2025 Tickets on sale Jan 1st @ 12PM
March 21 · 9am - March 23 · 4pm PDT
Get your ticket and grab a friend for three days of artisan cheese bliss! This weekend is filled with tastings, tours, and marketplace fun!
Please note: Tickets are NONREFUNDABLE
19th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival Schedule
March 21 - March 23, 2025
- All
- Friday, March 21 – Farm & Producer Tours
- Saturday, March 22 – Seminars
- Saturday, March 22 - Cheese Crawl
- Sunday, March 23 - Tasting & Marketplace
Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace
Sunday, March 23, 2025
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace bringing together more than 100 artisan cheese and food producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, cidermakers and chefs.
Tickets $69 Adults
$30 Children 2-12
Learn more 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace bringing together more than 100 artisan cheese and food producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, cidermakers and chefs.
Tickets $69 Adults
$30 Children 2-12
Author’s Corner Book Signing Event in the Marketplace
Sunday, March 23th
Noon - 3:00 pm
Author's Corner Book Signing inside the Marketplace
Join us in the Copperfields Books Author’s Corner for an exclusive book signing event featuring renowned authors, Sadie Radinsky , Bebe Black-Carminto and Erin Wade.
Included with Marketplace entry, books can be purchased on site.
Learn more Noon - 3:00 pm
Author's Corner Book Signing inside the Marketplace
Join us in the Copperfields Books Author’s Corner for an exclusive book signing event featuring renowned authors, Sadie Radinsky , Bebe Black-Carminto and Erin Wade.
Included with Marketplace entry, books can be purchased on site.
Bubbles + Bites and Early Entry to Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace
Sunday, March 23th
9:45 am - 4:00 pm
Bubbles, Bites and Early Entry to the Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace
Starts at Saralee & Richard's Barn, then moves to the Grace Pavilion
Tickets $125 per person
Learn more 9:45 am - 4:00 pm
Bubbles, Bites and Early Entry to the Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace
Starts at Saralee & Richard's Barn, then moves to the Grace Pavilion
Tickets $125 per person
Cheese Crawl at The Barlow – VIP & General Admission – SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 22
VIP Early Entry 3:00-6:00 PM
General Admission 4:00-6:00 PM. VIP & GENERAL ADMISSION SOLD OUT
Start your Saturday night off right with a fun discovery and adventure at The Barlow in Sebastopol.
Learn more VIP Early Entry 3:00-6:00 PM
General Admission 4:00-6:00 PM. VIP & GENERAL ADMISSION SOLD OUT
Start your Saturday night off right with a fun discovery and adventure at The Barlow in Sebastopol.
New this year – Beer and Wine Garden in the Marketplace
Sunday, March 23th
Noon - 4:00 pm
Wine and Beer Garden inside the Marketplace
Enjoy a cold glass of Peroni Beer or a glass of Wooden Head Chardonnay or Pinot Noir while listening to live music in the Beer and Wine Garden
Drink Tickets $10 per glass, purchase on sight
Learn more Noon - 4:00 pm
Wine and Beer Garden inside the Marketplace
Enjoy a cold glass of Peroni Beer or a glass of Wooden Head Chardonnay or Pinot Noir while listening to live music in the Beer and Wine Garden
Drink Tickets $10 per glass, purchase on sight
Seminar 1: Curds and Whey – Cheesemaking Demonstration with Keith Adams of Wm. Cofield
Saturday, March 22nd
11:00am-12:15pm
Balletto Vineyards,
Reserve Room Kitchen
Tickets $80 per person
Learn more 11:00am-12:15pm
Balletto Vineyards,
Reserve Room Kitchen
Tickets $80 per person
Seminar 2: Miss Cheesemonger Sings: A Cheese Pairing Recital
Saturday, March 22nd
1:00pm-2:15pm
Balletto Vineyards,
Reserve Room
Tickets $125 per person
Learn more 1:00pm-2:15pm
Balletto Vineyards,
Reserve Room
Tickets $125 per person
Seminar 3: Cheese & Beer: Better Together with Janet Fletcher
Saturday, March 22nd
1:00 pm-2:15 pm
Hopmonk Tavern,
Sebastopol
Tickets $80 per person
Learn more 1:00 pm-2:15 pm
Hopmonk Tavern,
Sebastopol
Tickets $80 per person
Seminar 4: Cheese + Chocolate with Laura Werlin & David Upchurch
Saturday, March 22nd
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Bacchus Landing,
Harvest Room
