We hope you’ll join the annual Chocolate Walk this year. Make it a girl’s day out, or a fun, romantic day with your love or start a new family tradition. Everyone will have fun!

Here are 14 fun facts about Nashville’s biggest, and most fun, November event the Chocolate Walk:

Saturday, Nov. 13 will be the 14th year for the Chocolate Walk.

This year a record-setting 39 shops are participating.

Ten of those shops have been on the Chocolate Walk all 14 years. We are so grateful to them for their support.

Seven new shops will join the walk this year.

One of the most loyal Chocolate Walkers celebrates her birthday each year by buying tickets for all her friends and family to join her on the Chocolate Walk. This year she’s bringing 14 people to the Chocolate Walk to enjoy her special day.

A group from New Hampshire is traveling all the way to Nashville to attend the Chocolate Walk.

Tickets are limited to 1,250 and are anticipated to sell out.

Shops compete for awards for Best Taste, Best Presentation and Most Creative. Chocolate Walkers vote for their favorites.

All proceeds benefit the homeless pets at the Brown County Humane Society animal shelter.

The Nashville Chocolate Walk Express Train is free for all Chocolate Walkers.

Some shops offer special discounts to Chocolate Walkers and some stay open late.

Each shop generously donates their time and materials to provide wonderful chocolate to make this event a success and one that Chocolate Walkers come back to year after year.

Ticket prices increase from $25 to $30 on Nov. 1, so buy now!

For more information and to buy tickets go to www.bchumane.org/chocolate-walk/

If you have not participated in the Chocolate Walk before, here’s how it works: You buy a ticket for $25 and you get to stroll around the beautiful town of Nashville visiting 39 shops to sample their yummiest chocolate treats.

Volunteers will greet you at each shop, tell you about the chocolate and mark off your ticket as you get your treat. The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and you can start and finish anytime you want and visit as many, or as few, shops as you choose.

You can spend the day shopping and enjoying chocolate without guilt, knowing your “sacrifice” is helping to feed and care for homeless pets. It’s a win for everyone!