This Week's Event
Garlic Festival! Join us this weekend for our 2 day celebration of all things garlic with 110+ local vendors, special events and more!
Check out our Events Schedule to be a part of all the fun:
Saturday August 10th
8:00am – Festival Opens!
9:30am – The Best Garlic Contest
(Events Tent)
10:00am – Garlic Tasting + Garlic Shot Event begins (Events Tent)
10:30am –Garlic Braiding with Catherine Cheff of Cheff Fields Farm
11:00am – Health Benefits of Garlic with Katherine Willow - Carp Eco Wellness Centre
12:00pm –Growing Great Garlic with John Moore of Wolfgrove Garlic
1:00pm – Presentation of the Jim Craig Memorial Award for Best Garlic Booth
1:30pm – Cooking Demo with Tristan – ‘From the Ground Up Culinary’
3:00pm – Festival Closes for the day. See you tomorrow for Day 2!
Sunday August 11th
10:00am – Festival Opens! Garlic Tasting + Garlic Shots Event begins (Events Tent)
10:30am – Garlic Braiding with Catherine Cheff of Cheff Fields Farm
11:00am – Growing Great Garlic with John Moore of Wolfgrove Garlic
12:00pm – Cooking Demo with Tatiana – Red Seal Chef, Gold Medal Pastry Chef & Educator
1:00pm – Cooking Demo with Jillian – Red Seal Chef, Educator, Chopped Canada
3:00pm – Festival Closes! See you next Saturday
Information Section
Have you heard about our Garlic Festival happening this weekend?
You're invited to the Annual Carp Farmers' Market Garlic Festival! Taking place for two days only in August, come take part in a truly unique local event!
Open Saturday, August 10th, from 8am to 3pm and Sunday, August 11th, from 10am to 3pm come shop from your favourite Carp Market vendors as well as a group of hand-picked Garlic Festival vendors! Enjoy the summer weather as you shop local and participate in our special garlic-themed events!
Here's a rundown of what you can expect:
- 110+ LOCAL vendors
- International food court
- Cooking demos
- Info sessions
- Garlic competition
- Garlic taste testing
- Garlic shots - test your bravery at our garlic shots table!
- KIDS' CLUB Tent - flower crown making, face painting, balloon animals
- Live music
- FREE parking
- FREE admission
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pet friendly (all dogs must be kept on a maximum 6-foot leash)
The Carp Farmers’ Market is the largest producer based Farmers’ Market in Eastern Ontario! The Market is open every Saturday from May until the end of October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Entrance and parking are free and the market is wheelchair-accessible.
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