Friday, June 22 – 4pm to 10pm
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
Craft & Curd: Paired– NEW! 5 regional craft breweries compete for your votes by pairing their favorite craft brew with a custom cheese curd flavor! Which craft and curd pairing will be the winner? That’s up to you when you cast your vote for your favorite. Learn More. | 4-6pm | Taste of Wisconsin |
Tim Fast | 4-5:30pm | Park Stage |
Marketplace Vendors– Part arts and crafts, part farmers market. Browse regional specialties and locally grown, handmade and handcrafted goods. | 4pm – dark | Marketplace |
Happy Hour Bingo | 4-5pm | Main Stage |
Classic Car Cruise-In & Show | 5pm | Wall Street |
Sherwin Linton | 5-6:30pm | Main Stage |
Corks & Kegs Tasting Event– Corks & Kegs feature local and regional craft beer, wine and hard cider. A happy hour like no other, enjoy unlimited sampling and light appetizers while visiting with the brewers, crafters and reps. Learn More. | 6-7:30pm | Taste of Ellsworth |
Cheese Curd Spirit Awards | 6:30pm | Main Stage |
The Swamp Kings | 7-9pm | Park Stage |
Miss Myra & The Moonshiners | 8-10pm | Main Stage |
Saturday, June 23 – 8am to 10pm
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
5K/10K Run | 8am | |
Pancake Breakfast | 8-10am | Main Tent |
Run Awards
| 9:30am | Park Stage |
Antique Tractor Show
| 10am | Wall Street |
Marketplace Vendors– Part arts and crafts, part farmers market. Browse regional specialties and locally grown, handmade and handcrafted goods. | 10am – dark | Marketplace |
Milk & Cookie Pairing (while supplies last)– The Milk & Cookie Pairing and Farmer Meet & Greet is not to be missed! A great opportunity shake hands with a real farmer and learn about today’s agriculture and what it takes to put food on the tables of families across America. | 11am-1pm | Taste of Wisconsin |
Joyann Parker | 11:30am-1:30pm | Park Stage |
Cheese Curd Eating Contest | 12:30pm | Main Stage |
Cooking DemoWatch Chef James Kyndberg, executive chef at Union Minneapolis, create a simple three-course menu in the great outdoors, right before your eyes, turning cheese curds (and cheese curd crumbles) into delicious dishes! | 12:30-1:30pm | Taste of Ellsworth |
Ice Cream Tasting– Families won’t want to miss the Ice Cream Tasting, a one-hour real dairy flavor celebration featuring creative combinations crafted by the innovative folks from UW-River Falls Food Sciences Department. Learn More. | 1-2pm | Taste of Wisconsin |
Lexi Parr | 2-4pm | Main Stage |
Elliott’s Up North Cheese Curd Brat Party!– Enjoy sample-size brats with our festival’s signature food as the main ingredient… that’s right, there are cheese curds IN the brats!! Top ‘em off any way you like from our mile-long smorgasbord of condiments, compliments of Silver Spring Foods! Learn More. | 2-3pm | Taste of Ellsworth |
Cole Allen Band | 3-5pm | Park Stage |
Craft & Curd: Paired– NEW! 5 regional craft breweries compete for your votes by pairing their favorite craft brew with a custom cheese curd flavor! Which craft and curd pairing will be the winner? That’s up to you when you cast your vote for your favorite. Learn More. | 3-5pm | Taste of Wisconsin |
Cooking DemoWatch Matthew Beranek, Smokey Treats BBQ, show off this creative culinary skills that have earned him “best cheese curd festival dish” and the golden ticket to the World Food Championships from Bacon Bash! | 4-5pm | Taste of Ellsworth |
Cheese Curd Spirit Awards | 4:30pm | Main Stage |
Corks & Kegs Tasting Event– Corks & Kegs feature local and regional craft beer, wine and hard cider. A happy hour like no other, enjoy unlimited sampling and light appetizers while visiting with the brewers, crafters and reps. Learn More. | 5-6:30pm | Taste of Ellsworth |
Boom Boom Steve V & The Knockouts | 5:30-7pm | Main Stage |
Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys | 6:30-8:30pm | Park Stage |
Left Wing Bourbon | 8:30-10pm | Main Stage |
