2024 FULL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT 20, 2024
PARK & RIDE SHUTTLE BUS – FREE. Park off site at UPG (350 - 21st St.) & ride bus downtown. 5–10 pm
INFO TRAILER - SW Corner (near Baumgartner's) - maps, schedules, ask questions, lost and found. 9 am - 7:30 pm
FOOD STANDS – Eat your way around the Courthouse Square! Menu/maps at INFO BOOTH. (10 am–9 pm)
CHEESE DAYS STORE – SOUVENIR TENT (Adenke Zält) – t-shirts & sweatshirts, caps, Limburger apparel, stickers, magnets, Dancing Yodelers, Courthouse mugs, collector buttons, pint glasses, Wedgie bobbleheads, Swiss earrings, Christmas ornaments. SW corner near Beer Tent. (9 am–8 pm)
BEER and WINE STAND – SW Corner – near INFO TRAILER. (10 am–midnight) ****Proceeds from sales at the Cheese Days Beer & Wine Stand go toward the costs of tents, porta potties, electricity, stage entertainment and more – thank you for your support.****
HOSPITALITY TENT (Zält zum Höckle) Sponsored by Colony Brands. NORTH SIDE. Dining area with tables & chairs. Musical entertainment throughout the weekend. Open all weekend.
BIG RADIO DINING TENT – NORTHWEST CORNER. Dining area with tables and chairs. Open all weekend.
CARNIVAL (Rummel Platz) – "Spring Square" south of the Courthouse Square (behind JoAnne’s Dress Shop) - all weekend.
COUNTRYSIDE TOUR + DAIRY FARM VISIT check back for details.
$7 TICKET for ages 10 thru adult. $1 TICKET for 9 and under. Exception – FREE for any child sitting on parent’s lap (for those who will not need their own seat.) Boarding at Grace Lutheran Church. ADVANCE TICKETS at Cheese Days Store (cash, check, credit card). PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE FESTIVAL (cash only) at the Info Trailer across from Beer Tent.
NATIONAL HISTORIC CHEESEMAKING CENTER – Showcasing the history of cheese making. The past comes alive at the century-old Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory. 2018 6th Ave, at intersection of Hwy 69 south and 21st St. (10 am–3 pm)
COLONY BRANDS TENT – Celebrating nearly 100 years in Monroe. Buy chocolate-covered cheesecake-on-a-stick – made exclusively for Cheese Days! Stop in to learn more about our growing family of digital and catalog brands, sign up for door prizes, and meet our beloved mascot Chris Mouse on Saturday. NE CORNER (10 am – 9 pm)
MAIN STAGE (Grossi Bühni) – Yodeling, alphorns, polka bands, and more. Tonight’s street dance – FBI AND THE UNTOUCHABLE HORNS! (Live music today on the main stage from noon til midnight)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen – Master Yodeler (Noon)
“STREETS OF SWITZERLAND” European Sidewalk Café & Biergarten – Swiss specialties at Turner Hall (Noon–7 pm)
CHEESE TENT (Chäs Zält) Sponsored by Proudly Wisconsin Cheese® Cheese for sale and meet the cheesemakers. EAST SIDE of Square. Presented by Foreign Type Cheesemakers Assn. Vendors: check back for details. (Noon–8 pm)
COUNTRYSIDE TOUR + DAIRY FARM VISIT check back for details.
$7 TICKET for ages 10 thru adult. $1 TICKET for 9 and under. Exception – FREE for any child sitting on parent’s lap (for those who will not need their own seat.) Boarding at Grace Lutheran Church. ADVANCE TICKETS at Cheese Days Store (cash, check, credit card). PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE FESTIVAL (cash only) at the Info Trailer across from Beer Tent.
