Cleveland Garlic Festival

08/30/2026

This might be one of our favorite parts of Cleveland Garlic Festival.🧄❤️

We LOVE being part of your stinkin’ family traditions and getting to watch our festival families grow year after year. 🥹

Same family. Same garlic hats. A whole lot of growing up. 😂🧄

2026 → 2025 → 2024 → 2023 → 2018

Thank you for coming back, making memories with us, and letting Cleveland Garlic Festival be a little part of your family story. This is what makes this weekend so special. ❤️

Who else has a years-long tradition? We want to hear about it! 🧄

08/29/2026

🧄 WE’RE OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🧄

The Cleveland Garlic Festival is happening NOW at Shaker Square! Come hungry and join us for garlic everything, live music, local food, chef competitions, family fun and plenty of stinkin’ good times. 💜

🎟️ Tickets are available at the gate all weekend long!

Even better, every ticket supports North Union Farmers Market and our work connecting local farms, fresh food and our community. 💚

Come join the stinkin’ fun! 🧄✨

08/29/2026

🧄 TODAY’S THE DAY, CLEVELAND!

The Cleveland Garlic Festival kicks off today at Shaker Square with garlic eats, chef competitions, live music, local vendors, family fun and plenty of stinkin’ good times. 🎉

🛒 Shaker Square Market is happening this morning too! This Saturday only, you’ll find market vendors along the sidewalks of the Square.

🎟️ Tickets are available at the gates all weekend long!

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 12–8 PM
📅 Sunday, August 30 | 12–6 PM

Every ticket supports North Union Farmers Market and our year-round work in the community. 💚

08/28/2026

🧄 ONLINE PRESALE HAS ENDED… BUT THE STINKIN’ FUN IS JUST GETTING STARTED!

No ticket? No problem. 🎟️ Tickets will be available at the gates all weekend long at Shaker Square!

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 12–8 PM
📅 Sunday, August 30 | 12–6 PM

Come hungry for garlic fries, garlic ice cream, chef competitions, live music, local vendors, family fun and SO much more. 🧄💥

Every ticket supports North Union Farmers Market and our work connecting local farms with the community and expanding access to fresh, local food. 💚

See you at Shaker Square!

08/28/2026

IT'S TOMORROW! LDEI Cleveland's Pitch Competition at the Cleveland Garlic Festival in Shaker Square
Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 5:00 pm

Come cheer on our three finalists, Saidah Farrell & Adenike Harper – KneadED, a cooperative bakery and cocoa café, Nicole Watters – Nicole’s Café, and Lindsey King – Walkie Talkie Espresso and Coffee, as they compete for $6000 in cash prizes to boost their women-owned business!

More info:
https://ldeicleveland.org/pitch_competition.html

08/28/2026