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They are in the trenches. Amid the garlic aroma, nearly 4,000 volunteers work to crank out every pepper steak sandwich to perfection, take every photo for visitors in front of the giant garlic bulb and answer questions on anything and everything Garlic Festival. The volunteers made it happen again this year. We tip our hat to you.

Garlic did more than flavor the food at the 34th annual Garlic Festival over the weekend. It also inspired several handmade crafts on display.

Mild weather and agreeable crowds made the 34th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival a hit among both volunteers and visitors, setting an easygoing and family-friendly atmosphere for 100,240 garlic-loving attendees.

When you’ve been judging garlic-inspired creations for as long as judges Jay Minzer and Evelyn Miliate – who tasted their 100th dish during the Great Garlic Cook-off Saturday – they know the contest sees its years of “lows” and “peaks.”

Initial reaction to the Gilroy’s Garlic Festival’s latest addition was like a teenager’s mood swings: Up, down and changing from one minute to the next.