Lucerne Cheese Festival
The Lucerne Cheese Festival (German: Käsefest Luzern) is a cheese festival held annually in Lucerne, Switzerland.[1] It was established in 2001[2] and is normally run on a weekend in the middle of October at the Kapellplatz (Chapel Square) in the city centre.[3][4] The next festival is planned to take place on 14 October 2023.[5]
The event features the biggest cheese market in central Switzerland,[6] and offers the greatest selection of cheeses. As well as the cheese market and live demonstrations of cheesemaking, typical events during the festival include a milking competition and music such as the Swiss alphorn.[3]
The 2012 event featured over 200 varieties of cheese over 23 market stalls, including
References
- ^ a b "Cheesefestival Luzern: Käsefest mal anders verkauft". Bauern Zeitung (in German). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Am Luzerner Cheese-Festival war die Kauflust der Kundschaft hoch". Bauernzeitung (in German). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Käse so weit das Auge reicht". FT Medien (in German). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Cows, cheese and chestnuts among alpine wonders". Stars and Stripes. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Cheese Festival". myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Hier wird der Schweizer Käse gefeiert". Blick (in German). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Grosses Käsefest auf dem Kapellplatz" [Big cheese festival on the Kapellplatz]. Luzernerzeitung (in German). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- IndiaTimes. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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