Curd Fest

media release: Only ten short years ago, we began the process of establishing a long-overdue homage to those delectable, moist pieces of curdled milk: the infamous and incomparable Cheese Curd. Wisconsin's first annual celebration of its most iconic appetizer was born on the Northside of Madison, at Warner Park. We are proud to say that the legend lives on today! As we are sure you have guessed, we are pleased to announce the return of Curd Fest to Historic Breese Stevens Field on Sunday, August 13, 2023. Wisconsin's Original Festival of Curds is fun for the whole family, so please join us in appreciating and celebrating the squeaky, savory, gooey glory of those delectable baby cheddar bites!

Curd Fest is free for all from 3PM - 6PM (CST) on August 13th, 2023 and features a wide variety of interpretations on those magnificent morsels of fried and fresh cheese curds, including plant based curds from JustVeggiez

For those overly-enthusiastic Curd Fest Fans, we are introducing a limited pre-fest access ticket, complete with a commemorative Curd Fest 10th Anniversary hat, to thwart the power of the curd-colored sun, and an extra hour of enjoyment with early entry to the fest, from 2PM - 3PM (CST).

New for 2023, for the connoisseurs of cheese and whiskey, we are offering a third way to enjoy Curd Fest in 2023: The VIP Experience. Our limited $50 VIP ticket option offers early entry to the Forward Club at 1:30PM (CST), A four-course Cheese & Whiskey pairing from 2PM - 3PM in the Forward Club, a 10th Anniversary Curd Fest Hat, and Private Access to the climate-controlled Forward Club for the duration of the Fest, from 1:30PM - 6PM (CST).

Free family entertainment to include: yard games, balloon twisting, henna, face painting, curd eating contest(s), and two cheese-focused demos: a live, continuous cheese carving demonstration and sampling featuring Madison’s own Sarah Kauffman a.k.a. “The Cheese Lady” and “The Life of Cheese”, cheese making demonstration with multiple-time “Best Fresh Curd” winner Farmer John Dougherty.

More details to be announced soon. For more information, check out BreeseStevensField.com or www.facebook.com/breesestevensfield