What goes down, all ‘round Canada’s cheesiest event?
Even if you choose not to chase the cheese, there are still plenty of things to do at the Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival.
Keep the kids smiling all day long! There’s no need to sign up for any of these activities – just show up and get ready for fun.
Event Location
Blackcomb Mountain Base 2, Whistler, BC
Cheese seminars
Always wondered what makes aged Cheddar so crumbly? Or why Swiss cheese has all those holes in it? Cheese specialist Reg Hendrickson of Dairy Farmers of Canada will answer your questions and share his knowledge of cheeses made from 100% Canadian milk. Hosted at 12:15, 1:15 and 2:15 pm.
Canadian cheesemakers
Meet these cheesemakers from across the country and try a wide variety of Canadian cheeses made from 100% Canadian milk: Natural Pastures, Cows, Damafro, Arla Foods, Kootenay, The Village Cheese Co., Poplar Grove, Glengarry and various other artisanal cheeses.
RESTAURANTS
Ask your server how you can taste a sample of BC's Cracked Pepper Verdelait, the star of Canadian Cheese Rolling, in the following Whistler restaurants:
- Riverside Café
- Alpine Café
- Delish
- Cracked Pepper
- Dusty's Bar and Barbecue
- Southside Diner
- Purebread
- Creekbread
- Citta' Bistro
- Black's Restaurant
- Moguls
- Gone Eatery
- BrewHouse
- GLC
- Ingrids
- Caramba
- Wild Wood Pacific Bistro
- Dups Burritos
- Elements
- Crepe Montagne
- Pasta Lupino
- Alta Bistro
- Flipside
- Merlins
- Ciao Thyme
Family Activities
Here are just a few of the things you’ll be able to do at the Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival: taste a variety of cheeses made from 100% Canadian milk from cheesemakers across Canada, learn about Canadian cheeses in expert seminars, cheer for your favourite cheese rolling contestant, or let your kids participate in uphill races, a bean bag toss, tattoos, balloons, photo cut-outs.
Cheese Rolling is fun all around – even if you’re not going round and round down a hill.
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Uphill races
Between the adult downhill races, kids can race up the cheese rolling hill for prizes and glory. Free event T-shirt for your little racers!
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Cheese bowling
A kids’ favourite from previous years returns: Rolling your cheese through a challenging obstacle course.
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Cheesy Twister
It’s like that game you love, but circles are replaced with wheels of cheese.
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Milk a Mechanical Cow
Come and meet Delilah, the mechanical cow from BC Dairy Foundation. Learn about 100% Canadian milk, and where your cheese comes from with a life-size mechanical cow!
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Face Painting
Put a smile on every kid’s face.
Check out the official Canadian Cheese Rolling Facebook page to see photos and videos of the day's activities.
