All Week: Sun to Cheese Tours
2025-09-06 - 2025-09-13 | Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Tours run daily 2:00-4:00pm, except Thursdays!
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!
Watch the cheesemakers in our Farm Barn cheesemaking facility craft our milk into cheddar. Enjoy a guided tasting of our cheddars, then head to the dairy to meet our Brown Swiss cows and discover how we care for our landscape, pastures, and herd.
Accessibility & Details: This tour will meet at the Farm Store & Welcome Center. You’ll be transported around our campus in an open-air wagon with steps to board. Given that this tour includes a cheese tasting and travel around the farm, we highly encourage you to bring a water bottle along with you during your visit.
If you need accommodations to participate as fully as possible, please contact us to discuss the possibilities two weeks in advance of the program.
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Cheese Sampling, Daily Milking Demos, and More!
2025-09-06 - 2025-09-13 | Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Regarded as one of the finest outdoor history museums in the country, Billings Farm will be offering cheese sampling in its lobby during Cheese Week, as well as daily milking demonstrations, farm house tours, and more. Great for families and groups!
Billings Farm is proud to present three delicious varieties of cheeses, Butter, Woodstock Reserve and our award-winning Smoked Cheddar. Each is hand-crafted in small batches at the renowned Grafton Village Cheese Company in Grafton, Vermont. Drawing upon a 150-year tradition of dairy excellence, including our superior herd quality and high standards of care for our cows, Billings cheddar is made from 100% raw milk exclusively from the Billings herd of over 40 purebred, registered Jersey cows.
Don’t miss the Farmhouse Scoop Shop, offering Wilcox ice cream by the scoop, floats, specialty sundaes, and other treats. Billings Farm cheese is available for purchase. Snacks and beverages are also available to enjoy, with a beautiful view, from the adjacent slate terrace. Open daily, 10AM – 5PM with admission from $14-$23.

Sample Cabot 2025 1st Place Winners
2025-09-06 - 2025-09-14 | VT
It’s been a stellar 2025 for Cabot Creamery Cooperative at the United Stated Championship Cheese Contest and the American Cheese Society Competition with 14 First Place finishes for cheese, butter & cultured products! Come to either of our stores to sample some of the 31, combined, award winners.
On most days, we also will be hosting another Vermont cheesemaker and/or a specialty food/drink producer for sampling (e.g., Parish Hill Creamery, Bridport Creamery, Billings Farm, 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
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Cabot at the Yellow Barn Store
323 VT-15
Hardwick, VT
802-472-7523
Wednesday thru Sunday, 10am-5pm; closed Mon-Tues
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Fall in Love with Cheese Festival
2025-09-06 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Grafton Village Cheese Company – Proctorsville, 2568 VT Route 103, Proctorsville, VT, 05153, United States
Kick off Vermont Cheese Week with “cheesy” fun for the entire family! Sample over 20 different cheeses, along with freshly grilled cheese curds, and beer tasting. Meet the makers of other in-store products. Enjoy live music, a cheese carving demo, kids’ activities, and more! Take advantage of day-of sales on Grafton and Vermont Farmstead cheeses and enter to win a gift basket worth over $200. Come for the cheese, stay for the fun!
Make a Cheesy Day of It:There are three additional cheese producers located within a half-hour of Grafton Village Cheese’s Okemo Valley Store in Proctorsville: Crowley Cheese, Plymouth Cheese Company, and Spring Brook Cheese. Plus Cheese Week Partner Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, who’s doing cheesy events all week long.

Take Your Cheese Outdoors: consider visiting Buttermilk Falls, Camp Plymouth State Park, or the Path of Life Sculpture Garden!

