Your Moments Deserve Something Extraordinary.
From quality event rentals to thoughtfully curated experiences, Chocolate City Events brings your vision to life with exceptional service, attention to detail, and a personal touch.
Make Every Moment a Lasting Memory.
Experiences for Every Occasion
From intimate celebrations to corporate gatherings and community experiences, Chocolate City Events brings thoughtful details, quality service, and memorable experiences to every occasion.
Celebrate Life's Moments.
Whether you are planning an intimate gathering or a milestone celebration, we provide the essentials and thoughtful touches that make your event unforgettable.
Plan your celebration › CorporateElevate the Corporate Experience.
From team celebrations to client appreciation, we create thoughtfully curated experiences that reflect your brand, strengthen relationships, and leave lasting impressions.
Explore corporate services › CommunityBringing Communities Together.
We help organizations create meaningful gatherings that strengthen connections, celebrate milestones, and bring people together.
Plan a community event ›Our Services
Equipment Rentals
Tables, chairs, canopies, linens, and accessories, with delivery, setup, and breakdown.
Photo Booths & Backdrops
360 and digital booths, flower walls, custom printed panels, neon, and signage.
Curated Experiences
Champagne walls, mimosa bars, grazing tables, coffee service, and more.
Planning & Coordination
Full planning, day of coordination, vendor management, and event assistance.
Every Kind of Gathering
Celebrations, corporate receptions, and community days. Different rooms, same attention to the details.
Why Choose Us
One company for the equipment, the experience, and the coordination. Whatever the occasion, you get professionals who take the details seriously and one point of contact who knows your event.
- Professionalism from the first call to final pickup
- A single source for rentals, experiences, and coordination
- Service for every occasion, social, corporate, and community
- One point of contact from start to finish
- Locally owned and PG County native
- Clear, upfront pricing
- Responsive, straightforward communication
- Planning and coordination experience
- A trusted network of local partners
- Attention to the details guests notice
How It Works
Submit Inquiry
Fill out the quote form with your date, location, and what you need.
We Confirm
We review your details and check availability for your date.
Get a Quote
You receive a clear written estimate with no surprise line items.
Celebrate
We deliver, set up, and handle the day. You make the memory.
Event Add Ons
- 360 photo booth
- Digital iPad photo booth
- Day of coordination
- Décor support
- Mimosa bar setup
- Hookah service
- Moon bounce
- Kids party add ons
- Vendor coordination
- Festival canopy packages
Events We Serve
- Community events
- Corporate events
- Festivals
- Backyard events
- Graduations
- Birthday parties
- Baby showers
- Bridal showers
- Weddings
- Repasts
- Family reunions
- Milestone celebrations
Service Areas
Proudly serving the DMV with a focus on our home communities.
Prince George's County
Washington DC
Northern Virginia
Including Bowie, Lanham, College Park, Hyattsville, Upper Marlboro, Laurel, Landover, and surrounding Maryland areas.
What Clients Say
REVIEWS list at the bottom of the page code.Ready to make every moment a lasting memory?
Request a QuoteA PG County native who knows how events really run
Our founder was born and raised in Prince George's County and has worked as a travel agent, a project manager, and an event facilitator for nonprofit and community organizations. That mix matters. Travel planning teaches you to anticipate what goes wrong. Project management teaches you to hold a timeline. Facilitating community events teaches you what it feels like when a room finally comes together.
Chocolate City Events grew out of all three. We saw too many good events held back by late deliveries, worn equipment, or a vendor who stopped answering the phone. We built this company to be the opposite of that.
We love being part of the gathering
We enjoy attending and participating in events, and we love being part of curating experiences that build community, connection, and relationships. A graduation party, a festival, a company picnic, a wedding, a block full of neighbors who finally met each other. These are the moments people carry with them, and they deserve to run smoothly.
Quality Rentals. Reliable Service. Memorable Events.
Customer service
You get answers, not silence. We respond, we confirm, and we follow through.
