Cheese travel
Cheese Festivals
Cheese festivals by date: where they are, when they run and how to get tickets.
By Date
Cheese Festa
Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan
Free two-day cheese fair in Ebisu for Cheese Day, 11 November.
On now: 11 Nov 11:00 to 19:00, 12 Nov 10:00 to 18:00, EBiS 303Swiss Cheese Festivals and Markets
Switzerland
A season of town-square cheese markets from April to November, busiest in October.
Next: 14 Nov 2026Austin Mac and Cheese Festival
Bee Cave, Texas
Twenty Austin kitchens compete over mac and cheese at Star Hill Ranch.
Next: 15 Nov 2026
Grilled Cheese Festival
Venice, Florida
Free grilled cheese food truck festival at the Braves' spring training park in November.
Next: 21 Nov 2026
Beer and Cheese Fest
Madison, Wisconsin
A January afternoon of unlimited beer and cheese samples, 21 and over.
Next: 16 Jan 2027
Artisan Cheese Fair, Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
Forty to fifty cheesemakers at the Melton Mowbray livestock market each May.
Next: 29 May 2027
Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling
Brockworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Runners chase a Double Gloucester down a near-vertical hill each late May bank holiday.
Next: 31 May 2027 (expected)
Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival
Little Chute, Wisconsin
Little Chute's CheeseFest, first weekend of June since 1988.
Next: 4 Jun 2027
Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival
Middlefield, Ohio
A revived June Swiss cheese festival in Geauga County's Amish country.
Next: 11 Jun 2027
Beer Cheese Festival
Winchester, Kentucky
The only festival devoted to beer cheese, second Saturday of June.
Next: 12 Jun 2027 (expected)
Ellsworth Cheese Curd Festival
Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Free festival in the Cheese Curd Capital, last weekend of June.
Next: 25 Jun 2027
Nantwich Show and Cheese Awards
Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom
A one-day Cheshire show with its own cheese awards, last Wednesday of July.
Next: 28 Jul 2027
Crete Cheese Festivals
Crete, Greece
Graviera, shepherds and Cretan music in July and August.
Next: 15 Aug 2027 (expected)
Cabrales Cheese Festival
Arenas de Cabrales, Spain
The Cabrales cheese contest and auction, last Sunday of August.
Next: 29 Aug 2027 (expected)Arthur Cheese Festival
Arthur, Illinois
A late-summer festival in the heart of Illinois Amish country.
Next: 3 Sep 2027 (expected)Frome Cheese Show
Frome, United Kingdom
An agricultural show where Somerset cheese has been judged since 1861.
Next: 11 Sep 2027Cheese, Bra
Bra, Italy
Slow Food's cheese festival, every other September in Bra.
Next: 17 Sep 2027 (expected)
Chästeilet Justistal
Sigriswil, Switzerland
Farmers share out the summer's alp cheese by lot, then bring the cows down. Mid-September, free.
Next: 17 Sep 2027 (expected)
Lowville Cream Cheese Festival
Lowville, New York
A giant cheesecake and a street fair, third Saturday of September.
Next: 18 Sep 2027 (expected)
Désalpe Festivals in Switzerland
Switzerland
Decorated herds come down from the alps in late September, with cheese markets in the villages.
Next: 25 Sep 2027Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival
Wellesley, Ontario, Canada
A free one-day village festival on the last Saturday of September since 1975.
Next: 25 Sep 2027 (expected)
Ohio Swiss Festival
Sugarcreek, Ohio
Sugarcreek's Swiss cheese festival, every autumn since 1953.
Next: 30 Sep 2027
Little Falls Cheese Festival
Little Falls, New York
New York's cheesemakers on Main Street, first Saturday of October.
Next: 2 Oct 2027
Watonga Cheese Festival
Watonga, Oklahoma, United States
A small-town October weekend of cheese, wine and a Main Street parade.
Next: 8 Oct 2027 (expected)
Deutscher Käsemarkt Nieheim
Nieheim, Germany
Germany's big cheese market, every two years. Next: September 2028.
Next: 1 Sep 2028
Green County Cheese Days
Monroe, Wisconsin
Monroe's Swiss cheese festival, every other September since 1914.
