Garlic Festival 2026
Since 2007
Located in the charming town of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the Garlic Festival is the first event of its kind. Today, it continues to establish itself as the largest garlic festival in Québec, bringing together between 5,000 and 8,000 garlic enthusiasts every year.
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Want to participate?
Contact us at msabevents@gmail.com
Contests
Your contests submissions must be deposited at the contest tent
located in front of the stage on the day of the festival no later than 11AM.
Best Garlic Potato
A challenge for the best potato!
Battle of the Bulbs
The growers and gardeners challenge
Garlic Jingle
Écris ton meilleur jingle sur l’ail!
Online submission only.
Vampire Costume
Showcase your best vampire costume
Garlic Tour
Buy for $25 or more at the Garlic Festival and get one of the limited Garlic Tour cards at the info booth.
You can then use this card to get one free garlic appetizer at a participating restaurant on Ste-Anne St:
Peters Cape Cod, Annie, Cunningham’s Bar, Ole Tapas, Tandoori Bellevue, C Café
Workshops & Activities
Daniel Brisebois
WORKSHOP 1
6 Secret Tips
To Growing Big Garlic
WORKSHOP 2
Garlic Braiding 101:
Garlic Storage with Style
Isabelle Demers
DISCOVER BLACK GARLIC
Explanations on garlic processing
A simple recipe
On-site tasting of black garlic products
Musicians
Stef & Jos
Stef & Jos are a Montreal-based folk trio performing at the market. Their music blends sweet harmonies and strummed melodies, drawing on decades-old folk, jazz, and country to explore a timeless kind of love and connection. Their most recent release, the 12-track album Écho des saisons d’ici, came out in August 2023
Schedule
Our sponsors, presenters and volunteers:
our community in action!
A very warm thank you as well to all participating businesses in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue who generously donated to the Garlic Raflle, All proceeds will go to our local food banks. As well to those who donated gifts for our contest winners!
Chateau Euro, Crème de la Crème, Delos, Nova, Olé Tapas, Ongle Luxury Sainte-Anne, Peter’s Cape Cod, Pub Cousi, Singh’s Arcade, Slick Styled Steel, TWIGS, Violet Angel, Boulangerie Darling, C Café