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Balfour Farm at the Maine Cheese Festival

  • Maine Cheese Festival 51 Peltoma Ave Pittsfield, ME, 04967 United States (map)

We are going off the farm and hitting the road to attend the Maine Cheese Festival!

The Maine Cheese Festival will be held in Manson Park in Pittsfield, just down the road from the farm. Please join us and many other Maine cheesemakers, food and drink producers as we celebrate and support the Maine cheesemaking community at a beautiful riverside park.

As a fund raiser for the Maine Cheese Guild, this is a ticketed event. There are two ticket sessions, 11am-2pm and 3pm-6pm. Full details and ticket information can be found on the Maine Cheese Festival Website

Source:: https://mainecheesefestival.org
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