2026 Season · Pennsylvania Oct 24–25 · Maryland Nov 7–8 · Virginia Nov 14–15 · Jacksonville Nov 21–222026 Season · 4 festival weekends, 4 statesContact us
Pathway Vendors produces the East Coast's largest chocolate and coffee festival tour — and invests heavily in filling every weekend with customers who come to buy.
We've been behind the booth too. That shapes how we run our shows.
Before Pathway Vendors, we spent four years on the road at more than 100 events across the country — on the vendor side of the table. Everything we do now is built around one thing: putting as many ready-to-buy customers in front of you as we can.
We've been where you are. Four years and 100+ events as vendors before we ever ran one.
We fill the room. Booth fees go straight into TV, radio, billboard, direct mail, digital and social advertising.
We promote you beyond the weekend. Vendor features, video profiles and social spotlights.
We carefully curate our vendor lineup. Every application is juried for quality, fit and category balance.
We started Pathway Vendors because we know how impactful a great event can be for a small business.
John and Lindsay Hill founded Pathway Vendors in 2022 after four years and more than a hundred events on the vendor side of the booth. We learned first-hand that a vendor's success comes down to one thing — how many quality customers walk through the door.
So that's what we obsess over. We pack the house, we curate the floor, and we sweat the details that make a weekend worth the drive, the hotel and the inventory.
Vendors who ranked DMV in the top 1% of ALL events they do
67%
Vendors who sold out of at least one product line
70%
Returning vendors whose sales beat the previous year
700+
Small businesses served across our festivals since 2022
Where these come from. Vendor counts are our own exhibitor records since 2022. Attendance is ticket-scanned, never estimated — 9,000+ (2024), 8,500+ (2025) in Pennsylvania, plus 8,000+ (2022), 10,000+ (2023), 12,000+ (2024), 14,000+ (2025) in the DMV. Satisfaction and sales figures come from our 2025 DMV vendor survey, 67 responses.
Multiple markets
The DMV festival has grown every single year.
Up 75% since we launched it in 2022 — which is why we're taking it to two weekends and two venues this year, and why vendors keep asking us to open new markets.
58% of our DMV vendors told us they'd travel to Pennsylvania for a Pathway Vendors event. 42% would travel to the Carolinas.
2025 DMV vendor survey · 67 responses
DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival attendance, ticket-scanned. 2026 splits across two weekends — Maryland and Virginia.
Vendor stories
The people who keep coming back.
“If I could only do one coffee festival in a year, it's this one. I am based in NC and it's totally worth it to drive 5hrs and be part of this awesome event. It's THAT GOOD.”
Bush Hill Coffee Co.
DMV · 2025
“The DMV Coffee & Chocolate Festival has been a game-changer for our business. Three years ago, this event opened the doors for us and we've been growing ever since. The 2025 edition was our most successful yet, setting a new record in sales.”
McCormick Bakery & Chocolate Factory
DMV · 2025
“The first PA Chocolate & Coffee Festival was a resounding success on every level. It was a Masterclass on how festivals should be run from top to bottom.”
Join the vendor list and we'll tell you the moment applications open, when we announce a new festival, and how to make the most of a weekend with us. All Pathway Vendors applications for 2027 open January 1, 2027.
