The Annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival located in Saugerties NY is always held the last full weekend in September. The hours on Saturday are 10 AM 'til 6 PM, and on Sunday it's 10 AM 'til 5 PM.

The Kiwanis Club of Saugerties sponsors the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival, and Kiwanis members and others volunteer donate many hours of time to make the festival happen. No member receives compensation for his or her time. The money received from the festival goes back to the community in a variety of ways. Examples are:

• Scholarships for students who serve their communities
• Donations to non-profit organizations within the Hudson Valley, including programs such as the Boys and Girls Club, Boy Scouts of America, Coats for Kids, Girls Scouts of America, Historical Society, Seamon's Park, Saugerties High School Key Club, Saugerties High School Scholarships, Special Olympics, Kamp Kiwanis, Karing for Kids, Saugerties Library, School Supplies for Kids, Ulster Literacy, Toddler Town, Ulster Crime Victims, Seamon's Park Holiday Celebration and various sports teams.
• Assistance with the purchase of community quality-of-life-enhancing facilities such as an ice skating rink, purchased in February of 1998, to better serve the communities' diverse sports and other life interests.

The festival is held at Cantine Field in Saugerties, New York. Saugerties is nestled in the Hudson Valley, 100 miles north of New York City and 50 Miles South of Albany. Saugerties' Esopus Creek joins the Hudson River at a point 8 miles north of the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge and 12 miles south of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on the west bank of the Hudson River. Saugerties is accessable via the New York State Thruway (Exit 20, Mile Marker 101). NY State Routes 9W, 212 and 32 all meet in the Village of Saugerties.

Directions:
NYS Thruway to exit #20. Then East 1 mile to the Village of Saugerties - Follow trolley and/or parking signs to Cantine Field/Garlic Festival in the village.

• Saugerties is 100 miles north of New York City and 50 Miles South of Albany
• NY State Routes 9W, 212 and 32 all meet in the Village of Saugerties
• Saugerties' Esopus Creek joins the Hudson River at a point 8 miles north of the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge and 12 miles south of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on the west bank of the Hudson River.
  

Visit the Saugerties Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Website