THE SWISS COLONY CHEESE DAYS PARADE
THE SWISS COLONY CHEESE DAYS PARADE will step off from the Green County Fairgrounds on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 12:30 pm. Bleacher seats (for small fee) are available in prime viewing areas around the Square.
Click here for a PARADE ROUTE MAP.
Click here for info on RESERVED BLEACHER SEATING.
Please arrive early to find a spot to view the parade. As streets around the parade route get closed off, it becomes increasingly difficult to make your way around.
The areas toward the end of the route on 9th Street (on the return trip to the Fairgrounds) are often the least crowded. The best way to get to this area: if you are on Hwy 11/81 (which curves over Monroe on the north side of the city), take the Hwy 59 and 6th Street exit. Don't go on Hwy 59 (it would take you to Albany); instead go on 6th Street into Monroe. Turning left onto 28th Ave or 27th Ave will get you into the area near the end of the route.
A great area for families with small children is East School Park. The park takes up an entire block, and the parade passes on both sides (9th Street and 10th Street). The park is between 22nd and 24th Avenue. Please allow senior citizens and disabled parade viewers to make use of the canopy tents that are set up in the park. Accessible porta potties are available.
ACCESSIBLE PARADE VIEWING
Wisconsin Bank & Trust Lot (just northeast of downtown Square). Reserved for disabled parade viewing on Sunday - along the 9th Street terrace and sidewalk.
First National Bank Parking Lot (north of downtown Square). Reserved for disabled parade viewing on Sunday - along the 9th Street terrace and sidewalk.
Tents providing shade will be set up in East School Park - these areas are priority seating for disabled and senior citizen parade viewing. Accessible porta potty available.
