The Town of Cary is once again celebrating pimento cheese!
The 7th Annual Pimento Cheese Festival takes place April 12, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, North Carolina.
Food trucks and vendors will serve their regular menus, plus new dishes that feature pimento cheese. The festival is free. Just pay for your food and drink.
Enjoy live music, trivia, drinks from local breweries and taste pimento cheese samples from restaurants.
You can even test your skills in the pimento cheese sculpting contest.
Pimento Cheese Festival Schedule
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: 40+ food trucks (see below) on Academy Street, Park Street, Walker Street and Ivey-Ellington Parking Lot
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Pimento Cheese Marketplace — free samples, and items for sale, Frantz Lawn
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Golf simulator, with a contest, Park Street Arena
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Cheese carving by Sarah Kaufmann, Academy Plaza
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Scrap Exchange — arts and crafts with recyclables, The Nest
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Beer Gardens, Frantz Square and Ivey-Elllington Lawn
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Pimento Cheese Lounge, Ivey-Ellington Parking Lot
- 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Live music: Soul Psychedelique Orchestra, Great Lawn Pavilion
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Live music, Ivey-Ellington Lot Stage
- 1 to 2 p.m.: Pimento Sculpting Contest, Great Lawn Pavilion
- 2 to 4 p.m.: Live music: Soul Psychedelique Orchestra, Great Lawn Pavilion
- 2 to 4 p.m.: Live music, Ivey-Ellington Lot Stage
Food Trucks at Pimento Cheese Festival
Start planning now with this list of participating food trucks and beverage vendors. See what Pimento Cheese items each vendor is preparing.
- 716ersfood
- And Also with Que
- Andia’s Ice Cream
- Annelore’s German Bakery
- Baron
- Beefy Buns
- Bobasaur
- Charlie’s Kabob Grill on Wheels
- Chick N Que
- Craft Catering
- Curry in a Hurry
- DonutNV
- Doo Wop Desserts
- Funnel Me Crazy Express
- Golden K Dog
- Hot Chix Hotcakes
- Jay’s Italian Ice
- Kona Pizza
- Mama Birds Ice Cream
- Mesas El Salvador
- Mr. A’s Beignets
- Munch Love
- Not Just a Fry Guy
- Paddy Wagon
- Raleigh Popsicle
- Red, White, Bubbly and Brew
- Rescue Dogs
- Safari Eatz
- Same O Dame O
- The Blue Window
- The Busy Bee
- The Heights Dominican Kitchen
- Truman’s Smokehouse and Kitchen
- Ultimate Egg Rolls
- Umami
- Virgil’s Jamaica
Drink Vendors at Pimento Cheese Festival
- Black Creek Brewery
- Bond Brothers Beer Co.
- Bull City Ciderworks
- Carolina Brewing Company
- Edit Brewing
- Fortnight Brewing
- Four Saints Brewing
- Red, White, Bubbly and Brew
- Vicious Fishes
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