{"id":4,"date":"2025-02-12T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/home-page\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:48:00","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/","title":{"rendered":"10th Annual Maine Cheese Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-image-684\" style=\"width: 382px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo.jpg 512w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Cheese-Festival-Logo-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ebb024;\">10th Annual Maine Cheese Festival<br \/>See you in September!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, September 13, 2026<br \/>Manson Park | Pittsfield, Maine<br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"LrzXr\"><br \/>\ud83d\udccd51 Peltoma Ave, Pittsfield, ME 04967<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Maine Cheese Festival is a can\u2019t-miss celebration of Maine\u2019s vibrant food, beverage, and artisan community, bringing together more than 65 Maine-made vendors for a full day of flavor and discovery.<\/p>\r\n<p>From sampling new cheeses and meeting the makers behind them to enjoying live music throughout the day, the festival offers something for everyone. Families are welcome, with a lively atmosphere, a featured cheese competition, and plenty to explore!\u00a0Guests can also enjoy a curated beer and wine tent and participate in educational experiences designed for curious food lovers.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>It\u2019s the perfect way to spend a crisp fall day in Maine. Come hungry, stay curious, and don\u2019t miss out!<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Maine Cheese Festival Planning Committee is already underway with planning for the 2026 festival. <\/em><em>New information will be added to the website as it becomes available.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cheese-festival-manson-park.jpg\" alt=\"Manson Park Pittsfield Maine\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cheese-festival-manson-park.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cheese-festival-manson-park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cheese-festival-manson-park-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manson Park | Pittsfield,\u00a0 Maine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!<br \/><\/strong><em>The Maine Cheese Festival wouldn\u2019t be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors, whose partnership helps bring this one-of-a-kind celebration of Maine food, agriculture, music, and makers to life each year.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"sponsor-card Gold\"><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\">Gold Sponsor<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realmaine.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-657\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Real_Maine_Seal_Green-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a> <strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinelandfarmsdairy.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-658\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PFD-e1779214590614-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PFD-e1779214590614-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PFD-e1779214590614-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PFD-e1779214590614.png 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\">Silver Sponsor<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renys.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-681\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Renys-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Renys-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Renys.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmcrediteast.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-744\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-1536x784.png 1536w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCE_stackedlogo_2019-2048x1045.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a> <br \/><br \/><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\"><a href=\"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-661 \" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2-1536x468.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/culture-scaled-2.jpg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\">Maine-Maker Sponsor <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\r\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglersseafoodrestaurant.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-755 \" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anglers-Logo-2c-e1763138055460.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainefarmlandtrust.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-655 \" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MFT-1-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MFT-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MFT-1-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MFT-1.png 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagandturf.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-745 \" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/united-at-3-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/united-at-3-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/united-at-3-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/united-at-3-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/united-at-3.jpg 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\">Volunteer T-Shirt Sponsor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionfarmequipment.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-750 \" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1604-ufe_logo_oval-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1604-ufe_logo_oval-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1604-ufe_logo_oval.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Children&#8217;s Pavilion\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governorsrestaurant.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Governors-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Governors-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Governors-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Governors-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Governors.png 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><br \/><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\">In-Kind Sponsors\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"sponsor-level\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polandspring.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-656\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poland_Spring_Logo-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poland_Spring_Logo-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poland_Spring_Logo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.formaticum.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-761\" src=\"https:\/\/mainecheesefestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Formaticum-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" 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