John and Lindsay Hill, organizers of the DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival, said this month’s event marks the last at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly.
The center told vendors last week it will permanently close at the end of the year to make way for a new IKEA store.
“The Dulles Expo Center has been home to our festival for four incredible years, and we’re deeply grateful for everything we’ve been able to build within its walls,” the Hills said in a news release. “Knowing that this will be the final year before the venue closes, we want to make this show our biggest and most memorable yet — a true grand finale at Dulles Expo.”…