Garlic Festivals in North America Updated 08/08/07 An extensive listing of known garlic festivals throughout North America. To find a festival among the many listed, you can look by dates (months), or by location (state/provence). If you have an event, are not listed and would like to be, or to correct any listing already included please let us know about it. Festivals by Month Festivals by Location February - April, June, July, August, September, October. California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Vermont, Virginia.

Festivals by Month
FEBRUARY	9th Annual Delray Beach Garlic Festival Delray Beach, Florida February 8-10, 2008 Downtown Delray Beach beginning on North Swinton Ave. and the grounds of the Historical Old School Square 561-279-0907 www.dbgarlicfest.com
APRIL	Herbfest 2008 Wake Forest, North Carolina April 18 - 27, 2008 Now expanded to10 days, featuring herb plants, garlic foods and perennials in historic downtown Wake Forest, NC 800-937-3993 www.herbfest.net www.eventbrite.com/event/60208084
JUNE	26th Annual Northwest Garlic Festival Ocean Park, Washington June, 2008 (dates to be announced) Diana Thompson 360-665-4448 888-751-9354 www.opwa.com
JULY	The Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy, California July, 2008 (dates to be announced) Since 1979, with over 4000 volunteers working to make this charitable annual event, the biggest and best garlic festival in the world, Gilroy is Mecca in July to garlic lovers everywhere! 408-842-1625 clove@gilroygarlicfestival.com www.gilroygarlicfestival.com
AUGUST	Fox Run's 15th Annual Garlic Festival Penn Yan, New York 2008 (dates to be announced) Fox Run Winery 670 Route 14 Free parking, free admission, great food, great wine - a great time! 315-536-4616 800-636-9786 ...or visit us online at: info@foxrunvineyards.com www.foxrunvineyards.com The 10th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival North Plains, Oregon August, 10 - 12, 2007 Jessie Mays Community Center 30955 NW Hillcrest 503-647-2619 www.FunStinks.com The Western New York Garlic Farmers Market Day Batavia, New York August 11, 2007 In the parking area of Pontillo's Pizzeria, 500 East Main Street (Rt. 5). For information call Pontillo's: 585-343-3303 or 585-768-6660 6th Annual Carp Farmers Market Village of Carp, Ontario, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Carp Fairgrounds (About 30-40 minutes west of Ottawa) Jim Craig 613-591-0769 www.carpfarmersmarket.com 10th Annual Perth Garlic Festival Pearth, Ontario, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Pearth Fairgrounds 613-267-5322 877-268-2833 jgsawdon@storm.ca www.perthgarlicfestival.com 8th Annual South Cariboo Garlic Festival Forest Grove, British Columbia, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Free Parking, Free Shuttle Service Gail Szolosi 250-397-2540 email: taste@goodnessofgarlic.com www.goodnessofgarlic.com The 2nd Annual Minnesota Garlic Festival Howard Lake, Minnesota August 18, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wright County Fairgrounds, Howard Lake, MN Contact:  Jerry Ford 320-543-3394 jerry@marienne.com www.sfa-mn.org/garlicfest/index.html The Garlic is Great Festival Town of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada August 18, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. At the Newmarket Main Street Farmers' Market Main Street & Timothy Street Deanna Smith Community & Special Events Programmer 905 953-5300 ext. 2607   905-895-5193 dsmith@newmarket.ca www.newmarket.ca Multi-Ethnic Garlic Festival Binghamton, New York August 18 - 19, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 131 Front Street 607-723-9419 americancivic@stny.rr.com 10th Annual Adams Garlic Festival Pawcatuck, Connecticut August 21 - 22, 2007 Adams Garden of Eden 360 North