Cheese & Cider Pairing Class
2025-09-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-06 15:00 - 17:00 | von Trapp Farmstead, 251 Common Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Kick off VT Cheese Week with von Trapp Farmstead! We’ll be talking farmstead cheese and thoughtfully made cider with our friends Shacksbury Cider. Taste through our collection of real, organic cheese paired with organic ciders. The class will be a seated, one hour long journey hosted by our own Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator Olivia, and a pal from Shacksbury Cider.
You will learn: How to taste, how farming practices make delicious farmhouse cheese and ciders, and deep dive into production methods.
Where: von Trapp Farmstead – right on the farm!
When: Option of a 1pm or 3pm class
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Shelf Life Documentary Screening
2025-09-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Join Billings Farm in their beautiful, intimate on-farm theatre for a special screening of “Shelf Life.” This delectable new documentary from Wicked Delicate Films was a Tribeca Festival 2024 Official Selection. Prepare to embark on a captivating culinary and philosophical journey exploring the world of cheese — around the globe, to Vermont’s own Jasper Hill Farm.
“Shelf Life” is a global exploration of cheesemaking in unexpected places, drawing surprising parallels between the aging of cheese and the human experience, and offering a sensory and philosophical journey into time, decay, and craftsmanship.
Stick around after the film for a cheese tasting featuring Billings Farm cheddars and Jasper Hill’s cave-aged wonders, plus a discussion with expert Zoe Brickley of Jasper Hill Farm. Free with suggested donation of $20. Doors open at 2:30. Space is limited, first-come, first-served!
Click here to view the “Shelf Life” trailer!

Creamery Tour and Tasting with a Cheesemaker
2025-09-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Spring Brook Farm Cheese, 706 Caper Hill Rd, Reading, VT, 05062
About the EventSpring Brook Farm Cheese invites you for a guided tour of their creamery and aging room! Hosted by one of their cheese makers, this is an intimate look behind the scenes to learn about how Alpine style cheeses are made and aged. And of course, there will be a cheese tasting!
Get TicketsAbout the MakerCheese Council Insider Note: Spring Brook Farm’s three cheeses are truly award winning, with 75+ awards between them (!)
Make a Day of It: Spring Brook Farm is…

20 minutes from Billings Farm & Museum in the Woodstock area
30 minutes from the historic Plymouth Cheese Factory in Plymouth (and Calvin Coolidge Historical Site!)
30 minutes from Harpoon Brewery and Simon Pearce Glassblowing in Windsor
A hop, skip, and a jump from the self-serve farm stands of Fat Sheep Farm or Good Hands Creamery

Tell Us About the Cheese!: Spring Brook has been making cheese since 2007, when we made our first batch of Tarentaise, an alpine-style cheese, using cheesemaking methods that are traditional to the Beaufort Region of France.
In the following years, we developed Reading, our raclette-style cheese, and Ashbrook, our ode to the French Morbier. We knew from the beginning that the key to making great cheese was great milk. Most of our milk comes from Spring Brook Farm, a traditional dairy farm that covers 1,000 acres and maintains a herd of 100 registered Jerseys. Spring Brook Farm is an educational farm, home to the Farms for City Kids Foundation, and the cows are closely monitored, loved and cared for. We also partner with other small family dairy farm in our region.
Mission Statement: Our purpose is to build and support a community that embraces the land that sustains us, from our unique microbial environment to the Jersey cows that provide the highest quality milk to produce some of the most delicious, award-winning raw milk cheeses in America. Understanding that with each cheese we make, we carry the reputation of raw milk cheeses and Vermont cheeses with them. Our goal is to continue to produce safe, complex French alpine styles of cheeses. We strive to fulfill this responsibility with authenticity and transparency, and to continue to support the small scale Vermont dairy.
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Taste the Terroir of Vermont
2025-09-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Road, New Haven, 05472, United States
Join award-winning Champlain Valley cheesemakers for a guided terroir tasting, featuring multiple pairings of sumptuous wines, distinctive cheeses, and luscious cured meats. Hear makers candidly discuss how the sunlight, seasons, and soil influence the way their creations taste. Learn more about Vermont land, animals, and food systems, and what makes this way of life like nowhere else in this curated event hosted by Lincoln Peak Vineyard and featuring Monti Verdi Salumi, Blue Ledge Farm, Bridport Creamery, and Champlain Valley Creamery.
The tasting includes three courses and lots of discussion, hosted on Lincoln Peak’s covered porch overlooking the vineyard. Each course features one wine and one meat carefully paired with two cheeses from each creamery.

