Dairy Capital of Canada Annual Cheese Festival Trip
Includes Hungarian Lunch & Brewery Tour

Did you know that Oxford County right here in Ontario is known as the Dairy Capital of Canada? Why you might ask. Because it produces over 1 billion glasses of milk each year, more than anywhere else in the country ... that's why!

Some of this milk is taken and turned into the award winning cheeses and these will be available for tasting and purchasing at the annual Dairy Capital Cheese Fest food & drink show. Featuring 29 vendors (at the moment) of food, drink and other artisanal products you will be able to taste cheeses, food, chocolate, ice-cream, honey & so much more.

​It seems that cheese people cannot resist puns so we have been told by the organizers that the festival is going to be oh so gouda! Yes, yes, we know that was really cheesy! (Didja get it? Gouda? Cheesy? OK... never mind!)

Your visit also includes a tour of the Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum. Following the festival visit, we will have a Hungarian lunch to celebrate the Hungarian heritage of the area and finish our day with a tour at a potato chip making plant.
1-Day Trip
Sat May 30, 2020

Price

$149 per person
All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes and tips are included!
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950

Inclusions

  • Round trip transportation on deluxe bus with washroom & WiFi.
  • Admission to the Dairy Capital Cheese Fest + 10 tasting tickets included. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased on site if needed.
  • Admission and guided tour of the Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum included.
  • Hungarian themed lunch included (see menu below).
  • Guided tour and tasting at J. Picard Potato Chips plant.
  • Complimentary bottled water and snacks on bus included.
  • Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available for duration of trip. 
  • All tips & taxes included.

Pickup Locations

Approximate Return Times

  • Kitchener 5:55 PM
  • Milton 6:30 PM
  • Mississauga 7:00 PM
  • York Mills 7:40 PM
  • Vaughan 8:10 PM

Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds

  • 100% full refund if you cancel at least 14 days before the trip departure date. 
  • Sorry but no refunds if cancellation is received less then 14 days before trip departure date. 
  • Your seat is fully transferable to anyone else up to the time of departure without penalty. 

Travelling With Children

  • Children 10+ are welcome on this tour. Price is the same as adults.

Trip Highlights

Dairy Capital Cheese Fest

Celebrating five cheesy years, you will have the opportunity to come face-to-face with local award-winning cheese makers & artisans and experience all that Canada's Dairy Capital has to offer. 

Taste local cheeses, try baked goods, beer, wine, coffee, honey, chocolate and so much more. Whether it's a beer infused cheese or a complimentary pairing, it's great to see the vendors working together to create something new.

Hungarian Lunch

In the 1920's and 1930's, Hungarian immigrants were drawn to Southwestern Ontario during the great depression because of a lack of work in the urban centres like Toronto. Because many of the immigrants had been agricultural labourers in Hungary, they quickly acquired the skills needed and established themselves in the area.

We will be having an authentic Hungarian themed lunch at the Hungarian Hall in Delhi, Ontario. Our lunch will consist of breaded chicken, cabbage rolls, potatoes & gravy, Hungarian style lettuce salad, vegetables, bread & butter. Dessert will be an ice cream sundae with coffee or tea.

J. Picard Kettle Potato Chips & Ramblin' Road Brewery

You may be familar with Picard's of the Picard's peanuts fame. Well, the same Picard's also own a kettle cooked potato chip plant and we will be getting a guided tour of the kettle chips plant and sampling some of their yummy flavours. 

Since they are also a brewery, you will also have the option to buy beer and take it with you on the tour! Now how cool is that?!