Anguilla Road 860-599-4241 Adamsgarden1@aol.com Okanogan River Garlic Festival Tonasket, Washington August 24 - 25, 2007 Contact: River Jones 509-486-1328 cccoftonasket@yahoo.com Sunshine Hill Farm Garlic Fest Chahalis, Washington August 24 - 26, 2007 Sunshine Hill Farm 2178 South Scheuber Road 360-740-4411 sunshine@sunshinehill.net www.sunshinehill.net/garlicfest.htm The Keystone State Hot & Stinky Garlic & Herb Festival Drums, Pennsylvania August 25 - 26, 2007 Zanolini Nursery & Country Shop 603 St. Johns Rd Paula Willis 570-788-3152 www.zanolininursery.com/Garlicfestivals.ivnu 15th Annual Canadian Garlic Festival Sudbury, Ontario, Canada August 26, 2007 Ukranian Seniors Centre. 30 Norte Dame Ave. Mary Stefura 705-673-7404 email: garfest@cyberbeach.net www.ukrseniors.org/Garlic%20Festival.htm
SEPTEMBER	12th Annual SouthernVvermont Garlic and Herb Festival Bennington, Vermont September 1-2, 2007 Colgate Park ... 1.5 miles west of the four corners (junction VT Routes 7 & 9 ) Joy Powell or Steve Wrathall 802-368-7147 www.lovegarlic.com 13th Annual Pocono Garlic Festival Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania September 1-2, 2007 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Just minutes from downtown Stroudsburg Pocono Garlic Growers Association Jim Tust 570-421-7321 ext. 221 www.poconogarlic.com www.shawneemt.com/fall/garlic.html 6th Annual Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival Little Falls, New York September 8, 2007 Historic Canal Place Gail Huber 315-210-6317 tourismlf@yahoo.com www.littlefallsny.com/FeaturePages/GarlicFestival/OrgNotes.htm 10th Annual MDI Garlic Festival Southwest Harbor, Maine September 15, 2007 Smuggler's Den Campground 207-288-0269 nostrano@adelphia.net www.nostrano.com/garlic.html The Stratford Garlic Festival Stratford, Ontario, Canada September 15, 2007 Contact: Warren Ham 519-272-1742 w.ham@bellnet.ca www.garlicgrowers.on.ca/index.htm 7th Susquehanna Valley Garlic Festival Milford, New York (near Cooperstown) September 15th Wood Bull Antiques 3920 St. Hwy 28 607.638.9016 www.svgarlicfestival.com Tagawa Gardens Garlic Festival Centennial, Colorado September 15, 2007 7711 S. Parker Road email: beth@tagawagardens.com www.tagawagardens.com North Quabbin 9th Annual Garlic & Arts Festival Orange, Massachusetts September 15-16, 2007 Forsters Farm 60 Chestnut Hill Road 978-544-9023 deb@seedsofsolidarity.org www.garlicandarts.org 3rd Annual Cuba Garlic Festival Cuba, New York September 15-16, 2007 Empire City Farms Route 305 Sout Cuba, NY Chamber of Commerce 585-968-5654 email: chamber@cubanewyork.us www.cubagarlicfestival.com 7th Sharon Springs Garlic Festival Sharon Springs, New York September 15-16, 2007 Route 20 at the Sharon Springs Central School Bill Ziese 518.284.2203 email: bill@gildameister.com www.sharonspringsgarlicfestival.com NOT VERIFIED: The 2nd Annual Galena Garlic Festival Galena, Illinois September 15-16, 2007 Belle Aire Mansion on Rt. 20, Galena, IL 815-777-9625 www.GalenaGarlic.com Garlic Galore & More... Dayton, Ohio September 27th -30th, 2007 Thursday, Sept. 27, 6-9 PM September 27th Fundraiser: Progressive "garlic tasting," silent auction, entertainment and more. Call 937-434-9005 for information & reservations Friday-Sunday, September 28, 29 & 30 Free to public. Miami Valley South Health Center Garlic Festival Cox Arboretum & Gardens 6733 Springboro Pike 937-434-9005 email: coxinfo@coxarboretum.org www.coxarboretum.org 19th Annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Saugerties, New York September 29-30, 2007 Cantine Field Pavilion Street Garlic Hot Line: 845-246-3090 Web Site: www.hvgf.org
