Córdoba will host an international cheese festival with the World Cheese Awards from November 12 to 15
The Centro de Exposiciones, Ferias y Convenciones (CEFC) will host the Andalucía-Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival, with more than 5,000 cheeses registered from 44 countries and tickets starting at ten euros.
Redacción · Publicada el September 12, 2026
Córdoba capital will host the Andalucía-Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival from November 12 to 15, an event that will bring together professionals and cheese enthusiasts and will be held at the Centro de Exposiciones, Ferias y Convenciones (CEFC), according to the statement sent by the Diputación de Córdoba.
The festival includes the World Cheese Awards 2026, an international competition known as the "Cheese Oscars," as explained by Luisa Villegas, director of the Instituto del Queso en España. According to data provided by the delegate for Economic Development, Promotion and Employment of the Diputación, Félix Romero, more than 5,000 cheeses from more than 44 countries have been registered for this edition, with presence from all five continents, in addition to more than 300 judges from 50 countries.
The event will feature three main spaces. On one hand, a two-floor exhibition area where nearly a hundred producing companies will display and sell artisan cheeses, open to both professionals and the general public. On the other, the Aula de Experimentación, where tastings and pairings of cheeses from different origins will be held, also open to all audiences.
The third space, aimed mainly at the professional sector, consists of the Foros de Innovación Lactoquesera and the Lactópolis. In addition, the gathering will give rise to a manifesto of Córdoba, whose reading is scheduled for Saturday, November 14.
The presentation event was also attended by the Councillor for Culture and Heritage of the Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, Isabel Albás, and the director general of Industria, Innovación y Cadena Agroalimentaria of the Junta de Andalucía, Cristina de Toro.
Tickets for the general public cost ten euros and can be purchased through the festival's website.
The festival includes the World Cheese Awards 2026, an international competition known as the "Cheese Oscars," as explained by Luisa Villegas, director of the Instituto del Queso en España. According to data provided by the delegate for Economic Development, Promotion and Employment of the Diputación, Félix Romero, more than 5,000 cheeses from more than 44 countries have been registered for this edition, with presence from all five continents, in addition to more than 300 judges from 50 countries.
The event will feature three main spaces. On one hand, a two-floor exhibition area where nearly a hundred producing companies will display and sell artisan cheeses, open to both professionals and the general public. On the other, the Aula de Experimentación, where tastings and pairings of cheeses from different origins will be held, also open to all audiences.
The third space, aimed mainly at the professional sector, consists of the Foros de Innovación Lactoquesera and the Lactópolis. In addition, the gathering will give rise to a manifesto of Córdoba, whose reading is scheduled for Saturday, November 14.
The presentation event was also attended by the Councillor for Culture and Heritage of the Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, Isabel Albás, and the director general of Industria, Innovación y Cadena Agroalimentaria of the Junta de Andalucía, Cristina de Toro.
Tickets for the general public cost ten euros and can be purchased through the festival's website.