Who
Blue Ledge Farm – Salisbury
Champlain Valley Creamery – Middlebury
Bridport Creamery – Bridport
Monti Verdi Salumi – Panton
Lincoln Peak Vineyard – New Haven

$50/ticket

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Cheese Week Flavorfest with Barr Hill
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Barr Hill Distillery, 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, 05602, United States
Join Barr Hill to celebrate Vermont Cheese Week! Friends from CS Citrus and Traeger Smokers will be joining us for a unique and delicious celebration of smoke, cheese and cocktails. We’ll be smoking and sampling cheeses from Jasper Hill, Mt Mansfield Creamery and Spring Brook Farm, along with smoking honey and honeycomb and seasonal fruits to pair.
Just RSVP so we have plenty for everyone to sample, there is no cost to attend. Cocktails by purchase at our distillery bar, for 21+ only.
Click to RSVPMake a Day of ItSnacks & Supplies: Visit some of our favorite cheese cases at Hunger Mountain Coop (Montpelier), Roots Market (Middlesex), and Woodstock Farmers Market (Waterbury Center).
Nearby Lodging Partners: Brass Lantern Inn (Stowe), Liberty Hill Farm (Rochester), Old Stagecoach Inn (Waterbury)
Like a Vermonter: Travel & Leisure named Montpelier one of the best small towns for art for a reason: it’s tucked in all over town. But if you want to go a little further afield, small-but-mighty Middlesex, Vermont is 13 minutes down the road. Think breakfast at Red Hen Bakery (see if the Creemee window is open!), Wine & Beer at The Local, and tacos at Chicos! Or head over to Waterbury (17 minutes) for incredible dining at Hen of the Wood, beers at Prohibition Pig Brewery, stories and stationery at Bridgeside Books, and coffee + art at Stowe Street Cafe.

Grafton Inn Cheese Soiree: A Taste of Vermont!
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Grafton Inn, 92 Main Street, Grafton, 05146, United States
Join us for an evening at our White Gates Barn event venue of casual grazing and delicious discovery featuring a curated selection of Grafton Village Cheese and Vermont Farmstead Cheese, paired with local charcuterie, fresh fruit, and more. Sample a variety of Vermont beers (included with your ticket), then stick around for full pours and glasses of wine, available for purchase.
This is a relaxed, walk-around tasting experience designed to showcase the best of our local makers—complete with signage and stories behind each cheese.
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In addition to Grafton Village Cheese, Parish Hill Creamery and Vermont Shepherd, both in Putney, have self-serve farmstands open to the public! Call ahead for their cheesemaking viewing schedule, too.
Plus: our friends at the Grafton Inn have compiled some of their favorite Southern Vermont experiences for you, including driving tours, shops and farms, and more!

Vermont Cheese Adventure Dinner
2025-09-10 17:30 - 21:00 | Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
In benefit of the Vermont Cheese Council
Get ready for the Adventure of your cheese fever dreams! Our multi-course dinner will feature 10 different creameries from top to bottom of our brave little state, from enduring icons like Jasper Hill and Cabot to hidden gems like Barn First and Parish Hill.
The Swiss dairy cows will be waiting for you as you park at the Farm Barn—and they are just the first treat!
Enjoy a self-guided tour of the Farm Barn, sipping on a welcome drink and first course straight from our pop-up kitchen before settling into our long tables for a family-style feast.
We’re pulling out all the stops to create our most epic cheese dinner yet — five courses of creativity highlighting the top produce, veggies + VT proteins woven around the world-class cheese made in our Brave Little State. Peep last year’s menu here to whet your whistle.
We’ll close out this magical evening with a fire-cooked dessert and a last sip outside, taking in the magic of Shelburne Farms after hours.
Adventure Dinner tickets are $181 per person (plus 9% + 10% VT Rooms and Meals Tax and 1% Local Shelburne Tax) and include: five courses, four paired cocktails and wine courses (alcohol-free available upon request), donation to the Vermont Cheese Council
Due to the nature of this particular dinner, we are unable to offer vegan or dairy-free options.
This dinner is rain or shine, and a blast either way.
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CANCELLED: Cheese & Sausage Pop-Up Party
2025-09-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Brownsville Butcher & Pantry, 871 VT-44, Brownsville, VT, 05037
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event is being cancelled; we apologize for any inconvenience. However, Brownsville Butcher & Pantry invites you to visit on September 20 from 11am-3pm for a free cider tasting with Eden Specialty Ciders, featuring a complimentary cheese pairing with Good Hands Creamery!

