Tag: garlic festival
Gilroy Garlic Festival brings bigger crowd, more vendors
The Gilroy Garlic Festival drew more than 12,000 people over the three-day event, organizers said, as the festival pushes toward its 50th anniversary in...
Garlic Festival shooting victims can apply for compensation until July 28
Victims of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting and their families have less than one month remaining to apply for financial reimbursement from the...
Gilroy Garlic Festival tickets for locals go on sale Sunday
Tickets go on sale April 19—for local residents only—for the 2026 Gilroy Garlic Festival. The exclusive first release of tickets is reserved for residents...
Gilroy Garlic Queen pageant is back
The Gilroy Garlic Queen pageant is back for 2026, following a seven-year hiatus.
Online applications are currently being accepted for the pageant, which will take...
The year of the returning bulb
This past year has been a flurry of events, milestones, changes, victories and losses that shaped Gilroy and South Santa Clara County. And as...
Guest View: Celebrating the return of a reimagined Garlic FestivalÂ
This weekend marks the return of a reimagined Garlic Festival—a beloved tradition that, for more than 40 years, has played a vital role in...
Letter: Let’s bring back the Garlic Festival
Each October, for more than 40 years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association distributed between $200,000-$300,000 to nonprofit organizations from proceeds earned at the annual...
Local Scene: May 18 quilt show benefits AAUW
Quilt show benefits AAUW
The AAUW Gilroy branch will host a quilt show and lunch from 11am-2:30pm May 18 at the IFDES Hall, 250 Old...
Local Scene: Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super...
Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super Bowl
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers are hungry for victory—and for garlic, if a recent...
ICYMI: Garlic Festival events start this weekend
The Gilroy Garlic Festival’s first events since 2019 begin July 23.
Planned over two weekends of July 23-25 and July 30-Aug. 1 at Gilroy Presbyterian...