Tickets $80 per person
Learn more 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Bacchus Landing,
Harvest Room
Tickets $80 per person
Seminar 5: Cheese + Charcuterie Board Building Workshop with Alyssa Gilbert
Saturday, March 22nd
1:00pm-2:15pm
Bacchus Landing,
Harvest Room
Tickets $80 per person
Learn more 1:00pm-2:15pm
Bacchus Landing,
Harvest Room
Tickets $80 per person
Seminar 6: Palate Play: A Sensory Cheese Exploration
Saturday, March 22nd
11:00am-12:15pm
Bacchus Landing,
Vintners Room
Tickets $80 per person
Learn more 11:00am-12:15pm
Bacchus Landing,
Vintners Room
Tickets $80 per person
Tour A: Goats, Vineyards, Orchards and Cheese! SOLD OUT
Friday, March 21st
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Featuring: Redwood Hill Farm with Mt. Eitan Cheese, Balletto Vineyards, Ambix Spirits and WM Cofield Cheesemakers.
This tour departs from and returns to The Barlow, Sebastopol, CA
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Learn more 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Featuring: Redwood Hill Farm with Mt. Eitan Cheese, Balletto Vineyards, Ambix Spirits and WM Cofield Cheesemakers.
This tour departs from and returns to The Barlow, Sebastopol, CA
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Tour B: Historic Legacies and Old World Traditions – SOLD OUT
Friday March 21st
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Featuring: Marin French Cheese Co., Achadinha Cheese Co., Barber Lee Spirits and Sonoma Portworks
This tour departs from and returns to Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country Petaluma
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Learn more 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Featuring: Marin French Cheese Co., Achadinha Cheese Co., Barber Lee Spirits and Sonoma Portworks
This tour departs from and returns to Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country Petaluma
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Tour C: Petaluma to Pt. Reyes. SOLD OUT
Friday March 21
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Featuring: Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Heidrun Meadery and Goat Rock Cider Company
Departs and Returns to Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country Petaluma
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Learn more 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Featuring: Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Heidrun Meadery and Goat Rock Cider Company
Departs and Returns to Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country Petaluma
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Tour D: Country Roads. SOLD OUT
Friday, March 21st
9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Featuring: Wm. Cofield, Gold Ridge Organics Farm, Valley Ford Cheese and Creamery, Black Kite Cellars
This tour departs from and returns to The Barlow, Sebastopol, CA
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Learn more 9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Featuring: Wm. Cofield, Gold Ridge Organics Farm, Valley Ford Cheese and Creamery, Black Kite Cellars
This tour departs from and returns to The Barlow, Sebastopol, CA
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Tour E: Anderson Valley – Canceled
Friday March 21st
9:00 am -4:30 pm
Featuring: Pennyroyal Farm, Gowan Cider & Apple Orchard, Longboard Winery
This tour departs from and returns to Bacchus Landing, Healdsburg
Tickets $175 per person
Canceled
Learn more 9:00 am -4:30 pm
Featuring: Pennyroyal Farm, Gowan Cider & Apple Orchard, Longboard Winery
This tour departs from and returns to Bacchus Landing, Healdsburg
Tickets $175 per person
Canceled
Tour F: Marshall SOLD OUT
Friday, March 21st
9:00 am- 3:30 pm
Featuring: Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Hog Island Oyster Farm, Straus Home Ranch, Balletto Vineyards
This tour departs from and returns to Balletto Vineyards, Santa Rosa
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT
Learn more 9:00 am- 3:30 pm
Featuring: Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Hog Island Oyster Farm, Straus Home Ranch, Balletto Vineyards
This tour departs from and returns to Balletto Vineyards, Santa Rosa
Tickets $175 per person
SOLD OUT