MAIN STAGE - Keith Zweifel Band (1:15 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – Alphorn Entertainment (1:45 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – Meet the Cheese Days Royalty (2 pm)
FAMILY FARM ADVENTURE TENT – Sponsored by Green County Farm Bureau, in partnership with 4–H, FFA & other ag groups. Check out a number of educational activities about agriculture! On NORTHEAST corner of Square by First National Bank. (2–8 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (2:45 pm)
MAIN STAGE – D’Schwiizer Gruppe (3:30 pm)
CARNIVAL (Rummel Platz) – "Spring Square" parking lot - south of the Courthouse Square (4 - 11 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Polka with DJ Shotski. (4:10 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (4:15 pm)
CHILDREN’S COSTUME PARADE (Chinder Trachte Umzug) – Prince & Princess lead the parade (5 pm)
OPENING CEREMONY – MAIN STAGE – MC - Scott Thompson of BIG RADIO. Presentation of Colors with Green County Sheriff Dept., ceremonial blowing of Alphorns, anthems with the Monroe Swiss Singers, presentation of royalty and cheesemakers. (6 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – The Decade: 80’s Rock (6:30 - 8:30 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Alphorn Entertainment (7:15 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Mariachi Sol de Madison (7:45 pm)
MAIN STAGE – FBI and the Untouchable Horns! (9 pm - midnight)
SATURDAY, SEPT 17, 2022
Photo opps and fun today with roving entertainers: Alphorn Blowers, Accordion Players, Stilt Walkers, Drummers, and Wedgie the Cheese Days Mascot!
PARK & RIDE SHUTTLE BUS – FREE. Park offsite at UPG (350 - 21st St.) and ride the bus downtown. Other stops today include **Historic Cheese Center** and Green County Fairgrounds. (**Historic Cheese Center closes at 3 pm). (Shuttle runs 10 am–10 pm)
INFO TRAILER - SW Corner (near Baumgartner's) - maps, schedules, ask questions, lost and found. 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
FOOD STANDS – Eat your way around the Courthouse Square! Menu/maps at INFO BOOTH. (9 am–9 pm)
CHEESE DAYS STORE – SOUVENIR TENT (Adenke Zält) – t-shirts & sweatshirts, caps, Limburger apparel, stickers, magnets, Dancing Yodelers, Courthouse mugs, collector buttons, pint glasses, Wedgie bobbleheads, Swiss earrings, Christmas ornaments. SW corner near Beer Tent. (9 am–8 pm)
BEER and WINE STAND – SW Corner – near INFO TRAILER. (10 am–midnight) ****Proceeds from sales at the Cheese Days Beer & Wine Stand go toward the costs of tents, porta potties, electricity, stage entertainment and more – thank you for your support.****
HOSPITALITY TENT (Zält zum Höckle) Sponsored by Colony Brands. NORTH SIDE. Dining area with tables & chairs. Musical entertainment throughout the weekend. Open all weekend.
BIG RADIO DINING TENT – NORTHWEST CORNER. Dining area with tables and chairs. Open all weekend.
CARNIVAL (Rummel Platz) – "Spring Square" south of the Courthouse Square (behind JoAnne’s Dress Shop) - all weekend.
CHEESE DAYS CHASE 2024 – The Kid's Race sponsored by SSM Health will begin at 8:30 AM and the 5k/10k/2-Mile Fun Walk, sponsored by Klondike Cheese Company will begin at 9 AM on Court House Square. All participants receive a beverage and cheese sandwich following the race - at the Suisse Haus lot. CLICK for more info.
VINTAGE TRACTOR DISPLAY – Courtesy of Monroe area antique tractor owners. Take a step back in time and learn how farmers and their tractors played an important role in shaping the agricultural and cheese industry in Green County. You'll see various "colors" (brands) - meet the owners & talk about their favorite toys! On 17th Avenue between banks and also in First National Bank parking lot. (8 am–4 pm)
MAKER’S MARKET – Just west of the Square; right behind Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern. Shop the booths of creators, fiber artists, hobbyists, wood crafters, photographers, painters, etc, who personally design and make what they sell. (9 am–4 pm)
VENDOR MARKETPLACE – Booths in Library Parking Lot – Commercial vendors, merchandise for sale, businesses & groups promoting products & services. (9 am–6 pm)
“STREETS OF SWITZERLAND” European Sidewalk Café & Biergarten – Swiss specialties at Turner Hall. (9 am–7 pm)
