Events for September 16, 2026
Sample Cabot 2025-2026 1st Place Winners
It’s been a stellar 2 years for Cabot Creamery Cooperative at the World Championship, United States Championship, and American Cheese Society competitions with many First Place finishes for cheese, butter & cultured products! Come to either of our stores to sample some of our award winners. On most days, we also will be hosting another Vermont cheesemaker and/or a specialty food/drink producer for sampling (e.g., Bridport Creamery, Billings Farm, and Barn First Creamery). Featuring two different locations - be sure to review hours and addresses! Cabot Creamery Store (all week) Waterbury Annex 2657 Waterbury-Stowe Road Waterbury Center, VT 802-244-6334 Tuesday thru Sunday, 10:30am – 5pm; closed Mondays Click for More Location Information Cabot at the Yellow Barn Store 323 VT-15 Hardwick, VT 802-472-7523 Wednesday thru Sunday, 10am-5pm; closed Mon-Tues Click for More Location Information
Dining Specials: Harpoon Brewery
Harpoon Brewery - Windsor 336 Ruth Carney Drive, WindsorHarpoon Brewery celebrates Vermont Cheese Week with week-long dining specials highlighting local makers! Specials TBD. Come for the beer, enjoy the cheese!
Dining Specials: Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington + Williston)
Farmhouse Williston 282 Holland Ln, WillistonFarmhouse Tap & Grill (Williston) celebrates Vermont Cheese Week with week-long dining specials highlighting local makers! This award winning farm-to-table gastropub serves local burgers, charcuterie, cheeses, and locally inspired specials. Highly prized beers from Vermont's backyard and beyond.
Dining Specials: Vermont Country Deli
Vermont Country Deli 436 Western Ave, BrattleboroVermont Country Deli celebrates Vermont Cheese Week with week-long specials highlighting local makers! Specials TBD.
All Week: Sun to Cheese Tours
Where does the story of our delicious farmstead cheddar cheese begin? Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour to uncover the sun to cheese story at Shelburne Farms! Includes cheesemaking viewing, guided tasting, meeting the herd, and more! (2:00-4:00pm daily)
Cheese Sampling, Daily Milking Demos, and More!
Billings Farm is more than a farm — it's a living, breathing piece of Vermont history. Come visit for daily cheese tastings, tours, and milk demonstrations!
Daily Cheese Tastings: Hogback Mountain Country Store
Hogback Mountain Country Store 7627 VT-9, WilmingtonFor Cheese Week, the Hogback Mountain Country Store will be DOUBLING their cheese tasting and pairing with fresh baked bagettes from Star Fire Bakery. Enjoy cheese from Plymouth Artisan Cheese, Vermont Farmstead, Crowley Cheese, Blue Ledge Farm, Cabot Creamery, and more!
Dining Specials: Cheese Cocktails Sages Pub
Sages Pub 6 Flat Street, BrattleboroSages gets its rocks off through inventing and serving funky yet refined original cocktails alongside tapas inspired by classic cuisines from around the globe. With a slew of staples always at the ready, Sages also has a seasonally rotating selection of cocktails and foods, to keep things fresh literally and figuratively. We're very excited to rise to the challenge of offering the cheesiest cocktail we can muster using locally made cheese and spirits!
Cows, Cheese, and Tractors! (Youth Program)
Join us on a tractor ride down the cow lanes to explore the Shelburne Farms Dairy. We’ll look for the milking herd out on pasture, visit the calf barn, and taste some Shelburne Farms cheddar.
Summer Feast: Pop-up Dinner
Harvest Barn Inn is hosting a pop-up dinner fundraiser as part of Vermont Cheese Week to both celebrate our local creameries and support cheesemaker education and community efforts to build farm and food resilience throughout Vermont! Join us for a family-style feast to celebrate the end of summer and the unique flavors of natural cheese and Southern Vermont's bounty.
Vermont Cheese Adventure Dinner
Celebrate and feast on Vermont’s tastiest cheeses at our annual Vermont Cheese Dinner! Our multi-course feast will feature 8+ different Vermont creameries hailing from every corner of our Brave Little State—from enduring icons to hidden gems.