The Oregon Chocolate Festival

3 Days, March 2nd - 4th

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Last year a group of chocolate lover’s traveled to Ashland, Oregon on a trip Sports Leisure offered for the very first time. We have to say the trip was a “chocolaty” success. There was chocolate in each course at the elegant Chocolate Maker’s Dinner and at the Vendors Showcase, plenty of chocolate samples…did you know they pair chocolate and pepper in a chocolate bar? And if you aren’t satisfied with just eating chocolate, you can get a chocolate facial mask or chocolate infused soap. It was all there. So much chocolate, so little time!

Quick Information

•Experience the Oregon Chocolate Festival in Ashland including the Annual Chocolate Makers Dinner and the Festival Vendor Showcase
•Discover the restored Art Deco-style Cascade Theatre in Redding and its annual “A Touch of Piano” concert
•Comfortable transportation aboard SuperCoach III
•Door-to-door airport transportation
•5 meals: 1 breakfast, 1 brunch, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
•900/1000 Gold Passport Points

Trip Itinerary

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Day 1

Chocolate lovers start their sweet journey with our door-to-door service delivering you to the Sports Leisure office to meet SuperCoach III. Midway to Ashland, pause in Redding for lunch at The Olive Garden. Arrive in Ashland and check into your hotel for the night, The Plaza Inn & Suites. You’ll have time to freshen up before going to the Ashland Springs Hotel, your Chocolate Festival headquarters and host of the Chocolate Maker’s Dinner. This elegant dinner kicks off the festival. Each of the three courses will have chocolate as an ingredient and will be explained by the chef de jour.
- Plaza Inn & Suites
- Lunch and dinner are included this day.
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Day 2

Enjoy a leisurely morning, with perhaps a walk around downtown Ashland to browse the unique shops, then head back to the Ashland Springs Hotel for the Chocolate Festival Showcase. Over 30 vendors from around the state will showcase their specialties and offer samples and information about their creations. You’ll have plenty of time to sample and browse. Following the showcase, we reluctantly leave the land of chocolate and head for Redding in the afternoon. A reception awaits us after we check in to the Red Lion Inn. Dinner tonight is at Cattlemens Restaurant followed by a unique performance, “A Touch of Classical Piano,” at the recently restored Cascade Theater. The annual program will feature a performance of Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata, a work by Franz Liszt, and the U.S. premiere of a new composition by local composer Duane Hampton.
- Red Lion Inn
- Breakfast and dinner are included this day.
Day 3

Sunday Brunch is hosted at a local favorite, CR Gibbs American Grill in Redding. Pause at one of California’s architectural wonders, the Sundial Bridge, prior to leaving town. Take some time to walk across this masterpiece designed by Santiago Calatrava. It’s remarkable. Make your way back to Sacramento pausing at Granzella’s. Pick up an ice cream cone, or a sandwich to hold you over until dinner, along with local products from all over Northern California to take home. Arrive in Sacramento in the late afternoon.
- Brunch is included this day.