CHEESE TENT (Chäs Zält) Sponsored by Proudly Wisconsin Cheese® Cheese for sale and meet the cheesemakers. EAST SIDE of Square. Presented by Foreign Type Cheesemakers Assn. Vendors: check back for vendor list. (9 am–8 pm)
COLONY BRANDS TENT – Celebrating nearly 100 years in Monroe. Buy chocolate-covered cheesecake-on-a-stick – made exclusively for Cheese Days! Stop in to learn more about our growing family of digital and catalog brands, sign up for door prizes, and meet our beloved mascot Chris Mouse on Saturday. NE CORNER (9 am–9 pm)
NATIONAL HISTORIC CHEESEMAKING CENTER –Showcasing the history of cheese making. The past comes alive at the century-old Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory. 2018 6th Ave, at intersection of Hwy 69 south and 21st St. (10 am–3 pm) PARK AND RIDE SHUTTLE STOP TIL 3 PM (limited parking here - for visitors at the center or shuttle bus riders with accessibility challenges)
COUNTRYSIDE TOUR WITH DAIRY FARM VISITS (10 am - noon) - Board a bus for a countryside tour with guides Lynn Lokken and Kris Winkler - Green County natives and longtime friends who love welcoming visitors. They’re also avid quilters who established the Barn Quilt Project, and they’ll share stories and fun facts, and you’ll see some barn quilts along the way. This tour will stop at two different Green County dairy farms. More details to follow. Limited seating! $7 TICKET for ages 10 thru adult. $1 TICKET for 9 and under. Exception – FREE for any child sitting on parent’s lap (for those who will not need their own seat.) Boarding at Grace Lutheran Church. ADVANCE TICKETS at Cheese Days Store (cash, check, credit card). PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE FESTIVAL (cash only) at the Info Trailer across from Beer Tent. - limited seating for 50. (10 am - noon)
FAMILY FARM ADVENTURE TENT – Sponsored by Green County Farm Bureau, in partnership with 4–H, FFA & other ag groups. Check out a number of educational activities about agriculture! On NORTHEAST corner of Square by First National Bank. (10 am–8 pm)
MAIN STAGE (Grossi Bühni) – Yodeling, alphorns, polka bands, & Swiss heritage music during the day. Tonight’s Street Dance – Boogie and the YoYoz! (Live music today from 11 am–midnight)
MAIN STAGE – Biergarten Specials (11 am)
KIDS' STREET (Chinder Schpil Strass) Sponsored by TDS and Presented by Green County YMCA – by the Post Office. Fun stuff for kids – all free! (Click for Kid's Street Schedule)
KIDS’ STREET - Comedy Show with Jason the Juggler (11:30 am-Noon)
HOSPITALITY TENT - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (11:15 am-Noon)
MAIN STAGE – Monroe City Band (Noon)
OLD WORLD CHEESEMAKING DEMONSTRATION (Die Alt Kaserei "the old cheese factory") Watch and learn as members of The Foreign Type Cheesemaker's Association create a 200-pound wheel of Swiss cheese the old fashioned way, in a giant copper kettle. You'll meet Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers Jeff Wideman and Gary Grossen, who will explain the process and demonstrate the steps. Spectators will have the opportunity to take a turn stirring the kettle with the "Swiss harp" (great photo opp!) After the cheese is “hooped” the cheesemakers will “plug” a block of cheese and demonstrate the grading and judging process using the criteria of the World Championship Cheese Competition. Directly north of the Historic Courthouse. (Noon–4 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – David Austin Band (12:15 - 2 pm)
KIDS’ STREET - Comedy Show with Jason the Juggler (12:30 pm-1 pm)
COW MILKING CONTEST (Chueh Mälche Wettstriett) – An “udderly” good time thanks to area dairy farmers & their happy herds! Watch as teams compete for prizes – may the most milk win! Located in the Mayer Transport Barn at Green County Fairgrounds starting at 1 PM. Catch a ride on the MOO BUS out and back from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Look for the big sign near Goetz Theatre which will direct you to the Moo Bus Shuttle stop by the Post Office. (FYI - the regular Park and Ride Shuttle Bus also will have the Fairgrounds on their route all day Saturday.)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (1:15 pm)
KIDS’ STREET - Great Big Bubbles! (1:45 - 2:45 pm)
MAIN STAGE – WORLD’S BIGGEST POLKA DANCE! All around the downtown Square. Dancers are needed to join the fun in shattering the previous Guinness World Book record (804 dancers in Germany in 2013). DJ Shotski will spin the records. SIGN UP TODAY! (2 pm)
