Gilroy Garlic Festival


Gilroy Garlic Festival

Last full weekend in JulyThis event is a celebration of garlic in the California town, located in Santa Clara County, that calls itself the Garlic Capital of the World. The claim is made because 90 percent of America's garlic is grown and processed in the area. Humorist Will Rogers once described Gilroy as "the only town in America where you can marinate a steak by hanging it on the clothesline."
The highlight of the festival is Gourmet Alley with dozens of food booths that use eight tons of garlic in preparing various garlic-flavored dishes, including garlic ice cream. Other events are a Great Garlic Cook-off and Recipe Contest, arts and crafts exhibits, musical entertainment, and a barn dance.
CONTACTS:
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc.
7473 Monterey St.
P.O. Box 2311
Gilroy, CA 95020
408-842-1625
www.gilroygarlicfestival.com