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Whitby Hot Chocolate Festival is part of a marvellous programme of winter events starting at the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in mid-November, and running right into the New Year.
New things are being announced all the time. Keep an eye on this page and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with developments and make sure you don't miss a thing.
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Whitby Christmas Festival
Christmas lights, late night shopping, carol singers and the famous Whitby Christmas Market.
Competition Winners 2025
We're here to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to all the amazing Whitby businesses who took part in our Festival Competitions in 2025.
It was such a privilege to judge. We were welcomed so warmly everywhere we went, and we’re incredibly grateful for the time, skill, creativity and passion that was shared with us.
We learned so much along the way about the craft of creating hot chocolate, desserts, cocktails, and stouts/porters from people who are real experts and truly care about what they create. We encourage everyone to go and visit our Festival businesses - not just because it’s great to shop local (which it is), but because they are run by people are genuinely excellent at what they do.
Ok, drum roll..... the winners were.....
