WHAT'S NEW? 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival - HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT
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2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
WHAT’S NEW?
Join us for the 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival on
July 26, 27 and 28, 2019! Here’s a quick overview
of what’s new and exciting at this year’s event…
HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT:
COLBIE CAILLAT FEATURING GONE WEST
In the Festival’s first-ever Saturday evening concert, Grammy Award-winning
singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat will appear with her new band Gone West live on the
Amphitheater Stage. The concert is included with Festival admission, and the grounds will
remain open until 8:00 pm so guests can enjoy the show and all the Festival has to offer.
Gone West is a new Nashville-based band featuring 2-Time Grammy Award Winner
Colbie Caillat, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Jason Reeves, 4-time Hawaii Music
Award Winner Justin Kawika Young, and ACM and CMT nominated artist Nelly Joy.
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
WHAT’S NEW?
CELEBRITY CHEFS ON THE
CHALLENGE BUTTER
COOK-OFF STAGE
James Beard Award
Winner and
Top Chef Head Judge
Tom Colicchio
MasterChef Real Housewives star Rosewood CordeValle
Season 9 Winner and cookbook author Executive Chef
Gerron Hurt Teresa Giudice Alexander La Motte
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
WHAT’S NEW?
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF HOT COUNTRY WITH KRTY
2019 marks the 15th year of partnering with KRTY 95.3 to present exciting live
performances by up-and-coming country artists. Past acts that have gone on to big
country careers have included Rascal Flatts, Kip Moore, Michael Ray, Dustin Lynch,
and many more.
This year, don’t miss King Calaway,
Waterloo Revival, and Caylee Hammack
performing live on the Amphitheater Stage
on Hot Country Sunday!
ALL ABOARD THE GARLIC TRAIN!
This year, tickets for the popular Caltrain “Garlic Train” (running on Saturday, July 27
and Sunday, July 28) will include connecting trips to as far north as San Francisco at no
additional charge. With a convenient shuttle bus running to and from the Gilroy
station, this is the easiest and most relaxing way to get to the Festival!
NEW 2019 COCKTAIL
Visit the cocktail booths near
entertainment stages on both sides
of the park to try the NEW signature
cocktail for 2019: a refreshing
Whiskey Daisy (similar to a whiskey
sour) made with Jameson whiskey.
It’s like a little bit of whiskey
sunshine! You can also still get the
Garlic Festival Mule served in a
souvenir copper mug.
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
For 41 years, the key attractions at the Gilroy
Garlic Festival have been the great garlicky food,
live entertainment, and family fun!
Gourmet Alley
The heart of the Gilroy Garlic Festival has always been
the world-famous Gourmet Alley. In this gigantic
outdoor kitchen, volunteers serve up all the official food
of the Garlic Festival, while the “Pyro Chefs” put on a
spectacular flame-up show preparing garlic-laced
calamari in huge iron skillets.
Live Entertainment
Festival visitors enjoy the sounds of live rock ‘n roll, country,
jazz, blues, reggae, swing, and more on three entertainment
stages. Colbie Caillat featuring Gone West will appear on
Saturday evening. On “Hot Country Sunday,” 95.3 KRTY
welcomes new country artists on the Amphitheater Stage
Cooking Contests & Celebrity Chefs
On Friday, Gerron Hurt will emcee Champions for Charity
and Garlic Chef Jr. On Saturday, Tom Colicchio hosts the
41st annual Great Garlic Cook-Off, followed by a cooking
demo by Teresa Giudice. Professional chefs take the stage
on Sunday for the Garlic Showdown emceed by Rosewood
CordeValle’s Alexander La Motte.
Shopping & Souvenirs
Guests can find official souvenirs at the Garlic Mercantile
stores and stroll through over 100 other booths that showcase
fine arts, handmade crafts, and a colorful array of high-quality
creations, including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, sculptures,
and more…even garlic bulb hats and henna tattoos!
Fun for the Whole Family
Kids of all ages enjoy lots of fun rides, games, hands-on
activities, and kid-friendly food in the Children’s Area.
In Garlic Grove, you can make your own garlic braid
(for a fun, free souvenir) and watch garlic topping
demonstrations presented by Christopher Ranch.
