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What,
When, Where
What:
30th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival
When: July 25, 26, and
27, 2008 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) always the
last full weekend of July
Where: Christmas Hill Park,Gilroy
Take Highway 101 to Gilroy. See detailed directions
below.
Hours: 10:00am to 7:00pm - gates close at 6:00pm,
daily
Admission:
- General
- $12
- Seniors
60 and over -$6
- Children
6 to 12 - $6
- Under
6 - Free
- Tickets
are sold at the gate.
On-line
ticket sales begin in June 2007
Parking:
Free
Shuttle Bus service in parking lot area to gate.
Handicap parking available
- ask lot attendant for directions to the handicap parking
area. From there, guests will be shuttled to and from
the gate.
Garlic
Express Train - no train this year.
Lodging
and RV information:
See www.gilroyvisitor.org
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.
Directions
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