Tag: garlic festival
Traffic relief in sight for Gilroy Garlic Fest, organizers say
A parking lot change during the 36th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival will shift about half the load to East Day Road and alleviate traffic on Santa Teresa Boulevard, festival organizers said.
Garlic fest is here: catching up with Vito
As President of the 2014 Gilroy Garlic Festival, I take great pride in representing the community of Gilroy and the 4,000-plus volunteers who come together every year to host this amazing event for visitors from all over the world.
Garlic Capital neighbor has a stinking secret
Santa Clara County's Gilroy may be the garlic capital of the world, but at least three consecutive years of crop reports reveal San Benito County produces more of the stinking rose.
ABC show ‘The Chew’ filming segment at DeBrito Chocolate Factory
The ABC television show “The Chew” is coming for a taste of Hollister and Gilroy.
Garlic’s in the air
Awaking to a garlic monsoon was a welcome start to Monday morning. And the clove’s fragrance isn’t just in the air; it’s on the horizon for the 36th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, and along with it, some digital enhancements.
Six vying for Garlic Festival queen crown
It's five months from Gilroy Garlic Festival season, and five judges are on their way to picking the queen of the festival and her court this month in the garlic capital of the world.
Let’s talk trash
It's a messy business, but thanks to the efforts of the Gilroy High School wrestling and basketball teams, along with first-year volunteers New Hope Community Church, those overseeing one of the Garlic Festival's grittiest jobs made trash patrol operate like a well-oiled machine.
G-Fest president helps save dying dog at festival
Garlic Festival President Dennis Harrigan brought his veterinarian skills to the festival when he saved a service dog from heatstroke on Saturday.
Festival fashion: the good, the bad and the garlicky
Our very own Garlic Fashion Police Officer - known to some as “Sergeant Garlic” – wandered the festival grounds Saturday and Sunday to bring you a compilation of the weekend’s most memorable duds. Enjoy.
