Calendar
Discover upcoming Sunday market dates, special events, tastings, and seasonal celebrations. Stay informed about key industry milestones and award dates featuring your favourite cheesemakers.
Award Calendar
Cheese is celebrated in awards all year long across the UK and around the world. The awards – which many of our stallholders and makers have won – recognise the artistry and craft behind each cheese.
March
British Cheese Awards
Founded in 1994, these awards are among the most prestigious in the UK, celebrating a wide range of cheeses across multiple categories. Held as part of major food events like the Bath & West Show, these awards attract entries from across the UK and beyond.
May
Virtual Cheese Awards
The VCA Awards celebrate the best of British cheese, drawing hundreds of entries from across the British Isles. Profits support the British cheese industry through a bursary with the Specialist Cheesemaker Association, funding key educational events like the Science of Artisan Cheese Conference to help cheesemakers grow their craft.
May
Artisan Cheese Awards
The Artisan Cheese Awards celebrate and support small to micro-scale cheesemakers in the UK and Ireland, open to producers with an annual output of up to 400 tons. Cheesemakers can enter in one of 20 categories, including Fresh, Soft, Semi-Soft, Hard, Blue, and other specialty classes like Organic, Raw Milk, Farmhouse, and Affinage.
June
Affineur of the Year Awards
We’re proud to sponsor the Affineur of the Year competition, founded by the Academy of Cheese and Quicke’s in 2022 to celebrate the art of cheese aging. The event includes categories for Hard, Crumbly, Soft, and Washed Rind cheeses. Guests also vote for the People’s Choice Award.
We are delighted to confirm Affineur of the Year 2025 finals will be held on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at St Mary’s Marylebone, Wyndham Place, London W1H 1PQ.
July
Great Taste Awards
The Great Taste Awards are held at the Battersea Arts Centre and recognize the best products in the accreditation scheme. The Great Taste Awards judging panel is made up of over 500 food and drink professionals, including chefs, critics, and journalists.
October
The Real Cheese Project / People’s Cheese
Celebrating the iconic “territorials”—classic British cheeses like Cheddar, Stilton, Red Leicester, Caerphilly, and more. With three rounds of public judging, this unique event invites cheese lovers across the country to savor, score, and crown the nation’s favorite cheese.
November
Young Cheesemonger of the Year
The Young Cheesemonger of the Year Award highlights emerging talent in the cheese industry, celebrating the skills needed to become a professional cheesemonger.
November
World Cheese Awards
A truly global cheese event, World Cheese brings together cheesemakers, retailers, buyers and food commentators worldwide to judge over
4,000 cheeses from over 40 countries.
