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Dates for the so-called California Garlic Festival have been announced along with a location in Stockton.

As promised/threatened last month by the organizers of the annual San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, a new garlic festival is coming to the Central Valley ostensibly to replace the canceled Gilroy Garlic Festival.

A surprise announcement that the Gilroy Garlic Festival could be saved has sparked an open conflict between the festival's founders and the would-be saviors.

The organizer behind the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival announced that he wants to bring the canceled Gilroy Garlic Festival to the Central Valley.

Battle brewing over who will take control of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

The Gilroy Garlic festival board canceled the popular event amid financial losses and prohibitive insurance requirements by the city of Gilroy.

A surprise announcement that the Gilroy Garlic Festival could be saved has sparked an open conflict between the festival's founders and the would-be saviors.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival started with what its founders like to say was a “crazy idea”: the city of Gilroy is in garlic country, so why not have a little fun, raise some money, and attract some attention by publicly celebrating the pungent herb?

Bay Area residents are reacting after the announcement that the popular Gilroy Garlic Festival is ending.

Organizers of the annual event cited financial challenges for the decision to end the...