When a young, new-to-Gilroy Hugh Davis volunteered to pour beer at the Garlic Festival's beer garden 25 summers ago, he had a blast, and knew right away he’d be hooked for life. To the Garlic Festival, that is.
Gilroy Garlic Festival-goers have one more thing to be happy about besides Pepper Steak Sandwiches, garlic-scented bubbles or a 250-foot-long zip line: Afternoon temperatures this weekend should be about 10 degrees cooler than seasonal averages, according to forecaster Bob Benjamin with the National Weather Service in Monterey.
Classic cars and hot rod engines roared throughout downtown Gilroy Saturday afternoon as the 11th annual Garlic City Fun Run Car Show came cruising through town.
Gilroy’s Garlic Festival was alive and kicking well before Facebook co-creator Mark Zuckerberg could tie his shoes, but folks spearheading South County’s hallowed stinkin’ rose extraveganza know how to flex their social networking muscles.
Ahoy, garlicky royalty hopefuls of 2012: The time is nigh to fill out and submit your applications for the 34th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant.