Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, the portal to Joyville!

The annual Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival started over the weekend, and is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.

The event, which runs until Friday 26 July, celebrates the joining of winter and chocolate in Dunedin and will host more than 50 events with something for everyone – including many free events for families during the school holidays.

Highlights for the 2013 Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival include the ever popular Crunchie Train ride, the Cadbury Couture Fashion Show and the Cadbury Jaffa Race. New events this year include the Cadbury World Adventure Quest and the City of Chocolate Tours.

The Cadbury Carnival Fun Day was opened by the Joyville Mayor as he presented Dunedin Mayor, Dave Cull a chocolate key to officially unlock the Joyville portal at Meridian Mall on Saturday July 20. There was, and continue to be throughout the week, an  array of  tempting delights for people to experience including a chocolate tempering demonstration and plenty of  delicious liquid chocolate to sample  in a truly Joyville inspired  environment.

The world famous Cadbury Jaffa Race will take place on Friday 26 July at 11am, with Parents Centres NZ and Make a Wish being this year’s organisers and beneficiaries. The races culminate with the World’s Steepest Street Party with loads of family fun, music and entertainment.

“We are really excited about bring Joyville to the Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival for the 13th year. It’s a great event which attracts tourism and benefits to the local economy. We’re proud to support charities with thousands of dollars raised throughout the week.

I’m sure that everyone attending any of the events during the Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival will certainly be feeling the joy,” said Cadbury New Zealand Managing Director, Alastair De Raadt.

For more information please visit http://chocolatecarnival.co.nz

Other events of note are:

- Cadbury Couture - 7pm Tuesday 23 July
- The Crunchie Train - 10.45am Thursday 25 July
- The Jaffa Race - 11am Friday 26 July

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