Quality
Equipment inspected before it leaves and set up properly when it arrives.
Timeliness
We build the delivery window around your run of show, and we hold to it.
Professionalism
Clear quotes, clear terms, and a team that represents you well in front of your guests.
Community
We hire local, buy local, and build with businesses from the DMV because this is home.
The feeling of handled
The best compliment we get is simple. They handled everything.
Service Lines
Equipment Rentals
Tables, chairs, canopies, linens, and party accessories. Delivered clean, set up properly, picked up on schedule.
See pricing ›Photo Booths
360 booth and digital iPad booth, both with an attendant, custom overlay, and instant sharing.
Compare booths ›Backdrops & Signage
Flower and greenery walls, custom printed backdrops, balloon work, neon, and signage that does a job.
See the options ›Curated Experiences
Champagne walls, mimosa bars, grazing tables, coffee service, and the stations guests gather around.
See experiences ›Event Planning
A partner from the first idea. Concept, layout, budget, vendor sourcing, and the timeline, start to finish.
See planning levels ›Day of Coordination
You planned it. We run it. Vendor load in, timeline, cue calling, and breakdown, so you can be a guest.
How it works ›Vendor Coordination
We source, confirm, and manage the DJs, caterers, bartenders, photographers, and staffing. One invoice at the end.
What we cover ›Event Assistance
Buy only the gaps. Setup supervision, load in and load out, on site staffing, check in, décor install and strike.
See what is included ›Experiences For Your Event
Styled, stocked, staffed, and struck by us. Every one of these is built to your colors and headcount rather than pulled off a shelf.
Bar & Beverage Stations
Champagne walls, mimosa and bubbly bars, signature drink stations, punch and mocktail bars, and infused water displays.
Client provides the alcohol unless a licensed bartender is arranged through a vendor.
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Coffee & Espresso Bars
Tended coffee, espresso, and latte service for morning events, brunches, and corporate mornings. Cold brew and iced options in summer.
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Dessert & Sweets Tables
Dessert displays, donut walls, candy stations, cupcake towers, and cake tables styled as a centerpiece rather than a side table.
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Grazing & Charcuterie
Grazing tables, charcuterie boards, fruit displays, and appetizer spreads built to fill a table and photograph well.
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Snack & Treat Carts
Popcorn, cotton candy, shaved ice, nachos, pretzels, and ice cream carts, styled to your colors and staffed through the event.
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Lounge & Hookah
Soft seating lounges, low tables, and lighting built as a room within the room. Hookah service available outdoors and at approved venues, adults only.
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Photo & Media Moments
Booth, backdrop, neon, and signage built as one set piece. The corner of the room everybody ends up standing in.
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Seasonal Stations
Hot cocoa bars, s'mores setups, cider and cider donuts in fall, and holiday displays that come down the next morning.
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Experiences For Your Community
For organizations running events all year rather than once. Each one is a repeatable format we can drop onto your calendar.
Food Truck Friday
We source and schedule the trucks, handle placement, and set seating and shade so people linger instead of grabbing and leaving.
Movie Night Under the Stars
Screen, projector, sound, seating, and a snack station. Indoor or outdoor, with a weather plan built in.
Game Night
Lawn games, card tables, and tournament boards, with someone there to run it.
Craft and Create Night
A hands on session with all materials supplied and staffed, so nobody has to volunteer.
Appreciation Day
For residents, staff, members, or volunteers. Food, giveaways, music, and a reason to show up.
Holiday Experience
Seasonal décor, a themed activity, photos with the right backdrop, struck the next morning.
Book a calendar, not a single event
Most organizations do not need one event. They need something on the calendar every month, and they do not have the time to start from scratch each time. We build a season or a full year of experiences, lock the dates, and run them.
