Chocolate Walk
Schedule
Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Downtown Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN
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Get ready for the ✨ sweetest ✨ day in Valpo! 🍫Stroll through Downtown Valpo on Saturday, May 2 and enjoy decadent chocolate treats from 30+ local businesses while you shop, explore, and spend time with friends.
📅 Saturday, May 2
📍 Downtown Valpo
⏰ 12:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Two Start Waves)
☔ Rain or Shine Event
🎟️ Tickets: $34
🚨 On Sale: Wednesday, March 25 at 12 PM CDT
‼️No Refunds!
*Limit 6 per order!
‼️Chocolate Walk is one of Downtown Valpo’s most beloved events and tickets sell out FAST, so be sure to secure yours early!‼️
🗺️ HOW IT WORKS
Check in at the Courthouse Lawn (16 E Lincolnway) before your ticket start time.
Receive your Chocolate Walk map, treat bag, and lanyard.
Use your map as your guide as you stroll through Downtown Valpo.
Stop at each participating business to:
• Collect your chocolate treat
• Get your lanyard card punched
• Shop, dine, and explore along the way
⏰ START TIMES
To keep things flowing, walkers will participate in two waves:
🕛 Wave 1: 12:00 p.m.
🕐 Wave 2: 1:00 p.m.
All participants have until 4:30 p.m. to complete the walk.
⚠️ You’ll select your start time at checkout — choose carefully!
🎟️ WHAT YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
• Chocolate treats from 30+ Official Stops and Downtown Valpo businesses
• An official Chocolate Walk map to guide your route
• A Chocolate Walk reusable tote bag
• A punch card lanyard for completing stops
• Entry into the Chocolate Walk Prize Basket giveaway (when all stops are completed)
• A fun afternoon strolling, shopping, and exploring downtown
🍫 PARTICIPATING STOPS
Downtown Valpo businesses are bringing their most delicious chocolate creations for this year’s Chocolate Walk! Each stop will be serving up a unique chocolate treat for ticketholders, check them out below:
- Be Good Juicerie
- Birdie's Diner
- Blackbird Cafe
- Blockhead Beerworks
- Central Park Creamery
- Designer Desserts
- Dear Dani Boutique
- Don Quijote Restaurante & Imports
- E & A Jewelers
- ELLA JAYMS
- FLUID Coffee Roasters
- HealthLinc (located at Courthouse)
- Hungry Hound
- Hydrangea House
- Indie Indie Bang Bang
- Ivy Boutique
- Journeyman Distillery
- Lifestyles
- Market 102
- Marvel Us Furniture
- Old World Market
- Pickles
- Pieces of Jayde
- Pretty Little Parties
- Radius
- Rocket Fizz
- Scented Science
- Six Cypress Boutique
- Super Submarine
- Terry's Discount Windows & More (located at Courthouse)
- The Press
- The Spice & Tea Exchange
- Valpo Velvet
Full list of participating businesses coming soon!
🎁 COMPLETE THE WALK FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
Visit ALL Chocolate Walk stops and stop by the Valparaiso Events tent to enter to win the...
🍫✨ Chocolate Walk Prize Basket ✨🍫
Valued at over $200 and filled with spring and chocolate-themed items from participating local businesses!
🍫 CHOCOLATE WALK IS PERFECT FOR...
• A fun afternoon with friends
• An early Mother’s Day outing
• A sweet downtown date day
• Discovering local shops and restaurants
• Anyone who loves chocolate and supporting local businesses
💡 HELPFUL TIP
With a high number of delicious stops to enjoy, sharing treats within groups is encouraged!
Not everyone in your group needs to purchase a ticket if you plan to share treats. However, only ticketholders will receive treats from Official Chocolate Walk stops.
❤️ Why Your Ticket Matters
All funds raised from Chocolate Walk ticket sales help support Valparaiso Events’ free, family-friendly events held throughout the year.
Learn more about Valparaiso Events and how your ticket supports free community events throughout the year on our website.
🎉 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
PLATINUM - Avalon Springs Health Campus
GOLD - HealthLinc | Terry's Discount Windows & More
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Where is it happening?
Downtown Valparaiso, 69 W Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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