Downtown Troy 4th Annual
Hot Chocolate Stroll
Friday February 27
5 P.M.
Downtown Troy
Purchase Your Hot Chocolate Stroll Mug 🍫☕
Get ready to sip your way through Downtown Troy!
Secure your official Hot Chocolate Stroll mug in advance and enjoy exclusive perks during the event. Mug holders receive a complimentary sample of hot chocolate at each participating location, with the option to upgrade to a boozy sample for just $5.
Don’t have a mug? No problem! Non-mug holders can still participate with $2 samples or $5 boozy samples at each stop.
Supplies are limited, and mugs often sell out, so we encourage purchasing ahead of time to guarantee your spot in the stroll.
Mug pick-up is at Upstate of Mind: 11 1st Street on Friday, February 27 starting at 4:30 PM.
Sip, stroll, and support local businesses while enjoying one of Downtown Troy’s sweetest traditions!
2026 Downtown Troy Hot Chocolate Stroll Participating Locations
Visitors can sip their way through Downtown Troy with unique hot chocolate creations at each stop:
Bootlegger’s
200 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Broadway Bonfire Cocoa 🔥 (S'mores Hot Chocolate)
McAddy’s Pub
452 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Flavor coming soon!
Oh Corn! Arepas
429 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Cinnamon Cacao : rich dark chocolate with cinnamon and a touch of vanilla.
Boozy: Spiced Cinnamon Cacao : our signature hot chocolate finished with dark rum.
Slidin’ Dirty
433 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Flavor coming soon!
Ryan’s Wake
403 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Red Velvet w Cream Cheese Whipped Cream (Vegan available)
Mean Max Brew Works
251 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Flavor coming soon!
Helderberg Meadworks
45 3rd Street
Hot Chocolate: “Loki’s Lure” Hot Chocolate – specialty house creation with optional boozy enhancement
Browns Brewing Co.
417 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Dark Chocolate Raspberry Hot Chocolate
Bard and Baker Board Game Cafe
501 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Coconut Caramel Delight Hot Chocolate
Boozy: Boozy Coconut Caramel Delight Hot Chocolate with Dark Rum
Flowers by Pesha
501 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Unicorn Hot White Chocolate topped with marshmallows, whipped cream, and rainbow sprinkles
Cafe Euphoria
225 River Street
Hot Chocolate: Traditional
La Catrina/MexCocina
7 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Choco-Atole – a rich, creamy masa-based stone-ground chocolate drink
Lightexture
2 3rd St
Hot Chocolate: Flavor coming soon!
Little Peck's
211 Broadway
Hot Chocolate: Flavor coming soon!
The Flour Bender Bakeshop
15 2nd Street
Hot Chocolate: Tiramisu Hot Chocolate
Troy Rewind
96 Congress St
Hot Chocolate: Traditional
Boozy: Peppermint Schnapps
Ilium Brewing Co
410 Fulton St
Hot Chocolate: Hazelnut Vanilla
2026 Downtown Troy Hot Chocolate Stroll Retail Specials
While you sip through the streets of Downtown Troy shop till you drop and experience our city's artisanal goodies!
Lightexture
2 3rd St
Tours of the Baila light installation on the corner of 3rd St. and Fulton. Five Tours will go out from Lightexture at 2 3rd St. every 1/2 hour at 6:30 / 7 / 7:30 / 8 / 8:30
Context Collective
95 4th St
Opening of the Cups in Context juried cup show from 6pm-9pm. The perfect vessels to sip on hot chocolate!
DB Trends
272 River St
Join us for a sweet Chocolate Stroll at DB Trends, featuring a special pop‑up by The Yellow Corner. We’ll have local chocolate treats and 10% off select items.
T&J Soaps
271 River St
Keep the Hot Chocolate Stroll going with us! We’ve whipped up limited-edition hot cocoa candles poured into the cutest reusable mugs, plus a decadent hot cocoa soap made just for this sweet stroll. Warm up, wander in, and treat yourself to something cozy & delicious. All mug candles are 10% off! Burn it, clean it, and enjoy a new favorite mug. Open until 8 PM
Truly Rhe
1 Broadway
Truly Rhe will be having a special event for February TNO. We are having…find the box of Hot Chocolate on the shelf. When found you will be put into a raffle that will be drawn live on our Saturday Morning Live Show the following day. We will pull two winners, each getting a $20 gift card. Closing at 8:00 PM.
Butterfly Plant Studio
255 River St
Come join us for TNO @ Butterfly Plant Studio for readings by Mara from Essence Aesthetics Wellness from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. (or until 9 p.m. if we have people waiting)
Sessions will last 10 - 15 minutes for $25. You can pick out one of our beautifully potted plants that you resonate with to your reading and if you become attached to it you can purchase it and take it home with you.
Downtown Troy Hot Chocolate Stroll is sponsored by:
