Green County Cheese Days

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Brenda Steurer

Cheesemaker Gary Grossen stirs the kettle during a past Green County Cheese Days.

Cheesemaker Gary Grossen stirs the kettle during a past Green County Cheese Days.

Of course Wisconsin has a festival devoted to cheese, and this one’s in the heart of cheesemaking country. Cheese is always the star, but this year it’s competing with polka — as Cheese Days attempts to break the Guinness world record for largest polka dance. FYI, that’s 804 dancers in Germany in 2013 (which, frankly, seems breakable). DJ Shotski will spin the records as the stepping commences at 2 p.m. Saturday in Monroe’s Courthouse Square. Be a part of history — dancers just need to sign in Saturday near the dining tent (8:45 a.m.-1:59 p.m.). There’s also live music including plenty of yodeling, a parade (12:30 p.m. Sunday), a beer stand and fair food, including raclette, grilled cheese on a stick, cheesecake on a stick, cheese fries and of course cheese curds. Schedule below and updates at cheesedays.com.

media release: Third weekend in September in even numbered years, on the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Monroe since 1914. 

SUNDAY PARADE! THE SWISS COLONY CHEESE DAYS PARADE will begin and end at the Green County Fairgrounds. Click here for MORE INFO.  The parade steps off from the Fairgrounds at 12:30 pm and arrives downtown around 12:45 pm. Call the Cheese Days office for info on reserved bleacher seats.

Martha Bernet Main Stage

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

Community Night in partnership with Main Street Monroe

6:30 til 9 PM: Rhythm Kings!

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

Noon - Keith Zweifel

1:45 PM - D’Schwiizer Gruppe

2:30 PM - Youth Entertainers to be announced

3 PM - The Decade: 80’s Rock

5 PM - Cheese Days Children’s Parade led by Prince and Princess

6 PM - Opening Ceremony

7 PM - Alphorns

7:45 PM - Mariachi Sol de Madison

9 PM til Midnight - Bombargo!

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

7:30 AM - Cheese Days Chase

Noon - Monroe City Band

1:15 PM - 1884 (Formerly the Francois Family Band)

3 PM - Doo Wop Jukebox

4:30 PM - Youth Entertainers to be announced

5 PM - D’Schwiizer Gruppe

6:30 PM - Wheelhouse

8:45 PM til Midnight - Boogie and the YoYoz!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

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

4 PM - New Glarus Mannerchor and New Glarus Yodel Club

Colony Brands Hospitality Tent

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

6:45 PM - The Mascot Theory

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

12:15 PM - Dave Austin Band

2 PM - Edelweiss Revisited

3:15 PM - Alphorns

3:30 PM - Ukelele Express