Martha Bernet Main Stage
WORLD’S BIGGEST POLKA DANCE! Saturday, Sept 21 @ 2 PM. DJ Shotski will spin the records, and the music will be heard all around Monroe’s Downtown Square. SIGN UP TODAY! First 3000 to sign in on the day of the event will receive a Cheese Days “World’s Biggest Polka Dance” collector button. Dancer Check-In at the Polka Registration Station (NW corner of the Square) 8:45 AM - 1:45 PM.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Community Night in partnership with Main Street Monroe
6:30 til 9 PM: Rhythm Kings
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Noon - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
1:15 PM - Keith Zweifel
2:45 PM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
3:30 PM - D’Schwiizer Gruppe
4:10 PM - Polka with DJ Shotski
5 PM - Cheese Days Children’s Parade
6 PM - Opening Ceremony with 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.
7:15 PM - Alphorn Entertainment
7:45 PM - Mariachi Sol de Madison
9 PM til Midnight: FBI and the Untouchable Horns!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
7:30 AM - Cheese Days Chase
11 AM - Biergarten Specials
12 PM - Monroe City Band
1:15 PM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
2 PM - WORLD’S BIGGEST POLKA DANCE!
2:45 PM - Meet the Cheese Days Royalty
3 PM - Doo Wop Jukebox
4:45 PM - Alphorn Entertainment
5 PM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
6:30 PM - Wheelhouse
8:45 PM til midnight - Boogie and the YoYoz!
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
10 AM - New Glarus Wilhelm Tell Usherettes - Swiss Canton Fashion Show
10:30 AM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
11:30 AM - Goodtime Dutchmen Band
12:45 PM - THE SWISS COLONY CHEESE DAYS PARADE arrives downtown on the Square
2:45 PM - Goodtime Dutchmen Band
3:45 PM - New Glarus Jodlerklub (Yodel Club)
4:30 PM - New Glarus Mannerchor
5:30 til 6 PM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
Colony Brands Hospitality Tent
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
1:45 PM - Alphorn Entertainment
2 PM - Meet the Cheese Days Royalty
2:15 PM - Francois Family Band
4:15 PM - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
6 PM - Opening Ceremony is on Main Stage
6:30 - 8:30 PM - The Decade: 80’s Rock Experience
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
10:45 AM - Trivia (and prizes!) with Green County Ag Chest Dairy Queens
11:15 AM-Noon - Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
12:15-2 PM - David Austin Band
2:30 PM - Trivia (and prizes!) with Green County Ag Chest Dairy Queens
3-4 PM - Edelweiss Revisited
4:15 PM - Ukulele Express 815
5:15 PM - Trivia (and prizes!) with Green County Ag Chest Dairy Queens
5:30 PM - Monroe Optimist’s Cheese Curd Eating Contest. In honor of the club’s 54th year of frying curds. Contestants (chosen in advance) will be challenged to see how many curds they can eat in 54 seconds.