Can’t get enough of the “stinky rose”? While some loathe the pungent scent garlic leaves behind, more than 50,000 people attend a festival dedicated solely to the botanic vegetable each year.
Luckily for the NYC garlic enthusiasts, the annual garlic festival takes place just two hours from the city and marks the largest garlic festival in the Northeast.
The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival has been bringing the flavor to New York since 1989, welcoming garlic lovers from all over to gather for the special event. For the 2025 season, the festival will return for its 36th anniversary in all of its garlicky glory.
When is it?
The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival will be a two-day event this September.
🗓️ Saturday, September 27, 2025 (10am – 6pm) to Sunday, September 28, 2025 (10am – 5pm).
Where is it?
The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival takes place in Saugerties, New York.
📍 Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex – Washington Avenue Extension, Saugerties, NY 12477
Do you have to buy tickets?
People must purchase tickets to attend the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. You can find them online now.
🎟️ Advanced Discount Tickets:
- Adults – $10
- Seniors (65 and older) – $8
- Children (under 12) – free
Advanced discount tickets are available until September 27th at 6am.
What kinds of food do they have?
With over 40 food vendors and typically more than 100 businesses highlighted at the garlic marketplace, there’s plenty to eat at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival.
Festival highlights include the garlic ice cream, garlic lemonade, and of course, delicious garlic knots.
What else is there to do?
The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival has crafts to browse, hosts chef demos and lectures and puts on live performances. Last year’s entertainment spanned everything from a garlic braiding booth to lectures on the health benefits of garlic.
Plus, since the festival is for all ages, there’s plenty of children’s activities like crafts projects with the Saugerties Teacher Association.
How to get there?
🚂 Take the Amtrak or Metro-North from Penn Station to Poughkeepsie (Hudson Line). From Poughkeepsie, passengers will need to take a cab or a rideshare (about a 20-30 minute drive) to Saugerties.
🚗 Leave NYC and drive north on NYS Thruway (I-87). Take Exit 20 and head east to the Village of Saugerties and Cantine Field.