A one day vegan dessert event celebrating chocolate, creativity, flavour, and seriously impressive baking.

Join us at Welcome to Thornbury for Bake Off - Death by Chocolate Edition, a Halloween-inspired plant based bake off bringing together 7 talented dessert traders, each showcasing a special vegan chocolate creation made exclusively for the day.

What to expect 🍫

Dark, decadent and deliciously spooky, this edition celebrates all things chocolate - from rich layer cakes and gooey brownies to chocolate tarts, fudgy bakes, ganache-filled treats, nostalgic favourites, and bold Halloween-inspired desserts made to impress.

Everything is:

• 100% vegan

• Dairy and egg free

• Gluten free options

• Made exclusively for this event

Meet the bakers

Announced soon

The Death by Chocolate challenge

Each baker will create one special chocolate entry showcasing their most decadent, creative, and Halloween-worthy bake.

Think rich, dark, gooey, fudgy, spooky, dramatic, and completely plant based.

There will be 1 overall winner crowned for the Death by Chocolate Edition Bake Off.

How it works

• Taste your way across all 7 traders

• Purchase limited edition desserts made just for the day

• Vote for your favourite Death by Chocolate creation

• Celebrate the winner announcement at 3.30pm 🏆

Why attend?

This is more than just a dessert market. It is a curated vegan food experience designed to:

• Showcase local Melbourne talent

• Help you discover new favourite bakers

• Celebrate creativity in plant based baking

• Bring the community together over great food

• Indulge in a Halloween-inspired chocolate feast

Event Details

Date: Sunday 25th October 2026

Time: 12pm to 3pm, winner announced at 3.30pm

Location: Welcome to Thornbury, 520 High Street, Northcote VIC

Entry: FREE