- Quarterly or annual calendars
- One planning conversation, not twelve
- Dates held in advance
- Budget mapped across the year
- Seasonal rotation so it never repeats
- Better pricing than booking one at a time
One Partner Instead of Six Vendors
Companies, communities, and organizations all run into the same problem. The event is the easy part. Coordinating everyone is not.
One point of contact
You talk to us. We talk to the food truck, the DJ, the bartender, the photographer, and the décor team.
We source the vendors
Our network is already vetted. You are not collecting quotes from five strangers and hoping.
One invoice
Everything on a single invoice with every line itemized, instead of six vendors to process separately.
Built for your paperwork
Certificate of insurance naming your organization, and a W9, available on request before you commit.
Terms that fit your process
We know organizations do not pay the way individuals do. Invoicing terms for organizations are available on request.
Confirm your commercial terms
We run it, or you do
Full production, or we plan and coordinate while you fund the vendors directly. Whichever fits your budget structure.
Tent Rentals
| Item | Price | Approx. capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 10x10 Pop Up Canopy | $75 | 8 to 10 seated 10 to 15 standing |
| 10x20 Pop Up Canopy | $150 | 20 to 30 seated |
| 10x30 Pop Up Canopy | $225 | 30 to 45 seated |
Capacity varies based on table layout and event style.
Table Rentals
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| 60" Round Table | $12 each |
| 6 ft Banquet Table | $12 each |
| 8 ft Banquet Table | $15 each |
Chair Rentals
| Item | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Folding Chair | $4 each |
| White Resin Garden Chair | $6 each |
| White Chiavari Chair | $8 each |
| Kids Chair (assorted colors) | Inquire |
Kids Tables & Chairs
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Kids Table (assorted sizes) | Inquire |
| Kids Chairs (assorted colors) | Inquire |
$100 minimum order
A minimum order of $100 is required for all rentals.
Setup and breakdown
Starting at $25 each and quoted based on event size.
Custom quotes
Available for large events, special requests, and full service packages.
360 Photo Booth
A platform guests stand on while a camera arm orbits them, producing the slow motion video everyone posts that night. It draws a crowd on its own, which makes it as much entertainment as it is a photo service.
- Slow motion, boomerang, and standard speed video
- Instant sharing by text, email, or AirDrop
- Custom overlay branded to your event
- On site attendant for the full rental
- Props and LED lighting included
- Red carpet and stanchions available
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Digital iPad Booth
A sleek open air booth for photos, boomerangs, GIFs, and video messages. Smaller footprint than the 360, better for indoor venues and tighter rooms, and it keeps a line moving faster.
- Photos, GIFs, boomerangs, and video guestbook
- Instant digital sharing
- Optional instant prints with custom design
- Digital props and filters
- On site attendant for the full rental
- Fits where a 360 will not
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Picking Between Them
| 360 Booth | Digital iPad Booth | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | Video, slow motion | Photos, GIFs, boomerangs, video |
| Space needed | About 10x10 ft clear | About 6x6 ft clear |
| Guests at a time | One to four | One to eight |
| Throughput | Slower, draws a crowd | Faster, keeps a line moving |
| Instant prints | No | Optional |
| Best for | Milestone parties, weddings, launches | Corporate, community, large headcounts |
What we need from you
A level surface, access to a standard power outlet within reach, and cover if the event is outdoors. We bring everything else.
Setup and strike
We arrive ahead of your start time to set up and test, and we break down after. Setup time is not counted against your rental hours.
Pair it with a backdrop
A booth against a blank wall photographs like a blank wall. Most clients add a flower wall, sequin panel, or custom printed backdrop.
Check your date
Booths book out first during graduation season and the holidays. Send your date and we will confirm availability.
Request a QuoteWalls and Panels
Delivered, installed, and struck by us. Sizes vary, so send your space and we will tell you what fits.
Flower Wall
Full bloom panel in your color story. The most requested backdrop we carry and the one that photographs best in low light.
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Greenery Wall
Lush foliage panel, often with a neon sign or custom decal layered on top. Reads upscale without feeling bridal.