OCTOBER	Garlic & Harvest Festival Bethlehem, Connecticut October 6 & 7, 2007 Bethlehem Fairgrounds 84 Main Street North (Route 61) 203-266-7350 ask for Dave or Al garlicfestct@hotmail.com www.garlicfestct.com 17th Annual Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival Amherst, Virginia October 13-14, 2007 Rebec Winery 2229 N. Amherst Hwy 434.946.5168 www.rebecwinery.com/vwgf.htm

Festivals by Location
CALIFORNIA	The Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy, California July, 2008 (dates to be announced) Since 1979, with over 4000 volunteers working to make this charitable annual event, the biggest and best garlic festival in the world, Gilroy is Mecca in July to garlic lovers everywhere! 408-842-1625 clove@gilroygarlicfestival.com www.gilroygarlicfestival.com
CANADA	8th Annual South Cariboo Garlic Festival Forest Grove, British Columbia, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Free Parking, Free Shuttle Service Gail Szolosi 250-397-2540 email: taste@goodnessofgarlic.com www.goodnessofgarlic.com 6th Annual Carp Farmers Market Village of Carp, Ontario, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Carp Fairgrounds (About 30-40 minutes west of Ottawa) Jim Craig 613-591-0769 www.carpfarmersmarket.com 10th Annual Perth Garlic Festival Pearth, Ontario, Canada August 11 - 12, 2007 Pearth Fairgrounds 613-267-5322 877-268-2833 jgsawdon@storm.ca www.perthgarlicfestival.com The Garlic is Great Festival Town of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada August 18, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. At the Newmarket Main Street Farmers' Market Main Street & Timothy Street Deanna Smith Community & Special Events Programmer 905 953-5300 ext. 2607   905-895-5193 dsmith@newmarket.ca www.newmarket.ca 15th Annual Canadian Garlic Festival Sudbury, Ontario, Canada August 26, 2007 Ukranian Seniors Centre. 30 Norte Dame Ave. Mary Stefura 705-673-7404 email: garfest@cyberbeach.net www.ukrseniors.org/Garlic%20Festival.htm The Stratford Garlic Festival Stratford, Ontario, Canada September 15, 2007 Contact: Warren Ham 519-272-1742 w.ham@bellnet.ca www.garlicgrowers.on.ca/index.htm
COLORADO	Tagawa Gardens Garlic Festival Centennial, Colorado September 15, 2007 7711 S. Parker Road email: beth@tagawagardens.com www.tagawagardens.com
CONNECTICUT	Garlic & Harvest Festival Bethlehem, Connecticut October 6 & 7, 2007 Bethlehem Fairgrounds 84 Main Street North (Route 61) 203-266-7350 ask for Dave or Al garlicfestct@hotmail.com www.garlicfestct.com 10th Annual Adams Garlic Festival Pawcatuck, Connecticut August 21 - 22, 2007 Adams Garden of Eden 360 North Anguilla Road 860-599-4241 Adamsgarden1@aol.com
FLORIDA	9th Annual Delray Beach Garlic Festival Delray Beach, Florida February 8-10, 2008 Downtown Delray Beach beginning on North Swinton Ave. and the grounds of the Historical Old School Square 561-279-0907 www.dbgarlicfest.com
ILLINOIS	NOT VERIFIED: The 2nd Annual Galena Garlic Festival Galena, Illinois September 15-16, 2007 Belle Aire Mansion on Rt. 20, Galena, IL 815-777-9625 www.GalenaGarlic.com
MAINE	10th Annual MDI Garlic Festival Southwest Harbor, Maine September 15, 2007 Smuggler's Den Campground 207-288-0269 nostrano@adelphia.net www.nostrano.com/garlic.html
MASSACHUSETTS	North Quabbin 9th Annual Garlic & Arts Festival Orange, Massachusetts September 15-16, 2007 Forsters Farm 60 Chestnut Hill Road 978-544-9023 deb@seedsofsolidarity.org www.garlicandarts.org
MINNESOTA	The 2nd Annual Minnesota Garlic Festival Howard Lake, Minnesota August 18, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wright County Fairgrounds, Howard Lake, MN Contact:  Jerry Ford 320-543-3394 jerry@marienne.com www.sfa-mn.org/garlicfest/index.html
