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Adirondack Garlic Festival | Vermontville, NY | September 20, 2026

  • Kate Mountain Park 8321 State Route 3 Vermontville, New York, 12989 United States (map)

Garlic Takes Center Stage at the First Adirondack Garlic Festival

Freshly picked garlic bulbs for Adirondack garic festival.

Adirondack-grown garlic.

Garlic gets its own day in the Adirondacks this fall when the first Adirondack Garlic Festival comes to Kate Mt. Park in Vermontville on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

This free North Country food and harvest festival runs from 12–6 pm, bringing together regional farmers, food, live music, workshops, crafts and family activities — all centered, appropriately enough, around one famously fragrant bulb.

For a first-year festival, the formula is appealingly Adirondack: start with something grown here, invite the people who know how to grow and cook it, add local musicians, farmers and makers, then give everyone a reason to linger for the afternoon. The event is an all-volunteer project of Tri-Lakes Regional Farmers, a group that shares knowledge, time and marketing resources to support farming in the region.

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Garlic gets the Adirondack treatment.

The festival's farmers market and vendor village put local agriculture at the heart of the day. Garlic may be the headliner, but visitors can also browse other locally grown products and original crafts while making the rounds of food trucks.

The north-side pavilion becomes garlic headquarters, with workshops exploring how to grow the crop in cold climates, cook with it and turn it into decorative braids. The official festival schedule also includes cooking demonstrations from Paul Smith's College, Lake Clear Lodge's Kathy Hohmeyer and Chef Craig Bailey.

And for anyone who assumed garlic's talents ended somewhere around the sauté pan, there is apparently more to learn: workshops will even explore using garlic in paper. Consider that the day's conversation starter.

garlic bulbs

There’s no such thing as too much garlic.

Live music fills Kate Mt. Park in Vermontville.

The soundtrack begins at noon with Jeezum Crowe, performing until 1:30 pm. Slough Creek follows from 2 – 3:30 pm, and Zip City Blues closes the festival from 4:30 – 6 pm, with Joe Waters DJing throughout the afternoon.

That makes this more than a quick farmers market stop. Visitors can browse, catch a workshop, find lunch, listen to a set and get back to the vendors without trying to cram everything into an hour.

Adults 21 and older can also visit the beer garden from Hex and Hop Brewery.

An Adirondack harvest festival for the whole family.

Families have plenty to do beyond convincing children that a garlic-growing demonstration is riveting entertainment. The festival includes a Kids' Corner, face-painting and horse-drawn carriage rides through Kate Mt. Park, with the farmers market, vendor village and many activities running from 12 – 5 pm.

The setting also puts the festival within easy reach of the greater Saranac Lake area, making it a particularly interesting addition to the Tri-Lakes fall calendar.

ADK Taste insight.

The Adirondack Garlic Festival isn't simply borrowing agriculture as a festival theme. Tri-Lakes Regional Farmers created it to support the people actually farming in the region—giving producers another place to sell, teach and connect directly with the public.

Town of Franklin Supervisor Dot Brown has described Kate Mt. Park as an ideal location for family events and said the town hopes the Garlic Festival will become a fall tradition.

ADK Taste pick.

Make time for at least one garlic workshop. Buying local garlic is easy; leaving with a better understanding of how Adirondack growers raise it in a cold climate turns a farmers market purchase into something considerably more interesting.

garlic in mortar and pestle in a cooking demonstration.

Learn the myriad ways to enjoy garlic at the Adirondack Garlic Festival.

ADK Taste recommendation.

Arrive early enough to combine the farmers market with the first round of workshops and music rather than treating this as a late-afternoon stop. With six hours of music, food, demonstrations and activities, the festival is designed for wandering — and browsing the farm vendors before making lunch decisions is rarely a bad strategy.

The Adirondack Garlic Festival takes place Sunday, September 20, from 12–6 p.m. at Kate Mt. Park, 8321 State Route 3 in Vermontville. Admission is free. Visitors should check the official Adirondack Garlic Festival website before heading out for the latest schedule and festival updates.

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garlic lamb chops

Adirondack Garlic Festival FAQ

When is the Adirondack Garlic Festival in 2026?‍ ‍

The first Adirondack Garlic Festival takes place Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 12 – 6 pm.

Where is the Adirondack Garlic Festival?‍ ‍

The festival is at Kate Mt. Park, 8321 State Route 3, Vermontville, NY 12989, in the Town of Franklin.

How much does the Adirondack Garlic Festival cost?‍ ‍

Admission is free.

What happens at the Adirondack Garlic Festival?‍ ‍

Visitors can expect a farmers’ and craft market, garlic workshops and cooking demonstrations, live music, food trucks, children's activities, carriage rides and a beer garden for guests 21 and older.

Who is performing at the 2026 Adirondack Garlic Festival?‍ ‍

Jeezum Crowe performs from 12 – 1:30 pm, Slough Creek from 2 – 3:30 pm and Zip City Blues from 4:30 – 6 pm. Joe Waters will DJ during the afternoon.

Is the Adirondack Garlic Festival family-friendly?‍ ‍

Yes. Admission is free for all ages, and children's activities include a Kids' Corner, face painting and carriage rides.


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