Demonstrations of Cooking with Garlic, Planting and Braiding of Garlic and more will be offered on Saturday and Sunday. Please see our Garlic Festival program for schedules and more details or stop by the Bennington Chamber Information tent.
It's
all about the garlic!
Garlic Golf
Take some time to purchase the perfect head of garlic from one of our vendors and we will show you how to prepare it, (we supply the rubber bands and the golf clubs.) Hole in one wins a great prize!! Proceeds to benefit the Norshaft Lions Park.
Children's Activities
The great garlic body balance, see how much garlic you can balance on yourself at once. Team players might work best for this activity.
Attempt the garlic toss contest, throwing garlic by the neck into a bushel basket.
Try the hay maze and inflatable fun jumps too!
LIVE Music
| Saturday Sept. 4th: | ||
|---|---|---|
| STAGE A | STAGE B | |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Greg VanHouten | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Hill Hollow Band | |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | CarMa Band | |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Blues Sanctuary | |
| Sunday Sept. 5th: | ||
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Turner Brothers | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Caught in the Act | |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Netherwood Blues Band | |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Fun Addicts | |
Demonstrations
| Saturday Sept. 4th: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | In Demonstration Tent - Big White & Yellow Tent | |
| 11:00 AM | Planting Garlic - by Warren Ainslie of Dancing Veggie Farm | |
| 12:00 PM | Garlic Tales - by Adam Hugick of Flat Rock Sugar Farm | |
| 1:00 PM | Garlic Wreaths - by John Conway of Mud Road Farm | |
| 2:00 PM | Cooking with Chocolate - by Nick Monte of Village Chocolate Shoppe | |
| 3:00 PM | Braiding Garlic - by Dancing Veggie Farm | |
| On Going through the day at their booth. | Location | |
| The art of making Cotton Candy - by Amy & Mark Turco | Papa Johns Sugar Shack Booth #tbd | |
| Lavender Body Scrub - Opportunity to use the scrub & enjoy the benefits. | Pleasant Valley Soap Booth #tbd | |
| Garlic tastings of a variety of home grown garlic - by Emily Amanna | Wild Shepard Farm Booth #tbd | |
| Demonstration of Ceramic Food Grater - by William Gowdy | Booth #tbd | |
| Live Bee Observation Hive - by Webster & Peggy Hunt | Booth #tbd | |
| Sunday Sept. 5th: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | In Demonstration Tent - Big White & Yellow Tent | |
| 11:00 AM | Garlic Tales - by Adam Hugick of Flat Rock Sugar Farm | |
| 12:00 AM | Planting Garlic - by Warren Ainslie of Dancing Veggie Farm | |
| 1:00 PM | Garlic Wreaths - by John Conway of Mud Road Farm | |
| 2:00 PM | Cooking with Chocolate by Nick Monte of Village Chocolate Shoppe | |
| 3:00 PM | Garlic Braiding by Warren Ainslie of Dancing Veggie Farm | |
| On Going through the day at their booth. | ||
| The art of making Cotton Candy - by Amy & Mark Turco | Papa Johns Sugar Shack Booth #tbd | |
| Lavender Body Scrub - Opportunity to use the scrub & enjoy the benefits. | Pleasant Valley Soap Booth #tbd | |
| Garlic tastings of a variety of home grown garlic - by Emily Amanna | Wild Shepard Farm Booth #tbd | |
| Live Bee Observation Hive - by Webster & Peggy Hunt | Booth #tbd | |