Gilroy Garlic Festival
gilroy garlic festival food festival united state held annually christmas hill park gilroy california last full weekend july cancellation due covid pandemic drivethrough festival held july – – july august april gilroy garlic festival association announced indefinite suspension traditional largeformat festival stating would instead host smaller individual event may festival canceled permanently annual threeday event gilroy garlic festival one country bestknown food festival drawing visitor across nation located mile km southeast san jose gilroy home people city major producer garlic festival gilroys top fundraiser staffed volunteer raise money nonprofit group including club school inaugural garlic festival held rudolph j malone president gavilan college gilroy inspired small town france hosted annual garlic festival claimed garlic capital world malone started festival attracted hundred thousand paying visitor year july mass shooting occurred st edition festival three people killed addition gunman others injured festival cancelled due covid pandemic saw drivethru festival april gilroy garlic festival association announced event canceled indefinitely due prolonged loss lingering uncertainty pandemic prohibitive insurance requirement city gilroy since shooting california garlic festival held annually since response cancellation gilroy garlic festival california garlic festival sometimes considered successor gilroy garlic festival although held two unrelated organizer garlic festival featured huell howser road trip episode isle wight garlic festival garlic ice cream gilroy garlic festival retrieved january gilroy garlic festival garlic festival tidbit archived wayback machine origin gilroy garlic festival