Free Cheese Tour in California
Learn how cheese is made! Visit our Visitor Center in Hilmar, California, and explore interactive, hands-on exhibits about cows and dairies! Watch Daisy's moooovie! See employees package the "big cheese" - 640 lb. crates of cheese!
Free admission. Self-guided tours of our California Visitor Center are available anytime. Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. A fun family adventure! The upstairs exhibit area may be closed Saturday or Sunday after 11:30 a.m. for private events.
Tours are not available at our Dalhart, Texas facility.
The Visitor Center is closed on New Years Day, Easter Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
FREE GUIDED VISITOR CENTER TOURS
Weekends: January through October at 10:00 am. and 11:00 a.m. The upstairs viewing windows and exhibits are subject to closure for special events from 11:30 a.m. through the afternoon. Guided tours during our Holiday Extravaganza November 1 - Christmas are by reservation only.
Daily: Monday, June 15, 2009 through August 28, 2009 (summer). Free Guided Tours of the Visitor Center offered Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
FAMILY FUN ICE CREAM ACTIVITY! Come create (and eat!) your own ice cream! Take the tour followed by the Ice Cream activity. Join the fun as you "shake, rattle and roll" to create your own homemade individual frozen dairy dessert. Fun for all ages.
- Special Holiday Times - November 23-25, 27-29; December 26-31
- 11:00 a.m. tour only
- $3.00 per participant
- Sign in at the Peet's Espresso counter at 10:45 a.m.
- Tour begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by ice cream activity
- Space is limited, Reservations recommended. Please call ahead (209) 656-1196.
HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA - Enjoy shopping in a beautiful winter wonderland filled with delightful gifts, cheese baskets and packages for everyone. Special events are planned during this time. Check our calendar of events for the schedule.
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