Zoque offers a variety of Workshops, Events & Exhibits.
Our Workshops, Events & Exhibits highlight the sacred, ancient tradition of Mesoamerican chocolate-making. Here you can learn more about "Beans to Bars," where chocolate comes from, how it's made and savor its tastes.
Events
Natural History Museum of Utah - Utah Food Festival 2026, May 16 - 17
Zoque Mexican Chocolate will be at the Food Festival May 16-17. Visit them to taste their delicious chocolates and learn more of their story.
Support Utah's local food artisans, sample tantalizing new flavors, and delve into delicious workshops at the Utah Food Festival on the weekend of May 16-17, 10:00am - 5:00pm both days.
The Utah Food Festival is a weekend-long celebration of our region's rich culinary heritage, spanning from ancient ancestral foods to contemporary delicacies. On May 16-17, you can sample and shop an array of tantalizing tastes from local artisans, delve into delicious workshops led by culinary experts, and enrich your knowledge of food history with insightful presentations!
The festival is included with Museum admission, which is free for Museum Members. The Museum is located at 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT.
Living Traditions Festival 2026, May 15-17
Saturday, May 16 - 7:15pm Living Traditions Food Demonstrations will feature Chef Esmeralda Torres. Food demonstrations are located at the entrance to the Food Market.
Step into a century-old family legacy as indigenous Zoque women from Chiapas demonstrate the sacred art of Mesoamerican chocolate-making, transforming native cacao into artisanal treasures using ancestral Maya techniques and wisdom.
The Living Traditions Festival is a three-day multicultural festival. The Festival supports the preservation of culturally diverse traditions, perspectives, and communities through the presentation of traditional music, dance, crafts, food, and more.
Art on the Towne - SoJo Art Market 2026, May 16
Zoque Mexican Chocolate will be at the South Jordan Art Market May 16. Visit them to taste their delicious chocolates and learn more of their story.
Art on the Towne - SoJo Art Market will be open 10:00am - 3:00pm and is located at 1600 West Towne Center Drive, South Jordan, UT.
Workshops
Natural History Museum of Utah: Utah Food Festival 2025
Preserving Ancestral Ways of Chocolate Making | Zoque LLC – May 3, 2025
Dive into the ancient chocolate-making traditions of the Zoque and Maya cultures.
Exhibits
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Located on the University of Utah campus at 410 Campus Center Dr. Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts hosts a display of Zoque Chocolates.
"Cacao Zoque (Zoque culture, Oaxaca and surrounding areas) is the closest you can come to taking the art home with you at the UMFA. The Lopez Aquino family is featured in our Central and South American art galleries as the living tradition that brings the UMFA’s ancient chocolate vessels to life."
Natural History Museum of Utah - The Chocolate Story
The Natural History Museum of Utah offers "The Utah Chocolate Story". The story highlights the history of cacao and chocolate in Utah and the Southwestern U.S.
"Utah’s Cacao: the Oldest Yet Found in the United States – In Mayan and Aztec cultures, chocolate was used by the social elite; the discovery of an exotic import like cacao in a typical Four Corners region settlement, with residues on many common vessels, surprised many archaeologists. The fact that the objects she tested date back to 780 A.D., over two centuries before the Chaco Canyon vessels, surprised them even more." Read More »