The 19th edition of Versoix's Festichoc: Switzerland's biggest chocolate festival

Published: 30 March 2025

© Lisa Cirieco 2025 - Zenhäusern tea room in Sion - Monsieur Raclette!

Created in 2005 and organized by the City of Versoix, Festichoc is a family festival showcasing quality chocolate and its crafts. It allows its visitors to taste the creations of the best chocolate makers in Switzerland!

5-6 April 2025: Make sure to go to this 19th edition of Versoix's Chocolate festival! It's a great day out and you will see some spectacular works of chocolate art as well as taste some great combinations. You might even find some new chocolates that become your favorite! There are 100s of little chocolate shops around Switzerland but Versoix only has room for the ones listed below. This exhibit might change your mind about industrial chocolate forever!

A few years ago I bought a chocolate ring: the ring was metal but they "glued" a fancy chocolate to it and I gave it to a friend (see photo below). Other non-chocolate items included beautifully-colored macarons, bags and calculators (chocolate-themed), and candies. One artisan had a box of 10 different chocolates, each accompanied by the name of the best wine to drink to enhance the flavor, another made the biggest easter egg I have ever seen, while another had chocolate truffles the size of footballs!

For this 19th edition, the team in charge of organization continues to implement initiatives to reduce the festival's footprint and develop actions related to sustainable development.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of initiatives undertaken in recent years:

• Access to the festival is completely free, allowing everyone to participate and promoting social diversity.
• Festival-goers are encouraged to use public transport to get around.
• Drinks are only served in reusable glasses with a deposit.
• Food stalls are staffed by local associations only.
• The staff needed to organize and run the festival are hired by young people from the town of Versoix, in order to integrate them into a communal event and give them their first professional experience.

In line with cantonal and municipal policies, and in order to continue to reduce the amount of waste generated by the event, the catering stands will serve food in reusable crockery only.

No deposit will be required for crockery (except for glasses) to facilitate its use.

The public is encouraged to bring their own tableware.

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