Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival on June 2nd

On Saturday, June 2nd from 10am - 5pm the sidewalks along North Shattuck Ave. in the Gourmet Ghetto in Berkeley will be the scene for the 16th annual Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival. The festival is free, but to eat chocolate start by purchasing a packet of tickets (20 for $20) at event booths located at 1400, 1495 and 1673 Shattuck Ave. Some of the menu items features picante habañero chocolate chunks gelato, Nutella crepes, adult brownies, or savory chocolate ricotta pizza, Caribbean chocolate soup, chicken molé and lots more.

Outdoors in the Gourmet Ghetto
Shattuck Avenue & Vine Street | Berkeley

With no fees to artists, areas of sidewalk will be assigned to participants to create their own fanciful chalk drawings. A chalk art contest for the best drawing will be judged after 4 p.m. First prize is $250 cash and runners-up get a gift certificate from Philz Coffee.

Musical entertainment includes Sadza Marimba, The Blondies, Mo’Fone, Stafford & Sturdevant, InSteel Caribbean Drums, and Sean Lee’s One-Man Band. Merriment provided by the circus artistry of Coventry & Kaluza and stilt walker Cynthia Rauschert. 

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