NEW YORK	Fox Run's 15th Annual Garlic Festival Penn Yan, New York 2008 (dates to be announced) Fox Run Winery 670 Route 14 Free parking, free admission, great food, great wine - a great time! 315-536-4616 800-636-9786 ...or visit us online at: info@foxrunvineyards.com www.foxrunvineyards.com The Western New York Garlic Farmers Market Day Batavia, New York August 11, 2007 In the parking area of Pontillo's Pizzeria, 500 East Main Street (Rt. 5). For information call Pontillo's: 585-343-3303 or 585-768-6660 Multi-Ethnic Garlic Festival Binghamton, New York August 18 - 19, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 131 Front Street 607-723-9419 americancivic@stny.rr.com 6th Annual Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival Little Falls, New York September 8, 2007 Historic Canal Place Gail Huber 315-210-6317 tourismlf@yahoo.com www.littlefallsny.com/FeaturePages/GarlicFestival/OrgNotes.htm 7th Susquehanna Valley Garlic Festival Milford, New York (near Cooperstown) September 15th Wood Bull Antiques 3920 St. Hwy 28 607.638.9016 www.svgarlicfestival.com 3rd Annual Cuba Garlic Festival Cuba, New York September 15-16, 2007 Empire City Farms Route 305 Sout Cuba, NY Chamber of Commerce 585-968-5654 email: chamber@cubanewyork.us www.cubagarlicfestival.com 7th Sharon Springs Garlic Festival Sharon Springs, New York September 15-16, 2007 Route 20 at the Sharon Springs Central School Bill Ziese 518.284.2203 email: bill@gildameister.com www.sharonspringsgarlicfestival.com 19th Annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Saugerties, New York September 29-30, 2007 Cantine Field Pavilion Street Garlic Hot Line: 845-246-3090 Web Site: www.hvgf.org
NORTH CAROLINA	Herbfest 2008 Wake Forest, North Carolina April 18 - 27, 2008 Now expanded to 10 days, featuring herb plants, garlic foods and perennials in historic downtown Wake Forest, NC 800-937-3993 www.herbfest.net www.eventbrite.com/event/60208084
OHIO	Garlic Galore & More... Dayton, Ohio September 27th -30th, 2007 Thursday, Sept. 27, 6-9 PM September 27th Fundraiser: Progressive "garlic tasting," silent auction, entertainment and more. Call 937-434-9005 for information & reservations Friday-Sunday, September 28, 29 & 30 Free to public. Miami Valley South Health Center Garlic Festival Cox Arboretum & Gardens 6733 Springboro Pike 937-434-9005 email: coxinfo@coxarboretum.org www.coxarboretum.org
OREGON	The 10th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival North Plains, Oregon August, 10 - 12, 2007 Jessie Mays Community Center 30955 NW Hillcrest 503-647-2619 www.FunStinks.com
PENNSYLVANIA	The Keystone State Hot & Stinky Garlic & Herb Festival Drums, Pennsylvania August 25 - 26, 2007 Zanolini Nursery & Country Shop 603 St. Johns Rd Paula Willis 570-788-3152 www.zanolininursery.com/Garlicfestivals.ivnu 13th Annual Pocono Garlic Festival Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania September 1-2, 2007 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Just minutes from downtown Stroudsburg Pocono Garlic Growers Association Jim Tust 570-421-7321 ext. 221 www.poconogarlic.com www.shawneemt.com/fall/garlic.html
WASHINGTON	26th Annual Northwest Garlic Festival Ocean Park, Washington June, 2008 (dates to be announced) Diana Thompson 360-665-4448 888-751-9354 www.opwa.com Okanogan River Garlic Festival Tonasket, Washington August 24 - 25, 2007 Contact: River Jones 509-486-1328 cccoftonasket@yahoo.com Sunshine Hill Farm Garlic Fest Chahalis, Washington August 24 - 26, 2007 Sunshine Hill Farm 2178 South Scheuber Road 360-740-4411 sunshine@sunshinehill.net www.sunshinehill.net/garlicfest.htm
VERMONT	12th Annual SouthernVvermont Garlic and Herb Festival Bennington, Vermont September 1-2, 2007 Colgate Park ... 1.5 miles west of the four corners (junction VT Routes 7 & 9 ) Joy Powell or Steve Wrathall 802-368-7147 www.lovegarlic.com
VIRGINIA	17th Annual Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival Amherst, Virginia October 13-14, 2007 Rebec Winery 2229 N. Amherst Hwy 434.946.5168 www.rebecwinery.com/vwgf.htm