Lucerne Cheese Festival

[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.

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.

[7] The 2020 event was almost cancelled because of social distancing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, but was approved a few days before with a strict requirement to wear masks.

Around 5,800 people attended the festival, lower than the previous year, with around two-thirds fewer sales.

[1] The following year's event continued restrictions, where customers had to taste and buy cheese at a distance, though masks were no longer mandatory.