Hot Cocoa Festival
For one month, we bring together local cafes and bakeries to showcase hot chocolates, encourage neighborhood exploration, and support small local businesses. Visit participating locations, try a new hot chocolate, and collect passport stamps as you make your way across San Diego.
- Locations
- 15+
- Drinks
- 20+
- Neighborhoods
- North Park, Hillcrest, Little Italy, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, South Park, University Heights
About the festival
The San Diego Hot Cocoa Festival is a simple idea: for one month, local cafes and bakeries create their own signature hot chocolate and we send people out to try them. It’s a cozy way to discover new spots, support small local businesses, and make winter in San Diego feel that much warmer.
Each participating shop designs a limited-time drink using the chocolate they love, plus their own style—spiced, boozy, dairy-free, over-the-top, or classic. Grab a festival “passport,” collect stamps as you sip around the city, and find a new favorite hot chocolate along the way.
- Try one-of-a-kind hot chocolates you can’t get any other time.
- Discover new cafes, bakeries, and neighborhoods in San Diego.
- Support independent small local businesses in a fun, low-pressure way.
- Join a city-wide celebration that’s cozy, not crowded.
Locations
Locations are still being confirmed, but we will update this list as soon as we have more information.
Current sponsors
