**Cheese Days Chase**

Presented by Monroe Youth Hockey Assn.
Saturday: Kid's Race at 8:30 AM. 5k/10k
and 2-Mile Fun Walk at 9 AM.
Click for info: **Cheese Days Chase**

VOTE

for your favorite entry in The Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade! You could win $25.

VOTE - for your favorite entry in The Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade

Prince & Princess Contest

The Prince and Princess Contest is open to Green County children ages 6 – 12. The contest will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024. **CLICK** for info and application.

CHEESE DAYS

Back in 1914, the concept of Cheese Days originated from the notion that if some little town in Illinois could have a festival commemorating sauerkraut, then a celebration based on cheese would be an even better idea.

A group of local businessmen planned the festivities in just nine days, driving a roadster through the city of Monroe to publicize the event. A hand-lettered sign attached to the vehicle proclaimed “FIRST CHEESE DAY COMMITTEE 1914 – WE STARTED SOMETHING!”

And did they ever.

100 years later, we invite you to take part in our centennial Cheese Days 2014 – where old-world tradition has generated an out-of-this-world celebration.

Help us celebrate our Swiss heritage with traditional music, dance, drinks, food, and extraordinary cheese!