Pimento cheese is a southern delicacy worth celebrating.
Enjoy the nation’s only festival dedicated specifically to pimento cheese! Join more than 50 food vendors at Downtown Cary Park to savor the flavor of incredibly unique pimento cheese infused dishes. Previous years have seen creative culinary feats including pimento cheese ice cream (don’t judge ‘ til you try), pimento cheese egg rolls, pimento cheese empanadas, and much more.
Beyond the food, the day will be full of performances, activities, and other entertainment throughout the Park.
Schedule of Events
11 a.m. - 4 pm - 40+ Food Trucks (List and Menu Items Below) - Academy St, Park St, Walker St, Ivey-Ellington Parking Lot
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Pimento Cheese Marketplace - Free Pimento Cheese Samples and Items For Sale - Frantz Lawn
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Dogwood Country Club Golf Simulator - With a Closest to the Pin Contest - Park Street Arena
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Cheese Carving by Sarah Kaufmann - Academy Plaza
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Scrap Exchange - Arts and Crafts with Recyclables - The Nest
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Beer Gardens (AND Market 317 + The Bark Bar) - Frantz Square, Ivey-Ellington Lawn
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Pimento Cheese Lounge Ivey-Ellington Parking Lot
11 a.m. - 4 pm - Pimento Cheese Festival (and DCP) Merchandise - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST - Academy Plaza
11 a.m. - 12:45 pm - Soul Psychedelique Orchestra - Great Lawn Pavilion
11 a.m. - 1 pm - Musical Act #1 TBD - Ivey-Ellington Lot Stage
1 - 2 pm - Pimento Cheese Sculpting Contest (Register to Compete Beginning 3/29 for Heat 1 or Heat 2) - Great Lawn Pavilion
2 - 4 pm - Soul Psychedelique Orchestra - Great Lawn Pavilion
2 - 4 pm - Musical Act #2 - Ivey-Ellington Lot Stage
