Carp Garlic Festival Day 1

Our popular 2-Day Garlic Festival is returning for 2025! Mark your calendars for August 16th and 17th 🧄

Carp Garlic Festival 2025

Saturday, August 16 (8:00 AM – 3:00 PM)

Sunday, August 17 (10:00 AM – 3:00 PM)

Carp Fairgrounds – 3790 Carp Road, Carp, ON

Celebrating 35 years of bringing agriculture and community together with the return of the Carp Garlic Festival. Join us for two full days of garlic, food, music, and family fun at one of the region’s best-loved harvest festivals.

What to Expect:

90+ local vendors including all your favourite Carp Farmers’ Market vendors and new Ontario Garlic Growers who are joining in on the fun.
Garlic themed cooking demos, workshops, and activities for kids.
Garlic Braid raffle with proceeds going to the West Carleton Food Access Centre.
Live music: Saturday = Zachary Martin, and Sunday = Sugartime Band

Cost:

It’s FREE! FREE admission & FREE parking!
We have tons of free parking located both on the fairgrounds and along Carp Rd. Please follow the signs as we will be using the Heavy Horse Ring for extra parking.

Payment Methods:

Our vendors accept cash, debit & credit, however payment methods differ from booth to booth so we suggest bringing all 3. There will be an ATM on site located inside the Rotunda.

Tasting Tent Schedule: Both Days – all day

Garlic Taste Testing – try out different varieties of garlic before you buy them!
Garlic Shots – test your bravery with our iconic Carp Garlic Festival Garlic Shot! Proceeds raised will go towards the West Carleton Food Access Centre

Workshop Tent Schedule:

Saturday, August 16th:

10:00am: From Clove to Bulb: Garlic Growing Basics with Luke Sheldrick of Terramor Farm
12:30pm: Let’s Get Twisted: Garlic Braiding with Evodie Smith of Paperboat Farms

Sunday, August 17th:

10:30am: Tending with Care: Organic Pest Wisdom with Scott Sigurdson of Indian Creek Orchard Garden
12:00pm: Twisting Tradition: Garlic Braiding with Catherine Cheff of Cheff Fields Farm

Events Tent Schedule:

Saturday, August 16th:

8:30am: Best Garlic Booth Judging commences
10:00am-2:00pm: A Clove Affair: Cooking with Chef Jesse Bell
11:00am: Presentation of the Jim Craig Memorial Award for Best Garlic Booth

Sunday, August 17th:

10:00am-2:00pm: A Clove Affair: Cooking with Chef Jesse Bell

Kids Club: Both Days – all day

Garlic Painting with Barb Hare of Farm Experience School Crafts – located indoors in the Rotunda Barn
Garlic Colouring Pages – located at our KIDS’ CLUB Corner in the Exhibit Hall Barn

For Garlic Vendors

Interested in participating as a vendor? We would love to have you join in on our celebration of all things garlic! We are currently only accepting garlic growers for the festival.

Apply online: carp-farmers-market.mymarket.org/forms/signup

Vendor applications are reviewed by our jury committee. Space is limited, and we are currently only accepting agricultural vendors.