The fifth anniversary Great Canadian Cheese Festival takes place June 6-7, 2015, at Picton Fairgrounds in the heart of Prince Edward County, the fastest-growing culinary destination in Ontario and Canada’s newest VQA wine region. You’ll find Picton just south of Highway 401 near Belleville in Bay of Quinte Region, near spectacular Sandbanks Provincial Park.
The Festival is a showcase of outstanding Canadian artisan, farmstead and specialty cheese, paired with artisan foods and fine wine, craft beer and cider. It features special events such as Cheese Tours, Cooking Class and Gastronomy on the Farm with Jamie Kennedy. Click here to order tickets online.
You can also get a cheese fix at one of these fine events:
March: California’s Artisan Cheese Festival
June: The Great Canadian Cheese Festival
June: Festival des Fromages Fins de Victoriaville
July: Festival des Fromagers Artisans du Québec
July: Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
August: Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival
August: Festival des fromages de St-Prime
August: American Cheese Society Conference and Competition
August: Water Buffalo Food Festival
September: Festival de la Poutine
September: Cheese in Bra, Italy
September: Great British Cheese Festival