Chocolate Meltdown takes over Oxford in January

Annual fundraiser to benefit two local arts organizations.

Oxford wants people to melt down in order to support the arts.

The annual Chocolate Meltdown

invites the public into the Oxford Community Arts Center to taste chocolates from local vendors. The event also supports the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University.

The festival is “a testament to the enduring spirit of community engagement. We have five local organizations that work together to put on this event in

January. It really gets people out to experience Oxford in a different way,” said Trisha Porter, community relations coordinator for the OCAC.

More than 1,000 people attended the Meltdown in 2022. This year’s event will feature chocolate tastings from chocolatiers and local businesses, an “Anything Chocolate” bakeoff (with amateur, professional and youth divisions), a themed art exhibition, children’s activities and more.

“We are excited about the art exhibition. This year ... there are two categories with a youth category for participants under 18 and we have an adult category,”

STAFF PHOTOS The annual Chocolate Meltdown at the Oxford Community Arts Center on College Avenue drew lots of guests who paid for tastings of samples of treats at various vendor booths. There were also assorted chocolate goodies for sale, a free smores table for children, horse trolley rides and a coffee truck outside. In Uptown Oxford there were various free games and inflatables for families to enjoy.