Minnesota Garlic Festival at a Glance
Schedule
9:55 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
In front of the MN Grown Garlic Building
10:00 a.m.
- Festival Officially Opens
- Kids Activities Begin, Garlic Buds Kids Tent
- Entertainment Starts, Entire Festival Grounds
- Garlic Growing Contest Entry Submissions Opens, MN Grown Garlic Building
- "The Garlic Grower is In" Advice Booth Opens, MN Grown Garlic Building
- All Food & Beverage Service Opens
10:30 a.m.
Chef Demo: Nettie Colόn, Red Hen Gastrolab, Sopa Crema de Ajo Catalana (Catalonian Cream of Garlic Soup)
Lakewinds Local Foods Tent, MN Cooks Chef Stage
Recipe HERE.
11:00 a.m.
Farmer Talk: Ryan and Desiree Nelson, Nelson Grass Farm
Commercial Building, Meet Your Farmer Stage
11:30 a.m.
Chef Demo: Morgan Baum, Clay Coyote Pottery, Tagine Chicken with Preserved Lemons & Green Olives
Lakewinds Local Foods Tent, MN Cooks Chef Stage
Recipe HERE.
12:00 p.m.
Farmer Talk: Mike Lilja, Nature’s Folly Farm
Commercial Building, Meet Your Farmer Stage
12:30 p.m.
Chef Demo: Matthew Jensen & Amber Jensen, La Ferme & The Crowded Table, Chocolate Beet Cake with Roasted Garlic and Brown Butter Ice Cream
Lakewinds Local Foods Tent, MN Cooks Chef Stage
Recipe HERE.
1:00 p.m.
Farmer Talk: Bridgette Pinder, Grounded Gardens Cannabis Farm
Commercial Building, Meet Your Farmer Stage
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Kite Making
Beside the Garlic Buds Kids Tent
1:20 p.m.
You can be in the Promenade!
Join us at the Twin Silos
1:37 p.m. precisely
The Peculiar Pragmatic Promenade
Entire Festival Grounds
Promenade Finale and Prizes
in Front of the MN Grown Garlic Building
2:00 p.m.
Chef Demo: Beth Dooley, Beth Dooley’s Kitchen, Great Garlicky Noodles
Lakewinds Local Foods Tent, MN Cooks Chef Stage
Recipe HERE.
2:30 p.m.
Farmer Talk: Melissa Driscoll, Seven Songs Organic Farm
Commercial Building, Meet Your Farmer Stage
3:00 p.m.
Chef Demo: Beth Fisher, Arboretum Culinary Lead, Garden Ratatouille
Lakewinds Local Foods Tent, MN Cooks Chef Stage
Recipe HERE.
4:00 p.m.
Garlic Growing Contest Awards
MN Grown Garlic Building
5:00 p.m.
Festival Ends