MAIN STAGE - Meet the Cheese Days Royalty (2:45 PM)
MAIN STAGE – Doo Wop Jukebox (3 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT - Edelweiss Revisited (3 pm)
HOSPITALITY TENT – Ukulele Express 815 (4:15 pm)
MAIN STAGE - Alphorn Entertainment (4:45 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (5 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Wheelhouse (6:30 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Boogie and the YoYoz! (8:45 pm–midnight)
SUNDAY, SEPT 18, 2022
[ NOTE: Schedule is tentative - subject to change. ]
PARK & RIDE SHUTTLE BUS – FREE. Park offsite at Orchid (350 - 21st St.) & ride the bus downtown. Shuttle also stops at Historic Cheese Center until 3 pm. (Shuttle runs 10 am–5 pm)
INFO TRAILER - SW Corner (near Baumgartner's) - maps, schedules, ask questions, lost and found. (9 am - 5 pm)
FOOD STANDS – Eat your way around the Courthouse Square! Menu/maps at INFO BOOTH. (9 am–6 pm)
CHEESE DAYS STORE – SOUVENIR TENT (Adenke Zält) –t-shirts & sweatshirts, caps, “Swiss Chick” stuff (shirts, aprons and keychains), collector buttons, logo pint glasses, collector series mason jars, Wedgie bobbleheads, Swiss cheese earrings, Christmas ornaments. SW corner near Beer Tent. (9 am–5:30 pm)
BEER and WINE STAND – SW Corner – near INFO TRAILER. (10 am–6 pm) ****Proceeds from sales at the Cheese Days Beer & Wine Stand go toward the costs of tents, porta potties, electricity, stage entertainment and more – thank you for your support.****
HOSPITALITY TENT (Zält zum Höckle) Sponsored by Colony Brands. NORTH SIDE. Dining area with tables & chairs. Open today til 6 pm.
BIG RADIO DINING TENT – NORTHWEST CORNER. Dining area with tables and chairs. Open today til 6 pm.
CARNIVAL (Rummel Platz) – "Spring Square" south of the Courthouse Square (behind JoAnne’s Dress Shop) - all weekend.
VENDOR MARKETPLACE – Booths in Library Parking Lot – Commercial vendors, merchandise for sale, businesses & groups promoting products & services. (9 am–5 pm)
MAKER’S MARKET – Just west of the Square; right behind Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern. Shop the booths of creators, fiber artists, hobbyists, wood crafters, photographers, painters, etc, who personally design and make what they sell. (9 am-1 pm)
CHEESE TENT (Chäs Zält) Sponsored by Proudly Wisconsin Cheese® Cheese for sale and meet the cheesemakers. EAST SIDE of Square. Presented by Foreign Type Cheesemakers Assn. Vendors: Emmi Roth USA, Klondike Cheese Company, Valley View Cheese, Chula Vista (V&V Supremo), Brunkow Cheese, Decatur Dairy, Edelweiss Creamery, Chalet Cheese Cooperative. (9 am–4 pm)
COLONY BRANDS TENT – Celebrating nearly 100 years in Monroe. Buy chocolate-covered cheesecake-on-a-stick – made exclusively for Cheese Days! Stop in to learn more about our growing family of digital and catalog brands and sign up for door prizes. NE CORNER (9 am–6 pm)
NATIONAL HISTORIC CHEESEMAKING CENTER – Showcasing the history of cheese making. The past comes alive at the century-old Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory. 2018 6th Ave, at intersection of Hwy 69 south and 21st St. (10 am–3 pm) PARK AND RIDE SHUTTLE STOP (limited parking here - for visitors at the center or shuttle bus riders with accessibility challenges)
MAIN STAGE (Grossi Bühni) – Yodeling, alphorns, polka bands, & Swiss heritage music. Daily schedule at INFO BOOTH. (Entertainment today 10 am–6 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Swiss Canton Fashion Show by Wilhelm Tell Usherettes (10 am)
FAMILY FARM ADVENTURE TENT – Sponsored by Green County Farm Bureau, in partnership with 4–H, FFA & other ag groups. Check out a number of educational activities about agriculture! On NORTHEAST corner of Square by First National Bank. (10 am–5 pm; closed during parade)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (10:30 am)
MAIN STAGE – Goodtime Dutchmen – 3rd Generation Family Polka Band (11:30 am)
THE SWISS COLONY CHEESE DAYS PARADE (Chäs Tag Umzug) – Steps off from fairgrounds at 12:30 pm, arrives downtown approximately 12:45 pm.
MAIN STAGE – Goodtime Dutchmen – 3rd Generation Family Polka Band (after the parade)
MAIN STAGE – New Glarus Jodlerklub (Yodel Club) (3:45 pm)
MAIN STAGE – New Glarus Männerchor (4:30 pm)
MAIN STAGE – Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler (5:30 pm)
SEE YOU IN 2026!
