CORNWALL, Ontario – Garlic Fest was held for the first time at the Nav Centre this year, and organizer Brenda Norman feels that the event was a great success.
“It is way more happening this year,” said Norman. “Everybody loves it and the vendors say it is so amazing.”
The event had a lot of unique features, from the live music to the fact that it was the second to last time that wine from Strathmore Winery was sold at a public event.
Garlic Fest had traditionally been held at Lamoureux Park, which Norman says is an awesome venue, but when they were invited to the Nav Centre by management, they felt they had a real opportunity to evolve Garlic Fest into something new.
Norman said that this year saw a very high turnout with more than 5, 000 people attending the event and more than 50 vendors selling everything from elk meat, to wood art, to of course, garlic.
Joe Schweitzer an immigrant from Transylvania said that he was a real fan of Garlic Fest, pointing out how important the root is in his home country for staving off vampires.
