The Best Cheese Event in 2024 – SF Cheese Fest !

Indulge in Unlimited Samples of California Artisan Cheese along with Pairing Foods and Drinks from Across the U.S. and Beyond

The 9^th Annual SF Cheese Fest returns to the San Francisco Ferry Building Grand Hall on Saturday, September 21. The festival focuses on California producers, but this year will include cheesemakers from the West, including Washington and Utah. Up to 20 artisan cheesemakers will showcase their acclaimed creations.

Guests will be able to taste dozens of the most exceptional and delicious cheeses being made today. The cheeses will be paired with preserves, chocolates and charcuterie along with local wine and beer. While sipping and sampling, guests will enjoy a gorgeous view of the San Francisco bay, live music by Brooke & Mike, and a bountiful grazing table sponsored by Oakland’s Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions and Novato’s Gourmet Imports. This vibrant gastronomic event brings together cheese lovers, cheese professionals, and tastemakers to delight in the finest California has to offer. SF Cheese Fest is presented by the California Artisan Cheese Guild. Tickets are available now at: https://sfcheesefest.com/tickets/.

New! VIP Early Entry Cheese Lover’s Paradise offers a behind-the-scenes opportunity for turophiles to deepen their cheese knowledge an hour before doors open. A personal cheese sommelier will take you and a small group of fellow cheese enthusiasts for a curated tour featuring three distinguished cheesemakers that begins and ends with a “best bite” pairing. At each stop you’ll meet the cheese artisan behind the magic, taste, and indulge in cheese discourse. After the tour you’ll have time to mingle, get first dibs on the choicest cheese, and beat the crowds to the bar for a perfectly paired libation. Space is limited and sure to sell out.

When is SF Cheese Fest? Saturday, September 21, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Where is SF Cheese Fest? Ferry Building Grand Hall, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco

VIP Early Entry: 5:00pm entry, $148 per person

General Admission: 6:00pm entry, $98 per person

Tickets are on sale now at: https://sfcheesefest.com/tickets/ (Contact Susie for 10% off before September 20!)

9^th Annual SF Cheese Fest Cheesemakers and Participants (*new this year)

Cheesemakers from California and beyond: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (WA)*, Beehive Cheese (UT), Bellwether Farms, Bohemian Creamery, Central Coast Creamery, Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove, Fiscalini Farmstead, Laura Chenel, Marin French Cheese Co., Mt. Eitan Cheese*, Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., Pennyroyal Farm, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Rumiano Cheese Co., Shaft’s Cheese & Co.*, Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery, Wm. Cofield Cheesemakers. 

Food, Drink, and More: Barber Lee Spirits*, California Artisan Cheese Guild, California Milk Advisory Board, Coco Tutti*, Fever-Tree, Gold Ridge Organic Farms*, Humble Bites Lily Pops*, Wheyward Spirits.

For an updated list of Cheesemakers and Participants, go to: https://sfcheesefest.com/marketplace-participants/

About SF Cheese Fest

The 2024 SF Cheese Fest is produced by the California Artisan Cheese Guild, a 501c6, and serves as its primary fundraiser. The mission of the California Artisan Cheese Guild is to celebrate the quality and diversity of artisan cheeses produced in California through partnerships, outreach and education. For more information, visit https://sfcheesefest.com/, or follow on Facebook and Instagram.

SF Cheese Fest is made possible with generous sponsorship from: (Gold) Gourmet Foods International, (Silver) Beehive Cheese, BiRite Foodservice Distributors, California Milk Advisory Board, Marin French Cheese Co., Laura Chenel, (Bronze) Bellwether Farms, The Chefs’ Warehouse, Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove, FoodLuma, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Qualtech, UNFIFresh, (Booster) Clif Family Winery, Fever-Tree, Olli Salumeria, Peroni Beer, Saintsbury, (In-Kind) The Cheese Professor, California Cheese Trail, Curious Elixirs, Effie’s Biscuits. See all the sponsors here.