Mac and Cheese Fest

Mac & Cheese Lovers Unite!

Louisville are you ready for this?! The Louisville Mac & Cheese Festival takes over Fourth Street Live on Saturday, April 26th, 2025! Join us for a family-friendly event filled with Mac n’ Cheese themed activities & madness!

The Louisville & Cheese Festival will bring together over 15 of the area’s best restaurants, food trucks & chef’s cheesy visions into reality! Get ready to try a mountain of cheese goodness at Louisville’s largest-ever mac and cheese festival. No matter how you like it—peppery, with ketchup, crispy with breadcrumbs or creamy like butter, you’ll find the mac and cheese of your dreams right here!

AT A GLANCE

15+ Mac & Cheese Food Vendors (Over 40 styles)

Kids Fun Zone Carnival Games & Activities

Mac & Cheese, French Fry Eating & Can of Whiz Holding Contests

Cheese Fry Bar

“Best of” Awards Ceremony

Giant Skyview Craft Beer Garden

Rock Climbing Wall

Mechanical Bull Riding

Axe Throwing Expo

Bands & Live Entertainment

Baggo Tournament & Tailgate Games

Merchandise, General Vendors & more!

TICKETS: 

GENERAL TICKET $6.99 (2PM – 8PM)

• Entry into Festival

VIP TICKET $54.99 (12PM – 8PM)

• Express Two-Hour Early Entry (Doors open at 12PM for VIP)
• All You Can Eat Mac N’ Cheese from 12PM-2PM (pay as you go after 2PM)
• 4 Drink Vouchers (seltzers, domestic beers, well drinks & non-alcoholic beverages)
• Complimentary order of French Fries
• Axe Throwing Voucher
• Commemorative Keepsake
• 25% Off Merchandise Coupon

HOW IT WORKS

Over 15 top local restaurants and food vendors will serve gourmet mac & cheese in 2-3 oz portions, along with mac & cheese-inspired dishes. All food items operate on a voucher system—sold in sheets of 5 for $10—allowing you to sample multiple varieties or get a larger portion from your favorite vendor.

Vouchers can be purchased at festival stations and redeemed for mac & cheese or other food items at vendor booths. Bars, beverage stations, and beer gardens will offer ice-cold brews, fine spirits, soda, water, and more via cash or credit. Additional vendors will sell funnel cakes, cotton candy, ice cream, water ice, hot chocolate, desserts, and other treats!

COMPETITIONS:

The Louisville Mac & Cheese Festival will be awarding cash, prizes & awards to the following competitions:

Mac & Cheese Eating Contest: Battle it out with your fellow competitors to see who can eat the most Mac & Cheese in 2 mins! Signup forms coming soon & will be limited to the first 10 participants.

Cheese Fries Eating Contest: This one is for all those French fry lovers! You will be given a giant bucket of cheese fries & the winner will be crowned when their entire bucket of french fries is finished!

Can of Whiz Hold: This one will be a test of strength! Similar to the beer stein hold but with a giant can of whiz! The person who can hold their can of whiz in front of them without falling with be crowned the champion!

KIDS DETAILS

– Children 10 & under are FREE after 2PM & do not need a ticket

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