For a 12th year, crowds of chocolate lovers will descend on downtown Nashville to gather treats, guilt-free.
That’s because the Chocolate Walk is a benefit for the Brown County Humane Society, and the money it raises helps find new homes for more than 97 percent of its strays.
Thirty-five Nashville businesses will become Chocolate Walk stops Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At each stop, ticket holders will be able to gather a different chocolate treat to eat.
Five food booths set up on the courthouse lawn will be a new feature at this year’s Chocolate Walk, in an attempt to ease the pressure on downtown restaurants. They’ll be manned by local Boy Scouts, the Hamblen Township Volunteer Fire Department, the South Central Indiana Community Action Program, Psi Iota Xi and Limestone BBQ & More Catering. Grab-and-go food also will be sold at The Salvation Army and at Brozinni’s Pizzeria on Jefferson Street, as well as at the Artist’s Colony Inn on South Van Buren.
The Chocolate Walk continues to be a major fundraiser for the 53-year-old humane society, which needs $31,000 per month to operate.
Chocolate Walk proceeds cover just shy of a month’s worth of expenses.
Last year, the shelter took in more than 700 homeless pets. To help reduce the number of unwanted animals coming in, the local humane society started the S.P.O.T. program several years ago. It provides spay/neuter services for as little as $1.
All businesses participating in the Chocolate Walk donate their time and the chocolates they serve. Some offer discounts on merchandise to Chocolate Walk participants.
Rides on the Nashville Express train will be free to Chocolate Walkers that day.
All Chocolate Walk participants also will get to vote for their favorite chocolatier in taste, creativity and presentation categories.
Tickets for this event often sell out before it starts — all 1,250 of them. They cost $25 per person until Oct. 31, after which the price goes up to $30.
Find a ticket purchase link at bchumane.org/chocolate-walk.
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1. Brown County Art Gallery. (Pick up pre-purchased tickets here starting at 10 a.m.) Guest chocolatier at this stop: The Abe Martin Lodge.
2. Touch of Silver, Gold & Old
3. Woodlands Gallery
4. The Educated Otter
5. New Harmony Soap Co.
6. Nashville Spice Company
7. Brown County Humane Society (at the courthouse)
8. Friends of the Brown County Public Library (at the library)
9. Heavenly Biscuit
10. Carmel Corn Cottage
11. Hobnob Corner Restaurant
12. The Wild Olive
13. B3 Gallery/Ascension Fine Arts
14. The Candy Dish
15. The Candy Emporium
16. Brozinni Pizzeria
17. The Salvation Army
18. Ironweed Gifts and Floral
19. The Chocolate Moose
20. Sweetea’s Tea Shoppe and Cafe
21. Brown County Visitors Center. Guest chocolatier at this stop: Bean Blossom Animal Clinic
22. The T-Shirt Shop
23. Nashville Fudge Kitchen
24. Bone Appetit Bakery
25. Furniture Decor and More
26. Casa del Sol
27. Nashville General Store and Bakery
28. Wishful Thinking
29. Artist Colony Inn
30. Dawn’s Nashville House of Jerky
31. Kiss the Cook
32. Bird’s Nest Cafe
33. Jack & Jill Nut Shoppe
34. Heritage Candy Store
35. Brown County IGA
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