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North Plains Elephant Garlic Festival Rated In TOP Ten In The World
Thank You to our sponsors & everyone who attended the
2011 Elephant Garlic Festival, what a huge success.
Please send us your comments, feedback, suggestions,
or ideas for next year to:     lochlolly1@aol.com


2011 Garlic Festival Poster- North Plains, Oregon

Click on Poster to enlarge
Past Year's Posters

 

T-Shirt
Coming Soon

Poster & T-Shirt Order

 

 

 

The Worlds 15th Annual
Elephant Garlic Festival!
August 10 - 12, 2012
Jessie Mays Community Center
30955 NW Hillcrest
North Plains, OR 97133
  Contact For Elephant Garlic Festival

(503) 647-2619
Fax (503) 647-5349

Welcome to our "Fun Stinks" web site.  This is an annual civic event to celebrate "Elephant Garlic".  Come and join in all the festivities.  This event is sponsored by: North Plains Chamber of Commerce, Tuality Healthcare, West Coast Bank, and others. 

"Free Admission"

Fun Stinks!

Festival Hours:

  Friday:       12:00 PM to 11:00 PM

  Saturday    Parade at 10:00 AM-
                 
   Festival grounds opens
                     10:00 AM to 11:00 PM

  Sunday       10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Arts & Craft Vendors Hours:
 
Friday:        12 PM to 8 PM
  Saturday:    10 AM to 8 PM
  Sunday:      10 AM to 6 PM

Food Vendors Hours:
  Friday:       12 PM to 11 PM
  Saturday:   10 AM to 11 PM
  Sunday:      10 AM to   6 PM

 

2012 Theme

"Announced Soon"


2009
Garlic
Festival
King
&
Queen


2012 Music Schedule

 


2012 Garlic Festival Car Show
Hosted By:
Northwest Vintage Thunderbird Club

Click Here: Poster, Registration, & Map
Will be posted later


2011 Sponsors



Oak Knoll Oregon Wines
29700 SW Burkhalter Rd.  ~  Hillsboro, OR  97123
503-648-8198  ~ 
www.oakknollwinery.com
 


Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012
8 AM (Run/Walk 8:10 AM)

Click For Route Maps:
10K Course    2- Mile Course

Click For Brochures:
Main Brochure  Trifold Brochure

Sign-up Online At:
http://www.signmeup.com/76971


Hosted By:     Oregon Road Runners Club

North Plains Garlic Festival would like to thank Eder Produce for their donation of Elephant Garlic that Cindy, our Garlic Festival Ambassador, will be handing out at our parade  

 

15th Annual 2012 Information Links
Click on category for information,
 regulations, and or forms



Agenda

Art & Craft Photo's

Art & Crafts Vendors
Coming Soon

Directions to Festival

Garlic Festival Events 2012
Coming Soon

Food & Beverages
Coming Soon

Garlic Festival Organizers

Health Benefits

History for "Fun Stinks"

2012 Sponsorship Opportunities
Coming Soon

 

Participation In 2012 Events
Will Be Coming Soon

      1.  Arts & Crafts Vendors Packet
      2.  Food Vendors Packet 
      3.  Parade Application & Information  

     
4.  Rules & Regulations

      5.   Garlic Festival Car Show

* Vendor Applications Due April 1, 2012 *
 

Festival Photos

Prior Festival Posters

Remember "Fun Stinks"


"Celebrating 100-Years
of North Plains"


The Elephant Garlic Festival has attracted thousands to North Plains for the three day event since
its beginning in 1998!
 

ELEPHANT GARLIC STEW

1 Elephant
Brown Gravy
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Rabbits
3800 Garlic Bulbs
Cut Elephant into bite-size pieces (this will take about 4 months). Cook over kerosene at 525° until tender (about 5 months). Add salt and pepper and cover with brown gravy. This will serve 3,800 people. If more are expected, add 2 rabbits. Do this if only absolutely necessary, as most people do not like to find hare in their stew.


The festival features entertainment of all kinds--from the kid's stage, jammin' blues, and blues grass, an arts and crafts mall, and a beer and wine garden.

 

What would a festival be without games,  a parade and a Smelly King and Queen?
Come celebrate in North Plains~
 Where FUN STINKS!



 

 



Bring your appetite for these great
food and beverage vendors!

Garlic Festival is Sponsored By:

Washington County Visitors Association

Designed & Maintained by Cathy Carroll