Cheese Days Festival

05/20/2026

Is Cheese Days on your calendar?

05/18/2026

Break out the granny square pants — international touring band Bombargo is bringing the GOODTIME GUARANTEE to Cheese Days! With a frontman who moves like Jagger — even on a surfboard — Bombargo brings a vibrant splash of soul to their vintage-pop sound.
Friday, Sept. 18 • 9 PM
Historic Courthouse Square, Monroe, WI
Bombargo Main Street Monroe, Inc.

05/17/2026

05/17/2026

It's all in the family, when it comes to Cheese Days! Ambassador Emily outfitted her mom and dad in official Cheese Days t-shirts for the Main Street Monroe, Inc. Night Market, happening now in downtown Monroe.

05/08/2026

Jaclyn, Emily, and Deb dressed up like the royalty they are for tonight's cheese tasting event presented by the Monsignor Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund. "Love and Thanks" as TC would have said.

05/04/2026

A treasure from our archives: check out this cute little princess contestant in 2004. It's Emily Gerrits! One of our current ambassadors! Apps for this year's Prince and Princess Contest are due May 18. (FYI - at left is 2004 ambassador Briana Gelbach Froseth) Cheese Days Royalty

04/30/2026

NEW! CHEESE DAYS Recipes for a Homecoming. Filled with recipes reflecting not only our deep Swiss roots but also the many other cultures that shaped Green County. What truly makes this cookbook meaningful are the stories shared with the recipes. Contributors are volunteers and royalty (past and present), and Cheese Days fans. Available at Artful Gourmet in downtown Monroe, or online at cheesedays.com. The Artful Gourmet

04/30/2026

Photos from 2012: can you help us identify these girls?

04/27/2026

Reminder: Cheese Days Prince and Princess applications are due May 18.