, Shadow Chase Run Club, Kiwanis Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Police Department Explorers, Oakdale Cowboy Museum, United Way, Oakdale High School Grad Night, River Oak Grace Youth Group.  Last year over $16,000 was raised for our local service groups. Also over 1 ton of cans were collected at the gates for Oakdale Community Sharing.

Due to the large number of people attending this event, bicycles, skateboards or skats are not allowed through the gates.