Festival · Monroe
Green County Cheese Days
Green County Cheese Days takes over the courthouse square in Monroe on the third weekend of September in even-numbered years. The last one ran from 18 to 20 September 2026; the next is 15 to 17 September 2028. There is no festival in 2027.
- Next
- 15 to 17 September 2028
- Where
- Courthouse square, Monroe
- Since
- 1914
Dates
- 15 Sep 2028 to 17 Sep 2028Third weekend of September
What Happens
First held in 1914, Cheese Days bills itself as the oldest food festival in the Midwest. Members of the Foreign Type Cheesemakers' Association make a 200-pound wheel of Swiss cheese the old way, and there is a fried cheese curd eating contest and a cow and goat milking contest. Friday has a children's costume parade and Sunday the Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade. Farm tours, run since 1965, cost $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. There is also a carnival, a 5k and 10k run and a free shuttle.
In an Odd Year?
Monroe's National Historic Cheesemaking Center is open Thursday to Sunday from May to October, with a restored early-1900s cheese factory.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
Is there a Cheese Days in 2027?
No. Cheese Days is held only in even years. The next one is 15 to 17 September 2028.
Where is Cheese Days held?
Around the Green County Courthouse square in downtown Monroe, Wisconsin.
Official site: cheesedays.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese festivals.