Bigger and Better than Ever (News Release)
Stratford, ON – The
9th annual Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival promises to be bigger
and better than ever as September 12th
and 13th will be jam packed with double the presentations. There is a great
lineup of entertainment, children’s attractions and of course the garlic and
Ontario artisan market. The festival offers
demonstrations, competitions and workshops so that visitors can learn how to
grow and enjoy garlic there and at home.
Garlic growers, chefs and cooks of all kinds
and people who love garlic will flock to this annual event to celebrate garlic,
the most delectable of all garden crops. Visitors will enjoy tasting garlic
spreads, garlic sausage and many other products that are made with or are
designed to accompany garlic’s unique flavour.
The festival is a family-friendly event.
Children will delight by the kids cooking
classes, garlic planting, face painting, and crafts. Bogle the Clown’s will
keep kids entertained on Saturday with his Magic Show and balloon
sculptures. Sunday kids of all ages will
be captivated by the Birds of Prey high flying demonstrations.
Every growing
Festival has contests. Back by popular
demand each morning inside the cooking tent chefs will compete head to head
using garlic and a secret ingredient to determine the best Garlic Chef. You requested it so we are making it happen –
new this year audience members will have the chance to win one of 8 spaces on
the judging panel. Keep an eye out on
our Facebook page to win one of those spaces, plus arrive at 9am each day to
enter our raffle to become a judge.
New this year, are an array of garlic
competitions including the Ontario Garlic Growers Grand Championship, Garlic
Braiding Competition, Garlic Gadget and the Garlic Tasting Competition. The public is invited to purchase one of
fifty tickets on our website to become judges for this tasty competition which
offers education on why garlic strains taste so differently along with judging
the best preserves, baking, dips and more.
The Garlic Braiding Workshop is always a
favourite activity, to which tickets may be purchased in advance on our website
www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com
. Due to popular demand at last years festival, we have added braiding workshops
on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sit and relax with
a glass of wine from Henry of Pelham or a beer from Railway City Brewery while
enjoying a great line up of musical acts sure to entertain, including: The 17 piece Festival
City Big Band, Michael Kelly Cavan, providing heartwarming and
foot-tapping entertainment, singer/songwriters Ali Matthews & Rick Francis, The Upside
of Maybe, a 6-piece Canadian
roots-rock band, The Dykehoppers Band,
a 15-piece Big Band, Yeager, that brings
energy and enjoyment to every crowd they play, plus many more.
The Old Stratford
Fairgrounds located at 20 Glastonbury Drive in Stratford will play host to this
event for the 9th time. Parking will be available on-site, as well
as at the Rotary Complex located nearby at 353 McCarthy Road, Stratford.
Proceeds from the festival go to support
Kiwanis Club of Stratford. Kiwanis Projects include the building of a new
playground at Anne Hathaway Park, Kiwanis Centre, Kiwanis Festival of the
Performing Arts, Kiwanis-CJCS Christmas Baskets, The Aktion Club for adults
with disabilities and the elimination of I.D.D. and Maternal and Neonatal
Tetanus in developing countries.
Come rain or shine
be sure to follow your nose to the stinking rose.
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Please be sure to visit our website at www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com info@stratfordgarlicfestival.com.
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