Toronto Garlic Festival Presented by Dupont by the Castle BIA – Sunday, September 28, 2025, 10 AM to 5 PM. Free Admission. We’re closing Spadina Road between Davenport Rd and Dupont Street. Free access to curated activities and events! Chefs’ dishes made with Ontario grown garlic, fresh Ontario garlic, and vendor products are for sale.
Stock up on your winter supply of fresh Ontario garlic and taste delicious garlic-themed food prepared by local chefs cooking with Ontario garlic and paired with craft beer, wine and garlic cocktails. Roasted garlic ice cream and more wondrous creations by local chocolatiers. Plus, black garlic, pickled garlic scapes, garlic jelly, garlic dill pickles, garlic braids, garlic pesto, and several types of Ontario-made condiments. FREE access to Culture talks, presentations and activities, including the Festival Garlic Poet Laureate, The Garlic Breath Contest, The Garlic Shot Station, Kids’ activities, and free worshops. Fresh Ontario Garlic, delicious food, garlic crafts and craft beer and wine are for sale. Expected attendance: 10,000.
Accessible washrooms at the Festival.
Don’t Stink & Drive! Walk, Bike or take the TTC to the Dupont Subway Station. The station is accessible and is a clove's throw to the Festival!
Ample paid parking is available on Dupont Street west of Spadina Road, accessible from Kendal Avenue at Davenport Road. Bridgeman Ave also has paid parking, accessible from Bathurst Street in the east or, north on Howland Avenue from Dupont Street.
The festival is free this year thanks to generous support from the Dupont by the Castle BIA. Toronto Garlic Festival is an Ontario not-for-profit. All festival revenue goes toward the planning and running of the festival.
For Festival Programming go to www.torontogarlicfestival.ca