MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Gilroy Garlic Festival

Save the dates and mark your calendar for the weekends of July 23rd to 25th, and July 30th through August 1st for the Gilroy Garlic Festival. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announces the details for its 2021 legacy events. There will be a variety of events (socially distanced, virtual, and more) that showcase the distinctive food from Gourmet Alley at a series of drive-thru events at Gilroy Presbyterian Church, a farm-to-table dinner at Fortino’s Winery, and a golf tournament at Gilroy Golf Course. “We have all been confronted with so many changes due to COVID-19.  There is a great community desire to see the Festival come back. Together, we can work to reimagine a Gilroy Garlic Festival that will promote and honor everything that makes Gilroy truly the Garlic Capital of the World,” said Tom Cline, current President of the Association. At this year’s festival, enjoy your favorite bites at a reimagined Gourmet Alley. Drive-thru Gourmet Alley will be held on the weekends of July 23rd, 24th and 25th, and July 30th, 31st, and August 1st, at Gilroy Presbyterian Church. Menu and drive-thru times to be announced shortly. The Festival will bring the freshness of fields, orchards, and artisanal foods directly to your table, as well as local wines. Savor a Farm-to-Table dinner on the evening of Saturday, July 24th. Golf for a cause at the Garlic Festival Golf Classic, which will be held Friday, July 30th at Gilroy Golf Course.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has distributed more than $12 million to the community through its annual, family-friendly celebration of the famous bulb since 1979. Local non-profits participating in the festival have raised millions more. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association aims to be a chain that links together residents, businesses, nonprofits, faith groups, schools, and other local institutions in a collaborative and supportive expression of community. For more information, please click here.