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Sequin and Shimmer
Reflective panel that catches light and movement. Strong for nightlife, milestone birthdays, and anything after dark.
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Custom Printed Backdrop
Printed to your artwork, logo, or step and repeat. The right call for corporate events, launches, and sponsored activations.
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Balloon Garland and Arches
Built on site in your colors, organic or structured. Pairs with any panel above or stands alone over a dessert table.
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Draping and Fabric
Soft draped panels and ceiling treatments to cover a plain wall or warm up a hall.
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Signs That Do a Job
Half of good signage is decoration. The other half is keeping guests from asking you where things are.
Welcome Signs
Acrylic, mirror, or printed, on an easel at the entrance with your names, date, or organization.
Custom Neon
A name, a phrase, or a logo in neon. Doubles as the focal point of your photo wall.
Table Numbers and Place Cards
Matched to your signage so the room reads as one set rather than five different fonts.
Menu and Bar Signs
What is being served, what is in it, and where to line up. Cuts down the questions your staff fields all night.
Directional Signage
Parking, entrance, restrooms, and where the event actually is. The least glamorous signs and the ones guests need most.
Logo and Step and Repeat
For sponsors, brands, and organizations who need their name in every photo that leaves the room.
How Much Help Do You Need?
Full Event Planning
For clients who want a partner from the first idea. We shape the concept, build the layout, set a realistic budget, source and book the vendors, and hold the timeline all the way to event day.
- Concept and theme direction
- Layout and floor planning
- Budget building and tracking
- Vendor sourcing, vetting, and booking
- Timeline and run of show
- Venue walkthroughs
- Final confirmations the week of
- Full day of coordination included
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Day of Coordination
For clients who planned it themselves and do not want to run it themselves. You hand us the plan you built. We execute it so you can be present with your guests instead of working your own event.
- Planning handoff meeting ahead of the date
- We confirm every vendor before the day
- Vendor arrival and load in management
- Timeline enforcement and cue calling
- Single point of contact for venue and vendors
- Problem solving in real time
- Breakdown and load out oversight
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Event Assistance
For clients who have it handled but need specific gaps covered. Buy only the pieces you are short on, by the hour or by the task.
- Vendor sourcing and coordination only
- Setup and styling supervision
- Load in and load out management
- On site staffing for the event
- Check in, registration, and greeting
- Décor install and strike
- Teardown and venue reset
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Vendor Coordination
The part nobody budgets for and everybody underestimates. Most of the stress in an event is not the event. It is managing the people delivering it.
We source
From a network we have already vetted, so you are not collecting quotes from five strangers and guessing.
We confirm
Every vendor re confirmed before the date, with arrival windows, access details, and parking sorted in advance.
We manage the day
Vendors report to us. If a truck is late or a delivery is wrong, you find out after it is already fixed.
You get one invoice
Everything itemized on a single invoice instead of six vendors to chase and process separately.
Who we coordinate
- DJs and live entertainment
- Caterers and food trucks
- Licensed bartenders
- Photographers and videographers
- Décor and floral teams
- Security and event staffing
- Specialty rentals we do not carry
Décor support
Backdrops, table settings, centerpieces, balloon work, signage, and lighting, installed and struck so the room reads as one intentional set rather than five separate deliveries.
Honest about the split
Some services we provide directly. Others come through trusted partners, chosen from a network we have already worked alongside.
Custom Event Packages
Most clients do better bundling. Tell us the event and the budget range and we will build a package around it.
Backyard and family
Chairs, tables, linens, a tent, and setup. Add a moon bounce or photo booth for the kids and the photos.
Community and nonprofit
Festival canopy packages, vendor tables, seating, and day of coordination for a long outdoor day.
Milestone celebrations
Chiavari seating, styled tables, backdrops, centerpieces, and coordination for weddings and showers.
