Source-backedFixed Annual

National Cheese Lover’s Day

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin identifies January 20 as National Cheese Lover’s Day, and Wisconsin’s governor separately proclaimed Cheese Lover’s Day for January 20, 2026.

Date / rule20 January
ScopeUnited States / informal cheese-appreciation observance; 2026 Wisconsin state proclamation is an edition-specific acknowledgment, not federal status
VerificationIndustry And State Proclamation Date Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-10
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveWednesday, January 20, 2027See everything on January 20 →
Authority summary

What is National Cheese Lover’s Day?

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin identifies January 20 as National Cheese Lover’s Day, and Wisconsin’s governor separately proclaimed Cheese Lover’s Day for January 20, 2026.

Date and recurrence

20 January

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal cheese-appreciation observance; 2026 Wisconsin state proclamation is an edition-specific acknowledgment, not federal status. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Cheese Lover’s Day, National Cheese Lover's Day, Cheese Lover’s Day

Classification

Topic and context

Food, Drink & Hospitality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin — National Cheese Lover’s DayIndustry Association
  2. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers — proclamations indexState Government Proclamation Index
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Cheese Lover’s Day?

20 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 20 January each year..

Does National Cheese Lover’s Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is National Cheese Lover’s Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal cheese-appreciation observance; 2026 Wisconsin state proclamation is an edition-specific acknowledgment, not federal status. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Cheese Lover’s Day?

The stored designation basis is: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin identifies January 20 as National Cheese Lover’s Day, and Wisconsin’s governor separately proclaimed Cheese Lover’s Day for January 20, 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin — National Cheese Lover’s Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Cheese Lover’s Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal cheese-appreciation observance; 2026 Wisconsin state proclamation is an edition-specific acknowledgment, not federal status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.

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