Next: 15 Sep 2028
Allgäu Viehscheid
Allgäu, Germany
About 30,000 cattle come down from the alps in September, with a festival tent in each village.
Andalusian Artisan Cheese Fair
Villaluenga del Rosario, Spain
Andalusia's artisan cheese fair in a white village of the Sierra de Cádiz, each spring.
Arzúa Cheese Festival
Arzúa, Spain
Galicia's big cheese fair, on the Camino de Santiago, late winter.
Bagnes Capitale de la Raclette
Le Châble, Switzerland
Free September festival in Le Châble with 14 raclette cheeses from Bagnes dairies and alps.
Caerphilly Cheese Festival
Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
The former Big Cheese, in Caerphilly town centre each late August.
Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival
Black Mountain, North Carolina
The WNC Cheese Trail's yearly festival in Black Mountain each October.
Caseifici Aperti
Emilia-Romagna and Mantua, Italy
The weekend each May when dozens of Parmesan dairies open their doors.
Caseville Cheeseburger Festival
Caseville, Michigan, United States
Ten days of cheeseburgers and parades on Lake Huron each August.
Cheese Festivals in France
France
The cheese fairs worth timing a trip around, month by month.
CheeseFest Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide's October cheese weekend in Rundle Park.
Curd Fest
Madison, Wisconsin
A free August afternoon of cheese curd dishes at Breese Stevens Field.
Feira do Queijo do Alentejo
Serpa, Portugal
The Alentejo's cheese fair, three days each February in Serpa.
Feria Nacional del Queso
Trujillo, Spain
About 80 cheesemakers in Trujillo's Plaza Mayor, first week of May.
Feria del Queso de Bola
Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico
A free August fair for Ocosingo's ball-shaped cheese, in the town park.
Fiesta del Queso de Guía
Santa María de Guía, Gran Canaria, Spain
Two Sundays for the flower-rennet cheese of Gran Canaria, late April and early May.
Fromagerie du Presbytère Friday Evenings
Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Quebec, Canada
A free Friday party in a village whose church is a cheese cellar.
Fête du Fromage de Pont-l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque, France
A May weekend of Normandy cheese, cider and the national Pont-l'Évêque competition.
Gamonéu Cheese Festival
Benia de Onís, Spain
A weekend for the smoked blue cheese of the Picos de Europa, late October.
Great Canadian Cheese Festival
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Canadian cheesemakers from coast to coast under one roof each June.
Hokkaido Ji-Cheese Haku
Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan
About 50 Hokkaido cheesemakers in Tokyo for four days each February.
Kasefestival, Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers, Italy
Three days of cheese in the Ahrntal each March, €10 a day.
Knoxville Cheese Fest
Knoxville, Tennessee
Ticketed cheese tastings with cider and beer on Kentucky Derby weekend.
Lindenberg Cheese Festival
Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
About 75 European cheese exhibitors, last weekend of August.
MOULD Cheese Festival Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival at The Queens Theatre.
MOULD Cheese Festival Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival at the John Reid Pavilion, RNA Showgrounds.
MOULD Cheese Festival Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
MOULD Cheese Festival Perth
Perth, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival at the Silver Jubilee Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds.
MOULD Cheese Festival Sydney
Sydney, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival at the Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park.
MOULD: A Cheese Festival
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Australia
The touring cheese and wine festival, five cities from May to August.
Oregon Cheese Festival
Central Point, Oregon
An April weekend of Oregon cheesemakers at the Jackson County Expo.
Rabaçal Cheese and Romans Market
Rabaçal, Penela, Portugal
A May weekend of Rabaçal cheese and Roman reenactments at the Roman villa.
Reyes Etla Cheese and Quesillo Fair
Reyes Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico
The quesillo fair in the home town of Oaxaca cheese, each July.
Serra da Estrela Cheese Fairs
Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Five towns, five cheese fairs, February and March.
Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
Dorset's cheese festival, second full weekend of September since 1999.
Tequisquiapan Cheese and Wine Festival
Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico
Mexico's big cheese and wine festival, each May. Free.
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
Shelburne, Vermont
Vermont's cheesemakers in one barn at Shelburne Farms each September.
WA! CHEESE FES
Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
Tasting of about 200 Japanese cheeses, held with the Japan Cheese Awards.