Hen of the Wood Farmstead Cheese Dinner
2025-09-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Hen of the Wood – Waterbury, 14 S. Main Street, Waterbury, 05676, United States
Join us at Hen of the Wood for a multi-course experience in our private dining room! This dinner will feature cheeses from amazing women in the VT cheese community, including Molly Pindell from Sage Farm, Melanie Webb from Stony Pond Farm, and Molly Semler of Von Trapp Farmstead. They will be floating around to engage and help you learn more about all things cheese. Chef Antonio and the culinary team are preparing an experience you don’t want to miss! We look forward to hosting you.

4-courses, family-style, limited to 14 guests
Each course will feature a different VT cheese
$120 per person for food, plus a la carte beverages, before tax & gratuity

Guests will be seated at our communal, private dining room table.
Please note that a $50 cancellation fee will be charged per person if we are not notified at least 24 hours in advance. This is a very special offering with limited seats.
Please note this event is adults only.×GET YOUR TICKETS

Guided Cheese Tasting: Local Makers
2025-09-12 14:00 - 15:15 | Brattleboro Food Coop, 2 Main Street, Brattleboto, VT, 05301, United States
Come to experience a flight of local cheeses. This tasting, held in honor of Vermont Cheese Week, will be led by our expert cheesemonger Beth Chevalier, CCP ACS.

Featuring Parish Hill Creamery, Vermont Shepherd, Grafton Village Cheese, the very rare Northern Spy Farm Goat Song and more!
Tickets are $14 per person. Dietary restrictions are accommodated with advanced notice. Early registration is recommended to reserve your spot.
For More Information: 802-257-0236
Click to Sign UpMake a Cheesy Day of It:
Stop by the Historic Creamery Covered Bridge!
Email Big Picture Farm for a schedule of their goat hangouts this week!
Visit Parish Hill Creamery or Vermont Shepherd‘s self-serve farmstands, both in nearby Putney!

Orchard Tasting at the Farm Stand
2025-09-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Sunrise Orchards, 1333 North Bingham St., Cornwall, 05753, United States
Join Blue Ledge Farm, Sunrise Orchards, and Shacksbury Cider Co. for an evening in the orchard tasting amazing cheeses, hard ciders and sparkling sweet cider. The farmers and makers will share their passion and process while you taste the delicious, locally produced food and delight in the beauty of the September orchard.
The event will be held in and around the farmstand barn and surrounding orchard rows. Wheelchair and walker accessible!
Tickets are $20 and are walk-up only; no reservations in advance.

Boards & Brews: Charcuterie Picnic!
2025-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Harpoon Brewery – Windsor, 336 Ruth Carney Drive, Windsor, VT, 05089, United States
Build Your Own Charcuterie Board – Pop-Up Fundraiser
Join us for a delicious hands-on evening celebrating Vermont’s finest cheese and charcuterie — all while supporting the Vermont Cheese Council!
Guests will receive a curated selection of artisan Vermont cheeses, Vermont Salumi cured meats, crackers, and locally made jams to design and enjoy their very own personal charcuterie board.
Each guest gets to keep their board and will also receive a take-home package of Vermont Farmstead cheese and crackers to enjoy later!
Sip, snack, and socialize while showing your love for Vermont’s incredible cheesemaking community.
Purchase TicketsTickets: $30 per person ($10 goes to the Vermont Cheese Council)
Includes:

Build-your-own board experience
A personal charcuterie board to take home
Vermont cheese + crackers to-go from Vermont Farmstead Cheese and Caselton Crackers

$10 from every ticket goes directly to the Vermont Cheese Council!

Event Details

Date: Sunday, September 14th
Time: 3-5pm
Location: Harpoon Brewery Front Lawn with Live Music 4-6pm

Why Attend?

Support Vermont’s award-winning cheesemakers
Create and enjoy your own charcuterie masterpiece on the lawn at Harpoon while listening to music and enjoying fresh Harpoon Beer.
Take home your board, cheese & crackers for later
A fun, tasty way to give back!

Space is limited — reserve your spot today!
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