14th Annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival

Industry Admission: 10:00 – 11:30am*
General Admission: 11:30am – 4:00pm
Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT

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!

*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!

This event traditionally sells out in advance; we do not recommend waiting to purchase.

Optional Add-On for Saturday, September 19: The Big Cheese documentary screening and reception hosted by Jasper Hill Farm to benefit the Vermont Cheese Council as part of Vermont Cheese Week! Tickets include documentary screening with a cheese sampling welcome, cheesy goodie bag (a ticket's price worth of cheese!), a talk-back session with Mr. Moo himself (Adam Moskowitz), and more.