Calling all with a sweet tooth!

A day of chocolatey goodness will return this weekend after a three-year hiatus.

On Saturday, the Norris Penrose Event Center will host the Pikes Peak Chocolate and Cheese Fest. The food festival will host a variety of chocolatiers overflowing with samples to indulge in.

“It’s going to be big, but we’re ready,” said Dana Cain, who organizes the festival. “We’ve been doing chocolate festivals now for over 15 years, so we’ve got a lot of local and regional chocolatiers bringing out their stuff.”

New to this year’s festival — cheese! The festival is hosting local and international cheese vendors to spice things up this year. There will even be a cheese rolling contest — winner gets the wheel.

The two flavors — chocolate and cheese — will compete in a fondue show hosted by Colorado chef Andrew Novick.

Participants will get to dip an assortment of foods into each to determine which topping works best.

“I bill him as Colorado’s wackiest chef, he does such crazy things. So he’s doing this fondue showdown called ‘Who wore it best,’” Cain said.

As for the main attraction — the chocolate — there will be a pudding eating contest at noon to win sample tickets, as well as chocolate bingo in the afternoon.

Samples will be available throughout the festival with taste tickets, and if you like what you try, you can buy more to take home.

What kind of chocolate will be available? Just about anything you can think of — truffles, fudge, bars, cookies, brownies and toffee, to name some.

“This is stuff you can’t find at the grocery. You can’t find it at Walgreens,” Cain said. “We’re talking gourmet, boutique, small batch, free trade.

The good stuff, and not just like a candy bar. They’ve got intricate truffles, beautiful bonbons, all kinds of flavors, all kinds of fillings.”

Cain did offer a piece of advice for those looking to avoid crowds at the festival — wait until the afternoon to join in, because there will be lines early.

“It’s gonna be a lot of fun,” she said. “Some people don’t mind, they just want to get in there. They just want to sample everything. But if you’re a person that doesn’t like crowds, show up later in the day.”