14th Annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival (Sold Out)

Industry Admission: 10:00 – 11:30am* - LIMITED AVAILABILITY (please email haley@vtcheese.com directly for waitlist)
General Admission: 11:30am – 4:00pm - SOLD OUT
Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT

The 14th Annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival is now sold out, and our waitlist for the general public is closed. (Are you a retailer, chef, grocery buyer, distributor, or other industry personnel looking for our Industry-Only Preview period from 10:00am-11:30am? Please email our Executive Director Haley Elkins at haley@vtcheese.com about your options.) 

Join us as we celebrate the 14th Annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival! Vermont is a world-class cheese state with an incredibly high number of cheesemakers per capita. You are invited to share their passion for making exceptional cheeses, taste great local foods and beverages, and meet the artisans who make them. Spend an autumn day at the historic Shelburne Farms Breeding Barn celebrating Vermont cheese and making new friends!

Media Inquiries: please reach out to Elizabeth Davis at edavis@boardmandavis.com.

*Attention retailers, chefs, grocery buyers, distributors, food writers + media, and other industry personnel: our 10:00am-11:30am Industry Admission period gives you a chance to connect with our vendors before the general public. Great one-on-one time to get to know our people and products. (Plus: your industry admission covers the 11:30-4:00pm portion of the festival too!)

This year’s Cheesemakers Festival is the capstone event of our 2026 Vermont Cheese Week (September 14-20), with special happenings and lodging, retail, and dining specials across the state!