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DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival
Welcome
to Our Blog
This is where we'll share interesting stories and snippets of advice related to chocolate, coffee, and festivals!
John, Lindsay, and the DMVCC Team


2 Weekends, 2 Incredible Food Banks to Support!
Bring a canned food item to the festival you attend and help support families in that community.

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18 hours ago2 min read


Explore This Year’s DMV VIP Perks
Our VIP bags are getting an update with a larger canvas tote and new items to take home and enjoy.

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18 hours ago2 min read


The Sip & Share Seminar Stage Returns to Virginia with a New Lineup!
Discover what’s brewing at the Sip & Share Seminar Stage during the DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival, Maryland Edition, November 7 & 8 at the Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse in Germantown. Enjoy educational sessions, demonstrations, expert stories, and interactive festival trivia covering chocolate, coffee, and specialty foods. All sessions are included with festival admission.

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Oct 65 min read


George Washington, Drinking Chocolate, and America’s 250th Birthday
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we’re revisiting the familiar story of the nation’s founding generation and uncovering a deliciously unexpected detail: chocolate was part of early American life from the home of George and Martha Washington to the hospitals of the Revolutionary War. Unlike the chocolate most of us know today, drinking chocolate in Washington’s time was not primarily treated as a dessert. It was a valuable imported beverage often associated with no

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Jul 33 min read


The DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival Is Back — And Bigger Than Ever for Our 5th Anniversary!
Big news for our 5th anniversary: the DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival is now two weekends—Nov 7–8 in Boyds, MD and Nov 14–15 in Sterling, VA. Expect 150+ vendors, tastings, shopping, educational classrooms, photos with Chunk & Bean, and fun for the whole family!

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Feb 172 min read
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