Returning September 25-28, 2025

The Art of Cheese Festival

Cheese Crawl to Cheese Ball, the Art of Cheese Festival has it all! This exclusive, artisan cheese festival brings together cheese lovers to celebrate the Wonders of Wisconsin.  

Cheese Fair off the Square

Can’t wait till 2025? Join us at Cheese Fair Off the Square September 28, 2024! Sample and purchase award-winning Wisconsin Cheese from 16 different cheese companies from around the State of Cheese. The event takes place alongside the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

The event is FREE! RSVP below.

Wisconsin Cheese Brunch

Join us for an exclusive brunch featuring Top Chef season 21 cheftestants Dan Jacobs and Michelle Wallace, and Top Chef guest judge Tory Miller on Saturday, September 28. This cheese forward brunch will give diners a chance to connect with other Top Chef fans, meet their favorite Top Chef cheftestants and mingle with Wisconsin cheesemakers.

Art of Cheese Walking Tour

On Saturday, September 28, 2024, continue your cheese journey through downtown Madison. Maps can be picked up at the Cheese Fair Off the Square information booth on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.



2024 Cheese Fair Off the Square Participating Cheese Companies

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