Amish Country
Cheese Festival
Labor Day Weekend
Aug 31st & Sept 1-2, 2013
Free Cheese Every Day!
The cheese festival slices up over 800 pounds of cheese wheels of
fresh cheddar each year to serve free to festival go'ers.
Arrive early for the
official festival opening on Saturday and have your picture taken
with Artie and one of the giant wheels.
Shortly later, after they
are sliced up we'll begin serving all of it with crackers to the
throngs that line up early for the "erst kase bedinen" or first
cheese serving on Saturday.
Free Cheese Every Day!
Shortly later, after they are sliced up we'll begin serving all of it with crackers to the throngs that line up early for the "erst kase bedinen" or first cheese serving on Saturday.
Later on Saturday enter the Cheese Eating Nationals, for a chance at an eating championship and attack a free pound of cheddar. Or sign up your team in the International Cheese Curling Championships and take home a four pound "stone" of Baby Swiss. (Never curled cheese before? Don't worry, we'll teach you when you get here!)
Even if you are not competitive or can't be
here on Saturday,
there will be plenty to go around each day. We have scheduled a free
giveaway again on Sunday and Monday. And if you like what you
get free and want to take some home... there are two cheese shops
right down town that can fix you up.
Festival Attractions
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Big Cheese Jackpot
50/50 Raffle - Crafts and Shopping
- Festival Food
- For the Kids
- 5K Rat Race
- The Big Cheese
Callithumpian Parade
- Live Entertainment
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National Cheese
Eating Championships
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International Cheese
Curling Championships
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National Cheese
Eating Finals
- Vendor
Information
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- Labor Day Weekend in Illinois Amish Country --- Where's Arthur, Illinois?
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Saturday
- Craft Vendors
- Free Cheese Giveaway
- Live Stage entertainment
- Cheese Eating Nationals
- Cheese Curling Championships
- Sidewalk Sales
- Fun for Kids
- Big Cheese Parade
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Sunday
- Craft Vendors
- Free Cheese Giveaway
- Live Stage entertainment
- Sidewalk Sales
- Fun For Kids
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Monday
- Rat Race 5k Run/walk
- Craft Vendors
- Free Cheese Giveaway
- Live Stage entertainment
- Free Sub Sandwich
- Sidewalk Sales
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Cheese Festival Event Information may change at
any time. For up to the minute questions call the
Arthur Visitors Information Center at 1800-72-AMISH for planning
information