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Green County Cheese Days

Monroe, Wisconsin's cheese festival since 1914, held on the third weekend of September in even-numbered years.

Monroe, Wisconsin
Photo: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cheeses for Green County Cheese Days

Green County Cheese Days has been held in Monroe, Wisconsin, since 1914, now on the third weekend of September in even-numbered years. Monroe was settled by Swiss immigrants, and its dairies made Swiss-style cheese and Limburger, which is still made in the county by the only Limburger maker left in the United States. The festival fills the courthouse square with a parade, cheesemaking demonstrations, Swiss yodelling and alphorns, dairy farm tours and a cheese-eating crowd. Limburger sandwiches on rye with raw onion are the local challenge. The next edition after 2026 is due in 2028.

The cheeses

LimburgerThe pungent washed-rind cheese still made in Green County.Swiss cheeseThe American Swiss-style cheese of Monroe's founders.Brick cheeseAnother Wisconsin washed-rind cheese.
About this page

Written by the EveryCheese desk with AI assistance. Background: "Monroe, Wisconsin" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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