Next Cheese Days to be Held in 2022
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When the pandemic cancelled last year’s festival, the hope was that Cheese Days could confidently begin planning early this year to hold “Cheese Days 2020 in 2021”. Unfortunately, there are too many unknowns at this time and Cheese Days will not be held until 2022.
Various elements are critical to the success of the Cheese Days festival: corporate sponsorship, volunteerism, community support, and participation by vendors. As of today, there is no guarantee that all elements will be fully engaged. All are required to build the solid foundation necessary to put on an event of this size and scope. At this time, it is impossible to plan and coordinate without that foundation.
A significant financial investment is required to host the festival. The board feels it would be irresponsible to the financial future of the festival to take a chance on making that investment in 2021. It is vital to know, today, that sponsors will feel comfortable having their names associated with a large scale event this year, that hundreds of volunteers will step forward to assist with everything from beer sales to garbage collection, that the necessary city permits can be obtained with no chance of being rescinded, and that food vendors will be on board to serve large crowds.
Cheese Days is committed to set things up for success with regard to the welcome that attendees receive when coming to Monroe, and the experience they have at the festival.
Festival goers anticipate a weekend full of family fun, Swiss entertainment, agricultural education, the big cheese tent, a giant parade, and the best deep fried cheese curds. A Cheese Days festival without all of those pieces firmly in place would not ring true to expectations by attendees or organizers.
If you’d like to help out on the path to success for the next festival, now would be a great time to sign on as a volunteer. Many are needed to make it all happen.
Like fine cheese, the festival will age a bit. Cheese Days will be back in fine form on September 16-18 in 2022.
