Gilroy Garlic Festival meet up 7.25.2009 - 9am to 3pm BEFORE UGN 2.0 !

[Jerry]

So just and FYI if you think you have nothing to do that weekend [me :P]

ironically I was invited to go on the 25th, which is the SAME DAY as the UGN 2.0 night.

but thats in the evening-ish 5pm til whenever.

but if anyone is interesting in joining me in the morning [say 9am-ish] and then heading back to my home to set up [say around 3pm-ish some of the WAY early birds get there 2 hours early to get the video gaming out of their system first :P] it happened the first UGN trust me for hardcore video gamer you need it out of ur system before playing board games all night...

but i digress... here's info from the  website :
http://gilroygarlicfestival.com/


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10 tons of beef ... 4 tons of pasta ... 4 tons of calamari ... 2 tons of scampi ...
plus 2 tons of fresh Christopher Ranch garlic ...



WHO Gilroy Garlic Festival

WHAT The 31st Annual "Ultimate Summer Food Fair"; three days of incredible food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and cooking demonstrations.

WHERE Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy CA

30 miles south of San Jose off Highway 101



WHEN Friday, Saturday and Sunday
July 24 – 25 – 26, 2009 - always the last FULL weekend in July
Hours - 10:00am to 7:00pm with gates closing at 6:00pm each day

HOW Tickets -

Adult General Admission $12, Children (ages 6-12) $6 (under 6 – free), Seniors (60+) $6

Tickets: one per person, per each day attending.

Cash only is accepted at the gate. ATMs are available at most gates.

Advance tickets available online after June 1st at tickets.gilroygarlicfestival.com

FAQ's

The festival is held in a park. It is all outdoors with mostly turf and some compact dirt and asphalt walkways. There are natural shade trees, and many shade tents with tables and benches.

The admission price includes parking, musical entertainment, cooking demonstrations, and a children's area. Festival guests purchase food and beverages from the vendors. Prices range from $2 to $12 depending on the item, which is a full-size serving, not a sample.

Lodging, camping, and RV sites: www.gilroyvisitor.org

Parking is Free with a shuttle running from the parking lot to festival grounds.

Free secure bicycle parking is available on Miller Ave. at Yorktown Dr. just 1/2 block north of the levee.

Public transportation: www.vta.org

Gilroy is serviced Monday through Friday by CalTrain Commuter Service only. The train leaves Gilroy in the morning and does not return until the evening.

The Garlic Express Train sponsored by the Golden Gate Railroad Museum will not run in 2009.

General Aviators - If flying in to the area:
South County Airport, (E16)
13025 Murphy Ave., San Martin, CA 95046
(408) 683-4102 www.magnumaviation.com

For your comfort:
Wear comfortable shoes - walking on lawn, compact dirt, and asphalt.
Dress in layers - mornings could be foggy, afternoons are sunny.
Sport hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen - there's lots of garlic sunshine.

Handicapped and disabled access:
The parking lot is a graded agricultural field. Ask the lot attendant for directions to handicap parking. From there, guests will be shuttled to and from the gate. The festival grounds are mostly lawn, compact dirt, and asphalt. There are handicap restroom facilities in the parking lot and at the many restroom areas throughout the park. There are many shade tents with tables and benches throughout the festival grounds.

Please remember: Shirt and shoes are required.

Christmas Hill Park rules prohibit bringing the following items on Festival grounds:
◦ Alcohol of any kind
◦ Bottles, glass and cans
◦ Coolers - large or small
◦ Frisbees and water projecting devises
◦ Pocket knives and weapons of any kind.
If you bring any of these items listed above, leave them locked in your car.

Please be advised that the City of Gilroy park rules prohibit dogs and other animals from being brought into the park, except Guide Dogs, Seeing Eye Dogs & Service Dogs.

There are no kennel facilities available at the park.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is a celebration of food, fun and family. It is the Garlic Festival's policy to provide a safe, family-friendly atmosphere for all Festival patrons and volunteers. Therefore, the Garlic Festival refuses entry or admission to anyone wearing clothing or paraphernalia indicating or signifying membership in a gang, including a motorcycle club. This policy is applied equally to all persons, regardless of their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability or medical condition.

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Discuss. Rant. Repeat.

[Liquid]

<3 Garlic.

[Barnes]

I'm interested.

[Steve.Young]

I'd be interested in heading there to see what it is all about.

Maybe next year, I'll volunteer for the event or something haha.

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

Sounds interesting.
I have been missing the Garlic Festival the past few years anyway, so going should bring back memories. Like Garlic Ice Cream...

[Liquid]

going should bring back memories. Like Garlic Ice Cream...

I need to try that. :-X

[DentyneIce408]

Their garlic fries are the best!

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

Their garlic fries are the best!

They really are...

[Jerry]

Looks like theres a decent interest.

maybe I'll plan a mini hang out at my place on Friday the night before, and then the next morning we'll all carpool to Gilroy check out stuff at the festival, come back filled with garlic fries and then have fun playing at the UGN the rest of the night.

if anyone is down, you know how to reach me, PM- , text, call or just in touch with me.

[Liquid]

Nothing like a huge gathering of people who just ate garlic! :D

[Loktera^2]

EEEEW!!! Now Jerry's house will reek of garlic seeping out of everyones pores D:

[Liquid]

I'm a huge garlic fan and I've never actually been to this festival. Can't wait. ;D

[Stormfalcon]

Hopefully my time-off request at work will be approved so I can join in on this (and UGN).

We should think about carpooling for this, since crowds and parking will be horrendous, though.

[Liquid]

Garlic Thread Bump!

[Jerry]

Since it seems like Liquid is the only other person interested.

Yo Tyler, Just Call me 408.666.5880

the day of, and we'll meet at my place and head down to the GGF

then we'll be back in time to get things going for the UGN.

oh and if anyone else is interested i could technically fit up to 5 ppl in my SUV.

So feel free to post or text me [prefered] before the big day.

Thanks!

[Liquid]

Since it seems like Liquid is the only other person interested.

Yo Tyler, Just Call me 408.666.5880

the day of, and we'll meet at my place and head down to the GGF

then we'll be back in time to get things going for the UGN.

oh and if anyone else is interested i could technically fit up to 5 ppl in my SUV.

So feel free to post or text me [prefered] before the big day.

Thanks!

I'm fairly sure a few other Rovers are interested in attending this. Maybe an event over FB would be the better option? Most of that group doesn't frequent the forums on a regular basis. (Don't forget that we have a Rover event\gathering the following day as well.)

[Steve.Young]

I already told you I was going with you to that before UGN haha.

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

I am still interested in going.
It's a possible free ride up to your place for UGN.
And I WANT Garlic Ice Cream and Fries. =3

[Stormfalcon]

I'm interested too.  It's just that I won't know if I got the time off from work until Friday, when the upcoming week's schedules are posted.

Edit: scratch this.  Something's come up on that day that I'll be attending instead if I get the time off.  I wanted to go, but attending a gathering to honor a recently-deceased friend is more important, and I just got notified of it a short while ago.  Sorry, guys.

[Liquid]

And I WANT Garlic Ice Cream and Fries. =3

Garlic ice cream on your fries??