It takes a herd!

Sponsoring the festival promotes our local area’s growing artisan dairy industry and helps spread our rich history. With more than 16,000 visitors in 2025, contributions have nurtured the growth of our festival and region!

Sponsor Us!

No cheese stands alone. We appreciate any support our community gives us, on an individual, organization, or company basis. The Little Falls Cheese Festival is 100% volunteer-run and community-supported; without your help we would never be able to run such a fun event. If you can volunteer your time, make sure to check out our volunteer opportunities!

The Little Falls Cheese Festival is 501(c)3, not-for-profit event; all sponsoring donations are tax-deductible.

Additional questions? Wish to submit a form? Please reach out to us at littlefallscheesefestival@gmail.com.

Support from our community is what this festival is built upon. Every community supporter is recognized on social media.

Community Sponsors

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Every major-sponsorship level includes a thank-you in the festival booklet, linked listing on this website, and a dedicated call-out on social media. Additional rewards are provided based on sponsorship level.

Major Sponsors

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Thank you, Major Sponsors!

Platinum

Feldmeier Equipment, Inc., Syracuse and Little Falls, NY * “Where innovation is a family tradition.”

Farm Credit East, Enfield, CT and Cooperstown, NY * “a cooperative owned by the customers it serves.”

Upmobility Foundation, Mohawk Valley, NY * “We activate networks and cultivate partnerships to spark innovation, scale solutions, and uplift lives.”

Gold

Arrow Bank, Little Falls, NY * “Since 1851, we have helped neighbors achieve financial goals with personal and business accounts, loans and digital solutions.”

CADE, Oneonta, NY * “Since its founding in 1991 CADE has been a leader in the local food movement—helping NY farms and food businesses grow, secure markets, and build long-term success.”

Dairy Connection, Inc., Madison, WI * “We have proudly served as an ingredient supplier to specialty, farmstead and small-to-midsize cheese and fermented-milk manufacturers nationwide since 1999.”

Little Falls Hospital, Bassett Healthcare Network * Little Falls, NY * “Herkimer County's only provider of a 25-bed acute inpatient and emergency care, short-term inpatient rehabilitation, and many other diagnostic and therapeutic services.”

Heidelberg Bread, Herkimer, NY * “Fresh, all natural, sugar-free, artisan breads made from sustainably sourced ingredients”

Stewart’s Shops, Saratoga Springs, NY * “Family Run Business Since 1917.”

Twin Rivers Paper Company, Little Falls, NY * “Specialty papers and consumer packaging paper.”

WKTV Newschannel 2, Utica, NY * “Where the news comes first.”