A number of grilled cheese and mac and cheese vendors will be located outside City Hall, with craft beer on hand as well.

Fall temperatures have arrived in the capital region, but a new food festival is arriving just in time to keep residents warm.

Les Gagne organized Ottawa's Mac My Cheese festival for the last four years, and this year wanted to start a new grilled cheese event. But instead of separating the two, the festival director decided to combine them, making for what is expected to be a cheese lover's dream in Super Cheese.

Starting Friday, October 4 at 11 a.m., 15 food vendors from Quebec and Ontario will be serving up their best mac and cheese and grilled cheese creations outside of City Hall.

"Everything from classic [grilled cheese sandwiches] to smoked pork, sausage, multi-level cheese, and then obviously we're going to be doing the same for the mac and cheese," explained Gagne. "We've had good success with the vendors we've seen over the last four years, whether [they're serving] smoked meat, hamburger, the classics, multi-cheese, etc."

Gagne said there will be gluten free options as well as some specialty chicken macs and sandwiches.

Craft beer is expected to be served alongside wine and spirits.

Gagne added that there will also be live entertainment and a newly expanded kid zone.

Super Cheese will be open to the public on Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.