
Happy Holsteins, Les Fromagiers de la Table Ronde.
Marie-Chantal Houde, Fromagerie Nouvelle France.
Plaisirs Gourmets, fromagesduquebec.qc.ca.
The busy make room at Fromagerie Médard.
Cape Vessey, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese.
Cheesemongers, Fromagerie Atwater.
Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar, Cows Creamery.
Make Room, Glengarry Fine Cheese.
Aging Room, Best Baa Dairy.

Calling all cheese lovers!

The third annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival takes place on the first weekend of June. That’s next week! The Artisan Cheese & Fine Food Fair runs Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2. Cheese tours are offered on Friday, May 31.

More than 100 exhibitors and vendors, about 125 different Canadian cheeses to sample and buy, and 3,000+ consumers make the event the biggest cheese show in Canada representing producers from coast to coast. One-third of the participating cheese producers come from Québec. This year, we welcome our first cheesemakers from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Winners of the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix are featured, including the Grand Champion Ricotta.

NEW FOR 2013:

More cheese to sample and purchase than ever before!
Three dozen artisan food producers grow the show
Two-day pass for Artisan Cheese & Fine Food Fair
Combo pass for Artisan Cheese & Fine Food Fair and one Tutored Tasting of your choice
Children 18 and under admitted free on Sunday
Wine & Dine with chefs and cheesemakers, including Top Chef Canada finalist Francois Gagnon
Cheese + Beer = Cheers! at Picton’s favourite watering hole
Take a Quinte Cheese Tour
Guided tastings of Bay of Quinte food and drink
Special Tutored Cheese Tastings guided by Julia Rogers, Vanessa Simmons and Andrew Laliberté
Seniors ticket for Artisan Cheese & Fine Food Fair
Shuttle bus service from Toronto and Ottawa
A convenient service called Savvy Sip & Shop whereby attendees can order any Ontario wine, cider and craft beer available for sampling at the Festival for home delivery—within a week.

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The venue is Picton Fairgrounds in the heart of Ontario’s Prince Edward County, just south of Belleville in Bay of Quinte Region. The expanded show with more exhibitors and vendors now includes Prince Edward Curling Club as well as historic Crystal Palace. Rain or shine as three-quarters of the show is indoors.

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The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is produced with the generous support of Celebrate Ontario and our Diamond Sponsor, Dairy Farmers of Canada, with additional support from: