In focus: Garlic Fest underway at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

The Washington State Garlic Fest began Friday, Aug. 22, and will run through the weekend at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. The theme of 2025’s Washington State Garlic Fest is “Back to our Roots.” Garlic Fest will be open Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person, with kids 12 and under getting in for free. For more information about the Garlic Fest, including directions, complete lists of vendors and their wares, and even recipes and instructions for growing garlic, visit wastategarlicfest.com/.