Windsor Garlic Fest

Held annually each September, the Windsor Garlic Fest is celebrating its 11th anniversary of this wonderfully fragrant and popular festival. Downtown Windsor will once again host the Garlic Festival Street Fair which is open to everyone and free to attend. The Garlic Fest is a cornerstone of our region’s fall events, which takes place during the first weekend of the annual Hants County Exhibition, September 12-14, 2025.

This year’s Garlic Fest is taking place on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 11am to 5pm in downtown Windsor with all the same events and activities that has made it so popular, including:

• the juried art fair
• garlic and ginger product vendor area
• live music all day
• garlic and ginger cooking demonstrations
• garlic and ginger lectures
• contests – including the popular garlic eating contest at 4 pm
• wonderful food vendors
• wine/ale/spirits vendors
• local restaurants will have garlic based menus
• garlic and ginger ice cream

The West Hants Regional Municipality remains committed to producing this event at the highest quality.

The Garlic Festival is sponsored by the West Hants Regional Municipality, with support from the Windsor Township Business Association.