Have a stinkin’ good time and attend a local garlic festival. The following is a list of garlic festivals in Canada. For more information about a festival, visit the festival website or check our events listings.
British Columbia
- Pender Harbour Garlic Festival,Pender Harbour Lions Park, Sunshine Coast Hwy. Contact: Neale or Niki Smith, 604-883-3693 ornealesmith@dccnet.com. Info: penderharbourgarlicfestival.ca
- Grindrod Garlic Festival, Grindrod Park, Grindrod. Contact: Gabriele Wesle, 250-838-6581 or gabriele@greencroftgardens.com. Info: greencroftgardens.com
- South Cariboo Garlic Festival, Lac la Hache. Contact: Gail Szolosi, 250-397-2540 ortaste@goodnessofgarlic.com Info: garlicfestival.ca
- Hills Garlic Festival, Centennial Park, New Denver. Contact: Ellen Kinsel, 250-358-2459 or coordinator@hillsgarlicfest.ca. Info: hillsgarlicfest.ca
Alberta
- Andrew Garlic Festival, Andrew Community Centre, Andrew. Contact: Carri Hrehorets, 780-699-4880 orcarri.hrehorets@hotmail.com
Manitoba
- Pembina Valley Honey Garlic & Maple Syrup Festival, Fairgrounds, Manitou. Contact: svodden@mts.net. Info: rmofpembina.com/honey-garlic.html
Ontario
- Perth Garlic Festival, Fairgrounds, Perth. Contact: 877-268-2833 or jgsawdon@hotmail.com. Info: perthgarlicfestival.com
- Carp Farmers’ Market Garlic Festival, Farmers’ Market, Carp. Contact:market.manager.crpmkt@gmail.com Info: carpfarmersmarket.com
- Garlic is Great Festival, Farmers’ Market, Newmarket. Contact: Deanna Smith, 905-895-5193 ordsmith@newmarket.ca. Info: newmarket.ca/en/events
- Garlic Fest, Location TBA; organized by Haliburton County Garlic Growers Association. Contact: Sheila Robb 705-489-4201orrobbsheila@gmail.com. Info: haliburtongarlic.ca
- Canadian Garlic Festival, Hnatyshyn Park, Sudbury. Contact: Mary Stefura or Mike Sharko 705- 673-7404 or garfest@cyberbeach.net. Info: sudburytourism.ca/index
- Verona Lions Garlic Festival, Lions Hall, Verona. Contact: Wayne Conway 613-374-3807 or wayne.conway@sympatico.ca. Info: veronalions.ca
- Stratford Garlic Festival, Old Stratford Fairgrounds. Contact: Ron Deichert 519-271-2764 orinfo@stratfordgarlicfestival.com. Info: stratfordgarlicfestival.com
- Toronto Garlic Festival, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto. Contact: info@torontogarlicfestival.ca. Info: torontogarlicfestival.ca.
- Niagara Garlic Festival, 758 Old Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Contact: 905-682-0171 or ilovelavender@neobboutique.com. Info: niagaragarlicfestival.com
Quebec
- The Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Garlic Festival, Contact: Daniel Brisebois 450-452-4271 or daniel@fermetournesol.qc.ca
Nova Scotia
- Stinking Rose Garlic Festival, Watershed Farm, Baker Settlement. Contact: 902-685-3901 or camelia@pollinationproject.org. Info: watershedfarm.org
- Avondale Garlic Festival, Avondale Sky Winery, Newport Landing, NS. Info: www.avondalegarlicfest.com
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Check out the Lower Nicola Garlic Festival in Lower Nicola, BC. It is always held on the last full weekend of September. This year, September 28 & 29, 2024.
Hi there.
I am having a difficult time trying to find the date for the 2017 Niagara Garlic Festival. When I click on “Info” for the garlic fest it takes me to info for the lavender fest.
Thanks in advance!
Patrick
We suggest you contact the lavender farm because they were involved in organizing the previous garlic festival.
Hello there is an amaing garlic festival in Cornwall on the last Sunday of August. It is a pretty happening event.