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The World Cheese Awards

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Visit the World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal

The world’s largest cheese competition is coming to Viseu, Portugal. Find out more about attending as a trade, press or consumer visitor.

Opening times

Friday 15 November, 10am – 6pm
Saturday 16 November, 10am – 6pm
Sunday 17 November, 10am – 4pm

Visitor information

The World Cheese Awards will take place on 15-17 November 2024 in Viseu, Portugal at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu.

The event will be open to consumers, trade and press – with plenty of activities for food lovers and cheese enthusiasts! Trade and press will need to register in advance via the links below. Consumer entry is free and you just need to turn up on the day.

On Friday 15 November, visitors will have the opportunity to watch the World Cheese Awards Super Jury decide the World Champion cheese in a live judging show. This will start at 5pm.

The Guild of Fine Food and its partners will be operating cheese tours around the World Cheese Awards arena at regular intervals on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November. These will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. On Friday 15 November, it will be possible to view the World Cheese Awards arena from a mezzanine gallery and watch live as judging takes place.

Location

Interested in exhibiting?

This year there will be an consumer event taking place alongside the awards from Friday 15 – Sunday 17 November. This is a great opportunity to showcase your products to a captive food, drink and cheese-loving audience, as well as the cheese professionals and buyers in Viseu for WCA.

If you are interested in exhibiting at the event, please email [email protected] and we will put you in touch with the event organisers.

A previous World Cheese Market exhibitor
A previous World Cheese Market exhibitor

Sponsors of this year’s event: