The ​Big ​Cheese ​Festival

Sample from over 100 unique barrel-aged beers from local, regional and national breweries, enjoy light snacks, and take home your commemorative glassware! Just remember, these are heavy beers, so please drink responsibly!

This event is family-friendly, so bring the whole crew! Your family will be delighted with our festival and they’ll love our cheeses! Kids’ tickets are for children aged 5 to 12 years old. Children 4 years old and younger enter free.

With an all-access VIP ticket, you’ll experience the best that our Big Cheese Festival has to offer with a luxury, VIP-only experience in The Oscar Station, our brand-new venue. Embark on a journey through the world of cheese with unique and rare international cheeses and charcuteries paired with premium beers, wines, and whiskeys selected by our experts. Spend the entirety of the festival in The Oscar Station, or step onto the famous Jungle Jim’s monorail to travel back and forth to The Oscar Event Center where you’ll be able to explore the General Admission area. In addition to the beer, wine, and whiskey pairings available in The Oscar Station, all VIPs will receive a drinking wristband to sample beer and wine in The Oscar Event Center, as well. You must be 21 or older to purchase or use a VIP ticket.

Purchase a drinking wristband at the festival for full access to all of our recommended beer and wine pairings! With a drinking wristband, you’ll get to sample beers and wines from vendors throughout the festival! These cannot be ordered in advance and must be purchased on the day of the event. Wristbands are already included with VIP tickets. You must be 21 or older to purchase or use a drinking wristband.