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
WHAT’S ON THE MENU
Be sure to check in at the Media Relations tent to
get a voucher for a Gourmet Alley Combo Plate so
you can sample the all-time Festival favorites!
GOURMET ALLEY – THE OFFICIAL FOOD
OF THE GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL
• Gilroy Garlic Shrimp • Garlic Fries
• Garlic Calamari • Zesty Garlic
• Garlic Scampi Fried Calamari
• Pasta con Pesto • Gourmet Alley
• Pepper Steak Sandwich Combo Plate
• Garlic Bread
OTHER VENDORS THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS HILL PARK
• Bananas Foster • Garlic Burritos
Funnel Cake • Garlic Edamame
• Bubble Tea • Garlic Gator
• Catfish Po’Boy • Garlic Steak Tacos
• Chocolate-Dipped • Pan-Fried Garlic Noodle
Frozen Fruit Kabobs • Smoked Turkey Legs
• Elk Sausage • Steamed Artichokes
• Frozen Lemonade • Sweet Potato Pie
DON’T FORGET THE GARLIC ICE CREAM!
Your trip to the Gilroy Garlic Festival is not complete
until you’ve tried the famous garlic ice cream! Free
samples of garlic soft-serve are available at the OLAM
booth on the Park Side (near the Cook-Off Stage).
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
MEDIA FACT SHEET
The Gilroy Garlic Festival is the world’s greatest
summer food festival! Visitors from around the world
enjoy three full days of great garlicky food, live
entertainment, cooking contests, arts, crafts, and fun
for the whole family.
WHEN: Friday, July 26 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 27 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday, July 28 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WHERE: Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy, California
(30 miles south of San Jose)
TICKETS: General Admission $20
Youth 10-16 $10
Children (9 & under) FREE
Seniors (60+) $15
Active Duty Military $15 (must show ID at gate)
3-Day Pass $30
Parking $15
Purchase discount tickets online at gilroygarlicfestival.com
or at any Raley’s, Bel Air, or Nob Hill Foods stores
WEBSITE: gilroygarlicfestival.com
PHONE: 408-842-1625
MEDIA Katherine Filice
CONTACT: mediarelations@gilroygarlicfestival.com
Office 408.852.3510 | Cell 408.710.8066
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival
MEDIA RESOURCES
Nearly 100,000 people attend the Gilroy Garlic Festival
each year, and we want to help you cover this exciting
event! We welcome media from across the globe and
provide special access and dedicated media support for
all three days of the Festival.
ON-SITE MEDIA RESOURCES
The Media Relations team provides everything you need to work quickly and
efficiently, including:
• Media credentials
• Unique media coverage opportunities, behind-the-scenes tours, interviews, and
tasting opportunities
• A media shuttle van so you can enter the Festival quickly and avoid traffic delays
• Onsite parking spaces available for large media trucks
EARLY MORNING BROADCASTS
There’s nothing like the smell of garlic in the morning! Our media team is on site at
Christmas Hill Park starting at 4:30 a.m. If you have an early broadcast and would like
to work with our talented "Pyro Chefs" and share the flavors of the Festival with your
audience, please let us know. We are happy to accommodate you.
WEBSITE RESOURCES
Additional resources available on the Media section of the Festival website
(gilroygarlicfestival.com/media) include:
• Broadcast B-Roll footage posted in near real time
• High-resolution photos
• Recent press releases
LET’S GET SOCIAL
Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@garlicfestival), Twitter (@GilroyGarlicFes), and
Instagram (gilroygarlicfestival) and use #garlicfest19 on your social media posts from
the Gilroy Garlic Festival!
2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival FUN FESTIVAL FACTS • The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has awarded over $11.7 million to community schools and non-profit organizations since 1979 • Over 4,000 volunteers work each year on behalf of over 140 non-profit groups in Gilroy and surrounding communities • The Gilroy Garlic Festival was founded in 1979 by Rudy Melone, Don Christopher, and Val Filice • Each year, Gilroy Garlic Festival visitors consume more than 2 tons of fresh garlic from Gilroy’s own Christopher Ranch • 2018 attendance: 80,646 • Total attendance since 1979: 4,482,259 • In 2017, the Gilroy Garlic Festival was certified by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® as the world’s largest garlic festival
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