Visitor Events

The Vermont Cheesemakers Festival

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The 12th Annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival at the Highland Center for the Arts!

Spend the day sampling and shopping for an incredible selection of artisan foods, beverages, and Vermont specialties while wandering through two open-air tents and exploring the grounds of the picturesque Highland Center for the Arts, nestled in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic from one of Vermont's most beloved food trucks, and attend a tasting session pairing local cheeses with a curated lineup of beer, wine, and spirits.

Cheese lovers! There will be an industry only portion of the day for distributors, buyers, chefs and other food-industry professionals, then at 11:30 a.m., the festival opens up to all ticket holders.

This is the primary fundraiser for the Vermont Cheese Council, a Vermont based nonprofit, and a chance to further the reputation of the Vermont brand and foster connections between Vermont cheesemakers and distributors, buyers, and chefs from New England and beyond.