Services for Your Celebration
Tent, Table & Chair Rentals
Seating, tables, canopies, and linens delivered clean and set up before guests arrive.
See pricing ›360 Photo Booth
The thing guests line up for and post before they leave. Digital iPad booth available too.
Compare booths ›Décor & Custom Backdrops
Flower walls, balloon garlands, neon, and signage built as one set piece rather than three deliveries.
See the options ›Party Packages & Themed Experiences
Dessert tables, bar and beverage stations, snack carts, and themed setups built to your colors.
See experiences ›Planning & Coordination
Full planning, day of coordination, or just the gaps you need covered.
See the levels ›Specialty Additions
Moon bounce, kids activities, lounge seating, and the extras that make a celebration feel considered.
Some specialty items are arranged through trusted partners and quoted on request.
What We Celebrate
Corporate Services
Planning & Coordination
Concept, layout, budget, vendor sourcing, and someone running the day so your team can attend their own event.
See the levels ›Employee Appreciation Events
Recognition days, milestone celebrations, team lunches, and summer events your people actually show up to.
Holiday Parties & Company Celebrations
The one event a year everybody judges. Load in before your team arrives, strike after they leave.
Branded Photo Booth Experiences
360 or digital booth with your logo on the overlay and your step and repeat behind it.
Compare booths ›Networking Events & Receptions
Check in and registration staffing, lounge seating, coffee or bar service, and signage that moves people through.
Product Launches & Activations
Branded environments, printed backdrops, directional signage, and the setup crew to build it on schedule.
Corporate Gifting & Custom Gift Boxes
Curated gift boxes for clients, staff, and event attendees, sourced and assembled to your budget and brand.
Offered by consultation. Lead time and sourcing confirmed before you commit.
Custom Event Packages
Bundle any of the above into one price, one point of contact, and one invoice.
See all services ›Ongoing Partnerships
Quarterly or annual event calendars with dates held in advance and budget mapped across the year.
We Know How Companies Buy
Your event is the easy part. Getting it through procurement is not. We come ready for the paperwork rather than learning it on your deadline.
- Certificate of insurance naming your organization
- W9 on request
- One itemized invoice, not six vendors
- Written proposal you can present internally
- Single point of contact start to finish
- Local vendor spend you can report on
Corporate Clients
Community Services
Resident Appreciation
Food, giveaways, music, seating, and a photo moment that makes people feel thanked.
Festivals & Block Parties
Vendor booths, comfort canopy areas, seating, shade, and signage for a long day outdoors.
School Celebrations & Field Days
Setup and strike around a school schedule, with activities and seating sized to the group.
Fundraisers & Outreach
Receptions, donor events, and community outreach on budgets that get defended line by line.
Seasonal & Holiday Events
Hot cocoa bars, s'mores setups, seasonal décor, and holiday displays struck the next morning.
Family Fun Days
Moon bounce, games, craft stations, snack carts, and shade so families stay longer.
Vendor Coordination
We source, confirm, and manage the vendors so your staff is not chasing six phone numbers.
How it works ›Rentals & Interactive Experiences
Tents, tables, chairs, photo booths, and stations that give a gathering a center of gravity.
See rentals ›Annual Event Calendars
Most organizations do not need one event. They need something on the calendar every month and do not have time to start from scratch each time. We build a season or a full year, lock the dates, and run them.
- Quarterly or annual calendars
- One planning conversation, not twelve
- Dates held in advance
- Budget mapped across the year
- Seasonal rotation so it never repeats
- Better pricing than booking one at a time
Organizations
Your event budget should stay in your city
Most event companies either do everything in house or quietly mark up whoever they found online. We do neither. When your event needs a caterer, a DJ, a florist, or a bartender, we bring in a business from this region, we tell you who they are, and we manage the relationship so you never have to.
Our name is Chocolate City. Keeping work in the hands of DMV businesses is not a marketing position for us, it is the reason the company exists.
