The all-day event is intended to celebrate the achievements of the dedicated and hard-working dairymen and women of Cache Valley.
New events at the Cheese & Daily Festival will include free tours to see a robotic milking operation at the Caine Dairy, with shuttle services provided at the Event Center.
Other new attractions at the festival include a ticketed ice cream social featuring treats from local dessert makers, a live dairy show and others.
Valley cooks will also have the opportunity to participate in the Master of Mac and Best Cheescake in the Valley Culinary Contests during the week prior to the festival.
Festival organizers say that more than $3,000 in prizes, plus bragging rights, are up for grabs for the best mac and cheese and cheesecake winners.
Participants can pick up their required cheese and/or cream cheese to use in their recipes at the Cache County Event Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 13 to 16. Contest entries must be dropped off on Friday, April 17 from 4 to 6 p.m., with judging to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Contest winners will be announced at 12 p.m. during the Cheese & Dairy Festival.
During the festival on April 18, valley residents will enjoy baby farm animals, hands-on agricultural exhibits, cheese sampling, live entertainment and local vendor booths.
The Spring Dairy Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the center’s Indoor Arena where visitors will see young exhibitors showcasing their dairy cattle.
Live musical from local bands will also begin at 10 a.m., with performances by Relic from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Wildflower from 2 to 4 p.m.; and Xavier Hays from 5 to 7 p.m.
In addition to food vendors inside the county event center, local food trucks will be on-hand starting at 11 a.m., featuring offerings from Docar Roasted Corn, Morty’s Café, Stong’s Bread, Pita Works Grill and S’Mothered.
Local athlete, coach and dietician Richelle Hudson will offer tips to incorporate protein found in dairy products into everyday meals during a health and nutrition presentation slated at 1 p.m.
At 1:30 p.m., festival attendess will have the chance to win a 2026 Cache Valley Fair & Rodeo camping spot. Entries are available to those who have attended the documentary screenings on April 16, the Caine Daily Tour or are Future Farmers of America festival volunteers.
The winner must write his or her name on their event ticket and submit it. They must also be present to win.
Finally, the festival’s Ice Cream Social will begin at 3 p.m., with cash-only admission at $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Festival organizers says the 250 guests will enjoy a variety of ice cream flavors provided by Rockwell Ice Cream, Casper’s Ice Cream, The Creamery, Meadow Gold and Aggie Ice Cream.