The original cheese show was founded in 1897 when the Cheshire Agricultural Society, who had been holding shows for some years at different venues in the county, split the county into four shows in their own right, one of which was Nantwich & Northwich, and in 1903 the show was held under its own auspices and with no link to the Cheshire Agricultural Society. The Nantwich Dairy Shows continued to be staged each year, and it is recorded that the Dairy Show of 1908 was held in the Market Hall on 28 & 29 October. The Dairy and Horticultural Shows continued to be held annually, however, the two
World Wars overshadowed such events, and there is little in detail of them to be found during this period. The show continued to be held intermittently until, in 1946, the show found a permanent home at Dorfold Park, where it has been held annually since, apart for break in years due to outbreaks of
Foot & Mouth disease. The Nantwich Cheese Show celebrated its
centenary in 1997 with an appearance by the
Royal Household Cavalry. In 2009 the Nantwich Cheese Show was re-branded to the International Cheese Awards. In 2021 it was announced the Awards would be moving to the Staffordshire Show Grounds and would no longer be part of the Nantwich Show event. == Committee and charity ==