What This Means For Your Event
You know who is coming
Every partner on your event is named in your quote. No mystery subcontractors showing up in your parking lot.
One relationship
You deal with us. We deal with them. One contract, one invoice, one phone number when something changes.
Local spend you can report
If your organization tracks local or small business spend, we can itemize exactly where your money went and who received it.
Vetted, not googled
Everyone in the network has worked an event with us. We do not refer anyone we have not stood next to on a job.
Join the Network
If you run a business that serves events in the DMV, we want to know you. No fee to join and no exclusivity.
How it works
- We meet and talk through what you do
- You go on the list for the events that fit
- We bring you the client, the brief, and the schedule
- You do your work, we handle the rest
- You get paid on our terms, not the client's
What we handle
- Client communication and expectations
- Quotes, invoicing, and collections
- Load in times, access, and parking
- Timeline and run of show
- The difficult conversations
What we ask
- Show up when you said you would
- Carry your own insurance
- Communicate early when something changes
- Treat our client like your client
- Tell us honestly when a job is not for you
The Network
For venues
If you run a venue, hall, rooftop, or outdoor space, we can sit on your preferred vendor list and handle the rentals, setup, and coordination your clients ask you about. That is one less thing your staff fields and one more reason a booking closes.
For local businesses
Hosting a grand opening, an anniversary, a customer appreciation day, or a block event? We handle it, and where it makes sense we bring in other local businesses to be part of it. Neighborhood businesses showing up for each other is good for everybody's door.
Businesses We Build With
Partner name
What they do and the kind of events you bring them in for. One or two sentences, with a link to their site.
Partner name
What they do and the kind of events you bring them in for. One or two sentences, with a link to their site.
Partner name
What they do and the kind of events you bring them in for. One or two sentences, with a link to their site.
Work with us
Run a business that belongs in this network?
Tell us what you do, where you work, and what you do differently. No fee to join and no exclusivity.
Become a Preferred Partner
The more specific you are about what makes your service different, the easier it is for us to put you in front of the right client.
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Booking & Payment
- All rental pricing covers a period of up to 24 hours. Extended rentals can be arranged in advance for an additional fee.
- A 50 percent deposit is due on the invoice date and secures your date and inventory. Dates are not held without it.
- The remaining balance is due 48 hours before the event, on every order.
- Payment options are Zelle with no fee, or credit and debit card.
- Maryland sales tax of 6 percent applies to taxable rental items. Delivery and setup service line items are not taxed.
- Customers must confirm all event details, including location, timing, and quantities, before the final quote is issued. Changes after the final quote may incur additional fees.
- A minimum order of $100 in rental equipment is required.
Delivery Fees
Delivery fees are based on distance from our home base at 20721. Free delivery within 10 miles.
| Distance | Additional charge |
|---|---|
| Within 10 miles | Included |
| Up to 15 miles | $10 |
| Up to 20 miles | $20 |
| Up to 30 miles | $40 |
| Up to 40 miles | $60 |
Distances beyond 10 miles are calculated at approximately $2.00 per mile one way. Additional fees may apply for difficult delivery conditions such as multiple flights of stairs or a long carry from parking.
Weather & Liability
- For outdoor events we strongly recommend a weather backup plan. Canopies provide shelter but cannot withstand severe storms, high winds, or lightning.
- Chocolate City Events reserves the right to delay or refuse tent setup if weather conditions pose a safety hazard.
- The customer is responsible for the equipment from delivery until pickup. Damage, loss, or excessive cleaning will be billed to the customer.
- Some services are arranged through trusted third party vendors who may carry their own terms. Those will be shared with you before booking.
4500 Forbes Blvd, Ste 200, #1214
Lanham, MD 20706
Mailing address only. We come to your event.
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Event day support runs outside these hours by arrangement.
Washington DC, Maryland & Northern Virginia
Free delivery within 10 miles of 20721, with mileage based fees beyond that. If you are outside the usual radius, ask anyway. Larger orders travel further.
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