If you love chocolates then do not miss the 14th annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival 2009 in September for two days. This festival looks to be a great event for the chocolate lovers all over the world.

Venue: Ghirardelli Square
Address: Beach Street and Larkin Street, San Francisco, California
Cost: Free [Free to attend, watch and cooking demos, but tastes cost ($10 for 6 tastes, $20 for 15 tastes)
Festival Date: September 12, 2009 Saturday (Time: 12pm to 5pm), September 13, 2009 Sunday (Time: 12pm to 5pm)
Event Website: Official.

Ghirardelli Square is always a fun and exciting place to sample chocolate, eat sundaes, enjoy fine dining and shop for glamorous clothes. If you ever visit San Francisco then visit this place once and it is so close to Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39.

If you are at San Francisco in September then make an efforts to come and sample some white or dark chocolate and there are so many varieties of chocolates available that will make your head spin and your mouth water. Tickets purchased online can be picked up at will-call on the day of the event.

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was founded by and is named after Italian man Domingo Ghirardelli, who moved to California after working in South America. This company was incorporated in 1852 and it is the second-oldest chocolate company in the United States.