CheeseFest 2025 - Rundle Park Adelaide

Do you dream in cheese?

Then get ready for CheeseFest 2025, Australia’s biggest and most delicious celebration of all things cheese! Since 2005, we've been bringing the best of South Australia’s artisan cheesemakers, food producers, winemakers, distillers, and brewers together in the stunning parks of the Adelaide CBD.

Expect all the cheese you can handle, alongside live entertainment, cooking demos, cheese themed experiences, and even more cheese—as we usher in Spring in a beautiful outdoor setting with friends, family and food.

Fun fact: 15 tonnes of cheese were devoured in 2024… can we top it in 2025?

Gates Open: 11am

Last Bottle Sales: 7pm

Last Drinks: 7:30pm

Event Concludes: 8:00pm

Gates Open: 11am

Last Bottle Sales: 5pm

Last Drinks: 5:30pm

Event Concludes: 6:00pm

Early Bird Tickets: $22 (Incl. GST) - Valid until Midnight July 20th

Adult: $30.8 (Incl. GST)

Concession: $25.3 (Incl. GST) - Please email [email protected] with a valid proof of concession Student cards and all Seniors cards, Pensioner Cards and DVA Cards) to get access to Concession tickets.

Weekend Pass: $49.5 (Incl. GST)

Children under 12 are FREE when accompanied by an adult!

Your ticket unlocks a full CheeseFest experience, including:

• A CheeseFest souvenir wine glass to sip and savour in style
• A CheeseFest tote bag to carry all your festival finds
• Free tastings at participating stalls – discover new favourites and learn directly from the artisans and makers
• A live music program featuring emerging Australian artists
• Free cooking demos with beloved food personalities
• Access to almost 100 incredible producers from all regions of South Australia and beyond – all in one place!
• Free Entry for Kids under 12 - and Free Kids Entertainment.

The RAA Cooking Demo Stage is a curated program of culinary demonstrations with a Cheese focus, featuring national food celebrities like our Master of Fromage - Matt Preston!

Back by popular demand, the CheeseFest live music program returns for its second year. Featuring some of South Australia's hottest artists, our Music Program completes the sensory experience for attendees. This year the stage will feature world-class original South Australian artists from the pop, jazz, folk and roots genres.

Be part of the squeaky cheese crew at our buffalo halloumi bar. Grilled to perfection, with your choice of toppings, grab a Kris Lloyd Artisan Halloumi on a stick or indulge in halloumi on a plate - handmade from the Adelaide Hills.

CheeseFest supports the recovery and return of the South Australian Oyster Industry with a mashup of our favourite bougie treats: Bubbles from Pol Roger and Oysters from Franklin Harbour Oysters.

Sample South Australia's finest oysters presented by Tim from Franklin Harbour Oysters and pop some bubbles in your glass as we serve our favourite French Champagne Pol Roger – Oysters + Champagne no brainer, right?

The crowd favourite Swiss melted cheese dish is the primo example of Comfort Food. Romain from Frencheese will be scraping delicious melted raclette all day so if you want to find out more and taste this gooey cheese treat visit Frencheese at CheeseFest ….we guarantee you will not be sorry.

Raise a glass at the vibrant 23rd St Distillery Gin Garden — the perfect pit stop between tastings.

Wander over to the Prohibition Liquor Co. corner, where you can indulge in a curated cheese and gin pairing experience that highlights the surprising harmony between local spirits and artisan cheese.

Host or Publisher CheeseFest Australia Pty Ltd