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Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival
The 2027 Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival runs from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 June at Cardinal Schools, 14785 North Thompson Avenue in Middlefield. The festival came back in 2026 for the first time since 1991. The 2027 programme will follow the same pattern of three days of contests, food and music.
- 2027
- 11 to 13 June
- Where
- Cardinal Schools, Middlefield
- First held
- 1958
- Revived
- 2026
Dates
- 11 Jun 2027 to 13 Jun 2027Friday to Sunday
What Happens
The 2026 festival opened with a message from the mayor and an alphorn group. Cheese eating contests ran on Friday and Saturday, with chicken dinners, a K9 demonstration and a children's scooter and big wheel race. Saturday added a pancake breakfast, a softball tournament, square dancing, a four-man buggy race and an Amish and Yankee tug-of-war, with the Chardon Polka Band playing. Sunday brought a cruise-in car show, the Amish Buggy Classic 5k, a donut eating contest and clogging.
History
Local businesses, the Chamber of Commerce and the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department started the festival in 1958 to celebrate the village's Swiss cheesemaking. It last ran in June 1991 before its return in June 2026.
Getting There
Middlefield is in Geauga County, about 35 miles east of Cleveland. Cardinal Schools are on North Thompson Avenue in the village.
Nearby
Rothenbuhler's Cheese Chalet on Nauvoo Road sells the local Swiss Monday to Saturday; see the Ohio hub for details.
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Questions People Ask
When is the Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival 2027?
Friday 11 to Sunday 13 June 2027 at Cardinal Schools in Middlefield.
Is the Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival back?
Yes. It returned in June 2026 after last running in 1991.
Official site: middlefieldswisscheesefestival.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese festivals.