Cadbury Chocolate Carnival

Otago

Held annually in the second week of July school holidays, the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival has been a major part of Dunedin’s event calendar for the past seven years. Dunedin has been the home of Cadbury in New Zealand for over 70 years and over 100,000 visitors a year visit the factory. The highlight for many is the Cadbury Jaffa race down the world’s steepest street, Baldwin Street in Dunedin. 20,000 Jaffas tumble down, raising nearly $70,000 for charity. Each individual Jaffa is numbered and sold to the general public and businesses for $1 per Jaffa. Prizes include travel, a mobile phone, an accommodation package and Cadbury chocolate hampers. There is something for everyone during the week. Choc-Art of Creativity Classes will be on for the children where they will have the opportunity to chip and shave a chocolate block into a stunning sculpture – plus keep the chocolate sculpture at the end of course. Chocolate art classes also run throughout the week and include painting, decorating and moulding. The Chocolate, Jazz and Shiraz evening is held at The Atrium on George at Cargill’s Hotel. The evening provides the opportunity to indulge in some smooth live jazz tunes while enjoying a three-course meal, superb wine and Cadbury chocolate treats. During the evenings live entertainment will be present at Dunedin’s only professional theatre, the Fortune Theatre. The carnival is completed with the Cadbury Chocolate Cabaret. The evening is full of surprises and chocolate, the perfect combination for an unforgettable night, and the perfect culmination to a week of Cadbury chocolate celebration.